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• The Hottest Lamborghini Urus Debuts Next Month

  28-06-2026 18:00 via motor1.com
  
  Lambo’s most hardcore Performante SUV makes its awaited return. The teaser shows a large wing.
  
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• Mazda Doesn't Think The SUV Boom Will End Anytime Soon

  29-06-2026 16:00 via motor1.com
  
  Mazda says crossovers still have room to grow—even with sedans making a slight comeback.
  
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• McLaren W1

  29-06-2026 15:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  McLaren introduces its third '1' car in its history, with almost 1300bhp and a £2m price tag.There is a recent trend for hypercars to have four-wheel drive, with engines typically in their middle and supplemented by electric motors at the front.And with good reason, because more than 1000bhp is an awful lot for two wheels to deal with by themselves. Some engineers say that to get the best out of so much power, it must be distributed through four tyres.McLaren engineers don’t fe
  
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• A worthy P1 successor? 1258bhp, RWD McLaren W1 driven on road and track

  29-06-2026 15:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  McLaren introduces its third '1' car in its history, with almost 1300bhp and a £2 million price tagThere is a recent trend for hypercars to have four-wheel drive, with engines typically in their middle and supplemented by electric motors at the front.And with good reason, because more than 1000bhp is an awful lot for two wheels to deal with by themselves. Some engineers say that to get the best out of so much power, it must be distributed through four tyres.McLaren engineers don&rsqu
  
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• Thieves continue to target VW badges after a decade of problems

  29-06-2026 12:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of badges have been stolen to date as thieves target valuable sensor packagesTen years since the first reports emerged, grille badges that incorporate the radar unit used by their ADAS systems are still being stolen from some Volkswagen vehicles, with victims paying out hundreds of pounds in repairs.
  In 2016, owners took to social media to report how thieves were prising the grille badges from the latest VW models such as the Mk7 Golf to gain access to the radar unit that
  
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• Mazda Suggests The New Miata Will Be The Last With A Gas Engine

  29-06-2026 11:55 via motor1.com
  
  The fifth-generation MX-5 is still a few years away.
  
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• Hyundai Hints The New Elantra N Will Be Even Wider

  29-06-2026 10:55 via motor1.com
  
  The standard Elantra already has wide hips, but the N version will bulk up further.
  
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• The New Mitsubishi Pajero Gets A Dedicated Off-Road Screen

  29-06-2026 09:29 via motor1.com
  
  The Pajero is coming back, and so is an off-road gadget inspired by older generations.
  
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• Understated cars that are secretly quick

  29-06-2026 07:33 via autocar.co.uk
  
  These cars are seriously quick without bragging about it - let's take a look at the ultimate Q carsWe don’t need to tell you the Audi R8 is quick.It would still look like a fast car even if it was powered by a lawnmower engine. On the other end of the spectrum, there is a whole group of cars that conceal powerful drivetrains under the sheet metal of a normal car, like this lovely Ford Mustang V8-powered Rover 75 pictured. From high-horsepower MPVs to track-ready SUVs, we’re taking a
  
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• Every major car manufacturer's most iconic model

  29-06-2026 07:31 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Autocar names the car from every major car-maker that it thinks is the most important - and why
  In the motoring world, the word ‘iconic’ can mean almost anything you want it to.It could describe a car which encapsulates the history and ethos of its maker, or an outstanding model with no relation to anything else wearing the same badge. Or it could refer to something else entirely.
  Whatever the definition, we believe that 50 manufacturers have produced cars which could be considered i
  
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• "We got it wrong": Why Britain's pothole epidemic can't be solved

  29-06-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Experts say we've taken a wrong turn on long-term road maintenanceExperts say Britain has taken a wrong turn on long-term road maintenance.
  There are now more than one million potholes across the UK, roughly six for every mile of road, and the problem seems to be getting worse due to what experts say are the wrong methods being deployed to repair them.
  In a bid to stop the rot, the government has committed £7.3 billion for roads over the next four years and is now pushing councils towards
  
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• V8s making shock comeback as luxury base chase emotion

  29-06-2026 06:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  EV aversion and softening legislation have put big, booming engines back on the agendaThe V8 is making a shock comeback, thanks to a green light from US regulators and foot-dragging among high-end car buyers.
  Stellantis, Lotus and Mercedes-Benz are among those reinstalling V8s into their line-up, and new Chinese car makers are working on their first-ever versions.
  Meanwhile, the likes of BMW, Ford and General Motors are reaffirming their support for the engine, investing in new developments in r
  
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• Why the Fiat 500 is the ultimate retro revival

  28-06-2026 16:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Fiat captured the 1957 car's spirit in 2007 with great effect - and it's worked for 20 yearsWhat goes into a successful retro revival of an old car?
  For a good example, let's look at the Renault 5. The consensus is that it gets all the key features right. Much like the original 5, it's great to drive and even better to look at, but at its core it captures that classless spirit that the car always had. Just as with that car (and even more so in the modern era of PCP finance and leasing), almost a
  
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• McMurtry Teases Production Version Of Its Wild Electric Hypercar

  28-06-2026 15:00 via motor1.com
  
  Just 100 examples of the Spéirling Pure Will Be Produced
  
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• MX-5 for the family? Manual Mazda 3 is an everyday driver's delight

  28-06-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Much of what the five-star MX-5 so great is evident in this humble hatchbackI worry about the future of smaller car firms. With so much new technology to invest in and develop and new rivals flooding the market, the relative minnows are getting squeezed.
  That's why, like many of its contemporaries, Mazda is increasingly reliant on partnerships, sharing development with Toyota and Changan. Such deals give a firm like Mazda a path into the future, but the fear is that they lose some of the individ
  
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• Why car buyers should still care about depreciation

  28-06-2026 06:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  PCP deals have put depreciation out of mind for most motorists, but it could soon bite backWhatever happened to depreciation?
  There was a time when it was car buyers' main concern. Now, not so much. Perhaps the popularity of PCP finance deals is the reason. With the car's minimum future value guaranteed, a vague promise of equity at the end of the term to put towards the next one and lower monthly payments than hire purchase, PCPs might just have brushed the spectre of depreciation under th
  
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• How many Chinese car brands can actually survive in the UK?

