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Ford F-150 Lightning Switchgear delivers street truck or off-road performance

Motor Authority

Ford on Wednesday took the covers off an F-150 Lightning-based concept that hints at the direction the automaker may take if it launches a performance-oriented electric truck. It's called the F-150 Lightning Switchgear, and right now it's only a concept vehicle. It will serve as a testbed for future electric vehicles, just like the previous.

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Austria Full Year 2023: Skoda Octavia and Tesla Model Y top market up 11.2%

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Austria for the 2nd year in a row. Discover over 45 years of Austrian Historical Data here. 239,150 new cars found a buyer in Austria this year, a solid 11.2% year-on-year improvement. Volkswagen (+5.2%) sees its share drop from 14.9% to 14.1%. In contrast Skoda (+26.5%) improves from 8.7% to 9.9%. Meanwhile BMW (+9.8%) shows stable share at 7.5% while Audi (+24.8%) excels but stays at #4 in a Top 4 unchanged on 2022.

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New Aston Martin Vantage teased ahead of Feb. 12 debut

Motor Authority

Aston Martin took to social media last week to announce plans to reveal a redesigned Vantage sports car on February 12. In a series of posts on X, Aston Martin confirmed the reveal date and provided a few glimpses of the car. More revealing prototype examples of both the coupe and convertible (Vantage Roadster) have also been spotted in the past.

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Belgium Full Year 2023: BMW X1 and Tesla Model Y top market up 30.1%

Best Selling Cars Blog

The BMW X1 is the best-selling vehicle in Belgium in 2023. Discover over 65 years of Belgian Historical Data here. 466,675 new cars hit Belgian roads in 2023, a 30.1% year-on-year surge which brings the market to its highest since 2020. BMW (+33.1%) confirms it is the favourite of Belgian car buyers for the third year running with an improved 10.6% market share.

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Wild Praga Bohema hypercar enters production

Motor Authority

Many new supercars and hypercars have been shown over the years but few of these end up making it to production. That isn't the case for the wild Praga Bohema which is now in production a little more than a year after it was first shown. The Bohema is the latest creation of Czech race car specialist Praga. It's a lightweight two-seater at home on.

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Chile Full Year 2023: Toyota Hilux snaps first lead in hellish market (-26.5%)

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Toyota Hilux is #1 in Chile for the first time. Discover close to 20 years of Chile Historical Data here. After a record year in 2022 , the Chilean new light vehicle market sinks -26.5% to 313,865 units. SUVs are down -24.2% to 143,696, passenger cars off -36.7% to 66,630, pickups down -19.3% to 70,680 and vans down -26.3% to 32,859. In the brands ranking, Toyota (-21.8%) overtakes Chevrolet (-43.1%) to claim the top spot with 8.3% share vs. 6.8% for the American brand.

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2026 Audi A7, Praga Bohema: Car News Headlines

Motor Authority

Audi is working on a redesign for the A7, and this time the range will feature additional body styles to the regular Sportback hatch. One of the new body styles will be an Avant wagon, a prototype for which has been spotted. It will take over for the gas-powered A6 Avant after the A6 range goes electric with its next redesign. Czech race car.

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Ford readying Raptor truck for 2025 Dakar Rally

Motor Authority

The 2024 Dakar Rally is currently underway in Saudi Arabia, but Ford, which is among the competitors, is already looking to next year's event. The Blue Oval on Wednesday announced it is preparing a new Raptor truck for next year's rally. It will be a bespoke truck that Ford spokesman Jay Ward said will compete simply as a Raptor, and not as one of.

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Lexus LM

Autocar

Lexus steps back into the full-blown luxury sphere with a rather unconventional limousine rival If the sight of the new Lexus LM makes you wonder why anyone would spend six figures on a van-like ‘luxury mover’ large MPV, it’s probably because you’re simply not ‘hyper-affluent’ enough. For a few minutes at least, just try to be a bit more Jeffrey Bezos.Imagine that you travel almost everywhere by private jet - except when travelling by road.

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2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed theme announced

Motor Authority

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is one of the highlights of the automotive calendar. It happens midsummer on the grounds of Goodwood House in the south of England, and features a mix of the greatest cars and greatest drivers on the planet. All of them work together to show off a combination of speed, power, driving skill, and a general love of all.

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New 2024 Renault crossover primed to take on the Toyota C-HR

Autocar

New £25k crossover will be longer than the Captur, at 4.4m The new crossover is understood to be only slightly larger than the Clio-based Captur While Renault seeks to secure its footing in the value-focused B-segment, the company is also investing heavily in expanding its offering in the larger and more expensive C-segment – and as part of that, it will launch a new SUV to rival the likes of the Toyota C-HR.

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"Days Of Thunder" race cars found rotting in forest

Motor Authority

A pair of cars allegedly used in the 1990 NASCAR film "Days of Thunder" have been unearthed. First spotted by Motor1, the YouTube channel Coors Bandit recently published a video documenting the recovery of the cars from two separate locations in Florida. Both had been sitting outside in the woods and are in poor condition. Importantly, they both.

