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Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck shocks with over 1,400 hp to go with its 6,000 lb of downforce

Motor Authority

The Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck has 1,400-plus hp and over 6,000 pounds of downforce Romain Dumas will pilot the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck at the hill climb Ford has hinted at a high-performance F-150 Lightning variant entering production The Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck will take on the 2024 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with over.

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Houston Metro Dealership Sells

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Northwest Chrysler Dodge Ram Jeep underscores demand for dealerships in high-growth, densely populated markets, says broker Kerrigan Advisors.

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2024 Nissan Z Heritage Edition celebrates 55 years of sports car icon

Motor Authority

The 2024 Nissan Z Heritage Edition adds extra throwback design elements to the modern sports car 2024 Nissan Z Heritage Editions cost $59,135 and production will be limited Nisan hasn't said how many 2024 Nissan Z Heritage Editions it will build The Nissan Z has turned 55 and Nissan is celebrating with the Z Heritage Edition which is on offer for.

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Cyprus May 2024: Hyundai Tucson #1 again, Kia Stonic takes YTD lead

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Kia Stonic is now #1 year-to-date in Cyprus. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market brakes -24% year-on-year in May to just 1,301 sales. However the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +12.9% to 7,373 units. Kia (-20.3%) stays atop the brands ranking with 20.5% share vs. 19.4% so far this year.

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Review: 2025 McLaren Artura Spider screams with topless plug-in fun

Motor Authority

The McLaren Artura Spider brings a raft of enhancements to the lineup for 2025 The 2025 Artura Spider costs $24,700 more than the coupe McLaren used its race-car knowledge to create a compelling plug-in hybrid supercar Just 48 hours ago Lando Norris skirted in front of George Russell and Max Verstappen in front of my very own eyes at the 2024.

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Greece May 2024: Suzuki Ignis scores first win

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Suzuki Ignis is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in May. The Greek new car market is up 6.2% year-on-year in May to 13,760 sales. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 12.1% to 63,873. Toyota (+34.8%) sports another fantastic month at 16.2% share vs. 15.6% so far this year. But it is the following two brands that really impress: Suzuki is up 223.3% year-on-year to 13.7% share vs. 8.5% year-to-date and now ranks #3 YTD, and Fiat does even better at +457.7% to 7.1% share vs. 4.7% YTD.

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2025 Cadillac CT5-V and CT4-V Blackwing Le Mans editions honor history

Motor Authority

Cadillac revealed two special edition Blackwings Cadillac will build 101 CT5-V Blackwing Le Monstre Special Editions and 50 CT4-V Blackwing Petit Pataud Special Editions Both special editions celebrate Cadillacs from the 1950 Le Mans race Cadillac marked its participation in the past weekend's 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans with a pair of special.

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Ferrari wins crash-filled 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans

Motor Authority

Ferrari took home overall victory on Sunday at an eventful 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans, making it back-to-back wins for the Italian marque which only made its return to the top level at the French classic last year after half a century away. Ferrari had three 499P LMH cars in the premier Hypercar class, with the number 50 car driven by Antonio Fuoco.

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Indonesia May 2024: Chery breaks into Top 10

Best Selling Cars Blog

Chery is now among Indonesia’s 10 best-selling brands. Wholesales in Indonesia lose -13.2% year-on-year in May to 71,263 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -20.9% to 334,969. For their part retail sales are off -12.6% to 72,137 for the month and -14.4% year-to-date to 361,698. In the wholesales brands ranking, Toyota (-16.7%) retains the top spot with a strong 33% market share above Daihatsu (-6.4%) at 21% and Honda (-34.6%) at 10.2%.

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Mobile munchies? This Lexus GX has a pizza oven in back

Motor Authority

A Lexus GX Monogram concept hides a pizza oven The one-off concept features barn doors; where's the extra cheese? The concept is unlikely to ever enter production Lexus and luxury appliance brand Monogram turned a 2024 GX SUV into a pizza kitchen on wheels. Slated to be unveiled at the Food & Wine Classic show in Aspen, Colorado, which opens.

