The Drive API, RSS and sitemap

Every article The Drive publishes, as JSON, through an open API with no key and no signup. 123 of their articles are indexed right now, refreshed hourly.

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Call the API

A live request. Paste it into a terminal and The Drive headlines come back as JSON.

curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.thedrive.com&size=5"

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 16 days. The busiest hour is 14:00 UTC — that is when the newsroom pushes its main batch.

curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/stats?host=www.thedrive.com&top=10"

Publishing rhythm

When The Drive actually publishes, by hour of day (UTC) and by day of week — measured from 123 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

Sections

Sections come from the publisher's own markup, present on 36% of their articles.

Languages

Latest articles

The 18 most recent The Drive articles in the index — the same rows the API returns, rendered for humans.

Tuning the Bugatti Tourbillon’s V16 Exhaust Sound Took a Lot of Work. It Was Worth It

2026-09-06 16:00 UTC

Engineers spent thousands of hours making the Tourbillon's 9,000-rpm engine sound as great as possible, while still meeting regulatory standards—not an easy task. The pos

GMC Offered Plaid Valve Covers as a Factory Option in 1963

2026-09-06 14:00 UTC

For one year only, GMC did something that's never been repeated in the world of work trucks. The post GMC Offered Plaid Valve Covers as a Factory Option in 1963 appeared

Let’s Hope This 1JZ-Powered Toyota Crown Hearse Has Tie-Downs for the Casket Because I Want the Driver to Whip It Into t

2026-09-05 16:00 UTC

I don't know about you, but I want my last ride to have plenty of tire smoke and opposite lock. The post Let’s Hope This 1JZ-Powered Toyota Crown Hearse Has Tie-Downs for

Shaping Your Car Exhaust Like a Silly Straw Is Horrible for Performance, Dyno Proves

2026-09-05 14:00 UTC

This bizarre-looking design is actually a type of Tesla valve, which is typically used to control the flow of liquids—not exhaust gases. But somebody decided to give it a

This Groovy and Patriotic ‘Austin Powers’ Corvette Is Up for Grabs

2026-09-05 12:00 UTC

Featured in 1999's "The Spy Who Shagged Me," this 1965 convertible is a movie star and just a nice classic 'Vette. The post This Groovy and Patriotic ‘Austin Powers’ Corv

Gabriel Bortoleto Is ‘Willing to Sacrifice Everything’ to Achieve F1 Greatness. Anything Less Isn’t an Option

2026-09-04 21:44 UTC

The rising star of Audi's F1 team talks about idolizing Senna, the sacrifices his family made to get him here, and how to become mentally strong at just 21 years of age.

Tesla Cybercab Isn’t Just Missing a Steering Wheel. It Doesn’t Even Have Brake Lines

2026-09-04 20:22 UTC

The Cybercab has a lot of wild features to make it cheaper to build and maintain—including some you can't see from the rider's seats. The post Tesla Cybercab Isn’t Just M

This Independent BMW Mechanic Built a Cooler Digital Dash Than BMW Itself

2026-09-04 17:52 UTC

This digital gauge cluster for E28 and E30 Bimmers aims to bring modern convenience to old classics, without ditching the style fans want. The post This Independent BMW M

Jeep’s Best Path to a V8 Wagoneer Is Hiding In Plain Sight

2026-09-04 17:02 UTC

The Grand Wagoneer is powered by nostalgia ... and an inline-six. How about a smaller model with some bigger motors? The post Jeep’s Best Path to a V8 Wagoneer Is Hiding

In America, a Bull Bar Is a Look. In Australia, It’s Just Another Factory Option

2026-09-04 14:53 UTC

Front vehicle sensors and higher standards for pedestrian safety have mostly removed these options from American vehicles, but in kangaroo country, they're still a necess

VW Cuts Another 50,000 Jobs and Possibly a Brand: TDS

2026-09-04 14:03 UTC

VW's largest-ever restructuring has ballooned to 100,000 job cuts and could result in the end of one of its oldest brands. The post VW Cuts Another 50,000 Jobs and Possib

Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Cool Shirts Here

2026-09-04 12:00 UTC

Quickly, quickly, quickly, get those cool shirts here... in our latest merch drop with Blipshift. The clock is ticking! The post Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Cool Shirts

When a Tornado Destroyed 100 Brand New Corvettes, This Salvage Yard Got to Work

2026-09-03 22:53 UTC

It's rare to see over a hundred new cars parted out just after final assembly, but that's exactly what happened after a tornado struck GM's Bowling Green factory. The pos

Cadillac V-One Concept Engineer Spills the Secrets of a Customer-Spec Le Mans Hypercar

2026-09-03 19:42 UTC

The Cadillac V-One isn't just a race car in paint scheme. Here's what actually separates it from Cadillac's factory Le Mans prototypes Hint: lots of engineering headaches

Save Hundreds: Yakima and Thule Car Racks Are 20% Off for REI’s Labor Day Sale

2026-09-03 19:34 UTC

Bike racks, camping gear, and all kinds of awesome adventure accessories are deeply discounted at REI through September 7. The post Save Hundreds: Yakima and Thule Car Ra

Lexus RX Is About To Get a Lot Less Boring

2026-09-03 17:42 UTC

The Lexus RX RR 'Morizo' turns the frumpy crossover into a supersized hot hatch. The post Lexus RX Is About To Get a Lot Less Boring appeared first on The Drive .

Gran Turismo 7’s Huge Spec IV Update Shows It’s Listening To Players

2026-09-03 17:12 UTC

The just-announced free update to GT7 will add 12 new cars, two new tracks, and some highly requested features and modes as it nears its fifth birthday. The post Gran Tur

Ford Wants 100,000 Fathom Sales in First Year. It Took F-150 Lightning Five Years: TDS

2026-09-03 14:06 UTC

Ford has reportedly set an ambitious goal for its $30,000 electric truck, that would have it triple the F-150 Lightning's best single-year sales in its first year on the

Harvest it all

Page through the archive by date. from and to accept YYYY-MM-DD or relative values such as now-7d.

curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.thedrive.com&from=now-7d&size=100"

To poll for new material, keep the timestamp of the newest article you saw and ask only for what came after it:

curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.thedrive.com&from=now-1h&sort=date_asc"

Article bodies come with full_text=true. No key, no quota tier, no header — see the search endpoint for every parameter.

Metadata quality

How well The Drive marks up its own pages — useful if you are deciding whether to parse them yourself.

Crawl lag — the delay between publication and the article reaching this index — is 242 min at the median, 2659 minutes at the 90th percentile.

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FAQ

Does The Drive have an official API?

Not a public one. This endpoint is the practical alternative: their articles as structured JSON, with title, lead, publication time, section, byline and a link back to the original.

How do I get their RSS feed?

Most publishers expose one at /rss or /feed, but feeds carry only the last few dozen items and drop them within hours. This index keeps 123 of their articles and lets you filter by date, language and section.

How many articles does The Drive publish per day?

8 on a median day, measured across 16 days.

Can I use this commercially?

The API is free and unauthenticated. What you may do with the content is between you and the publisher: we return metadata, a lead paragraph and a link, not a licence.