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• Tesla Model Y L Debuts With A Human-Sized Third Row

  06-07-2026 18:00 via motor1.com
  
  The Chinese market has been able to buy the more spacious Model Y for a while now, but it’s finally coming to America.
  
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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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• 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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• 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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• China's New Supercar Packs 1,500 Horsepower And Stunning Looks

  09-07-2026 15:17 via motor1.com
  
  BYD debuts its new electric supercar, packing advanced torque vectoring and the ability to charge from 10 to 97 percent in just nine minutes.
  
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• "Like a vegan burger": AMG's EV exhaust is very nearly the real thing

  09-07-2026 14:50 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Mercedes has moved the engine fakery game on with seat shakers and simulated pops and bangsThe arrival of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N was a landmark moment for electric performance cars. There’s a distinct split between those from before it and its virtual gearbox and those that came after.
  The new Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 is only the latest to jump on the trend after the Porsche Taycan and Honda Super-N, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see more in the years – even months – 
  
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• The Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 Is Back, And It's Electric

  09-07-2026 14:34 via motor1.com
  
  The tri-motor super sedan/wagon duo packs 680 horsepower and hits 62 mph (100 km/h) in three seconds flat.
  
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• New Mercedes-AMG CLA is 671bhp EV – with pops and bangs

  09-07-2026 14:04 via autocar.co.uk
  
  CLA 45 goes electric with supercar-baiting pace, choice of saloon or estate and 416-mile rangeMercedes-AMG is aiming to convert hot hatch buyers to electric power with the new CLA 45, which brings supercar-baiting performance, advanced torque-vectoring technology and an ICE-aping exhaust note that even pops and bangs.
  Available as both a saloon and a Shooting Brake estate, the first electric 45 model is substantially different under the skin from the regular CLA. It combines three axial flu
  
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• DS No7

  09-07-2026 14:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  France’s Audi aspirant rejuvenates and fully electrifies its best-sellerTypically when a new car arrives, its predecessor is deemed old news and mentioned in passing at best. Yet the media launch of the DS N°7 involved the screening of an emotional video montage of its DS 7 predecessor, its stint as Emmanuel Macron’s presidential limo among the highlights.The 7 did a mighty job for DS, contributing 50% of the French brand’s sales for much of its life and selling more than
  
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• MG Go hot hatch previews Renault 5 rival for 2027

  09-07-2026 12:02 via autocar.co.uk
  The MG 2 will launch next year inspired by this Goodwood concept car designed in BritainThe new MG Go concept car is the first preview of the new MG 2 supermini, which will arrive in 2027 as a rival to the likes of the Renault 5 and Mini Cooper.
  It has been unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed alongside another MG concept, a plush SUV called the MG Cyber.
  The production version of the Go will be positioned as a fun, fashionable model rather than a budget offering and marks t
  
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• Wild new Ruf supercar packs 1000bhp flat-eight boxer engine

  09-07-2026 12:00 via autocar.co.uk
  Legendary Porsche fettler adds a pair of cylinders to 911's flat six for monstrous power – and noiseStoried Porsche tuner Ruf has taken to the Goodwood Festival of Speed to show off a wild new prototype supercar with a flat-eight boxer engine.
  Known as the B8, the mule is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.8-litre horizontally opposed lump at its rear - the same format as the 911 has always used – but with two extra cylinders.
  Ruf claims it develops more than 986bhp and 737lb
  
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• Ruf's Next Performance Car Will Have 1,000 HP. Here's Our First Look

  09-07-2026 12:00 via motor1.com
  
  Ruf’s new twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter flat-eight engine sounds like an absolute monster.
  
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• MG plug-in hybrids will switch to semi-solid-state batteries in 2027

  09-07-2026 12:00 via autocar.co.uk
  Chinese manufacturer's SolidCore technology will be used not only for EVs but also PHEVs like the next ZSMG will equip its next-generation plug-in hybrids with semi-solid-state battery technology from 2027.
  The new technology, announced earlier this year, will come first to the MG 4 EV Urban hatchback, and it has now been confirmed that it will then be used in PHEVs - first the next-generation MG ZS in 2027, then the MG HS and MG S9. 
  In time, MG's semi-solid-state battery technology, calle
  
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• MG Cyber: plush SUV concept shows brand’s future style

  09-07-2026 12:00 via autocar.co.uk
  Rakish new electric crossover will make production – but won't necessarily be sold to UK driversThe bold new MG Cyber concept serves as a showcase for the Chinese company’s future design direction and will evolve into its flagship EV.
  A Goodwood Festival of Speed star, the Cyber is electric and close to five metres in length - and described by MG design boss Jozef Kaban as a "dream car" for the brand.
  The Cyber will perform a similar role on the premium and aspirationa
  
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• Exclusive pictures: Denza Z Coupé revealed as 1582bhp hypercar

  09-07-2026 11:33 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Tech-laden flagship for BYD premium brand brings huge power output for 0-62mph sprint time of 2.25secBYD's premium brand, Denza, has pulled the wraps of the coupé version of its new Z electric hypercar.
  Underpinned by a new development of the e3 platform that's also employed by the Z9 GT, it has three electric motors that combine for a huge 1582bhp and 915lb ft of torque. 
  This allows the Z Coupé to hit 62mph from rest in a claimed 2.25sec; the Z Spider that was revealed
  
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• Alpine boss: Electric A110 will be 'even better' than petrol car

  09-07-2026 11:31 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Sports EV will be revealed in full next year, with Alpine boss promising better performance and interiorAlpine boss Philippe Krief has vowed that the second-generation, fully electric A110 sports car will be better to drive than its fabled predecessor in every aspect.
  The two-seater is due to be revealed in full next year, but the French firm has shown a first glimpse with the A110 Future running up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
  That machine is a development car, featuring the
  
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