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• Kia Recalls 463,000 SUVs A Second Time For Seat Motor Fires

  10-07-2026 20:00 via motor1.com
  
  Kia is instructing Telluride owners to park their vehicles outside and away from other structures.
  
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• Why buy a Mazda MX-5 when you can have an Abarth 124 instead?

  12-07-2026 11:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Take an MX-5, inject a little bit of Italian flair and you get the 124, though there are some downsides...After a few minutes of talking to Carlo Dore, owner of a 2018-reg Abarth 124 Spider automatic, I'm glad I sold my 2018 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport.
  He says that it and the technically related 124 can suffer failure of the so-called spherical bushes in their rear hubs, one hub per corner. There are multiple bushes in each hub and it takes only the failure of one, usually detected at the MOT tes
  
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• Driving a Ferrari 296 Speciale into the chaos of the Le Mans parade

  12-07-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  From handing out high-fives to revving an 870bhp Ferrari: part motoring spectacle, part sensory overloadIt's the Friday afternoon of race week in Le Mans. The town centre municipal car park is filling up with vehicles you won't see here every day.
  Pre-war Citroëns, post-war American land yachts, one-off concept cars, chrome-covered road-hog motorcycles, supercars, movie tribute cars and more. It's a joyously assorted mix.
  Then there are the pick-up trucks – lots of pick-up trucks, act
  
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• This New Italian Supercar Packs A Naturally Aspirated V8 And A Manual Transmission

  11-07-2026 19:00 via motor1.com
  
  Automobili Mignatta teases the Rina Coupe, while the Barchetta gets a special livery.
  
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• Travis Pastrana Drifts His Way Up Goodwood In A 670-Horsepower Subaru: Video

  11-07-2026 16:46 via motor1.com
  
  The rally legend races up the 1.16-mile Goodwood course in his Subaru Brataroo.
  
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• Carrera, Turbo S, GT3... making sense of the 911 line-up

  11-07-2026 14:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  There are 21 different flavours of Porsche 911, and buying the 'wrong' one is easier than you might think...A colleague asks me if I can explain exactly where the GT3 sits in the 911 range, because I've said it's the best driver's version, but doesn't Porsche do a GT2 as its hardcore variant?
  I explain that it did, and it was kinda like a GT3 but with a Turbo engine, but you can't buy one at the moment; and that there is, or was, actually also a GT3 RS, but you can't get that right now eith
  
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• Audi Nuvolari And Jaguar Type 01 Storm Goodwood. The Internet Reacts

  11-07-2026 13:30 via motor1.com
  
  The Internet has plenty to say about the cars' looks, and it's not flattering.
  
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• Watch The 2026 Goodwood Festival Of Speed: Live

  11-07-2026 12:53 via motor1.com
  
  The 33rd annual Goodwood Festival of Speed is officially underway in the UK. Watch it live right here.
  
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• Denza Z driven: First taste of China's £173k, 1584bhp 911 rival

  11-07-2026 10:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  How do you beat the best-known sports car with an EV? A Chiron-baiting power output is a good start...Disorder would seem to be the main risk for BYD’s new premium brand Denza. Lack of cohesion, if you prefer. With a bluff, ladder-frame off-roader, a large seven-seat MPV, and a sleek executive shooting brake in it already, the firm’s product portfolio could, before long, look more like an odd sock drawer than a unified family of desirable electrified cars. 
  A focal point to gath
  
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• The best cars ever made by Ford

  11-07-2026 09:08 via autocar.co.uk
  
  A company whose illustrious history is just as important as some of its cars - here are a few examplesThe Ford Motor Company was founded in Detroit over 120 years ago, on 16 June 1903.
  Within five years, it had hit the jackpot, creating the most important, and for a long time the best-selling, car in history. Today, it remains one of the largest manufacturers in the world, and one that has ingrained itself into the culture of countries other than America like few other foreign firms.
  This would
  
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• Photos: The world's strangest car collection

  11-07-2026 09:08 via autocar.co.uk
  
  It may belong to an oil sheikh, but there's no room for supercars in this particular collection. We pay it a visitYou're looking at the world's largest SUV.In the lower half it's an Oshkosh M1075, an all-terrain 10-wheeler truck more usually deployed by the US Army. On top however it's a Jeep Wrangler, while overall power comes from a 15.2-litre Caterpillar diesel, good for 600 hp. It's a cool 10.8 metres long (35 feet) and 3.2 metres (10 feet) high. Oh, and it has headlights from a Ford F-
  
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• The longest-living car engines

  11-07-2026 09:04 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Tried and trusted engines can survive in production for decades – often far longer than the cars in which they’re fitted. These are the longest survivorsThe engine world as we know it is changing.The advent of electrification means that the days of us being able to worship legendary engines in the future may well just not happen. The industry is yet to make legends of any of the raft of new electric motors now being installed in the wave of electric vehicles, and we can’t
  
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• The best German cars ever made

  11-07-2026 09:04 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Germany is famous as the home of some of the world's great car makers. We look at some of the cars they've built that we think are the bestGermany is one of the most prolific car-building nations in the world.This in turn gives it a brilliant back catalogue of all types of car. Here, we choose the best Germany has to offer from the present and past, arranged in alphabetical order:Alpina B3
  There has been an Alpina B3 for every generation of BMW 3 Series, with the tuning firm adding more than a s
  
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• Ford's CEO Still Isn't Satisfied With Brand Quality

  11-07-2026 00:00 via motor1.com
  
  The automaker has issued 56 recalls for 12.1 million vehicle so far this year while topping JD Power's Initial Quality Study.
  
