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• Future classics that will climb in value

  21-07-2026 07:38 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Autocar recommends the future classics you should snap up before collector status sets inPredicting which cars will achieve classic status five or 10 years from now is a dark and uncertain art.
  What are the key factors? Scarcity, for one, and reputation for another. If a car is rare and widely reckoned to be one of the best of its type to drive, it’ll probably reach classic status.
  Beauty is another factor and so too is significance; a car that changed the game in its sector is bound to be
  
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• This New Italian Supercar Turns A Porsche 911 Into An 800-HP Custom Machine

  21-07-2026 23:00 via motor1.com
  
  Angelelli Automobili unveils Project 754 with custom aerodynamics and 3D-printed titanium components.
  
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• The Volkswagen Atlas Just Got More Expensive

  21-07-2026 21:00 via motor1.com
  
  The second-generation 2027 Atlas will start at $43,135, a$2,350 increase.
  
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• These Automakers Have The Most Visited Websites

  21-07-2026 19:00 via motor1.com
  
  Two automakers had millions of more visitors than their competitors.
  
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• The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Could Return With Even More Power: Report

  21-07-2026 18:00 via motor1.com
  
  The new CT5-V Blackwing should arrive with a supercharged V8 engine under the hood.
  
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• Is This The New Dodge Charger SRT?

  21-07-2026 17:04 via motor1.com
  
  A video circulating on social media appears to show two Dodge Charger variants we haven't seen yet.
  
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• Your Gas Station Has Three Fuel Grades. So Why Does It Only Have Two Fuel Lines?

  21-07-2026 16:30 via motor1.com
  
  It seems like every octane rating would have its own storage tank. But at most gas stations, that's not how it works.
  
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• Goodbye, lunch break: Supercar configurators are your new addiction

  21-07-2026 16:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Harrison wasn't sold on the new 849 Testarossa – until he fired up the configurator, that is
  I can't afford a Ferrari Testarossa, but I'll still waste hours choosing how to specify itWhen I was 13, my IT teacher sent a note home to my parents to tell them that I'd been caught viewing "inappropriate websites" in a lesson. They were naturally concerned - what could an innocent young teenager such as myself be looking at?
  The answer, to their eternal relief, was the configurator for the then
  
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• 2027 Toyota Tundra Gets An Overlanding Trim Straight From The Factory

  21-07-2026 15:46 via motor1.com
  
  The 2027 Tundra gains a new Trailhunter trim and a few upgrades throughout the rest of the lineup.
  
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• Why Red Bull's First Hypercar Had To Have A V10: Interview

  21-07-2026 13:00 via motor1.com
  
  Cosworth's Managing Director, Bruce Wood, tells us how the company decided on a 10-cylinder engine for the RB17.
  
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• From jet fighters to supercars: Why McLaren is using carbon tape

  21-07-2026 12:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Automated Rapid Tape technology is helping the Woking-based brand make stiffer supercar components
  It might seem as though some technologies underpinning automotive engineering never evolve, but that’s not the case in reality. On the face of it, carbonfibre falls into that category.
  This lightweight stuff is made using fine carbon strands set in resin and is employed to create incredibly light yet massively strong components in everything from aircraft to Formula 1 cars. But, in fact, carb
  
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• VW Explored A Range-Extending Gas Engine For The ID. Buzz

  21-07-2026 11:16 via motor1.com
  
  The engineers looked into giving the electric minivan a gas-powered backup.
  
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• Kia EV4 GT review: low and fast, but a genuine electric hot-hatch?

  21-07-2026 10:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  We get an early taste of the dual-motor EV4 GT to see if it can bring the classic hot hatch into the electric ageWe have had small electric hot hatchbacks such as the Alpine A290 and large ones like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N but, as yet, not a lot in the real heartland of Volkswagen Golf GTI-sized machinery. 
  To be fair, the lack of traditional family-sized electric hot hatches has been due to a near total absence of donor cars. Almost all five-door, five-seat, circa 4.3m-long EVs have bee
  
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• Kia EV3 GT review: a 4WD hot hatch with 288bhp for £49k

  21-07-2026 10:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Well-rounded high-riding hatchback receives go-faster GT treatmentThe EV3 is where it starts to get serious for Kia’s performance GT subbrand.
  So far we have had the super-saloonish EV6 GT and the hulking EV9 GT, but these are the big-money flagships and seldom seen. GT-ifying the smaller EV3 takes Kia’s performance sub-brand into sub-£50k territory, and as the most accessible model in the snowballing GT range, this is the one that matters.
  So what constitutes an EV3 GT, beyond
  
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• Volkswagen Secretly Built A Truck-Based SUV. It Might Do It Again

  21-07-2026 09:47 via motor1.com
  
  The seven-seat SUV used the Amarok's body-on-frame underpinnings.
  
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• All the winners of the Engine of the Year award - does your car have one?

