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• Ford Thinks It Has A Solution To Its Recall Problem

  17-06-2026 17:07 via motor1.com
  
  Ford is already seeing results from a new engine teardown program in its warranty data.  
  
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• Dead: Porsche's Best Taycan

  17-06-2026 23:00 via motor1.com
  
  Porsche has reportedly killed off the Taycan Cross Turismo and Taycan Sport Turismo due to low sales.
  
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• Dead: Porsche Taycan Wagon

  17-06-2026 23:00 via motor1.com
  
  Porsche has reportedly killed off the Taycan Cross Turismo and Taycan Sport Turismo due to low sales.
  
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• EV Registrations Have Rebounded After Months Of Decline

  17-06-2026 21:00 via motor1.com
  
  Higher gas prices could be causing buyers to consider EVs again.
  
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• Nissan's Smallest SUV Gets The Hybrid Treatment—But Not In America

  17-06-2026 20:00 via motor1.com
  
  Nissan sells the Kicks compact SUV in the United States with a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter four-cylinder.  
  
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• GM Sees Truck Demand 'Shrinking' Due To High Gas Prices, Just In Time For Its New V8

  17-06-2026 19:00 via motor1.com
  
  A General Motors executive admitted that increased fuel prices are driving consumers away from expensive trucks and SUVs.
  
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• How tunnels made Paris and Rome 120 miles closer to each other

  17-06-2026 17:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Alpine tunnels transform European road travel - perhaps we could learn a thing or two from the continent
  "The St Bernard is a high pass, opening late and closing early.
  "It is one of the very few ways across this part of the Alps, and in summer the motorist may find himself behind strings of coaches and oil tankers climbing majestically in their lowest gears, at a rate which is slow, over-heating and exceedingly tedious for a holiday car. At the end of the summer the pass grows dangerous, as the
  
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• This Startling Statistic Is Why Seatbelt Reminders Have Gotten So Annoying

  17-06-2026 16:00 via motor1.com
  
  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety began evaluating seatbelt reminders in new vehicles in 2022 to get people to buckle up.
  
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• Heavy-Duty Trucks Are Finally Getting The Safety Ratings They Need

  17-06-2026 15:00 via motor1.com
  
  Believe it or not, commercial vehicles are not tested under consumer standards. But that will soon change.
  
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• The Porsche Taycan Gains Eight Gears That Don't Actually Exist

  17-06-2026 14:00 via motor1.com
  
  Drivers can use the shift paddles to go through the simulated gears.
  
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• Porsche Taycan gains Hyundai-style virtual gearbox

  17-06-2026 14:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  New 'E-Shift' adds simulated eight-speed 'box with "noticeable shift jerks" to boost engagementThe Porsche Taycan has gained a Hyundai-inspired virtual gearbox system as part of an update that also brings the option of additional range, plus an overhauled infotainment system.
  Named E-Shift, the new system simulates an eight-speed sequential gearbox. Engaging E-Shift adds a rev counter to the digital instrument panel and gears can be selected using the paddles on the GT sports steering wheel
  
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• Porsche Caves, Adds Fake Gear Changes To The Taycan EV

  17-06-2026 14:00 via motor1.com
  
  Drivers can use the shift paddles to go through the simulated gears.
  
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• Bovensiepen 05 GT driven: 790bhp successor to the Alpina B5

  17-06-2026 14:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Bavarian mega-estate is faster than an M5 Touring but barely any more showy than a 530e M SportJournalists gathered to try the Bovensiepen Zagato in Austria were surprised when a second Bovensiepen model was suddenly revealed – one with 790bhp, and not simply for us to ogle.
  Anybody who appreciates the back-catalogue of the Bovensiepen family – custodians of Alpina until the naming rights transferred to BMW last year – will recognise the conceptual similarit
  
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• How revived Renault Twingo proves budget doesn't mean boring

  17-06-2026 13:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Renault completes its retro EV trilogy with a loveable city carHaving rejuvenated two brilliant small cars for the electric age already, Renault has made it a hat-trick with the latest Twingo, which it promises will cost less than £20k when it lands in the UK at the end of this year.
  That's a budget car price that the Twingo's design, at least, doesn't sit alongside. It looks and feels a more complete car than that. "The proportions are frankly perfect," says Laurens van den Acker, and alt
  
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• New 'baby' Defender Sport to offer hybrid power

  17-06-2026 10:45 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Autocar render shows how the new smaller Defender may look
  Defender's smaller sibling was previously tipped to be EV-only, but its platform will now support hybrids tooThe forthcoming second model in the Land Rover Defender line-up will offer hybrid powertrains in addition to battery-electric.
  As previously reported by Autocar, it will be a smaller sibling to the existing Defender and it will be underpinned by JLR's new EMA platform. The model's name has yet to be confirmed, but i
  
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• Even Volkswagen's Last Convertible Can't Escape Falling Demand

  17-06-2026 09:50 via motor1.com
  
  The T-Roc Convertible is facing production cuts ahead of its retirement in 2027.
  
