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France’s Audi aspirant rejuvenates and fully electrifies its best-sellerTypically when a new car arrives, its predecessor is deemed old news and mentioned in passing at best. Yet the media launch of the DS N°7 involved the screening of an emotional video montage of its DS 7 predecessor, its stint as Emmanuel Macron’s presidential limo among the highlights.The 7 did a mighty job for DS, contributing 50% of the French brand’s sales for much of its life and selling more than

Lexus is aiming for the new LFA to feel like its predecessor behind the wheel – without howling V10 soundLexus plans for its electric LFA hypercar to feel authentically like its legendary predecessor to drive - but that doesn't mean simply faking its howling V10 engine note.
Making its dynamic debut in prototype form at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the new LFA is effectively the EV twin of Toyota's V8-engined GR GT supercar.
Precise technical details remain under wra

Lincoln stated that they expected to be able to sell 18,000 Blackwoods per year based off the reception of the concept vehicle. Had Lincoln stated the Blackwood would cost north of 50K the reception would have much, much colder. This is a story of product development without proper research. The Lincoln Blackwood delivered a truck without a useful bed or 4 wheel drive and ultimately was a vehicle no one wanted.
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Discovery of an early owner’s manual shows that the incoming Rivian R2 midsize electric SUV will omit built-in AM and FM radio hardware entirely, forcing owners to stream broadcast channels via an integrated iHeartRadio internet application.
The play follows an industry trend toward eliminating analog signal receivers. Tesla removed AM and FM tuners from several of its vehicle architectures, while brands including BMW, Volkswagen, and Mazda began systematically purging AM bands from their

The complaints centered on automated license plate readers are long and well known. From incorrect results to improper usage, all those came to a head recently when an automotive journalist was driving a Land Rover press vehicle when he was pulled over and surrounded by police officers.  Those officers ordered him out of the vehicle with hands resting on their hips before realizing the plate reader he passed mistakenly identified the vehicle as stolen. As reported by our own Matt Posky tod

Race-honed, £1.2m recreation of a Porsche legend will go for gold in the hillclimb shootout this weekCalifornian Porsche tuner Gunther Weeks will bid for class victory on the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb this week with a 1000bhp-plus reimagining of the iconic Porsche 911 Slantnose.
Project F-26 – numbered for the amount of examples that will be built, at around £1.2 million apiece – is a fighter jet-inspired recreation of the distinctive 935 Slantnose of

Today, we are exploring a very special electric vehicle: the VW ID.3 GTX Fire and Ice edition. This limited-run EV is a direct tribute to the iconic 1990s Fire and Ice Golf Mark 2, and Volkswagen only built 191 of these cars, making it a potential future collector's item. In this review, we break down what makes this GTX so special: Performance: It features a 79 kWh battery in the floor and a performance package pushing 240 kilowatts (around 326 to 330 horsepower). Unique Styling

Next month, privacy groups are planning a “National Week of Action” against automated license plate readers. This comes after sustained criticisms against companies like Flock Safety.
Starting on August 16th, DeFlock wants to establish an entire week where concerned citizens make it absolutely clear that they do not want AI-assisted surveillance tools installed within their communities. The group has set up a website that explains the background behind the cameras and how best to org

Mercedes has moved the engine fakery game on with seat shakers and simulated pops and bangsThe arrival of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N was a landmark moment for electric performance cars. There’s a distinct split between those from before it and its virtual gearbox and those that came after.
The new Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 is only the latest to jump on the trend after the Porsche Taycan and Honda Super-N, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see more in the years – even months – 

CLA 45 goes electric with supercar-baiting pace, choice of saloon or estate and 416-mile rangeMercedes-AMG is aiming to convert hot hatch buyers to electric power with the new CLA 45, which brings supercar-baiting performance, advanced torque-vectoring technology and an ICE-aping exhaust note that even pops and bangs.
Available as both a saloon and a Shooting Brake estate, the first electric 45 model is substantially different under the skin from the regular CLA. It combines three axial flu