  21-07-2026 08:28 via autocar.co.uk
  
  From a frugal 1.0-litre to a mighty 3.9-litre V8, here’s a list of the overall winners of the International Engine of the Year trophyStart your engines.In 2021, Autocar picked 50 of our favourite road-going engines, including the Ford small-block V8, Lotus twin-cam and Porsche air-cooled flat-six. In truth, we could have selected twice as many, but we had to draw the line somewhere. Here, we’re looking at the best engines of the past two decades, according to the judges of the annual
  
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• The man who owns 120 Citroëns

  21-07-2026 07:39 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Visiting his collection is like traveling through time and a must for all Citroën fansThe company-owned Citroën Conservatoire in Paris has serious competition.Over the course of 40 years, French enthusiast Henri Fradet has patiently and diligently put together a spectacular collection of over 120 post-war Citroën models. They’re housed in a museum named CitroMuseum located in Castellane, a small town in southern France. 
  Fradet prefers low-mileage, unrestored cars and h
  
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• Treasures of the official Volkswagen museum

  21-07-2026 07:38 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Join us for a look inside Autostadt, the Volkswagen museum located next to its giant Wolfsburg factory, and one of the world's best car museumsLocated in the shadow of Volkswagen's Wolfsburg factory in Germany, Autostadt is essentially a theme park devoted to cars.Spread throughout the 70-acre site are pavilions devoted to each Volkswagen Group brand, along with exhibitions to learn about the history, culture and impact of cars – and with plenty of opportunities to try them out. And there&
  
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• Screen Star Cars: Which were real, and which were fake?

  21-07-2026 06:54 via autocar.co.uk
  
  We’ve seen many cars on the big screen and TV over the years.
  Some make it to the end of a movie or season without a single scratch, while others are rolled down cliffs, blown up or piled into walls at speed, evoking the question “did they use a real car?” (and often destroy a large amount of money) Or was it a replica? Or some other type of car, different from the real thing?
  Sometimes, it’s difficult to tell whether the car used was real or fake, but in this gallery, we
  
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• Is Genesis a success? It depends how you judge a premium brand

  21-07-2026 06:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Hyundai subsidiary prioritises brand prestige over fast European market growth, but can it ever match Lexus?What defines success for a car company? Sales, profits, happy dealers, happy customers, brand awareness: these are all attributes that go into what we would consider a healthy automotive business.
  All of which makes judging the success of Genesis quite difficult. It's now five years since Hyundai's premium brand launched in the UK, but rather than a brand with five years of exper
  
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• The New Mercedes-Maybach GLS Debuts With More Power, Better Style

  21-07-2026 05:00 via motor1.com
  
  The 2027 Mercedes-Maybach GLS 680 now makes 603 horsepower. It goes on sale later this year.  
  
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• Petrol-powered Peugeot 208 to remain on sale past 2030

  21-07-2026 05:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Combustion-engined 208 will continue for the foreseable – but CEO expects EV to become more popularPeugeot will keep the current 208 supermini on sale with petrol power well into the future, with CEO Alain Favey confirming the new electric e-208 will be sold alongside the ICE car rather than as a replacement for it.
  "We will continue to offer the 208 in its current form to cover the part of the market that will still not be EV and will still require some ICE or hybrid solutions," he s
  
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• MPs weigh 20mph limit for England as motoring groups hit back

  21-07-2026 05:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  MPs accused of wanting to "make car use more difficult" over proposal for 20mph default limitMPs are considering adopting a default 20mph speed limit across England - but critics have argued they are being sidelined in the debate and claim the evidence supporting similar schemes is flawed.
  Earlier this month, the Transport Select Committee invited road safety experts to discuss evidence about 20mph limits and explore whether England should follow Wales in reducing the standard restricted speed l
  
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• Polestar Won't Fight US Ban, Effectively Ending Its American Future

  20-07-2026 22:42 via motor1.com
  
  The automaker says it won't challenge a federal ban on future vehicle sales, despite now building some of its cars outside China.
  
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• The New Maybach GLS Shows Its Face For The First Time

  20-07-2026 21:30 via motor1.com
  
  The Maybach version of Mercedes' flagship SUV should debut sometime this year.
  
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• What Every Nissan Brake Caliper Color Means

  20-07-2026 20:34 via motor1.com
  
  The color of the caliper tells you a lot about the level of performance of a given Nissan model.
  
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• Genesis Says There's Room For A Smaller EV

  20-07-2026 19:00 via motor1.com
  
  Genesis is not looking to enter a segment just for a quick win.
  
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• It's Official: A Legendary Honda Tuner Was Bought By Private Equity

  20-07-2026 16:13 via motor1.com
  
  The company that already owns Cobb Tuning, PRL, and AutoMeter has acquired Hondata, as confirmed to Motor1.
  
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• Jeep And Ram Have New Bosses

  20-07-2026 15:53 via motor1.com
  
  Two industry veterans take over as CEO Antonio Filosa continues reshaping Stellantis' North American leadership team.
  
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• New Audi A2 looks like original as final shape uncovered

  20-07-2026 13:44 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Reborn A2 will be revealed this autumn, but new pictures showcase striking resemblance to the originalAudi is gearing up for the reveal of the new A2 this autumn – and a prototype has now shed the majority of its camouflage, revealing a strong resemblance to its ancestor.
  The electric crossover will evoke the spirit of the supermini in both function and form, as Audi revives the name after a two-decade hiatus.
  The German firm officially confirmed the revival of the A2 at its annual me
  
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