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Vietnam May 2024: Mitsubishi Xpander now #1 YTD in recovering market

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Mitsubishi Xpander is now the favourite of Vietnamese consumers YTD. Based on data by local association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam rally back up 24.4% year-on-year in May to 25,794. Keep in mind May 2023 was down -52.7% on the year prior. This way, the year-to-date tally is now off -4.6% to 108,309. Adding Hyundai sales that are reported separately from VAMA, these figures climb to 30,708 for the month (+26.4%) and 127,643 YTD (+0.5%).

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Meet the man now in charge of the Corvette and other GM performance cars

Motor Authority

Tony Roma will be the new Corvette and Chevrolet Performance boss Roma will supersede Tadge Juechter who is retiring Roma was in charge of engineering the Cadillac Celestiq flagship General Motors last week named Tony Roma as the new person responsible for all future development of the Chevrolet Corvette. Roma takes over from Tadge Juechter who.

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New Audi E-Tron GT RS is firm's most powerful car with 912bhp

Autocar

Performance model dispatches the 0-62mph sprint in 2.5sec Updated saloon gets feisty Performance variant alongside a longer range and quicker charging Audi has given its E-tron GT sports saloon a new look and a round of substantial technical updates to bring it into line with its recently upgraded Porsche Taycan sibling. Many of the changes mirror those on the Porsche, with which the E-tron GT shares its J1 platform, and include significant upgrades to the battery capacity, motor power and DC ra

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McLaren Artura Spider, Ferrari SF90 successor: Today's Car News

Motor Authority

McLaren's Artura plug-in hybrid supercar has been updated and includes 19 more horsepower, as well as the option of a Spider convertible. It may cost $24,700 more than the coupe, but the Spider is well worth the premium given the fun of driving with the top down coupled with no real loss of performance. Another plug-in hybrid supercar in the.

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BMW: ICE cars on sale alongside EVs for "foreseeable future"

Autocar

The strategy allows BMW to be adaptable to fluctuating global market conditions Future ICE models to use a different platform to today but will be similar in styling to their electric equivalents While there will be an electric BMW 3 Series based on the Neue Klasse platform in 2025, combustion-engined and hybrid versions with the same look will remain – but they will be built on an updated version of the current mixed-energy rear-wheel-drive platform.

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2025 Audi E-Tron GT given big performance boost, now hits 912 hp

Motor Authority

The 2025 Audi E-Tron GT replaces the R8 supercar as the automaker's halo model A new RS Audi E-Tron GT Performance variant joins the lineup with 912 hp The Audi E-Tron GT receives the Porsche Taycan's upgraded 105-kwh battery With the Audi R8 no longer in production, the performance mantle at Audi Sport now lies with the 2025 E-Tron GT.

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Audi Launches its Most Powerful Car Ever

Motor 1

The RS E-Tron GT Performance packs an astounding 912 horsepower.

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2025 Ferrari SF90 successor spied again

Motor Authority

Ferrari is deep in the development of a successor to the SF90. Following the earlier sighting of a test mule using makeshift SF90 body panels, our latest spy shots show the successor model wearing its own body, albeit heavily camouflaged. New details include a longer front overhang and a taller rear, resulting in more of that classic supercar.

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Openlane Offers U.S. Dealers With Faster Wholesaling

AutoDealer Today

'Absolute Sale' designed to deliver increased velocity, higher engagement, better results.

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A Remarkable Success: The First US Women Automotive Summit in Detroit

Women Automotive Network

We are excited to share the outstanding success of our first US Women Automotive Summit in Detroit! The energy was incredible, and we're thrilled to carry this momentum forward to Stuttgart on October 8th for our next Summit. Incredible Attendance The event saw an impressive turnout, with over 400 in-person attendees and 250 live viewers from 33 countries, totalling 679 participants.

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Take Precautionary ID Measures

AutoDealer Today

And you might want to hold onto those keys, while you’re at it.

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Koenigsegg Warns All 28 Jesko Owners To Stop Driving After Greece Inferno

Carscoops

A Koenigsegg Jesko Attack burned to the ground in Greece just weeks after delivery. Now, the event has triggered a stop-drive order for 28 cars from the automaker itself. It’s investigating what caused the conflagration and what, if anything, it needs to do to ensure the others don’t meet the same fate. Supercars and hypercars get a ton of attention all on their own.

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Used Sales Surge

AutoDealer Today

May deliveries hit two-year-plus high as volume trims a little off supply.