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Honda Tops U.S. Hybrid Sales

AutoDealer Today

Automaker, which says it outsold competitors in the segment last year, is aiming for an all-electric lineup by 2040.

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2026 Audi A7 Avant spy shots: A6 wagon's replacement spotted

Motor Authority

A prototype for a new Audi A7 Avant wagon has been spied again, revealing many new details. The vehicle will be twinned with a redesigned A7 Sportback hatchback in an expanded A7 family due to start arriving around 2025. It isn't clear if the wagon will reach the U.S., but the hatch will likely make it to these shores as a 2026 model. The current.

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Extended-range Vauxhall Mokka Electric priced from £36,610

Autocar

The extended-range Mokka uses a larger 54kWh unit for a 252-mile range British brand’s electric crossover gets upgraded battery from facelifted Peugeot e-208; will be sold alongside standard-range car Vauxhall has revealed pricing and specifications for its updated Mokka Electric, touting an increased range and more power than before. Available to order from March, the updated Mokka Electric is priced from £36,610 for the extended-range car, which uses a larger 54kWh unit for a 252-mile range.

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Mullin Automotive Museum Permanently Closing In February

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It’s the end of an era in Oxnard, California as the Mullin Automotive Museum has announced plans to close its doors for the final time on February 10. The museum was founded over a decade ago by Peter and Merle Mullin, who used the facility to showcase their automotive, art, and furniture collection to the public. The historic pieces filled the museum, which boasts nearly 47,000 square feet (4,366 square meters) of exhibition space.

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Ford Tourneo Courier

Autocar

Ford renews its smallest van, using Puma car underpinnings to create an appealing Citroën Berlingo rival Remember when the Citroën Berlingo was the hottest thing around?Manufacturers revelled in showing off the clever storage solutions in these compact van-based people carriers. The French even came up with a word for them: ludospace, meaning space to play.But SUVs came and made them less popular, and then emissions regulations came and killed off most of the combustion-engined versions.Ford rec

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Yes, EVs had trouble charging in Chicago cold. No, it wasn't entirely their fault

Auto Blog

Filed under: Green , Tesla , Green Culture , Green Driving , Electric Continue reading Yes, EVs had trouble charging in Chicago cold. No, it wasn't entirely their fault Yes, EVs had trouble charging in Chicago cold. No, it wasn't entirely their fault originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toyota Could Build As Many As 10.3 Million Vehicles This Year

Carscoops

Toyota is aiming to produce some 10.3 million vehicles this year in what would be a record for the Japanese manufacturer. Hot on the heels of a wildly successful 2023 that saw it build 9.23 million vehicles between January and November (December figures have not yet been announced), Toyota is looking to build 3.4 million vehicles in Japan this year and another 6.9 million overseas, including for the Lexus brand.

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Auto Loan Picture Shrinks

AutoDealer Today

Consumers faced tighter conditions in the fall, though their overall outlook brightened.

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Someone’s Discrediting Toyota’s EV Plans With An Elaborate Electra AI Hoax

Carscoops

Have you noticed something missing from our news feed? Well, it seems we’ve been taken for a ride with Toyota’s purported AI chatbot, Electra, and an alleged hacking incident. However, none of it was real, and it’s time for us to hold our hands up and admit our blunder in falling for this elaborate scheme, all cleverly crafted to cast a shadow on Toyota’s hybrid lineup and its EV strategy.

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Apple autonomous car another step closer – report

Drive.com

Development of the long-rumoured Apple car is continuing – amid reports of delays to the project – as the tech giant expands its autonomous driving testing program. Apple has recruited new drivers for its autonomous vehicle testing fleet for the first time in three years – as the US tech giant’s plans to join the car industry reportedly continue to face delays.

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From Bug To Buzz: VW Celebrates 75 Years in America With Photographic Journey

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Seventy-five years back, the very fist pair of Volkswagen Type 1 cars rolled into New York, setting the wheels in motion for the legendary Beetle’s American adventure. To mark this milestone, VW presents a photographic time-travel from the classic ’49 Beetle to the retro-futuristic 2024 VW ID. Buzz electric van, showcasing the remarkable evolution of the auto industry.

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J.D. Power Auto Summit to delve into OEM challenges, EV market & more

Auto Remarketing

The 2024 J.D. Power Auto Summit, set for Feb. 1 in Las Vegas just ahead of NADA Show 2024, will arm attendees with a better view of how to attack and stay competitive in today’s ever-changing auto industry, event organizers say. Auto Remarketing spoke with Doug Betts, president of the automotive division of J.D. Power, who has been in that position nearly seven years, for a preview of the event.

