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• Mercedes AMG GT EV could be Jaguar Type 01's biggest rival

  20-06-2026 14:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  These two cars are similar in size, ethos, power, purpose and marketing. Why?It feels to me like the new electric Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé will be the best indication yet of how we should expect Jaguar's upcoming Type 01 GT to perform when it eventually goes on sale.
  There have been big, expensive and fast electric cars on the market before, of course. They're still there. But the most powerful variant of the Porsche Taycan, the Turbo GT, and the Tesla Model S Plaid are variants withi
  
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• It's Pikes Peak time: Why you should watch mad hillclimb this weekend

  20-06-2026 08:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Twisting, 12.42-mile hillclimb is an icon – and one of the most gruelling races of the yearThere are hillclimbs and then there's Pikes Peak.
  Cars have been driven up steep roads against the clock for about as long as motorsport has existed but, unless someone builds a paved road to the summit of Everest, it's unlikely that any hillclimb course will ever match the twisting, 12.42-mile, hairpin-riddled road to the top of this Colorado mountain.
  With its raw nature and extreme dangers, Pikes
  
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• Bore no more: Slick new Toyota Prius vs 300k-mile Mk3

  20-06-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Leggy ex-taxi proves just how far Toyota's hybrid hatch has come in the pursuit of efficiency and dynamicsMy wife had a drive of the Autocar Prius this week while her (our) BMW Z4 was in the shop. "Super-boring car" was her three-word review. I found that assessment harsh but, honestly, I'd started to have similar thoughts myself as it approached the 6000-mile mark.
  The latest Prius is designed to do one thing: be as efficient as possible. This is something it is very good at. But, like most thi
  
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