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• GM Still Leads The US In Sales. But EV Demand Is Slipping

  05-07-2026 18:00 via motor1.com
  
  It may still be the number one automaker in the USA, but GM sales were actually down by 4.2 percent so far in 2026.
  
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• The disastrous World Cup Rally that inspired the Dakar

  05-07-2026 16:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Image: Jim Gavin
  After the inaugural World Cup Rally was a huge hit, the 1974 follow-up hit trouble in the Sahara desertThe 2026 World Cup is currently taking place across North America. You might have heard about it; apparently this football stuff is quite popular.
  Anyway, Mexico is one of the three hosts of this year's tournament (alongside the US and Canada), making it the first country to stage the event on three occasions. The World Cup was first held in Mexico in 1970, four years after it
  
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• The best getaway cars ever made

  05-07-2026 09:30 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Need to make a quick getaway? These are some of the greatest heist cars ever used - by fictional and real life criminalsThe Auto Bandits.The modern interpretation of a getaway car is thought to date back to France in 1911, when the notorious Bonnot Gang, also known as ‘The Auto Bandits’, fled the scene of an armed robbery in a stolen Delaunay-Belleville. It was the first of a series of robberies over the coming months.
  Armed with little more than stockings over our faces, we’ve
  
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• Every car manufacturer's best-looking model

  05-07-2026 08:19 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The shining star of every rangeEvery car firm has a star, looks-wise.So we decided to choose the car we reckon represents every major car brand at its best. We know you won’t agree with every choice, but we do hope you enjoy the journey:Alfa Romeo: 8C 2900 (1935)
  An almost preposterously long bonnet, voluptuous wheel fairings, a rakishly compact cockpit of a cabin – this was rapid transit, 1930s style. Rapid, indulgent transit from eight cylinders.AC: Cobra 289 (1962)
  Brawn on wheels
  
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• Matt Prior: Keep the culture wars out of the car world

  05-07-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The automotive world must reject the toxic political marketing chosen by Indian MotorcycleI've often thought, and sometimes written, that politics could learn a thing or two from the automotive industry when it comes to advertising.
  Car adverts tend not to shout down or abuse competitors; rather they big-up the virtues of their own product. They try to sell me something: a benefit, an idea, a dream. Even if the dream is just that I too could be going surfing with beautiful companions in a compac
  
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• My manual 355 GTS is the sweet spot for classic Ferraris

  05-07-2026 06:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Raj Sangha previously owned a 360 and a 430, but the older 355 is his favourite of all"When you're going for it, the sound of the engine in the Ferrari 360 is more of a shriek, while the 430 is a grunt," says Raj Sangha. "The 355 is the sweet spot."
  He should know since he has owned all three. Raj's current car is a 355 GTS manual, but prior to that he owned a 355 F1 Berlinetta. The sound of his GTS is enhanced somewhat by the aftermarket exhaust system fitted to it. "There's a point at about 35
  
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• Driving a £21 million Gullwing in the world's wildest classic race

  05-07-2026 05:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The modern Mille Miglia is a event like no other, especially if you’re driving the W194 300 SL raced by CaracciolaIf you'd like to know how significant the Mercedes 300 SL is to an event like the Mille Miglia, you should know that on page 34 of a 63-page technical document for the modern event, the organisers use a silhouette of the SL to show competitors where they should mount their entry number stickers.
  The car colloquially known as the Gullwing epitomises what, these days, is absolute
  
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