The MG 2 will launch next year inspired by this Goodwood concept car designed in BritainThe new MG Go concept car is the first preview of the new MG 2 supermini, which will arrive in 2027 as a rival to the likes of the Renault 5 and Mini Cooper.
It has been unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed alongside another MG concept, a plush SUV called the MG Cyber.
The production version of the Go will be positioned as a fun, fashionable model rather than a budget offering and marks t

Legendary Porsche fettler adds a pair of cylinders to 911's flat six for monstrous power – and noiseStoried Porsche tuner Ruf has taken to the Goodwood Festival of Speed to show off a wild new prototype supercar with a flat-eight boxer engine.
Known as the B8, the mule is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.8-litre horizontally opposed lump at its rear - the same format as the 911 has always used – but with two extra cylinders.
Ruf claims it develops more than 986bhp and 737lb

Chinese manufacturer's SolidCore technology will be used not only for EVs but also PHEVs like the next ZSMG will equip its next-generation plug-in hybrids with semi-solid-state battery technology from 2027.
The new technology, announced earlier this year, will come first to the MG 4 EV Urban hatchback, and it has now been confirmed that it will then be used in PHEVs - first the next-generation MG ZS in 2027, then the MG HS and MG S9. 
In time, MG's semi-solid-state battery technology, calle

Rakish new electric crossover will make production – but won't necessarily be sold to UK driversThe bold new MG Cyber concept serves as a showcase for the Chinese company’s future design direction and will evolve into its flagship EV.
A Goodwood Festival of Speed star, the Cyber is electric and close to five metres in length - and described by MG design boss Jozef Kaban as a "dream car" for the brand.
The Cyber will perform a similar role on the premium and aspirationa

Tech-laden flagship for BYD premium brand brings huge power output for 0-62mph sprint time of 2.25secBYD's premium brand, Denza, has pulled the wraps of the coupé version of its new Z electric hypercar.
Underpinned by a new development of the e3 platform that's also employed by the Z9 GT, it has three electric motors that combine for a huge 1582bhp and 915lb ft of torque. 
This allows the Z Coupé to hit 62mph from rest in a claimed 2.25sec; the Z Spider that was revealed

Sports EV will be revealed in full next year, with Alpine boss promising better performance and interiorAlpine boss Philippe Krief has vowed that the second-generation, fully electric A110 sports car will be better to drive than its fabled predecessor in every aspect.
The two-seater is due to be revealed in full next year, but the French firm has shown a first glimpse with the A110 Future running up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
That machine is a development car, featuring the

Chinese car-making colossus BYD has come and had a go. Is its Defender-fighting tough guy hard enough?You might not feel like you know Denza - the new ‘technologically-oriented’ premium brand of burgeoning Chinese car-making powerhouse BYD - very well at present. But if you’re headed to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, you might just end the weekend feeling like you know it quite a lot better than you used to. That’s because Denza has erected the biggest Goodwood sho

McLaren's signature V8 supercar bows out after a decade as wild, Formula 1-inspired special editionMcLaren’s signature V8 supercar is bowing out with the new 788HS, a track-focused machine built by its Special Operations (MSO) division.
It's the final chapter in the lineage that started with the 720S in 2017, then continued through the 765LT (which finished second in Autocar’s 2020 Britain’s Best Driver’s Car contest) and the 750S of 2024. &n

Building one-off vehicles is a hugely expensive exercise, but car makers build more of them than you might realiseIn the early days of the car, when they were hand-made and based on a separate chassis, it was easy to build one-offs.
But the advent of monocoque construction made it much harder to construct a unique car, which is why it's now such a costly business. But every so often a car maker will unveil a road-going machine that's unique, either as a customer commission, a marketing exercise

Image: ShutterstockThe automotive industry has an uncanny ability to invent solutions for problems that did not exist, only to create a brand-new set of anxieties in the process.Consider the proximity key fob. For decades, the simple act of inserting a mechanical key into a tumbler worked flawlessly. Then came the push-button start, sold as the ultimate baseline of modern luxury.
Fast forward to the current discourse in " The Car Lounge" and the community is locked into a debate over a deeply r

