Wed.Mar 20, 2024

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2025 Infiniti QX80 arrives with concept car looks, turbo V-6 power

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The Infiniti QX80 has been given a redesign for the 2025 model year, and the full-size SUV finally gains the looks and features to go toe-to-toe with offerings from established luxury marques. Buyers will have to pay a premium, though. The 2025 QX80 will be in showrooms this summer with prices starting at $84,445, including a $1,995 destination.

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Greece February 2024: Suzuki (+145.3%), Fiat (+146.1%) shine in sturdy market

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Fiat Panda sales are up 261.6% year-on-year in February. The Greek new car market is up a splendid 15% year-on-year in February to 11,451 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.1% to 24,203 units. Toyota (+44.6%) vastly outpaces the galloping market to reach 15.6% share, well above Citroen (+9.4%) at 8.8%. Peugeot (-24.2%) drops to #3 but remains in 2nd place year-to-date.

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Tesla Roadster curved touchscreen patented

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A recently published patent application hints that the second-generation Tesla Roadster might actually be close to production. The application, which was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on March 12, shows a portrait-oriented curved display in the middle of dashboard—much like what Tesla showed at the.

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Vietnam February 2024: Ford Ranger triumphs in imploding market (-52%)

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The Ford Ranger is #1 in Vietnam in February. VAMA data shows a Vietnamese market imploding -49.5% year-on-year to just 11,633 sales and off -23.5% to 30,876. When adding Hyundai who reports separately from VAMA, these figures climb to 13,666 (-52%) and 36,478 (-26%). According to VAMA, the horrendous market dynamic is partly due to the Lunar New Year holidays happening in February this year vs.

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Fiat 500e electric car may gain gas option

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Fiat launched a new generation of its iconic 500 minicar exclusively with electric power in 2020, a car that will start sales in the U.S. shortly as the 2024 500e. However, the previous-generation 500 powered by a gas engine remains on sale, and in the nameplate's key market of Europe accounted for about 104,000 sales last year versus 62,000 for.

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Singapore February 2024: BYD overall best-seller

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BYD sales are up 10-fold year-on-year in Singapore. 2,414 new cars found a buyer in Singapore in February, a solid 13% year-on-year growth. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 15.7% to 4,654. This month’s biggest story is without a doubt the very first pole position of BYD (+1045.9%) up 10-fold year-on-year to a breathtaking 17.6% share. This smashes its previous best of 11.7% established just last month.

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2025 Audi Q3 sheds camo in latest spy shots

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A prototype for the next generation of Audi's Q3 compact crossover has been spotted again. It already appears to be at a late stage of development judging by the thin camouflage gear and production-bound lights fitted to the vehicle. The current second-generation Q3 arrived in 2018 as a 2019 model. The redesigned third-generation model is expected.

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2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class adds 350e plug-in hybrid option

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Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday revealed a new electrified option for its top-selling GLC-Class in the form of the 2025 GLC 350e plug-in hybrid. It's due in U.S. showrooms in the second half of 2024 and pricing information will be announced closer to that on-sale date. The latest GLC-Class arrived for the 2023 model year, initially with a sole GLC 300.

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Leak: BMW Neue Klasse X concept brings back classic kidney grille

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The five-seat SUV is set to succeed the existing iX3 Audi Q6 E-tron rival gets bold proportions, an illuminated grille and subtle design references to BMWs of old The BMW Vision Neue Klasse X concept has been leaked ahead of its official unveiling tomorrow, revealing a radical new look for the firm’s next generation of SUVs - headlined by the return of the classic kidney grille.

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Tour the Lamborghini SC63 with Romain Grosjean

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Lamborghini in 2024 entered both the IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship with an LMDh race car competing in the top classes of both competitions, GTP and Hypercar, respectively. Dubbed the SC63, the race car features a hybrid powertrain just like the other LMDh cars, but the internal-combustion component is a bespoke.

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Ex-Jaguar design boss creates unique EV for wheelchair users

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The Callum eVita has been designed with desirability in mind Callum eVita, designed with Motability, has integrated ramp, two charging ports and rear infotainment bar Ex- Jaguar design chief Ian Callum has partnered with Motability to create an electric car designed specifically around wheelchair users, with unique features to make the car “more desirable” for customers than the converted vans currently on offer.

