Joshua Thompson

News editor — Joshua deals with numbers for a living, but cars are his lifelong passion. He loves all, from his dream Stingray through to his first car, a Mercury Tracer.

Honda

Honda Ridgeline ATV is something you never knew you wanted

by Joshua Thompson

The Honda Rugged Open Air Vehicle shown at SEMA 2018 is ATV based on the Ridgeline pickup. We didn’t even know that was possible, but now we want one. Bad.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Camaro COPO (1969, first generation) photos

by Joshua Thompson

The 1969 Chevrolet Camaro COPO drag racer was only available via special order. Only 69 were built with the all-aluminum ZL1 427 Big Block engine.

Nissan

Nissan Frontier Sentinel concept (2018, D23, Brazil) photos

by Joshua Thompson

The Nissan Frontier Sentinel concept has two Leaf battery packs for electrical equipment, drawers for emergency gear, a snorkel, and a stronger roll bar.

Nissan

Nissan 370Z Project Clubsport 23: A twin-turbo V6 coupe you can’t have

by Joshua Thompson

The Nissan 370Z Project Clubsport 23 was unveiled at SEMA 2018, and is a track only sports car that ditches the standard 3.7L V6 for a 3L twin-turbo V6.

Volkswagen

Volkswagen Tarok Concept (2018, first generation, Brazil) photos

by Joshua Thompson

The Volkswagen Tarok Concept previews a new pickup using the MQB platform, is around 5m (197″) long, has a 110kW (148hp) 1.4L turbo, and seats 5.

Aston Martin

Aston Martin DBS 59 (2019, DB11) photos

by Joshua Thompson

The 2019 Aston Martin DBS 59 is a limited run of 24 cars celebrating the brand’s 1959 1-2 Le Mans finish with DBR1 inspired racing green paint and interior.

Kia

2020 Kia Forte GT: 201hp warm sedan to top compact sedan range

by Joshua Thompson

The 2020 Kia Forte GT is the new compact sedan’s range topping model, and it has the 201hp (150kW) 1.6L turbo engine used in other Hyundai-Kia products.

BMW