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• Jeep Avenger Electric

  10-07-2026 23:03 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Maiden EV is a small car with big hopes of cracking Europe. Does it have what it takes?Its designers have done a fair job in convincing the casual observer otherwise, but the Jeep Avenger Electric is not your typical Jeep.For one thing, while the odd zero-emission concept car from the maker has surfaced in recent years, this is the first purely electric production model to bear perhaps the most famous name in off-roading. For another, to date it is the only Jeep entirely styled, engin
  
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• Audi’s New Models Are Carrying It Through 2026

  10-07-2026 23:00 via motor1.com
  
  But that doesn't seem to be enough to help the German brand so far this year. Does Audi need more fresh new products?
  
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• The Maserati Project GT4 Is The Race Car You Didn’t Expect

  10-07-2026 21:00 via motor1.com
  
  The GranTurismo trades in its leather seats and touchscreens for a harness and a roll cage.
  
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• This V12 Ferrari-Based Shooting Brake Is A Glass Masterpiece

  10-07-2026 18:00 via motor1.com
  
  Who wouldn't want a V12 Ferrari with a massive glass trunk area to bring their luggage on a long road trip?
  
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• This Is Why Volkswagen Group Is In Trouble Again

  10-07-2026 17:00 via motor1.com
  
  Volkswagen Group recently announced it plans to cut the number of models it offers by up to half.  
  
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• US Drivers Are Staying Away From Premium Gas Due To High Prices

  10-07-2026 16:00 via motor1.com
  
  If their cars can run on regular gas instead, a large portion of buyers took the cost savings.
  
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• BMW Explains Why The X5 Isn't More Off-Road Focused

  10-07-2026 15:00 via motor1.com
  
  The X5 is already more capable than most owners require and BMW may still have another car coming to take on the Defender and G-Class.
  
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• Alpine to Zenvo: the 28 new cars you must see at Festival of Speed

  10-07-2026 14:29 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Join us for a tour of all the (very) hot new metal making its debut at GoodwoodThe 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed is under way (9-12 July), and it's an absolute bumper year for one of the highlights in the motoring calendar.
  Some of the world’s most anticipated new cars have descended on West Sussex, offering a first chance to see them up close – and in action.
  Among the highlights are the Toyota GR GT, the Alpine A110 Future – a test mule giving an initial glimpse a
  
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• MPs mull new 20mph default speed limit for England

  10-07-2026 11:16 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Politicians will discuss whether England could follow Wales in changing 30mph roads to 20mphMPs will consider reducing the default speed limit in England to 20mph in a bid to reduce road casualties.
  The Transport Committee is meeting to discuss whether lower speed limits could be imposed as part of the government's road safety strategy - and whether England should adopt the same default 20mph limit as Wales.
  MPs will quiz an expert panel in a session next Wednesday, including Transport for
  
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• The Porsche 911 Is Crushing The Taycan In Sales, Nearly 5 To 1

  10-07-2026 10:37 via motor1.com
  
  The sports car's rise seems unstoppable while the Taycan remains on a slippery slope.
  
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• Audi Is Rethinking Car Interiors: 'Subtle' Screens, More Buttons, Better Quality

  10-07-2026 09:12 via motor1.com
  
  Next-generation models will scale back screens while bringing back physical controls and nicer materials.
  
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• New Lexus LFA aims to win over EV sceptics with V10 feel

  10-07-2026 05:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Lexus is aiming for the new LFA to feel like its predecessor behind the wheel – without howling V10 soundLexus plans for its electric LFA hypercar to feel authentically like its legendary predecessor to drive - but that doesn't mean simply faking its howling V10 engine note.
  Making its dynamic debut in prototype form at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the new LFA is effectively the EV twin of Toyota's V8-engined GR GT supercar.
  Precise technical details remain under wra
  
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• A Fiat Topolino Abarth Sounds Ridiculous, But It Could Happen

  10-07-2026 00:00 via motor1.com
  
  The Italian automaker thinks it could be cool for buyers under the age of 17.
  
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• The VW Group Is Gutting Its Lineup. Up To Half Its Models Could Die

  09-07-2026 22:22 via motor1.com
  
  The automotive conglomerate is drastically reducing its model portfolio.
  
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• Gunther Werks F-26: 1067bhp 911 bids for Goodwood hill record

  09-07-2026 17:56 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Race-honed, £1.2m recreation of a Porsche legend will go for gold in the hillclimb shootout this weekCalifornian Porsche tuner Gunther Weeks will bid for class victory on the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb this week with a 1000bhp-plus reimagining of the iconic Porsche 911 Slantnose.
  Project F-26 – numbered for the amount of examples that will be built, at around £1.2 million apiece – is a fighter jet-inspired recreation of the distinctive 935 Slantnose of
  
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• This Company Built A Simulated Manual For Ferraris Before Ferrari Did

  09-07-2026 17:00 via motor1.com
  
  Rezvani Motors quietly introduced its 'Quick Shift' technology for certain Ferrari models back in April. We talked to the company’s CEO to see how it works.
  
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