/*
Theme Name: Auto Middle East
Theme URI: https://auto-middleeast.com
Author: Auto Middle East
Description: Fast, responsive black, white and gold automotive news magazine theme for Auto-Middleeast.com, with one-click demo content import (Appearance → AME Demo Import).
Version: 1.0.5
Requires at least: 6.3
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
Text Domain: ame
*/

:root{
  --black:#0b0b0c; --ink:#141416; --ink-2:#1d1d20; --line-d:#2a2a2e;
  --gold:#fc8a0c; --gold-2:#ffad4a; --gold-d:#c56a00;
  --white:#fff; --paper:#faf9f6; --line:#e8e5de; --text:#1a1a1c; --muted:#66666c;
  --ff-d:"Barlow Condensed",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;
  --ff:"Inter",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;
  --r:6px; --wrap:1240px; --gut:20px;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
html[lang=en-US] body{direction:ltr;text-align:left}
html body{max-width:none!important;width:auto!important;padding:0!important;margin:0!important;background:var(--white);color:var(--text);font:400 16px/1.6 var(--ff);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;overflow-x:hidden}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a,html body a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--gold-d)}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--ff-d);font-weight:700;line-height:1.08;margin:0 0 .5em;letter-spacing:.005em}
button,input{font:inherit}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--gut)}
.wrap--narrow{max-width:860px}
.screen-reader-text,.skip{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0)}
.skip:focus{clip:auto;width:auto;height:auto;z-index:999;background:var(--gold);color:#000;padding:8px 12px;top:8px;left:8px}
.ico{display:block}
.gold{color:var(--gold)}

/* Top bar */
.topbar{background:var(--black);color:#9a9aa0;font-size:12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-d)}
.topbar__in{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;min-height:34px}
.topbar__cities{letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px}
.topbar .social{margin-left:auto}
.social{display:flex;gap:6px}
.social a{display:grid;place-items:center;width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:50%;color:#cfcfd4}
.social a:hover{color:var(--gold);background:var(--ink-2)}

/* Header */
.site-header{background:var(--black);color:#fff;position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;transition:box-shadow .2s}
.site-header.is-stuck{box-shadow:0 6px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.35)}
.header__in{display:grid;grid-template-columns:42px 1fr 42px;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding-top:14px;padding-bottom:14px}
.brand{justify-self:center;min-width:0}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px}
.brand .custom-logo{height:52px;width:auto}
.brand__text{display:flex;flex-direction:column;color:#fff}
.brand__name{font:800 30px/1 var(--ff-d);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em}
.brand__name em{font-style:normal;color:var(--gold)}
.brand__tag{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8d8d94;margin-top:4px}
.icon-btn{background:none;border:0;color:#fff;width:42px;height:42px;display:grid;place-items:center;border-radius:50%;cursor:pointer;padding:0}
.icon-btn:hover{background:var(--ink-2);color:var(--gold)}
.icon-btn .ico{width:22px;height:22px}
.nav-toggle{visibility:hidden}
.search-toggle{grid-column:3}
.primary-nav{border-top:1px solid var(--line-d);border-bottom:3px solid var(--gold)}
.primary-nav .menu{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.primary-nav .menu>li{position:relative}
.primary-nav .menu a{display:block;padding:14px 13px;font:700 15px/1 var(--ff-d);letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#e9e9ec}
.primary-nav .menu a:hover,.primary-nav .current-menu-item>a,.primary-nav .current-category-ancestor>a{color:var(--gold)}
.primary-nav .sub-menu{display:none;position:absolute;left:0;top:100%;background:var(--ink);list-style:none;margin:0;padding:6px 0;min-width:220px;border-top:2px solid var(--gold);z-index:5}
.primary-nav li:hover>.sub-menu,.primary-nav li:focus-within>.sub-menu{display:block}
.site-search{background:var(--ink);padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-d)}
.search-form{display:flex;gap:8px;max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}
.search-form input{flex:1;min-width:0;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);padding:12px 14px;color:var(--text)}
.search-form button,.btn{background:var(--gold);color:#000;border:0;border-radius:var(--r);padding:12px 20px;font:700 14px/1 var(--ff);letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;cursor:pointer;display:inline-block}
.search-form button:hover,.btn:hover{background:var(--gold-2);color:#000}