  27-06-2026 21:38 via autocar.co.uk
  
  When even car journalists struggle to keep up with new Chinese entrants, does the industry have a problem?I suppose it finally had to happen. An entire vehicle brand has been launched in the UK before I realised it even existed.
  Retailers started offering this maker's cars only four days before I found out about it, but still.
  I feel like I've failed. The car market has left a self-confessed car bore like me behind to the extent that there are not just models but now entire brands (okay, this on
  
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• Christian Von Koenigsegg Says No To Electric Vehicles

  27-06-2026 18:00 via motor1.com
  
  The hypercar maker explains the choice of hybrid and why the internal combustion engine remains irreplaceable.
  
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• Christian Von Koenigsegg On EVs And The Future Of Internal Combustion: Interview

  27-06-2026 18:00 via motor1.com
  
  The hypercar maker explains the choice of hybrid and why the internal combustion engine remains irreplaceable.
  
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• BMW Says It Would 'Love' A New M1

  27-06-2026 15:00 via motor1.com
  
  The BMW M1 is nearly 50 years old, and the automaker can’t stop thinking about it.  
  
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• My 85-year-old Jeep is perfect for driving to the shops

  27-06-2026 13:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Ready for action: Simple and reliable Jeep is easy to work on and appreciate"We always get the first car parking space at Asda!" jokes Ian Watson about his Willys Jeep, which he has owned for 10 years.
  "With the machine gun mounts - I have a couple of 30-calibre guns at home that fit them - it looks pretty serious." I hope he removes the - fake? - hand grenade attached to the dashboard when he and wife Viv pop into the supermarket.
  Ian's Jeep is an early example - a 1941 'Slat Grille' (when Ford
  
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• Alien encouter: visiting the UK's Area 51in a Maserati MCPura

  27-06-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Exploring Britain's own Area 51 in the latest flying object from Modena: Brace for close encountersDo you believe?
  YouGov surveys suggest three-quarters of British people adjudge that alien life exists somewhere in the universe, while a whole third think those extraterrestrials have visited Earth at least once. Seven per cent of our population say they have seen a UFO. But I'd happily wager those figures swell at least a little in this hilly, happy valley in West Yorkshire. The market town of To
  
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• Alien encounter: visiting the UK's Area 51in a Maserati MCPura

  27-06-2026 07:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Exploring Britain's own Area 51 in the latest flying object from Modena: Brace for close encountersDo you believe?
  YouGov surveys suggest three-quarters of British people adjudge that alien life exists somewhere in the universe, while a whole third think those extraterrestrials have visited Earth at least once. Seven per cent of our population say they have seen a UFO. But I'd happily wager those figures swell at least a little in this hilly, happy valley in West Yorkshire. The market town of To
  
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• The most powerful American production car engines of all time

  27-06-2026 05:39 via autocar.co.uk
  
  There's no replacement for displacement, and this lot of hugely powerful and often massive engines prove that
  Internal combustion engines are far more complex than electric motors, and it’s correspondingly more difficult to make them produce a lot of power.As the 2011 horsepower Lotus Evija demonstrates, the most powerful cars of the near future will be EVs, but remarkable outputs have nevertheless been achieved with engines fuelled by petrol or diesel.
  Here we’re looking at 20 of th
  
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• Most American-Made Cars Aren't Actually From American Brands

  26-06-2026 23:00 via motor1.com
  
  With Tesla losing two spots on the list, Japanese automakers now own six of the 10 most American-made vehicles and 12 of the top 20.
  
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• Jeep's Most Expensive Electric Off-Roader Costs Over $78,000

  26-06-2026 21:00 via motor1.com
  
  It's still a lot less expensive than a GMC Hummer EV. So that's a win for Jeep, I guess?
  
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• Toyota Has Too Many Models. These Ones Need To Go

  26-06-2026 17:30 via motor1.com
  
  Toyota has 21 unique nameplates in the US alone—a few of them probably need to go.
  
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• Dodge Could Return To NASCAR Sooner Than Expected  

  26-06-2026 16:00 via motor1.com
  
  Dodge is hustling to develop its NASCAR race car, and it might return to the series in 2027.  
  
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• The Corvette ZR1X Is The New King Of Pikes Peak

  26-06-2026 15:05 via motor1.com
  
  The ZR1X, driven by JR Hildebrand, set a new fastest time for a production vehicle.
  
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• Next-generation Hyundai Elantra brings striking new look

  26-06-2026 12:49 via autocar.co.uk
  
  New Elantra has been sculpted according to 'Art of Steel' design language; brings choice of petrol or hybridHyundai has revealed the next iteration of its Elantra saloon, bringing a dramatic new look.
  Named the Avante in its home market of Korea, it is the most extreme example of the brand’s new Art of Steel design language yet, with a number of hard lines and aggressive angles across its bodywork.
  It is slightly larger than the rival Skoda Octavia, owing to a 30mm increase in its wheelbas
  
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