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• How Porsche is using computer simulation to detect vibrations

  13-02-2026 15:00 via autocar.co.uk
  Porsche's new advanced NVH test bench is claimed to be unique in the industryNoise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) are three of the most important words in the engineering of new cars.
  They describe exactly that: noise and vibration generated from hundreds of sources, from the texture and undulation of the road surface to the entire drivetrain, tyres, brakes and structure of the car itself.
  Often it may not be activity from the source that the car's occupant notices directly but rather the result
  
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• Audi's Mid-Size SUV Gets A Major Overhaul For 2027

  09-06-2026 14:01 via motor1.com
  
  The 2027 Audi Q7 gains Dynamic Lighting, nicer seats, and a more powerful SQ7 trim. Here are all the details.
  
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• Bold Mk3 Audi Q7 revealed with striking new look and punchy diesel

  09-06-2026 14:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Total reinvention for Audi's big X5 rival, which brings diesel V6 and tech-heavy cabinAudi has reinvented its Q7 large SUV for a third generation, taking the fight to the Volvo XC90 and Hyundai Santa Fe with a bold new look, a futuristic cabin and a punchy diesel V6. 
  Available to order next month from around £80,000, the latest generation of Audi’s seven-seat family 4x4 has been completely restyled inside and out as it moves onto the Premium Platform Combustion architecture tha
  
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• Boreham reveals new Ford Escort RS for £300k – with 10,000rpm redline

  09-06-2026 12:30 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Stunning 'continumod' of 1970s icon is new from the ground up and has blistering performance potentialBritish engineering firm Boreham Motorworks has revealed its £300k Ford Escort RS 'continumod' in production form for the first time - and claimed it will be "one of the most focused lightweight performance cars of the modern era".
  Unlike a conventional restomod, Boreham's super-light Escort is an entirely new creation, rather than being a modernised or re-engineered version of an existing
  
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• Toyota Veteran Reveals His Worst Fear: 'Everybody Is Shifting To EVs'

  09-06-2026 10:26 via motor1.com
  
  Akio Toyoda says he feels "very alone" in defending combustion engines.
  
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• Toyota Chairman Playfully Waves Nissan Flags In Viral Video

  09-06-2026 08:55 via motor1.com
  
  Akio Toyoda supports Nissan's decision to sell the American-made Murano in Japan.
  
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• BMW solves hydrogen packaging puzzle to build FCEV and EV iX5 together

  09-06-2026 08:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  'Flat storage' system doesn't intrude into cabin space and enables iX5 to be built on same lineBMW has moved its fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) development on another step with the new ‘BMW Hydrogen Flat Storage’ system – a new method of storing compressed hydrogen on board vehicles.
  This new approach overcomes a major barrier because it’s modular and fits into the same space in the iX5 as the ‘Gen6’ high-voltage EV battery. There’s no intrusion
  
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• Supervan successor could go ICE: Ford drops all-EV focus for wild Demonstrator machines

  09-06-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Firm has developed a string of electric demonstrators in recent years but will now pivot back to ICEFord Racing will continue to develop a line of high-performance 'Demonstrators' that are intended to push technology – but will broaden them out beyond EVs.
  The firm has developed a string of electric Demonstrators in recent years, including the Supervan 4.2, an F-150 Lightning Supertruck and a Mustang Cobra Jet 2200.
  The vehicles have competed in the Pikes Peak hillclimb, appeared at events
  
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• The best electric cars 2026 – driven, rated and ranked

  09-06-2026 01:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  These are the best EVs on sale in the UK today in our view – each with its own trump cardElectric cars have come a long way in such a short period that there's now no doubting their credentials as genuine, do-it-all transport. 
  Only a few years ago, EVs fell way short of the mark, with high price tags, limited real-world ranges and lacklustre charging speeds discouraging drivers from making the switch. 
  Market trends now tell a very different story, with electric cars now ac
  
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• Toyota's Fake Manual For EVs Might Be Too Real

  08-06-2026 23:07 via motor1.com
  
  Toyota has filed a patent that simulates an engine stall in an electric vehicle.  
  
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• Ford Defends Killing Sedans: It 'Absolutely' Was The Right Decision

  08-06-2026 21:00 via motor1.com
  
  It allowed the company to invest in the Maverick and Bronco Sport while expanding the Raptor and Tremor lineups.
  
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• Honda's Popular Mid-Size Sedan Is Getting 'Pretty Major' Design Changes

  08-06-2026 17:30 via motor1.com
  
  A tougher Passport SUV with 'more testosterone' is also on the way.
  
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• Honda Popular Mid-Size Sedan Is Getting 'Pretty Major' Design Changes

  08-06-2026 17:30 via motor1.com
  
  A tougher Passport SUV with 'more testosterone' is also on the way.
  
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• Nissan Says The V6 Isn't Going Anywhere: 'We’re Too V6 To Quit'

  08-06-2026 16:00 via motor1.com
  
  According to Nissan, the V6 engine gives it a distinct advantage over its competitors.
  
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• 'Off-Roading Is In Our DNA:' Nissan Talks Frontier Sport, Xterra, And What's Next

  08-06-2026 15:00 via motor1.com
  
  Motor1 sits down with Nissan’s Senior Manager of Product Planning, Brent Hagan, to discuss the Frontier Sport and all things off-roading.
  