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2024 Ram 2500 HD Rebel, 2025 Audi Q3: Car News Headlines

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Ram recently entered the heavy-duty off-roader fray with a new Rebel version of its 2500 Heavy Duty, and we've just tested it. It sports all of the usual upgrades like underbody protection, raised suspension, and off-road tires, and combines this with the choice of gas and diesel mills. Audi was spotted testing a prototype for its next-generation.

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Electric Fiat 500 could be given petrol engine

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Of the 173,187 Fiat and Abarth 500s sold in Europe last year, only 64,244 were electric Current petrol 500 could be replaced by a converted 500 EV as new EU cybersecurity rules come into force The electric Fiat 500 could be retrofitted with a petrol engine, according to reports. Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera first reported that Fiat sent a letter to its suppliers asking if they could fulfil an increase in production levels at its plant in Mirafiori, Italy, to 175,000 cars per year.

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Review: 2024 Ram 2500 HD Rebel compromises for capability

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Ram Power Wagon buyers have always had to compromise on hauling capabilities. Ram’s solution came late in 2022 in the form of the Ram 2500 HD Rebel, an off-roader with more work capability. Unfortunately, the solution to Ram Rebel buyer’s problem comes with a list of compromises that gives the competition an edge. The idea was to make.

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2025 Infiniti QX80 First Look: Can it command a hundred grand?

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Filed under: Infiniti , SUV , Luxury Continue reading 2025 Infiniti QX80 First Look: Can it command a hundred grand? 2025 Infiniti QX80 First Look: Can it command a hundred grand? originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New Lotus bespoke service capable of building one-off cars

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Vehicle personalization is all the rage these days, with virtually every automaker in the luxury segment and even some mainstream makes offering personalization options direct from the factory. Lotus saw the need more than a decade ago but due to limited resources at the time outsourced its personalization work to tuning firm Mansory. The company.

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Councils spending £2.5bn Potholes Fund on unrelated issues

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More than £16 billion would be needed to fix the backlog of carriageway repairs New report finds that half of roads in England and Wales have just 15 years of structural life remaining In the past 12 months, local councils have spent only a fraction of the millions of pounds given to them to repair potholes , as the amount of money required to repair roads reaches a record high.

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Elon Musk addresses Cybertruck door gap reviewer calls the 'worst I've ever seen in a production vehicle'

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Filed under: Green , Mercedes-Benz , Crossover , SUV , Hybrid Continue reading Elon Musk addresses Cybertruck door gap reviewer calls the 'worst I've ever seen in a production vehicle' Elon Musk addresses Cybertruck door gap reviewer calls the 'worst I've ever seen in a production vehicle' originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:52:00 EDT.

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America’s 2025 Hyundai Tucson And Santa Cruz Facelift Coming To NY Auto Show

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The New York Auto Show kicks off next week and Hyundai will use the event to unveil the facelifted Tucson and Santa Cruz. Both models will be introduced on March 27, but we’ve already seen the 2025 Tucson as it was introduced in South Korea last November. While Hyundai is playing coy on U.S. specifications, the Korean variant has an evolutionary design that adopts a new grille and updated lighting units.

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MG 4, ZS EV electric car prices slashed by up to $10,000

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China’s MG has delivered what’s believed to be the largest-ever price cut for an electric car in Australia with the return of nationwide drive-away prices for the MG 4 and ZS EV. The electric-car price war between Chinese brands MG, BYD and GWM has taken another turn with price cuts of up to $10,084 – or 18 per cent – for the MG 4 and ZS EV electric cars.

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2025 Infiniti QX80 Drops V8 And Embraces Modern Luxury To Battle Cadillac Escalade

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Infiniti is kicking off their product renaissance with the unveiling the redesigned QX80. It’s a fitting choice as the SUV serves as both the brand’s flagship and a window into its future direction. The new generation of the full-size luxury SUV, codenamed Z63, couldn’t come soon enough, as the current model has been on the market for a staggering 14 years, first introduced in 2010 and having received two facelifts in 2015 and 2018.

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Maker of Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles to follow California's strict emissions standards

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Filed under: Government/Legal , Green , Plants/Manufacturing , Car Buying , Emissions Continue reading Maker of Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles to follow California's strict emissions standards Maker of Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles to follow California's strict emissions standards originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Isuzu D-Max Gains A Fully Electric Version, Will Go On Sale In 2025

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Isuzu previewed its first battery electric vehicle which is based on the D-Max midsize pickup, retaining the payload and towing capabilities of the turbodiesel versions. A pre-production prototype of the Isuzu D-Max BEV will make its first public outing on March 27 at the Bangkok International Motor Show in Thailand, before its market launch in Europe which is scheduled for 2025.

