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• Genesis mulls small premium EV as it expands line-up

  20-07-2026 10:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Genesis Mint concept was revealed in 2019
  Korean premium brand could channel 2019 Mint concept as it explores possibility of a plush small EVGenesis is open to launching smaller electric cars in the future as it continues to expand its range.
  For now, its smallest is the 4.5m-long GV60 crossover, which leaves plenty of room below it.
  It has experimented with a smaller model in the past with the Mint concept in 2019.
  Now it's investigating future segments that it could enter i
  
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• Ford's Next EVs Will Ditch Google for Apple Maps

  23-07-2026 23:00 via motor1.com
  
  Ford's upcoming affordable EV will get native Apple Maps with smarter charging and better BlueCruise.
  
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• The golden age of the rear-engine car

  23-07-2026 22:59 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Millions of rear-engined cars roamed the globe in the 1960sAn entire generation of motorists learned to drive with a rear-engined car.This type of car became immensely popular during the 1950s and the 1960s and companies from all over the automotive spectrum touted their merits in every market they sold cars in. Moving the engine to the back reduced the cost of a car and made its interior more spacious while keeping its overall dimensions in check, they argued.
  However most car companies moved a
  
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• The intriguing gems of the Volvo Museum

  23-07-2026 22:57 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Volvo's own museum was a treasure trove of legendary cars of the brand's pastThe Volvo Museum was a treasure trove of the brand’s finest machinery.Now permanently closed with many of the exhibits transferred to the new World of Volvo, the museum showed the brand made more than just bricks. It’s true that, even with its classic cars, the company often put a much greater emphasis on safety than on design.
  But it has also shown a tremendous amount of creativity since its inception
  
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• Unusual car designs from Germany

  23-07-2026 22:34 via autocar.co.uk
  
  A look at some of the most intriguing models to ever come from GermanyThroughout the years, some German car designers have dared to stray from the norm and give us some outlandish car designs.
  From beautifully eccentric shapes to squirrelly design features, here’s our pick of Germany’s most unusual:Volkswagen Beetle (1938)
  Many people think that Ferdinand Porsche was the man behind the Beetle, but this is incorrect. Engineer and inventor Bela Barenyi came up with the design five year
  
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• Honda's Aging Pickup Is Finally Getting Replaced

  23-07-2026 21:45 via motor1.com
  
  Honda is developing the third-generation Ridgeline that will arrive within the next two years.
  
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• Toyota's Biggest Off-Roader Gets Even More Capable With A New Trim

  23-07-2026 20:30 via motor1.com
  
  The Trailhunter upgrades are aimed at off-grid adventuring in a full-size SUV.
  
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• Honda Civic Si Production Is Ending—For Now

  23-07-2026 19:07 via motor1.com
  
  Honda already confirmed that there would be an all-new next-generation model but didn’t say when it would arrive.  
  
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• Cadillac Is Bringing Back Two Gas SUVs It Just Killed

  23-07-2026 18:30 via motor1.com
  
  The XT5 and XT6 will return to the lineup with combustion engines.
  
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• Americans Are More Interested In Off-Roading Than Ever, Survey Finds

  23-07-2026 17:00 via motor1.com
  
  More than 64 percent of Americans are eager to get off the beaten path.
  
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• Toyota Upgrades Its Funkiest Model With A New Hybrid System

  23-07-2026 16:02 via motor1.com
  
  The 2027 Toyota Crown gets the automaker's latest hybrid system, and it costs $200 to start more to than before.
  
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• This Supercharged Corvette Hit 300,000 Miles On Its Original Engine

  23-07-2026 15:00 via motor1.com
  
  A 2010 Chevrolet Corvette modified by a well-known tuner recently hit 300,000 miles on the original engine.
  
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• Does torque vectoring really make EVs more fun to drive?

  23-07-2026 12:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Motors open up new opportunities for making a car more agile, but its potential has yet to be realisedAs we enter the era of the electric driver's car, there's a lot of talk about torque vectoring - not least from me.
  It's nothing new, but EVs have given it new relevance, partly because car makers are desperately scratching around for ways to make their fast but silent cars exciting and partly because electric motors open up opportunities.
  Before jargon overload makes you tune out, let's remind
  
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• Ford partners Geely on new multi-energy SUV for Europe

  23-07-2026 11:30 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Chinese-American joint venture will build several new models at Valencia factory, securing its futureA new multi-energy Ford crossover and two Geely EVs will be built in Valencia, securing the future of Ford's Spanish factory.
  The deal, confirmed after months of speculation, will involve the creation of the new joint venture that will take over the operation of the factory, which Ford opened 50 years ago.
  When the deal is completed next year, Ford will own 66% of the new entity and Chi
  
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• Porsche's Cost-Cutting To Claim Another 5,000 Jobs: Report

  23-07-2026 10:53 via motor1.com
  
  It would bring the total to around 9,000 layoffs, with salary reductions also possible.
  
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• Porsche's Cost-Cutting Drive To Claim Another 5,000 Jobs: Report

  23-07-2026 10:53 via motor1.com
  
  It would bring the total to around 9,000 layoffs, with salary reductions also possible.
  