/* Ticker */
.ticker{background:var(--paper);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:14px}
.ticker__in{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;height:44px;overflow:hidden}
.ticker__label{flex:none;background:var(--black);color:var(--gold);font:700 13px/1 var(--ff-d);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:7px 10px;border-radius:3px}
.ticker__track{overflow:hidden;flex:1;mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000 4%,#000 96%,transparent)}
.ticker__move{display:inline-flex;white-space:nowrap;animation:tick 70s linear infinite}
.ticker__move a{padding:0 22px;font-weight:500;position:relative}
.ticker__move a::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:50%;width:6px;height:6px;margin-top:-3px;background:var(--gold);transform:rotate(45deg)}
.ticker:hover .ticker__move{animation-play-state:paused}
@keyframes tick{to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ticker__move{animation:none}}

/* Cards */
.card{position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-width:0}
.card__media{display:block;position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:var(--r);background:var(--ink);aspect-ratio:16/9}
.card__media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .5s ease}
.card:hover .card__media img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.ph{position:absolute;inset:0;display:grid;place-items:center;background:radial-gradient(circle at 30% 20%,#232326,#0b0b0c)}
.ph img{width:90px!important;height:auto!important;opacity:.55}
.card__body{padding-top:14px}
.card__title{font-size:22px;margin:.35em 0 .35em}
.card__title a:hover{color:var(--gold-d)}
.card__excerpt{color:var(--muted);font-size:15px;margin:0 0 .6em;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}
.badge{display:inline-block;font:700 12px/1 var(--ff-d);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-d);border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding:2px 0 2px 8px}
.meta{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted);display:flex;gap:6px;align-items:center}
.dot{opacity:.6}

/* Hero */
.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.65fr 1fr;gap:24px;padding-top:28px;padding-bottom:12px}
.hero__main{display:flex}
.hero__main .card--hero{flex:1}
.card--hero .card__media{aspect-ratio:auto;height:100%;min-height:480px}
.card--hero .card__body{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;padding:120px 30px 28px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,rgba(0,0,0,.88));border-radius:0 0 var(--r) var(--r);color:#fff;pointer-events:none}
.card--hero .card__body a{pointer-events:auto}
.card--hero .card__title{font-size:clamp(28px,3vw,42px);color:#fff;max-width:24ch}
.card--hero .card__title a:hover{color:var(--gold-2)}
.card--hero .card__excerpt{color:#d6d6da;max-width:60ch;font-size:16px;-webkit-line-clamp:2}
.card--hero .badge,.band--dark .badge{color:var(--gold-2)}
.card--hero .meta{color:#bdbdc3}
.hero__side{display:grid;grid-template-rows:repeat(4,1fr);gap:16px}
.card--side{flex-direction:row;gap:14px;align-items:center;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:16px}
.card--side:last-child{border-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0}
.card--side .card__media{flex:0 0 42%;aspect-ratio:3/2}
.card--side .card__body{padding:0}
.card--side .card__title{font-size:18px;margin:.3em 0}

/* Layout */
.layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 320px;gap:40px;padding-top:24px;padding-bottom:40px}
.block{padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:30px}
.block__title{font-size:26px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin-bottom:22px}
.site-main .block__title,.site-main .block__title span,.site-main .widget-title,.site-main .widget-title span{color:#141416!important}
.site-main .band--dark .block__title,.site-main .band--dark .block__title span,.site-main .widget--promo h3{color:#fff!important}
.block__title span{position:relative;padding-left:14px}
.block__title span::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:10%;bottom:10%;width:4px;background:var(--gold)}
.block__title::after{content:"";flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--line)}
.grid{display:grid;gap:28px 24px}
.grid--2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
.grid--3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}
.grid--4{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr))}
.card--compact .card__title{font-size:19px}
.card--row{flex-direction:row;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding-bottom:18px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.card--row .card__media{flex:0 0 132px;aspect-ratio:3/2}
.card--row .card__body{padding:0}
.card--row .card__title{font-size:18px;margin:.25em 0}