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• Every winner of the Engine of the Year award

  08-06-2026 14:35 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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• New Vauxhall Astra confirmed by 2030 with less "traditional" shape

  08-06-2026 14:20 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Next Astra will be built in Germany on new platform; could become a crossover but will keep estateThe Vauxhall Astra will be reinvented for a new generation by the end of the decade, morphing into a less "traditional" shape as it aims to maintain market share in the face of soaring SUV demand.
  Vauxhall-Opel has confirmed the new Astra is one of "at least" four new models it will launch by 2030, alongside the next-generation Corsa, a new SUV co-developed with China's Leapmotor, and an as-yet unna
  
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• Revealed: New Peugeot e-208 GTi is now ready for showrooms

  08-06-2026 14:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Electric hot hatch – which reprises famous GTi badge – goes from concept to production with very few changesPeugeot has revealed the new e-208 GTi in production form, ahead of its public debut at the Le Mans 24 Hours later this week.
  The electric hot hatch was unwrapped in concept form at La Sarthe last year, but this is the finished product - ready for showrooms in the coming months with a design that Peugeot says "is incredibly close" to the original show car.
  The first new Pe
  
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• Why the Skoda Superb Estate is the best estate car you can buy

  08-06-2026 13:30 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The Skoda Superb has reclaimed its crown as What Car?’s Estate Car of the Year. Here’s why it’s so hard to beat...There’s a particular kind of satisfaction that comes from a car doing exactly what it says on the tin – superbly. The Škoda Superb Estate has been doing precisely that for years, delivering class-leading space, a refined and comfortable ride and tremendous value, and the the judges at our sister title What Car? clearly haven’t tired of
  
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• Listen To Audi's New Supercar Race Around Monaco

  08-06-2026 12:25 via motor1.com
  
  Tired of the modern car's busy design? Audi has a cure.
  
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• Audi Nuvolari Hits Monaco With New Design Built On 'Absolute Simplicity'

  08-06-2026 12:25 via motor1.com
  
  Tired of the modern car's busy design? Audi has a cure.
  
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• Toyota Stuffed Two Engines Into A Seven-Cylinder Camry With 700 HP

  08-06-2026 10:02 via motor1.com
  
  It has the GR Corolla's three-pot up front and a new four-cylinder turbocharged engine in the back.
  
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• If Porsche's GT boss likes virtual gearshifts, you can too

  08-06-2026 09:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  After years of dismissing synthetic gearshifts as "gimmicks," Porsche has been won over by the Hyundai Ioniq 5 NThis week my brain dredged up Dr Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham.
  In it the unnamed narrator insists to Sam-I-am that the titular dish disgusts him, only to eventually try it and, sure enough, love it. For green eggs and ham substitute an electric car with synthetic gearchanges, and for our presumptuous unnamed narrator Porsche.
  The rise of the virtual gearbox: Why EV sports cars are faking
  
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• If Porsche's GT boss likes virtual gearshifts - you can, too

  08-06-2026 09:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  After years of dismissing synthetic gearshifts as "gimmicks," Porsche has been won over by the Hyundai Ioniq 5 NThis week my brain dredged up Dr Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham.
  In it the unnamed narrator insists to Sam-I-am that the titular dish disgusts him, only to eventually try it and, sure enough, love it. For green eggs and ham substitute an electric car with synthetic gearchanges, and for our presumptuous unnamed narrator Porsche.
  The rise of the virtual gearbox: Why EV sports cars are faking
  
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• Subaru Is Putting A Manual Gearbox In Three New Cars

  08-06-2026 08:40 via motor1.com
  
  One of them will be an affordable hatchback.
  
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• The best ever shooting brakes

  08-06-2026 07:44 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Everyone loves a fast wagon - and in this story we're rounding up the very best you've ever been able to buyWhat’s the difference between an estate and a shooting brake?
  A lot has been lost in the mists of time and marketing, but the latter has to have some sass to its styling. Practicality isn’t the overriding concern of most shooting brakes, but added load space is certainly handy. Here’s our run-down of the best conversions and factory-fitted fast-back wagons:Aston Martin DB
  
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• What actually is a car platform, anyway?

  08-06-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Volkswagen's MQB is among the most prominent platforms, spawning a variety of models
  The word is commonly used in automotive circles, yet its meaning isn't widely understood – and is highly variableOne thing the car industry is renowned for is jargon – and the problem with jargon is that terms can be interpreted differently depending on who's using them.
  Electric vehicles' traction motors are an example. Are those that avoid the use of permanent magnets separately excited synchronous
  
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• Setting sun: Japan's car makers deprioritise Europe as China races in

  08-06-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Nissan is the latest car maker to dial down its European focus
  Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi are among the Japanese firms to look to other global markets for growthNissan’s announcement that Jaecoo owner Chery is ready to take over one of the two production lines at its underutilised Sunderland plant neatly illustrates a wider trend: that Japanese car companies are facing an existential crisis in Europe as their fingertip hold on a difficult market is now starting to crumble in the face of
  
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• This One-Of-A-Kind Koenigsegg Could Fetch $10 Million

  07-06-2026 18:00 via motor1.com
  
  This Koenigsegg One:1 is looking for a new owner. It’s one of six examples built, with 1,360 hp and just 2,630 miles on the odometer.
  
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• The finest cars of Buick

  07-06-2026 08:24 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Buick: the story of America’s oldest auto firm still runningSmall to large.By a small margin, Buick is the oldest North American company still building cars today, was the first to be incorporated into General Motors, and marked its 120th birthday in 2023.
  To have survived so long, Buick has clearly been doing something right for the last 120 odd years, which is as good a reason as any for us to delve into its history:The founder
  David Dunbar Buick (1854-1929) was born in Arbroath on
  
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