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83-Year-Old Lamborghini Huracan STS And Porsche 911 GT3 RS Owner Is One Fast Grandma

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Sonja M. Heiniger could be enjoying her retirement by laying back on a beach somewhere and relaxing but instead, she is a frequent participant at track days in Italy and loves driving high-powered sports cars and supercars. Now, this is an epic way to enjoy your twilight years. The 83-year-old owns an internet services firm in Switzerland and since 2005, has been a frequently participant at Porsche Club races in Zurich since 2005.

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How to drive an EV in cold weather: Precondition, plan ahead, charge at home

Auto Blog

Filed under: Green , Electric Continue reading How to drive an EV in cold weather: Precondition, plan ahead, charge at home How to drive an EV in cold weather: Precondition, plan ahead, charge at home originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Abarth 600e Electric SUV Spotted Resting Next To Its Fiat Sibling

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Soon after Abarth itself released a series of images of the 600e undergoing testing in prototype guise, our spy photographers were able to snap some photos of the upcoming electric crossover up close. We managed to spot an Abarth 600e prototype parked alongside the standard Fiat version while charging. While the camouflage of the two cars helps to hide their identity, we can still see that the Abarth adopts a more aggressive design than the regular Fiat-branded 600e.

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Ford F-150 Lightning Switchgear takes the electric pickup off-roading

Auto Blog

Filed under: Aftermarket , Green , Ford , Truck , Electric , Off-Road Vehicles , Performance Continue reading Ford F-150 Lightning Switchgear takes the electric pickup off-roading Ford F-150 Lightning Switchgear takes the electric pickup off-roading originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Europe’s Ford Kuga Gets American Facelift, Improved Infotainment And Lower Prices

Carscoops

It’s often the case that cars launched in Europe or Asia don’t make it to the U.S. until the following model year. But the Ford Kuga is a rare exception to that rule. In America the crossover is sold as the Escape and received a facelift in late 2022, but it’s taken almost two years for that same visual refresh to make it onto the European-market Kuga.

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Ford F-150 recalled: Australian owners told to stop driving immediately

CarExpert

Ford Australia is asking owners of 443 examples of its F-150 pickup to stop driving as there’s the risk of a loss of steering control. This recall affects locally remanufactured Ford F-150 models produced between 2022 and 2023. “Due to a remanufacturing process issue, the steering intermediate shaft may separate from the steering rack resulting in a loss of steering control,” said the company in its recall notice. “A loss of steering control could increase the risk of an

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This Ferrari 488 Pista Has A Unique Spec List But Costs Almost Double The Original MSRP

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When it was new, the Ferrari 488 Pista had a starting price of just over $330,000 in the United States but prices have jumped since then, with plenty listed online for upwards of half a million dollars. This particular 488 Pista is one of the most expensive we’ve come across but not without good reason. This example has been listed up for sale courtesy of Boardwalk Ferrari in Plano, Texas, and was configured through the Tailor Made program.

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Parliamentary inquiry to examine impact of electric cars in Australia

CarExpert

A parliamentary committee is looking into electric vehicles (EVs) in Australia, including their impacts on the environment, the power grid and the potential for battery manufacturing in our country. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water has commenced its inquiry, and is seeking written submissions by March 22, 2024.

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The New Ford Mustang Looks Perfect With Some Foxbody Inspiration

Carscoops

Opinion seems to be split on the design of the new S650 Ford Mustang but these renderings show that with a little inspiration from the 1993 Foxbody model, it can be made to look particularly wonderful. This creation is the work of Abimelec Design and for the most part, the exterior design of the S650 Mustang has been retained. However, the pony car has been equipped with the same silver wheels as a Foxbody Mustang Cobra, instantly giving the car a retro feel but without making it look dated.

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2024 Ram ProMaster EV unveiled with 162 miles of range

Auto Blog

Filed under: Green , RAM , Minivan/Van , Commercial Vehicles , Electric Continue reading 2024 Ram ProMaster EV unveiled with 162 miles of range 2024 Ram ProMaster EV unveiled with 162 miles of range originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 08:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alpine A290 Electric Hot Hatch Chooses Scandinavia Over Alps For Winter Testing

Carscoops

Back in the mid-1970s, the original Renault 5 Alpine was one of the very first hot hatches, even beating the legendary VW Golf GTI to market. And this year it’s going to do it again, only this time with electric power. Like its near-50-year-old grandaddy, the new Alpine will be based on a Renault 5, and because Renault has retired its much-loved Renaultsport brand, Alpine will be handling all of the hot hatch activities.

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Here's How Many Buyers Chose Manual Cars In 2023

Motor 1

We asked every automaker that sells a manual car in America how many buyers opted for a stick. This is what we learned.

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Tesla Cybertruck Tows Another Tesla, See How It Affected Its Range

Carscoops

Tesla Cybertruck owners across the country are still figuring out what it’s like to live with these slab-sided stainless steel trucks day in and day out. In the case of one owner in Austin, Texas, towing with the Cybertruck has become his latest venture. The results of towing one Tesla with another reveal some intriguing insights about the Cybertruck itself.

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