/* Bands */
.band{padding:44px 0 50px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.band--dark{background:var(--black);color:#fff;border-top:0}
.band--dark .block__title::after{background:var(--line-d)}
.band--dark .card__title a{color:#fff}
.band--dark .card__title a:hover{color:var(--gold-2)}
.band--dark .meta{color:#9a9aa0}
.band__head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px}
.band__head .block__title{flex:1}
.more{font:700 14px/1 var(--ff-d);letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-d);margin-bottom:22px;white-space:nowrap}
.band--dark .more{color:var(--gold)}

/* Sidebar */
.layout__side{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:30px}
.widget-title{font-size:20px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;border-bottom:2px solid var(--black);padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:14px}
.widget-title span{border-bottom:2px solid var(--gold);padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:-12px;display:inline-block}
.ranked{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;counter-reset:r}
.ranked li{counter-increment:r;display:grid;grid-template-columns:38px 1fr;gap:0 10px;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.ranked li::before{content:counter(r,decimal-leading-zero);grid-row:span 2;font:800 28px/1 var(--ff-d);color:var(--gold)}
.ranked a{font-weight:600;font-size:15px;line-height:1.35}
.chips{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}
.chips a{display:inline-flex;gap:6px;align-items:center;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:6px 12px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600}
.chips a:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--text);background:#fff4e6}
.chips small{color:var(--muted);font-weight:500}
.widget--promo{background:var(--black);color:#fff;padding:26px;border-radius:var(--r);border-top:4px solid var(--gold)}
.widget--promo h3{font-size:26px}
.widget--promo p{color:#bdbdc3;font-size:14px}
.eyebrow{font:700 12px/1 var(--ff-d);letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-d);margin:0 0 12px}
.widget--promo .eyebrow{color:var(--gold)}
.widget ul{padding-left:18px}

/* Single */
.single__head{padding-top:34px}
.crumbs{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;margin-bottom:16px}
.single__title{font-size:clamp(32px,4.6vw,56px);margin-bottom:.35em;max-width:22ch}
.single__dek{max-width:62ch}
.single__dek{font-size:19px;color:#3d3d42;line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 22px}
.byline{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center;padding:14px 0 26px;font-size:14px}
.byline__mark{display:grid;place-items:center;width:42px;height:42px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--black);color:var(--gold);font:800 16px/1 var(--ff-d);letter-spacing:.04em}
.single__media{margin:0 auto}
.single__media img{width:100%;border-radius:var(--r);aspect-ratio:16/9;max-height:640px;object-fit:cover;background:var(--ink)}
.single__media figcaption{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted);padding:10px 2px 0}
.layout--single{padding-top:30px}
.share{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:24px;font:700 13px/1 var(--ff-d);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}
.share a{width:36px;height:36px;display:grid;place-items:center;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:50%}
.share a:hover{background:var(--black);color:var(--gold);border-color:var(--black)}
.prose{font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;max-width:720px}
.prose>p:first-child::first-letter{float:left;font:800 74px/.8 var(--ff-d);color:var(--gold);padding:8px 10px 0 0}
.site-main .prose p,.site-main .prose li{font-size:inherit!important;line-height:inherit!important;margin:0 0 1.1em}
.site-main .prose li{margin:.35em 0}
.prose h2{font-size:32px;margin:1.4em 0 .5em}
.prose h3{font-size:24px;margin:1.3em 0 .4em}
.prose a{color:var(--gold-d);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.prose ul,.prose ol{padding-left:1.2em}
.prose li{margin:.35em 0}
.prose ul li::marker{color:var(--gold)}
.prose table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:1.2em 0;display:block;overflow-x:auto}
.prose th{background:var(--black);color:var(--gold-2);text-align:left;font-weight:600;padding:10px 12px;white-space:nowrap}
.prose td{padding:10px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.prose tr:nth-child(even) td{background:var(--paper)}
.prose blockquote{border-left:4px solid var(--gold);margin:1.4em 0;padding:.2em 0 .2em 1.2em;font-size:21px;font-family:var(--ff-d)}
.tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;align-items:center;margin:34px 0;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.tags span{font:700 13px/1 var(--ff-d);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-right:6px}
.tags a{background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);padding:5px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:13px;font-weight:500}
.tags a:hover{border-color:var(--gold)}
.related{margin-top:20px}

