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Canceled: Electric Maserati MC20

UPDATE: Added official statements from Maserati.

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An AMG Electric Supercar Is Coming Soon: Report

Mercedes is going to be extremely busy over the next couple of years. The German luxury brand intends to roll out 17 electric vehicles and 19 models with combustion engines. The portfolio will be overhauled with fresh products, ranging from an all-new CLA to an S-Class facelift. New additions will…

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Volkswagen CEO: We Will Never Build a Scirocco SUV

Remember when you heard that Mitsubishi was bringing back the Eclipse? Remember feeling absolutely gutted when it was revealed as a terrifically average, uninspiring SUV instead of a fun sports car? Volkswagen doesn't want people to feel that way about its cars. Or at least, the cars with exciting legacies,…

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Upcoming Kia EV1 Will Be Even Smaller And More Affordable

Earlier this week, Kia unveiled several new electric models that will enter production soon. One of the most exciting is the pint-sized EV2 Concept, which previews a production model by the same name. The EV2 is basically Kia’s electric Europan city car, shrinking down the E-GMP platform for drivers who need…

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Bad News: The AMG C63 Won't Get a V-8 Engine

Update: AMG has since confirmed to Motor1 that the new AMG C63 will, in fact, not get a V-8 engine, contrary to previous reporting. Other AMG models will still get the new V-8, but it's unclear what the company has planned for its updated C63.

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It's Back: Porsche is Reportedly Developing a New Dakar

The jacked-up Porsche 911 Dakar wasn't around for long, with the final model rolling off the assembly line in November. We thought that was the end of the model, with Porsche only building 2,500 examples. However, it appears the company isn't done with the 911 Dakar model yet. A new report…

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The Rebooted Smart Car Brand Keeps Getting More Interesting

Everyone knows the Smart car. The sort of roller-skate-shaped microcar was a godsend to city-dwellers all over the world, and in many ways still is. But these days, Smart is half-owned by its original parent company, Mercedes-Benz, while the other half is owned by China's Geely Group. And as Geely…

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Bad News: A New Citroen 2CV Isn't Happening

Update: The initial report from Autocar suggested that Citroen was considering a new 2CV, but the French automaker has since denied those claims. Our colleagues at Motor1 Italy spoke to representatives from Citroen, who said a new 2CV isn't being considered. A small EV with the 2CV name would potentially…

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Stellantis Wants To Take On Bentley

We certainly didn't have DS becoming a rival for Bentley or Rolls-Royce on our bingo cards. As unexpected as it might seem, Stellantis aspires to fight the ultra-luxury brands. The automaker wants to elevate the DS Automobiles brand to a higher echelon by making the Citroën spin-off brand the "Louis…

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The Porsche Macan May Not Stay All-Electric After All: Report

Porsche’s best-known models are sports cars, but the brand’s moneymakers are the SUVs: the Macan and Cayenne. The smaller of the two, the Macan, is Porsche’s global best-seller, so eyebrows were surely raised when the manufacturer announced that it would go electric-only for its next act. But now, one Porsche…

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Mercedes Admits It 'Lost Some Customers' After Dropping V-8 in C63

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz decided to drop the much-loved twin-turbo V-8 in its AMG C63 in favor of a hybridized four-cylinder powertrain. While the new setup is more powerful and more technologically advanced, it rightfully failed to garner the same excitement as the outgoing car's characterful eight-cylinder. The boss of AMG…

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A New Porsche Macan With Gas Engines Could Happen

Ever since it was introduced a decade ago, the Macan has been a veritable cash cow for Porsche. It has consistently been one of the best-selling products. Even in 2024, when it was axed from Europe because of cybersecurity laws, the crossover racked up 64,517 sales. Only the bigger Cayenne…

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Fixing Maserati's Terrible Sales Won't Be Easy, Says New CEO

It's no secret that 2024 was a rough year for Stellantis. It was so rough that Carlos Tavares ultimately resigned his CEO position amid all kinds of alleged finger-pointing between him and the entire Stellantis board. In the US, much has been said about sales declines at Jeep, Ram, and…

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Gordon Murray Is Making a 'Tougher' T.33S Supercar

Gordon Murray Automotive is growing its supercar portfolio by one. Following the T.33 and the T.50—both with V-12 engines and manual transmissions, as the good Lord intended—an even more hardcore version of the T.33 is reportedly on the way.

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Lotus Delays Electric Sports Car, Hybrid Emira Could Happen

At the beginning of the year, Lotus said it would replace the Emira with a purely electric sports car before the decade's end. However, the zero-emission “Type 135” is being delayed now that the British marque has realized the transition to EVs will take longer than initially estimated. The Geely-owned…

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Abarth: High Taxes are Killing the Combustion Engine

Abarth has been modifying gasoline-fueled Fiats for decades, but that era is sadly coming to an end. The Italian niche brand says it’s effectively finished launching new cars that have a combustion engine. It’s a forced decision given the higher taxes that an increasing number of customers in Europe must…

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Jaguar Won't Start Selling New Cars Until 2026

Jaguar will soon be an automaker that doesn't make any cars. I-Pace and E-Pace end production next month. The F-Type, XE, and XF are already dead. The F-Pace factory will go silent in early 2025, just in time for Jaguar's new EVs to enter the scene. There's just one problem.…

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Jaguar, a British Car Brand, Has Stopped Selling New Cars in the UK

Announced nearly four years ago, Jaguar Land Rover’s “Reimagine” global strategy had one hugely important bullet point: “Reimagination of Jaguar as an all‑electric luxury brand from 2025 to realize its unique potential.” 2025 is right around the corner, and while new EVs have not been unveiled yet, the end is…

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Great News: Alpine Is Working On a New Supercar

Bad news: It’s probably going to be electric.

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Mercedes Will Replace the EQS With an Electric S-Class

Gas and electric versions of the next S-Class will look similar.

What we know so far about the upcoming 2025 Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’

Tesla's best-selling EV is finally getting a major upgrade

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Jaguar Is Going Electric. It Won't Sell Any Cars At Home For A Year

Jaguar is still committed to going all-electric. But while we wait for its new EVs to launch, there's going to be a weird gap.

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Hurrah! Fiat's next EV will be the first with built-in charging cables – and that's a smart idea

Fiat has revealed that its upcoming Grande Panda model will feature a charging cable that has neatly been integrated into the bodywork for added convenience.

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Ford’s Skunkworks EV Platform Could Spawn Next-Gen Fiesta, Puma: Report

A new report suggest that Ford might launch spiritual successors to the Puma, Fiesta and Focus based on the new EV platform.

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AMG: It Takes Time to Appreciate the Four-Cylinder C63

Mercedes performance division's boss Michael Schiebe says the company has gained new customers.

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