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• Mercedes Won't Stop Building V8s, But A New C63 May Not Happen  

  13-08-2026 21:00 via motor1.com
  
  Mercedes-Benz's head of product management thinks the V8 will be around for another decade.   
  
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• Audi’s Sales Are Struggling. New SUVs Could Be the Answer

  13-08-2026 20:00 via motor1.com
  
  The automaker has seen low sales for the last two years. A lineup of fresh SUV options could help turn that all around.
  
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• Acura's New Sports Car Concept Won't Reach Production. But Its Gorgeous Design Will

  13-08-2026 19:00 via motor1.com
  
  The Nexera introduces Acura’s next-gen design language, including a new lighting signature headed for future production models.
  
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• Ferrari Files 'LC67' Trademark. Is Another Special Model Coming?

  13-08-2026 17:30 via motor1.com
  
  Ferrari LC67 appears across cars, parts, apparel, and digital assets, signaling broad brand protection instead of a guaranteed future production model.
  
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• Porsche Heard You: The Manual 911 Carrera S Is Back

  13-08-2026 17:00 via motor1.com
  
  The North America-exclusive 911 Carrera S packs six gears, 473 horsepower, and loads of features.
  
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• 2027 Rivian R1S Finally Gets Its 'Most Requested' Interior Feature

  13-08-2026 16:30 via motor1.com
  
  The 2027 Rivian R1 also has a simplified trim lineup while the starting price is unchanged for 2027.
  
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• Listen: Why Gerry McGovern left JLR, and what he's doing next

  13-08-2026 16:02 via autocar.co.uk
  
  McGovern joins the Autocar podcast to set the record straight on leaving JLR – and tell us what comes nextGerry McGovern has spoken exclusively to Autocar for the first time about his shock departure from JLR – and pledged to return to car design in the future.
  In his 24-year stint at the British firm, during which he rose to the role of chief creative officer, McGovern led the design of the reborn Defender and several generations of Range Rover and Discovery models. H
  
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• Nissan's Smallest SUV Gets A Rugged-ish Makeover

  13-08-2026 16:00 via motor1.com
  
  Say Kicks Rock Creek three times as fast as you can
  
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• This Camouflaged Prototype Could Be Hiding Porsche's Next Gas-Powered SUV

  13-08-2026 15:30 via motor1.com
  
  A strange Audi Q5 with enlarged wheel arches has been spotted. Is it the first clue about the successor to the gas Macan?
  
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• Karma's New $140,000 Hybrid Grand Tourer Packs 566 Horsepower

  13-08-2026 14:30 via motor1.com
  
  The Karma Gyesera Grand Coupe arrives as the brand’s first next-generation Hybrid EREV, joined by the Amaris GT and Kaveya.
  
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• Where should I charge my electric car? We tried UK's top 10 fast chargers

  13-08-2026 14:00 via autocar.co.uk
  What are EV charging sites really like? We test some of the best to find your next pit stopThere are more than 30,000 rapid and ultra-rapid EV chargers in the UK, across more than 7000 locations.
  Capable of delivering up to 480kW of power, they're key to the uptake of electric cars, but what are they like to use?
  To find out, I visited 10 charging stations, a mix of large 'hubs' near major routes and one or two smaller ones, whose operators tend to favour more local sites. I wanted to know
  
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• Corvette That Bedeviled Shelby's Cobras Could Fetch $13 Million

  13-08-2026 13:30 via motor1.com
  
  Zora Arkus-Duntov’s 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport shed about 1,300 pounds and earned its Snake Eater nickname by outrunning Shelby’s Cobras.
  
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• Our 205 GTi survived 10 years outside – but what do we do with it?

