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Porsche Is Keeping Gas Engines 'Far Into The Next Decade'

It’s been four years since Porsche projected EVs would account for more than 80 percent of its sales by the end of the decade. Although it’s only 2026, that target has already been abandoned, as electric cars aren’t gaining traction at the rate estimated in early 2022. Last year, vehicles…

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Toyota's New Mid-Engine Sports Car Is Getting ‘Better Every Day’

Seemingly out of nowhere, Toyota took everyone by surprise a little over a year ago when it introduced the GR Yaris M. While it wasn’t the company’s first mid-engine hot hatch concept (there was the 2008 Aygo Crazy, and yes, that was its actual name), it arrived at a time when…

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Mazda: 'Insane' Number Of Enthusiast Employees Want A Rotary Sports Car

There are only three certainties in life: death, taxes, and Mazda’s rotary engine aspirations. Although the MX-30 crossover with a rotary range-extending engine failed to catch on, the RX dream is still alive. A new sports car positioned above the Miata has been an on-again, off-again affair ever since the…

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Volkswagen Commits Long-Term To Gasoline Hot Hatches

Hot hatches may have been born in Europe during the 1970s, but the EU’s stricter emissions regulations have strangled the genre. In recent years, we’ve bid farewell to the Renault Megane RS, Peugeot 208 GTi and 308 GTi, Honda Civic Type R, Suzuki Swift Sport, and many more. Thankfully, the…

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The Alpine A110 Could Still Come to America: 'We Need To Go to the US'

One thing that remains constant in the automotive industry is change, and there has been a lot of it in the last few years. Tariffs, Chinese electric vehicles, and government regulations have made long-term planning difficult, prompting many automakers to alter their plans on the fly. But not every company…

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Is it still worth buying an electric vehicle after tax changes made in the Budget?

A new tax of 3p per mile is coming for EVs which will narrow the gap to petrol cars in running costs

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Hyundai Wants 400 Kilowatt Charge Speeds—And Then Three-Minute Charging

EV charging keeps getting better and faster. Hyundai is already no slouch, but now it wants to cut charging times to gas-car fill-ups.

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'You Can See the Power:' BMW Explains Why the M3's Rear Doors Look So Weird

Take a close look at the rear doors of a BMW M3. Notice anything odd? The way the fender and door meet isn’t exactly a smooth transition. In fact, that area of the car looks a bit off, and now you can’t unsee it. A bit unsightly? To some, sure.…

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Nissan Confirms a New Skyline 'Somewhere Between' the Z and GT-R

After years of rumors and speculation, Nissan is officially bringing back the Skyline. Earlier this year, reports suggested the iconic nameplate would return—even though it never truly disappeared in Japan—as a rear-wheel-drive performance sedan, possibly with a manual transmission. Now, new details reveal exactly where the upcoming Skyline will fit…

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Hyundai Design Boss Asks: 'Why Do We Need a Screen?'

Simon Loasby, head of Hyundai's design center in Korea, is asking the right questions. As automakers begin to reorient interiors away from expansive screens and endless menus, designers and engineers must invent what comes next. For Hyundai, that's a future that the Concept Three previews.

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Audi Will Cut Options Because Having 100 Steering Wheels Is Excessive

One of the perks of shopping for a luxury car is being able to choose from a wide variety of options. Usually, the higher the starting price, the longer the list of extras. Audi’s configurator is immensely complex, but that is likely to change with future models. The Volkswagen Group…

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Mercedes Is Making a New V-8 That Could Be Even More Powerful Than the Last

Mercedes faced immense criticism when it abandoned the "M177" engine for the latest AMG C63. Despite rumors of an eight-cylinder return, the sports sedan is not reverting to V-8 power. However, a newly developed, large-displacement combustion engine is in the works for a late 2027 release. It’s a "next-generation, high-tech…

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Volkswagen wants you to pay a Netflix-style subscription to unlock extra EV power – and that could be a slippery slope

Volkswagen will charge a monthly fee for maximum power but more automakers could follow suit.

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Volkswagen Is Locking Horsepower Behind a Paywall

Automakers are embracing subscriptions whether customers like them or not, often pushing beyond what most of us find acceptable. BMW attempted to charge a monthly fee for heated seats, but users didn’t bite. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Mercedes-Benz still offers Acceleration Increase for its EQ models, which…

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Charging ahead: will the UK’s new electric vehicle grant work for you?

Industry experts hope the new subsidy will boost Britain’s EV market – but not all models will be eligible

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Mercedes CEO: 'We Eat, Sleep, and Drink Cars'

Mercedes is planning the "biggest product launch program in history,” with 18 cars set to debut next year and another 14 models in 2027. Most will be next-generation vehicles or facelifts of existing models, but a few all-new additions are also in the pipeline. All told, the Stuttgart-based luxury automaker…

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'Market Demands:' An Electric Honda Civic Type R Could Still Happen

The future of electric vehicles, especially in America, is more uncertain than ever, with federal tax credits and funding drying up. That’s forcing many companies to reconsider their futures, including Honda.

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Alpine's Electric Sports Car Will Have 'A Lot' Of Power

Alpine just released its first electric vehicle, the A390 SUV. But that's merely one of many EVs that the French automaker has planned over the next few years. Alpine will release a new electric sports car to succeed the A110, and the company promises it will be plenty powerful.

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Nissan: We Have 'People Working' On a New GT-R

Nissan is undertaking a massive cost-cutting agenda after losing billions in recent years due to sales falling short of investments. While the new product roadmap centers on the usual suspects, crossovers and SUVs, there’s still hope for fun cars. The Z is soldiering on and could one day be joined…

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Volkswagen Could Give Ford More Reskinned Cars

Ford of Europe is not doing well. Last year, the Blue Oval moved 426,307 cars in the 27 countries that make up the European Union, plus the United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. That’s 87,174 fewer vehicles than the year before, causing the brand’s market share to drop to…

MOT tests could change forever, thanks to UK electric car boom

New MOT tests for electric cars and electronic systems could be on the horizon.

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Subaru's STI Plans Ditch Gas Engines Altogether

Subaru killed the WRX STI in 2022, reportedly due to fast-shifting emissions regulations. Despite the company saying it wouldn't produce an STI-badged car based on the current-generation WRX, the car returned this year, albeit with a CVT, and only in Japan. There's still hope for the STI's return for the rest of…

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Jaguar Is Fine Losing Its Current Customers

Reinventing a brand is tricky business. You risk alienating your current clientele in the hope of attracting new buyers. Jaguar is fine with targeting a different audience, even if that means saying goodbye to most of its existing customers. Managing director Rawdon Glover estimates that only 15 percent of current…

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Audi Is Moving Upmarket with Fancier, More Expensive Cars

2024 was a terrible year for Audi. Deliveries fell by 11.8% to 1,671,218 cars, allowing Tesla to overtake the Four Rings for the first time ever. Domestic rivals BMW and Mercedes also finished way ahead in the luxury sales race. With that in mind, you'd think that the last thing…

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Retro Conversion Makes the World's Cutest Car Even Cuter

Few vehicles in history are as recognizable as the old Citroen H-Type vans. The slab-sided vehicles with their corrugated sides changed very little over their 34-year production run, launching in post-war France way back in 1947. They aren't pretty, but they are charming. Now, that retrotastic charm comes to another…

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