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• Gordon Murray T.50s Niki Lauda debuts as track-focused 725-bhp hypercar

  23-02-2021 09:00 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The company is making just 25 of them.
  
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• Haas reveals livery for VF-21 car ahead of new F1 season

  04-03-2021 09:42 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Haas has unveiled its new livery for the 2021 Formula 1 season, revealing that Uralkali will serve as the team’s new title sponsor.
  
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• Audi Q5 Sportback gets new £53,435 plug-in hybrid variants

  04-03-2021 09:00 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Buyers get a choice of two plug-in hybrid powertrains.
  
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• Nearly new buying guide: BMW X5

  04-03-2021 07:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  It’s an SUV for keen drivers and keen deals if you go nearly newButch bodywork? Check. Opulent interior? Check. Premium badge? Check. Chuck in BMW’s reputation for building nifty driver’s cars and this latest X5 looks like it has the luxury SUV marketplace all sewn up.
  Indeed, good driving manners have been an X5 staple since the first iteration hit the streets in 1999. This fourth-generation model has been around for only a year or so, but it still entices potential purchasers
  
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• Skoda Octavia 2021 long-term review

  04-03-2021 01:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Does the Octavia remain an excellent affordable family car in its new generation?Why we’re running it: To discover whether this fourth- generation best-seller continues to impress as the left-field family carMonth 1 - Specs
  Life with a Skoda Octavia: Month 1
  Simply Skoda essentials - 24 February 2021
  Back in 2005, my Volkswagen Polo had a secret underseat drawer that appealed to someone who likes unexpected compartments (I don’t get out much). It’s why I’ve alwa
  
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• Racing lines: Driver Harry Tincknell on life after Mazda

  04-03-2021 01:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  This IMSA season will be the fifth and final for Mazda, so what next for its star driver?There’s a growing buzz in the world of sports car endurance racing right now, and everyone with a vested interest is attuned to it. The all-new Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) class will come in this season, before the parallel Le Mans Daytona Hybrid (LMDh) cars join the party in 2022, unifying this too often fractured form of motorsport to allow the same cars to contest all three ‘majors’: the Le M
  
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• Kia Stonic 1.0 T-GDi 48V Connect iMT 2021 UK review

  04-03-2021 01:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Kia's compact crossover gains mild hybrid tech as part of a reworked powertrain. Is that enough to move it clear of the compact crossover pack?
  The Kia Stonic arrived in 2017 offering slightly sharper styling and handling than many machines in the compact crossover class, but didn’t really separate itself from the massed pack of ‘Nissan Juke rivals’.While the Stonic has been a solid seller for Kia since its launch, a handful of new compact crossovers – particularly the Fo
  
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• Analysis: do EV charging firms need government support?

  04-03-2021 01:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Roll-out can’t just be left to private sector, says head of Infrastructure CommissionWhen the UK government revealed in November that it would bring forward its ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030, a starting gun was fired to signal to the car and electric vehicle charging industries that the race is on. Both must deliver suitable infrastructure to support a mass adoption of EVs in the next decade.
  One major problem the current public charging network faces is an absence
  
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• Lamborghini Huracán STO first look: See and hear the insane supercar

  03-03-2021 21:40 via uk.motor1.com
  
  We go inside and under the bonnet to sample the STO's magic.
  
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• Mercedes-AMG C45 allegedly planned as sub-C63 performance model

  03-03-2021 21:00 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Goodbye C43, hello C45?
  
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• Unique Bugatti Divo 'Lady Bug' wears wild bespoke paint scheme

  03-03-2021 20:20 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The customer challenged Bugatti to make this complex pattern work.
  
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• New Ferrari hypercar spied hiding underneath LaFerrari test mule

  03-03-2021 19:40 via uk.motor1.com
  
  An early look at Maranello's next flagship.
  
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• Rebranded Aston Martin F1 team launches 2021 car

  03-03-2021 19:25 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Aston Martin has revealed its new F1 car ahead of the 2021 season, marking the return of the constructor to the grid after 61 years.
  
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• AMG GT73e spotted alongside Project One hypercar and 2021 F1 race car

  03-03-2021 19:00 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Motorsport tech for the road.
  
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• BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe previews updated styling in new spy photos

  03-03-2021 18:20 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Don’t expect any significant styling changes.
  