  13-08-2026 12:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  It cost £150 and spent a decade in the elements; now it's time to decide this iconic hot hatch's futureWhen you’ve left a car under a sheet on a driveway for a decade, you will probably assume that peeling back the cover will reveal an unsalvageable heap of metal. 
  Happily, this wasn’t the case last weekend when my dad and I uncovered his cherished Peugeot 205 GTi, parked outside a friendly neighbour’s house since 2016.
  He bought it back in 2003 for the grand su
  
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• Beaulieu exclusive: Funding feud behind National Motor Museum exit

  13-08-2026 12:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  National Motor Museum eyes move to better-placed site before 2030 amid row over future at Montagu estateThe future of one of Britain’s best-known motoring attractions has been thrown into uncertainty after the National Motor Museum announced plans to leave its long-time home at Beaulieu, with behind-the-scenes tensions over funding, governance and the museum’s long-term future emerging.
  The National Motor Museum Trust this week confirmed it has begun searching for a new home as
  
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• Hot Wheels’ Ferrari F40 RLC Drop Lands August 18 With Tight Limits

  13-08-2026 11:45 via motor1.com
  
  The Hot Wheels RLC Ferrari F40 launches August 18, 2026 with strict member access, tight order caps, and a long shipping delay.
  
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• Leaked Patent Images Expose Lamborghini Revuelto SV’s Aggressive Aero

  13-08-2026 10:00 via motor1.com
  
  Patent drawings reveal the Lamborghini Revuelto SV’s new aero package, fixed rear wing, and track-focused details ahead of its Monterey Car Week debut.
  
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• Chevrolet's 99% Sales Collapse Ends China Retail Push

  13-08-2026 09:15 via motor1.com
  
  GM keeps Chinese plants running for export while Chevrolet ends local retail sales, reshaping the brand’s footprint and long-term strategy in the market.
  
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• Chevrolet 99% Sales Collapse Ends China Retail Push

  13-08-2026 09:15 via motor1.com
  
  GM keeps Chinese plants running for export while Chevrolet ends local retail sales, reshaping the brand’s footprint and long-term strategy in the market.
  
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• Why factory robots can't completely replace humans

  13-08-2026 09:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Rear axles are one of the most complex assemblies in a Porsche – and still require a human touchHow cars are assembled may not be the first thing that springs to mind when entering a car showroom but it might further down the line if unreliability strikes.
  Robots have played a part in production since the early 1970s and ad agency Collett Dickenson Pearce broke new ground in the UK in 1979 with what became a famous TV commercial for the Fiat Strada, rejoicing in the tagline: 'Handbuilt by
  
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• British firm WEVC to build car and van at new factory in Qatar

  13-08-2026 09:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Cornish firm's innovative PACES platform to underpin pair of Qatar-bound EVs, developed in UKWatt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC), winner of Autocar’s 2026 Innovation Award, has struck a deal with JTA, a major Qatari-based investor, to build two models in Qatar’s first dedicated EV manufacturing plant.
  The new factory will initially build a new passenger car and a medium-sized delivery van along the lines of WEVC’s own recently developed eCV1. It is expected to b
  
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• Louis Vuitton And Singer Built Two Insanely Exclusive Porsche 911s

  13-08-2026 08:15 via motor1.com
  
  Singer Reimagined by Singer models pair bespoke Porsche 911 builds with Louis Vuitton leather cabins, matching luggage, and carefully themed lifestyle accessories.
  
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• Audi Built The Nuvolari Prototype In Just 405 Days

  13-08-2026 07:46 via motor1.com
  
  Audi Nuvolari pairs a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with three electric motors and a 7.3 kilowatt-hour battery in a 405-day halo program.
  
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• The best estate cars 2026 – driven, rated and ranked

  13-08-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Our list of the very best load-lugging wagons you can buy new today, with something to suit all budgetsSeven of the 10 best-selling cars in the UK are SUVs, and their dominance over the UK car buying public only looks set to continue. 
  But what if there was an alternative that meant you didn't have to bow down to current automotive trends – another type of car that offered the same level of versatility and family capability?
  Step forward the estate car. While their popularit
  
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• Mercedes-AMG priming "insane" new AMG GT Black Series

  13-08-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Mercedes CEO offers his guarantees that Autocar readers will love new hardcore V8 AMGThe forthcoming Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series will offer "insane" performance, according to Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius - who has given his personal guarantee that Autocar readers will love it.
  Due to be revealed next year before going on sale in 2028, the new supercar is a road-legal twin of the next-generation Mercedes-AMG GT3 racer, likely to be powered by a highly tuned version of the firm's new flat
  
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