When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney approved the deal in January to reduce import tariffs on a small number of Chinese-made electric vehicles, U.S. President Donald Trump quickly criticized the move and threatened to slap a 100-percent tariff on vehicles coming to the U.S. from Canada.Well, the first round of vehicles, 18 Lotus Eletre performance SUVs, are enroute to Montreal. It won’t be long before more vehicles are loaded onto ships for America’s polite neighbor (mostly) to

Toyota may be preparing to resurrect its most unconventional people-mover.Reports surfacing from Japanese outlet,MotorFan, indicate the automaker is actively working on a modern successor to the mid-engined, egg-shaped Previa minivan—known in its home market as the Estima.
According to the report, Toyota plans to slot the resurrected family hauler into its global lineup as a more dynamic, "driver-oriented" alternative. While Japanese outlets are notoriously optimistic, Toyota has lent sub

I loved it and drove many of its competitors recently, including the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Woodland, Mazda CX-5, and Honda CR-V.Friend of the site Connie Peters looks at the 2026 Jeep Cherokee Limited Hybrid. Take a look at the video or transcript below to see what she thinks. 
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Honda Motor America is recalling over 325,000 Odyssey minivans from the 2018 to 2020 model years because the rearview cameras may fail to emit an image because of water intrusion into the camera.Water can get into the camera assembly and cause the printed circuit board to corrode. If that happens, the image may not display when the minivan is in reverse, increasing the chances of a crash.In many instances, this will be the second recall for the problem. According to the  filing with the Na

Korean brand’s new diesel pick-up truck takes the fight to the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiluxThe pick-up truck market has become somewhat predictable of late. If you want a refined, comfortable load-lugger, you buy a Ford Ranger or a Volkswagen Amarok; if you want something more utilitarian and robust, there’s the Toyota Hilux or an Isuzu D-Max. But if you want to save money, desire a payload-worth of standard kit and require strong pulling power, the new KGM

Revitalised brand brings car-like refinement and tiny tax bills to the pick-up segment with new electric 4x4While pitching its new Musso Rhino as a traditional workhorse, KGM is venturing into new territory with its all-new Musso EV, an electric four-wheel-drive pick-up truck. 
This is a very niche segment: it has only the Maxus eTerron9 and Isuzu D-Max EV or company, although the pool of electric pick-ups is set to expand with the arrival of the Toyota Hilux E

Most city dwellers pay dearly for a car they rarely use, and still, it's hard to access when it truly matters. Ezra Goldman, the visionary behind Upshift, is changing that game. He reveals how autonomous car subscriptions, featuring remote-controlled fleet vehicles, innovative operational models, and strategic teleoperation, are set to reshape urban mobility.  You'll discover why current car-sharing models like Zipcar and traditional rentals fall short for parts of the population with spec

Ford Ranger PHEV rival brings Golf GTI performance, 4x4 credentials, long electric range - but not VAT reliefBYD is entering the UK commercial vehicle market with the Shark, a plug-in hybrid pick-up truck that has sports car performance and nearly 60 miles of electric-only range.
This will be the UK's second PHEV pick-up, following the petrol-electric version of the best-selling Ford Ranger - which it resoundingly beats in several key metrics on paper.
The Shark gets a combined 430bhp

The arrival of an infant means I must find efficient, family-friendly transport – but it must also have soulI'm on the hunt for new wheels: something nimble and efficient but with a bit of soul. It takes me back 10 years, when I was on a similar quest.
Commuting from London to Northampton in my Mk1 Focus RS, the drudgery of the M1 did not sit well with the fuel bills. The eventual solution was an original Honda Insight; a safer bet would have been to lease a Volkswagen Up, but the little a

If you need a car for your job, there are a few ways your employer can help. Which one is right for you?Businesses have offered company cars to job-need drivers (and as a perk to retain staff) for decades. They are owned or leased by the employer, but also available for drivers to use outside work hours, just like a privately owned car. 
What are the advantages of a company car? 
You’re unlikely to get any unexpected bills. Employers pay for the car (or lease it), most of the run