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• Ferrari's New 'Manual' Isn't What You Think. Here's How It Works

  03-07-2026 20:05 via motor1.com
  
  The 'Manuale By-Wire' system translates gear lever and clutch inputs into electronic signals.
  
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• Ferrari Finally Brought Back The Manual—Sort Of

  03-07-2026 20:00 via motor1.com
  
  The new 12Cilindri Manuale introduces a gearbox with both manual and automatic drive modes.
  
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• Ferrari brings manual gearbox back for special £500k 12Cilindri

  03-07-2026 20:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  New 12Cilindri Manuale is the first Ferrari with a clutch pedal since the CaliforniaFerrari is set to offer the thrill of a manual gearbox again after a 14-year hiatus.
  The 12Cilindri Manuale is the first Ferrari fitted with a clutch pedal – as well as the famous ‘canceletto’ open-gate shifter – since the California and is the first manual V12 from Maranello since the 599 GTB.
  It will be limited to 1499 examples and, at €590,000 (£508k), costs 50% more than the
  
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• How to pay less to charge your EV at home

  03-07-2026 17:53 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Standard variable tariffs have changed; some suppliers are looking to poach EV drivers, but read the small printFollowing this month’s increase in the energy price cap, energy suppliers are competing to attract EV drivers with a range of cheaper tariffs – but behind the headline prices lurk hidden costs and conditions that mean drivers need to do their homework before signing up.
  On 1 July, the average standard variable tariff (SVT) charged on a unit of electricity rose by 5.8% &ndas
  
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• Could AI-powered road safety cameras be a good thing?

  03-07-2026 16:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Middle lane hoggers, speeders, constantly jostling lorries - the policing opportunities are endlessOur correspondent John Evans updated us recently on the UK government's plan to use AI-powered road safety cameras and the wider application of penalty points to enforce better compliance on our roads for things like seatbelt wearing, vehicle tax and insurance.
  I'm uneasy with the idea of even more surveillance, yet I find myself in favour. You thought road testers were all libertarian speed freaks
  
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• Mercedes Has 10 New Models Coming In 2026. Here's All Of Them

  03-07-2026 15:00 via motor1.com
  
  Mercedes is revamping its lineup from top to bottom.
  
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• Fiat Topolino

  03-07-2026 13:51 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Tiny two-seat EV finally lands in the UK. Can Italian charm overcome its limitations?Fiat boss Oliver François insists the Italian firm “didn’t invent micromobility” – he credits the Romans who laid out the city’s tight, narrow streets with no heed that some 3000 years later big, hefty SUVs would become all the rage – but claims that “we did invent how to make it accessible”.Alec Issignois would have had something to say about tha
  
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• How a Land Rover conquered the world's scariest jungle

  03-07-2026 13:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Beyond the end of the road in Panama looms one of the world's least hospitable environments"In a few years, you yourself may be driving through the Darién at high speed on a smooth and skilfully aligned surface. Your wife may lean out of the car window and say: What a lovely jungle."
  So wrote Richard Bevir in Autocar in 1961, having himself crossed the wilderness separating North and South America, in the expectation that the Pan-American Highway project would soon be completed.
  Yet even
  
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• Alpine Declares This The First True Electric Sports Car

  03-07-2026 10:31 via motor1.com
  
  The new A110 is coming, and it doesn't have a gas engine.
  
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• 6 ways Renault Scenic is perfect for families

  03-07-2026 10:30 via autocar.co.uk
  
  From a boot that swallows everything to a rear armrest that holds your kid’s tablet, here’s why Renault Scenic E-Tech electric might just be the ultimate family carFinding a family car that ticks every box is harder than it looks. It needs to be genuinely spacious without feeling like a bus. It needs to be clever, calm and comfortable enough for long journeys, but engaging enough to remind you why you enjoy driving. It needs the kind of safety technology that lets you breathe a littl
  
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• BMW Quietly Reveals The V8 Engine Has A Long Life Ahead

  03-07-2026 09:09 via motor1.com
  
  Downsizing, be damned.
  
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• Next-gen Alpine A110 EV mule to appear at Goodwood

  03-07-2026 09:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  First official images of the A110 test mule show significantly wider arches
  Test mule for crucial next-generation sports car will be displayed as part of an 'Alpine moment'The next-generation Alpine A110 will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in prototype form.
  The French sporting brand has released the first image of the test mule that will be displayed as part of an 'Alpine moment' alongside several variants of the outgoing petrol model. 
  It confirmed that the pro
  
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• How much does company car tax cost?

  03-07-2026 09:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  You don’t need to be an accountant to wrap your head around Benefit-in-Kind tax. Here’s what you need to know.
  Finding the right car for your needs and budget is never an easy task, but if you’re lucky enough to be one of the UK’s 840,000 company car drivers then that decision can also have a massive impact on your tax bill too.
  Company cars have been a top-tier workplace perk for decades. They’re a tool of the trade for jobs with regular travel needs and very attra
  
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• 50mpg and 4WD for £5k: How to buy a tough Dacia Duster

  03-07-2026 06:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  This budget SUV is a simple solution for all your motoring needsWhen the Mk2 Dacia Duster reached our shores in 2018, we were mightily impressed.
  The original had won hordes of UK fans for its ruggedness and affordability, but it was this later iteration that really made Romania's SUV a genuine mainstream disruptor.
  While underneath it was just a heavily updated Mk1, it had come on so far in terms of refinement and build quality that we gave it four road test stars and the class crown.This
  
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