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• Toyota had to defend this GR Yaris ad from being banned

  03-03-2021 17:40 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Do you see anything offensive?
  
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• Citroen C5 Aircross Hybrid 2021 long-term review

  03-03-2021 17:03 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Can this new plug-in hybrid fulfil the potential we saw in the initial petrol variants?Why we’re running it: To see if there’s more to this funky plug- in SUV than a tax-friendly CO2 ratingMonth 1 - Specs
  Life with a C5 Aircross PHEV: Month 1
  Why no plug socket indicator standards? - 3 February 2021
  I got caught out the first time I tried to charge up the C5. The battery symbol is positioned on the right- hand side of the digital instrument screen, but the arrow that indica
  
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• 2022 Kia Niro spy photos show crossover hiding its updated design

  03-03-2021 17:00 via uk.motor1.com
  
  It should debut in the middle of this year.
  
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• Remember the Infiniti Q60 Project Black S with F1 tech? It's dead now

  03-03-2021 16:20 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The company's priorities shifted away from building a niche performance coupe.
  
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• New Aston Martin F1 team unveils 2021 AMR21 challenger

  03-03-2021 16:16 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Aston Martin AMR21
  Aston boss Lawrence Stroll says F1 team will serve as 'innovation lab' to develop future road car techThe new Aston Martin F1 team has revealed its new AMR21 car, which the firm will use for its return to Formula 1 for the first time since 1960.
  The British firm has entered motorsport’s top flight through a rebranding of the Racing Point team owned by Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll. Aston Martin says that the F1 team will serve as an ‘innovation lab’
  
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• 2021 Formula 1 cars revealed – AMG Petronas, Alpine F1 and Aston Martin reveal new racers and liveries

  03-03-2021 16:15 via evo.co.uk
  
  The 2021 F1 season’s racers are being revealed thick and fast; here are the latest reveals
  
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• Mercedes-Benz EQS interior teaser lets designers explain the cabin

  03-03-2021 15:40 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The company is very proud of the high-tech Hyperscreen.
  
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• Volvo will only sell electric cars by 2030, focus on Care By Volvo

  03-03-2021 15:00 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The subscription program will expand into a unique, online-only purchase experience.
  
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• Watch Tesla Model Y pull out in front of Mercedes on highway, cause crash

  03-03-2021 14:20 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The rear-facing on-board camera caught it all and it looks like the Tesla driver was at fault.
  
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• Budget 2021: Fuel duty remains frozen to reduce transport costs

  03-03-2021 14:16 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Chancellor confirms rate of fuel duty will remain unchanged for a tenth consecutive yearThe UK government will freeze the fuel duty rate for the coming year, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced in the 2021 Budget.
  Fuel duty has been frozen at 57.95p per litre since 2009, but reports suggest Sunak was considering an increase for this year, both to raise public funds and send a signal about the government’s commitment to lowering carbon emissions.
  But Sunak has decided that the public&rsquo
  
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• 2021 Audi RS E-tron GT video review: this or a Taycan?

  03-03-2021 13:41 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The most powerful electric Audi shares a platform with Porsche's EV - but which is best? We drive the RS E-tron GT to find outThis is the new 2021 Audi E-tron GT, Audi's new electric saloon, which shares loads of its underpinnings with the Porsche Taycan. And it's tested here in not just one but two versions. 
  First up, the RS E-tron GT, the 637bhp really quick version of the new battery electric E-tron GT. It costs some £110,950 before options, can crack the 0-62mph sprint in 3.3 sec
  
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• Watch the new VW Golf R hit 60 mph in four seconds flat

  03-03-2021 13:40 via uk.motor1.com
  
  It’s back, and better than ever.
  
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• Dedicated EV platform planned for Land Rover Discovery Sport, Range Rover Evoque

  03-03-2021 13:00 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Jaguar Land Rover's electrified future is slowly coming to fruition.
  
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• JLR cancels electric Road Rover, Jaguar J-Pace likely dead as well

  03-03-2021 12:20 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Development on Jaguar's MLA platform has stopped.
  
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• Hamilton explains decision to sign one-year Mercedes extension

  03-03-2021 11:40 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Lewis Hamilton has explained his decision for a one-year contract with Mercedes in 2021, saying there was no need to plan too far ahead
  
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