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Lexus LBX 2024 long-term test

Autocar

Can this smaller than usual Lexus live up to its longer than usual name? Let’s find out Why we’re running it: Lexus has pinned its hopes of UK sales growth on this new compact crossover Month 1 - Specs Life with a Lexus LBX: Month 1 Welcoming the LBX to the fleet - 12 June 2024 Has anyone else got a mental block on all these Lexuses with an X in their name?

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What EV Consumers Want

AutoDealer Today

When it comes to the shopping experience, study shows they gravitate to nontraditional features, services.

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Koenigsegg Issues Do-Not-Drive-Order After Jesko Burns to the Ground

Motor 1

Nobody was hurt in the fire, but the multi-million-dollar Jesko is obviously toast.

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Reynolds Retail Summit Itinerary Set

AutoDealer Today

Annual event to be held at Lansdowne Resort in Virginia, Aug. 19 to Aug. 20.

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Tom’s Racing Gives The Toyota Prius Aero Wings

Carscoops

TOM’S has introduced a new styling package for the Toyota Prius in Japan. It consists of a new front spoiler, revised side skirts, and a rear diffuser. Pricing starts at ¥299,000 and you can add an exhaust system for ¥265,000 more. Toyota did the unthinkable with the fifth-generation Prius as they transformed the model into a sporty and stylish hybrid.

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Driving test wait times up another 20% as DVSA plan is failing

Auto Express

The promise that DVSA is ‘taking all measures it can to reduce waiting times’ rings hollow as waits increase by 20 per cent

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Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck Has Three Motors And 1400+ HP

Carscoops

Ford has revealed the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck has a tri-motor powertrain producing more than 1,400 hp. The model will compete at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 23. The truck will be driven by Romain Dumas, who was won the race multiple times. Following a preview earlier this year, Ford has revealed powertrain details and the livery for the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck.

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The Nissan Z Heritage Edition Is a $60,000 Datsun Throwback

Motor 1

It honors the original Datsun 240Z launched in 1969.

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Kimera K39 Racecar Might Tackle Pikes Peak, Could Lead To A Road-Legal Conversion

Carscoops

Kimera Automobili will launch the K39 racecar on June 22. The “hyper-restomod” features a completely redesigned bodykit over the EVO37 and EVO38. The company is considering a road-legal conversion of the racecar that could be offered in very limited numbers. Fresh out of the launch of the EVO38 “Integrale” , Kimera Automobili is ready for the debut of yet another model inspired by the gorgeous Lancia 037.

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Suzuki Swace hybrid gets a tiny tech boost

Auto Express

Minor upgrades arrive for the Suzuki Swace family car, including a larger display and speed assist tech.

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Jaguar’s Canadian Dealers Threaten Lawsuit Over JLR’s EV Shift

Carscoops

Jaguar is in the midst of reinventing the brand, reducing sales volume, and going EV-only. JLR is looking to trim down the number of Jaguar outlets across Canada. Dealers who invested heavily in the brand are not satisfied, and want compensation. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealers in Canada are gearing up for a joint lawsuit as the company wants to reconfigure how the brand operates.

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Jaguar facing legal action over EV rebirth

CarExpert

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealers in Canada are reportedly gearing up for joint legal action in response to the company’s move to an electric-only lineup for the Jaguar brand. This strategy shift will see the brand repositioned as a more exclusive marque with higher prices and a smaller lineup. A shift upmarket will likely mean lower volume and fewer dealers, something Carscoops reports has drawn the ire of JLR’s Canadian dealer network and kickstarted intentions to file a joint lawsui

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Nio EL8: Europe Gets A Chinese BMW iX Fighter With Six-Seats And 643 Hp

Carscoops

The all-electric SUV will be offered with 75 kWh and 100 kWh battery packs. A pair of electric motors combine to produce 643 hp and 627 lb-ft (850 Nm). Prices start at €82,900 (~$88,700) in Germany. The European market will soon have another electric SUV on offer, this time brought to life by Chinese car manufacturer Nio and badged the EL8. It’s big, it’s powerful, and it will also be quite expensive.

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Toyota Wants to Make More Fun Cars but It Can't Do It Alone

Motor 1

It plans to partner with other brands to co-develop new performance cars.