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Because standard six-figure electric Escalades are simply too proletarian for the country club, Cadillac has decided to join the hyper-personalized luxury racket.If you’ve been losing hair worrying that your brand-new, six-ton Escalade IQ looks slightly too similar to the one parked three slips down at the marina, General Motors has a solution for your excruciating vanity. Enter "Curated by Cadillac," a bespoke customization scheme designed to siphon an extra $54,995 directly out of your

Andy Green hits 406.320mph to claim his third land speed record with 1600bhp twin-engined hydrogen-combustion slipstreamerBritish engineering firm JCB has smashed the land speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle, with the innovative 1597bhp Hydromax machine averaging 406.320mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah – with driver Andy Green cementing his legacy with a third record.
The Hydromax is a 32-foot slipstreamer powered by a pair of hydrogen-combustion engines built by JCB that c

The essence of the Ford Mustang hasn’t been tinkered with too much during its six decades of existence. Sure, there was the Mustang II in the middle ’70s and the powered-down version that followed in the late 1970s and early ’80s, but Mustangs are generally Mustangs.Excerpt for the Mustang Mach-E, but let’s call that what it is: a marketing effort to put the company’s first all-electric crossover in a positive light.Now, there have been proposals to substantively c

Autocar rendering showcases how the Mustang could be stretched into a saloon
New 'Mach 4' will be priced from equivalent to £30k and complete the 0-60mph dash in less than 4.0secFord is firming up its plan to take on the BMW M3 and Audi RS5 with a four-door version of the Mustang, and dealers in the US have reportedly been shown the final design.
The transformation of the venerable muscle car into a super-saloon was first reported by Autocar in May 2024. Now, according to Automotive News a

Ford gave franchise dealers an early glimpse at a new entry-level crossover during a recent meeting in Las Vegas, showcasing preliminary design concepts for an affordable subcompact expected to launch around 2029 with a target starting price of $25,000.
According to Automotive News, the video mockups presented by Ford executives showed a wide, upright crossover with blocky proportions reminiscent of the original first-generation Ford Escape. The styling would be a departure from the sleeker lin

Volkswagen may be facing some issues, but one area is knows where its bread is buttered is with its U.S. lineup of SUVs. That certainty is reflected in the revamped 2027 Atlas Cross Sport the company revealed Monday.The new version features a new exterior and a “reimagined” cabin, according to the automaker. The goal is to push the sporty version of VW’s flagship SUV further upmarket, giving it a near-premium feel. Compared with the 2027 Atlas 7-seater, the Cross Sport is 5.4

Increased expense of public chargers drove a 15% increase in fleets' EV energy costs during the first half of 2026An increased reliance on expensive public chargers have pushed fleet EV charging costs to rise 15% since 2025, averaging 13p per mile, according to Rightcharge.
The company analysed “tens of thousands” of fleet charging sessions processed through its automated expense platform during the first half of the year, totalling 1.5 million kWh of electricity across hom

Hard-to-detect tech is used illegally on UK roads – prompting fears about its use with incoming eVEDThe government's pay-per-mile scheme for electric cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles, which is due to start in two years' time, faces a major threat from devices called mileage blockers that are easy to buy and to fit and freeze a car's odometer, an investigation by Autocar has found. 
Pay-per-mile charging, officially called eVED, is scheduled to start in April 2028 as an extra tax

V Engineering's new solution helps to keep the hybrid hypercars on the road while improving performanceBerkshire-based McLaren specialist V Engineering has announced a replacement battery pack for the McLaren P1 that is 23kg lighter than the original – and boosts the car's electric range.
The P1 arrived in 2013 as one of three pioneering hybrid hypercars, alongside the Ferrari LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder. More than a decade on, some examples’ batteries are beginning to degrade,

Firm will target 'uncovered sub-segment' – and won't rely on retro styleRenault is currently considering next-generation versions of both the ultra-successful 5 and Clio - but boss Fabrice Cambolive said the French manufacturer's "first objective" is to add some "purely new models" to its existing line-up.
The brand has enjoyed considerable success in recent years by adding retro-themed EVs, such as the 4, 5 and Twingo, alongside a growing line-up of hybrid models, such as the Clio, and in