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• The smallest cars ever made by every major car maker

  17-06-2026 08:57 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Do good things come in small packages? David Finlay investigates
  Very occasionally a manufacturer devotes itself entirely to a single car, such as the Tucker 48 or the Clan Crusader.
  There will usually be one model which is the smallest the company has ever made.So let’s have a look at them. Here, in descending order of length – or ascending order of shortness, if you prefer – are the cars from 30 brands which had the least distance between their fronts and rears.
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• The greatest road car engines ever made

  17-06-2026 08:54 via autocar.co.uk
  
  We've picked 50 of our favourite road-going engines, but we could easily have selected twice as many…Defining the word 'greatest' isn't easy in this context.After all, it could mean the biggest, the most powerful, the most relevant, the most exciting – or a combination of these things. So when choosing our 50 favourite road car engines, to be in with a chance of consideration each powerplant has to be either built in huge numbers, or really get our juices flowing – and ideally
  
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• Mazda's Hot Take: Big Screens Distract Drivers Less Than Buttons

  17-06-2026 08:39 via motor1.com
  
  The company stands by its decision to give the CX-5 a large display at the expense of buttons.
  
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• Mazda Says Big Screens Aren't More Distracting Than Buttons

  17-06-2026 08:39 via motor1.com
  
  The company stands by its decision to give the CX-5 a large display at the expense of buttons.
  
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• Horse: Making ICE power better to get to net zero faster

  17-06-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Combustion is alive, well, and still relevant thanks to this Renault-Geely firm's innovative approachHorse Powertrain is notionally a new company, but its roots stretch right back to 2010, when China's Geely acquired Volvo from Ford and united two disparate combustion engine development programmes under one umbrella.
  Rather than winding down the existing ICE programmes, the two firms bucked the wider industry trend towards all-out electrification. Instead, they invested in and expanded the divis
  
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• The Aston Martin Valkyrie Has One Of The Most Unusual Recalls We've Ever Seen

  17-06-2026 01:08 via motor1.com
  
  The Aston Martin Valkyrie has a brake issue that only occurs when the car is driven in a very specific way.
  
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• Special 911 GT3 marks 75 years of Porsche GB

  17-06-2026 01:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Bespoke arm turns 503bhp coupé into limited-run Earls Court 51 Edition with bespoke colourPorsche has created a new special version of its 911 GT3 sports car to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its UK arm, while also showcasing the customisation capabilities of the German company's Sonderwunsch division.
  Limited to 51 examples, the Earls Court 51 Edition takes inspiration from the first 356s that were imported into the UK in 1951 and displayed at the Earls Court motor show in London
  
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• Ineos reveals military prototype to in bid replace old Land Rovers

  17-06-2026 01:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Ineos pitches specially modified 4x4s as MoD prepares to retire its DefendersIneos Automotive has joined forces with two British military vehicle specialists to propose a Grenadier-based light military vehicle that has been designed to replace the army's traditional Land Rover, which is being phased out after nearly 70 years' service.
  The new vehicle is called Grenadier MRLV (for Multi-Role Light Vehicle). It is closely based on Ineos's staple 4x4 - already renowned for durability in extreme con
  
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• Ineos reveals military prototype in bid to replace army Land Rovers

  17-06-2026 01:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Ineos pitches specially modified 4x4s as MoD prepares to retire its DefendersIneos Automotive has joined forces with two British military vehicle specialists to propose a Grenadier-based light military vehicle that has been designed to replace the army's traditional Land Rover, which is being phased out after nearly 70 years' service.
  The new vehicle is called Grenadier MRLV (for Multi-Role Light Vehicle). It is closely based on Ineos's staple 4x4 - already renowned for durability in extreme con
  
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• Ineos reveals military prototype in bid replace army Land Rovers

  17-06-2026 01:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Ineos pitches specially modified 4x4s as MoD prepares to retire its DefendersIneos Automotive has joined forces with two British military vehicle specialists to propose a Grenadier-based light military vehicle that has been designed to replace the army's traditional Land Rover, which is being phased out after nearly 70 years' service.
  The new vehicle is called Grenadier MRLV (for Multi-Role Light Vehicle). It is closely based on Ineos's staple 4x4 - already renowned for durability in extreme con
  
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• Honda Gives SUV Owners A Free Way To Have More Fun Off-Road

  16-06-2026 23:00 via motor1.com
  
  The Japanese automaker takes a page out of Jeep’s playbook to make its TrailSport models more enjoyable.
  
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• The Nissan Frontier Just Got More Expensive

  16-06-2026 21:00 via motor1.com
  
  The 2027 Nissan Frontier is getting a new Sport Edition Package for the SV grade.
  
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• Tesla Cybercab Finally Reveals Key Specs—Including 418 Miles Of Range

  16-06-2026 20:00 via motor1.com
  
  New EPA documents show that the Tesla Cybercab will have impressive range even with a tiny battery.
  
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• Great News: The Audi A6 Allroad Is Coming To The US

  16-06-2026 19:00 via motor1.com
  
  Audi will begin selling the new A6 Allroad wagon in the United States starting next year.  
  
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