Welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short, The Drive’s morning automotive news roundup bringing you the biggest headlines from around the globe. The Downshift summarizes stories with a sentence or two, along with links for those who wish to dive deeper. Here’s what’s cooking on Thursday, August 6, 2026. The latest episode of The Drivecast, The Drive’s weekly podcast, went live yesterday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Mercedes-AMG has introduced a less-powerful electric four-door GT, the GT53, making 536 horsepower from two electric motors instead of three, which is less than half of the GT63’s titanic output. On the flip side, though, it has better range—up to 503 miles under the WLTP testing criteria, against…
Entry-Level Merc GT53 Trades Triple-Motor Power for Big Range: TDS
