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 sums up stories in short blurbs with links to the source for the full report. Here’s the news worth catching up on for Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Our weekly podcast, The Drivecast, is on a short break for two weeks and will return September 2. You can find the latest episode here, and on all major platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Hyundai is prepping a new class of vehicles that sits above “N Line”—mostly given to vehicles with sporty appearance packages—but below proper N models. Hyundai CEO Jose Munoz described…
Hyundai Is Going All-In on ‘Volume High-Performance’ Cars: TDS