/* Archive & pages */
.archive-head{padding:40px 0 10px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:10px}
.archive-head h1{font-size:clamp(36px,5vw,60px);text-transform:uppercase;margin:0}
.archive-desc{color:var(--muted);max-width:70ch}
.page-article{padding-bottom:60px}
.page-article .archive-head{margin-bottom:28px}
.page-article .prose>p:first-child::first-letter{all:unset}
.pagination{margin-top:36px}
.pagination .nav-links{display:flex;gap:6px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.pagination .page-numbers{min-width:42px;height:42px;display:grid;place-items:center;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);font-weight:600;padding:0 10px}
.pagination .current{background:var(--black);color:var(--gold);border-color:var(--black)}
.empty{padding:40px 0 70px}
.empty--404 h1{font-size:clamp(48px,8vw,96px);text-transform:uppercase}
.empty .search-form{margin:24px 0;max-width:520px}

/* Footer */
.site-footer{background:var(--black);color:#b9b9bf;font-size:14px;border-top:3px solid var(--gold)}
.footer__grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1.2fr;gap:36px;padding-top:52px;padding-bottom:40px}
.footer__brand .custom-logo{height:48px;width:auto;margin-bottom:16px}
.site-footer h4{color:#fff;font-size:17px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;margin-bottom:16px}
.footer__list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.footer__list li{padding:5px 0}
.footer__list a:hover,.site-footer a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.footer__brand .social{margin-top:16px;margin-left:-6px}
.footer__bar{border-top:1px solid var(--line-d);font-size:12.5px}
.footer__bar-in{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px;flex-wrap:wrap}

/* WP core bits */
.alignleft{float:left;margin:0 1.2em 1em 0}.alignright{float:right;margin:0 0 1em 1.2em}.aligncenter{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.wp-caption-text,.wp-element-caption{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.sticky{}.bypostauthor{}.gallery-caption{}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width:1100px){
  .grid--4{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
  .layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 280px;gap:30px}
  .footer__grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media (max-width:900px){
  .hero{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .card--hero .card__media{min-height:0;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/10}
  .hero__side{grid-template-rows:none;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .card--side{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;border:0;padding:0}
  .card--side .card__media{flex:none;aspect-ratio:16/9}
  .layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .grid--3{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
  .topbar__cities{display:none}
  .nav-toggle{visibility:visible}
  .primary-nav{display:none;border-bottom:0}
  .primary-nav.is-open{display:block;border-bottom:3px solid var(--gold);max-height:calc(100vh - 80px);overflow-y:auto}
  .primary-nav .menu{flex-direction:column}
  .primary-nav .menu a{padding:15px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-d);font-size:17px}
  .primary-nav .sub-menu{position:static;display:block;background:none;border:0;padding-left:16px}
  .site-header{border-bottom:3px solid var(--gold)}
  .site-header:has(.primary-nav.is-open){border-bottom:0}
}
@media (max-width:600px){
  :root{--gut:16px}
  body{font-size:15.5px}
  .brand{gap:9px}
  .brand .custom-logo{height:30px}
  .brand__name{font-size:19px;white-space:nowrap}
  .header__in{gap:4px}
  .brand__tag{display:none}
  .header__in{padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px}
  .topbar__date{font-size:11px}
  .hero{padding-top:16px;gap:18px}
  .card--hero .card__media{aspect-ratio:4/5;min-height:0;height:auto}
  .card--hero .card__body{padding:70px 18px 18px}
  .card--hero .card__excerpt{display:none}
  .hero__side{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}
  .card--side{flex-direction:row;align-items:center;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:14px 0}
  .card--side .card__media{flex:0 0 38%;aspect-ratio:3/2}
  .card--side .card__title{font-size:17px}
  .grid--2,.grid--3,.grid--4{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .band .grid--4{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:22px 14px}
  .band .card--compact .card__title{font-size:16.5px}
  .band .card--compact .meta{display:none}
  .card__title{font-size:21px}
  .card--row .card__media{flex-basis:110px}
  .block__title{font-size:22px}
  .single__title{font-size:34px}
  .single__dek{font-size:17px}
  .prose{font-size:17px}
  .prose h2{font-size:27px}
  .footer__grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}
  .ticker__in{height:40px}
  .prose td,.prose th{padding:8px 9px}
}