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The Genesis G70 Is Losing Its Best Engine

22-08-2026 18:00 via motor1.com

A government website indicates that the V6-powered sport sedan is dead for 2027.

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I kerbed a wheel – but are car designers really to blame?

22-08-2026 10:00 via autocar.co.uk

I feel bad, but I wasn't being careless - are car design trends putting wheels needlessly at risk?I have kerbed a wheel. Quite notably. This is something that deeply irritates and embarrasses me from a point of professional pride: not to blow my own trumpet, but I’m pretty good at parking cars. You probably are too, or you certainly would be if you had to shuffle them around a tight office car park as much as your Autocar correspondents do.
I wasn’t good on that morning, though

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MOT price hike: why it's worth paying more to your mechanic

22-08-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk

The Independent Garage Association has called for MOT prices to rise to £95 – and it makes perfect senseI know what you’re thinking: motoring hacks get paid too much. What other credible reason could there be for one of their number (me) supporting a rise from £54.85 to £95 – or 72.7% – in the price of a standard annual MOT car test.
This dramatic move is about to be proposed in all seriousness by the Independent Garage Association when it holds ta

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Exclusive: Mercedes boss on why car fans will love its future EVs

22-08-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk

Its cars are becoming more electric and digital, but Merc's CEO won't lose sight of the brand's spiritMercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius is clearly proud of the new C-Class Electric saloon. Proud enough to travel from Stuttgart to Helsinki to pop into the launch event and, after spending 20 minutes fielding questions from a buying pack of eager reporters, take me on a private 45-minute drive of the Finnish countryside. He wants to show off this car and is keen for Autocar readers to understand

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