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• Bigger Hyundai Tucson Spied With Massive Screen

  23-07-2026 09:34 via motor1.com
  
  Not so compact anymore, the next-generation crossover is expected to debut before the end of 2026.
  
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• Audi R8 and Apple Watch designer reveals new off-road microcar

  23-07-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Tiny, sub-450kg off-roader started life as a golf buggy but now aims to reinvent the quadricycleA Portuguese start-up is aiming to reinvent the microcar class with a tiny, sub-450kg off-roader designed by the man behind the Audi R8 and Apple Watch.
  Amble's debut model, the One, is a quadricycle homologated to the same L7e standard as the Isetta-inspired Microlino and the old Renault Twizy. But, unlike most microcars, it has been conceived as an off-roader for use across a wide range of clim
  
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• Honda bets on 'quirky' new cars to reverse European slump

  23-07-2026 05:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Japanese brand will focus on 'unique' cars that 'put smiles on faces' as it looks to carve out a market nicheHonda is aiming to expand its European market footprint by producing “unique” cars that “touch the sweet spot” for customers and major on engineering supremacy.
  The Japanese company sold just 72,000 cars in Europe last year - down from a record 313,000 sales in the region as recently as 2007, putting it roughly level with compatriot luxury brand Lexus.
  Mazda a
  
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• Gotcha: Toyota's New Mid-Engine Sports Car Possibly Caught Testing On Video

  22-07-2026 21:00 via motor1.com
  
  Is this the long-awaited return of the Celica in action? We’ll have to wait and see.
  
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• A New V8 Mercedes C63 Is Coming. Eventually

  22-07-2026 20:00 via motor1.com
  
  Mercedes-AMG needs to make sure the new flat-plane crank V8 meets the demands of its customers and lineup first.
  
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• Rezvani's New Off-Road Supercar Makes The Huracan Sterrato Look Tame

  22-07-2026 16:00 via motor1.com
  
  The 800-horsepower Rezvani Dune is more than just a Huracan on stilts.
  
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• The Nation's Largest Tire Retailer Just Got Bigger: Mavis Tire Buys Pep Boys

  22-07-2026 15:45 via motor1.com
  
  Mavis Tire is acquiring Pep Boys in a $700 million deal, adding nearly 800 service locations across the US and Puerto Rico.
  
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• Acura's Biggest SUV Yet Could Be On The Way: Report

  22-07-2026 15:00 via motor1.com
  
  The new Acura SUV will allegedly have a hybrid powertrain and enter production in 2029.  
  
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• The New Nissan Leaf Nismo Is All Show Without The Extra Go

  22-07-2026 12:22 via motor1.com
  
  The flagship Leaf gets a beefy body kit, but misses out on the Z-esque taillights.
  
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• Driven: Lotus Emira 420 Sport is lighter, faster, £105k track weapon

  22-07-2026 12:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Lightest and fastest version of sports car so far delivers even greater driver thrillsAgainst all odds, Lotus is still hanging in there. It feels like forever that the British brand has been teetering on the brink of oblivion, multiple owners and financial woes seemingly putting the brakes on its innumerable ‘fresh starts’. Yet this time it feels like fans of the firm (and that's most of us) genuinely have reasons to be hopeful.
  A company restructuring at the end of last year brought
  
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• The Range Rover GT Is The Most Car-Like Range Rover Ever

  22-07-2026 09:00 via motor1.com
  
  The GT breaks with Range Rover tradition by sitting lower to the ground than the SUVs.
  
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• Dutch courage: Driving the 592bhp lightweight coming to UK roads

  22-07-2026 09:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Donkervoort has fascinated enthusiasts with its Lotus Seven spin-offs – now it’s building RHD cars for UK saleIf you’ve heard the 16th-century English-language idiom of ‘carrying coal to Newcastle’, apparently still used to describe any kind of pointless and fruitless act, you’re one up on me.
  The enticingly low, superbly outlandish-looking new Donkervoort P24 RS happens to have a 298-litre boot in which you could carry a few bags of the black stuff. It’
  
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• Vauxhall Mokka GSe review: back to VXR glory days?

  22-07-2026 01:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The return of a true fast Vauxhall sub-brand – on an electric compact crossoverWith its beefy stance and punchy electric performance, the new Vauxhall Mokka GSE looks like a refreshingly old school arrival in hot hatch-loving Britain.All right, it’s more crossover than hatchback, but there are genuinely lots of ‘hot variant’ things to say about this GSE.Standing for Grand Sport Electric, this is an initialism that Opel has used before and is a mash-up of the old GSi
  
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• Official: New Range Rover GT is brand's most saloon-like model yet

  22-07-2026 01:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Autocar rendering shows what the GT could look like when the wraps come off
  New addition to Range Rover model line will arrive as an EV, blending grand tourer style with SUV practicalityJLR has unveiled the interior and name of a new fourth Range Rover model line, to be called the Range Rover GT, which will split the difference between grand tourer and luxury SUV.
  It will sit on JLR's own brand-new EMA platform, which has been engineered for EVs initially but will be used to underpin hybrid vers
  
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