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Jeep Wrangler bids farewell to the V8 with 2024 Rubicon 392 Final Edition

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Filed under: Jeep , Convertible , SUV , Off-Road Vehicles , Special and Limited Editions , Performance Continue reading Jeep Wrangler bids farewell to the V8 with 2024 Rubicon 392 Final Edition Jeep Wrangler bids farewell to the V8 with 2024 Rubicon 392 Final Edition originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fiat To Fit Mild Hybrid Engine Into The 500e Because Of EV Slowdown

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We’ve heard recently how Bentley and Aston Martin are both delaying the introduction of EVs due to a slowdown in the electric market. But for the same reasons Fiat is now making major changes to an EV it already has in production: the retro-look 500e is getting a retro ICE conversion. The electric 500e landed in the U.S. this spring but has been on sale in Europe since 2020, where it’s been offered alongside the older and much less expensive combustion 500 , which is built around an

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When Australia made a rival to Porsche and Ferrari | Drive Flashback

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On paper, the Ilinga AF2 had all the right ingredients to become Australia’s first proper homegrown sports car… Story by Tony Davis originally published in Drive on 6 August, 1999 Forget the previous attempts to launch an all-Aussie sports car, this was the real thing. At last, here was a car project with the budget, the styling, the technology, the marketing nous to be nothing short of an Australian Ferrari.

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Lincoln Pumps The Brakes On EVs, Focuses On Big Tech Instead

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Like other automakers in the industry, Lincoln has created a few all-electric concepts in recent years, including the Star SUV, at the 2022 Detroit Auto Show. It’s understandable if you’ve forgotten about it, as the Blue Oval’s premium brand has shifted its focus away from EVs and toward prioritizing technological advancements. That shift in Lincoln’s strategy follows a reevaluation prompted by a recent slowdown in demand for Ford’s electric lineup.

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Can you get charged with drink driving on a bicycle or e-scooter?

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As it turns out, riding a bike or e-scooter while intoxicated could cost you your driver’s licence in some states. Picture this: you’re standing outside the pub, and you’ve had one too many alcoholic drinks. You look at your car keys, and your common sense says, “Nah, I shouldn’t drive” RELATED: Police traffic infringement data reveals worrying road-safety trends Luckily, right out the front is a shiny green and white e-scooter that seems like a much safer way

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China’s JAC Motors Brings Affordable T9 Pickup To Australia

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JAC Motors is the latest Chinese automaker to join the growing throng vying for a slice of the Australian car market. The launch of the JAC T9 targets the popular midsize pickup segment where you’ll find the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux, two of Australia’s best-selling models. A little over a decade ago, there were practically no Chinese automakers in the country.

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Electric Isuzu D-Max brings 174bhp and one-tonne payload

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Electric D-Max gets different headlights and blanked-off grille Popular pick-up will switch to electric power next year and come to the UK shortly after Isuzu has unveiled the D-Max EV concept, providing a strong hint at how the pick-up will make the switch to electric power. Unlike the similarly conceived Maxus T90 EV , the D-Max offers full-time four-wheel drive thanks to a dual-motor powertrain set-up that puts out a combined 174bhp and 240lb ft.

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This Ratty 1979 Trans Am Was Blown Up In Steve McQueen’s Final Movie

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Though Steve McQueen drove dozens of different cars on the big screen during his movie career, the one he’ll always be most closely associated with is the green ’68 Mustang fastback from Bullitt. Less well known is that McQueen also had a brief on-camera fling with the Mustang’s rival, the Pontiac Firebird, in his final movie, The Hunter.

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Report: Ford goes after Tesla Model 2 with £20,000 EV in 2026

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Ford CEO Jim Farley last month revealed the firm's pivot to more affordable EVs Ex-Tesla Model Y engineer is heading up development of Ford's crucial new entry electric car The first car from Ford ’s “skunkworks” electric car engineering team will be a $25,000 (£19,700) crossover, according to a new report. Financial publication Bloomberg said it will be positioned as a direct rival to Tesla’s long-awaited mass-market model, known as the ‘ Model 2 ’, which is tipped to cost €25,000 (£21,400).

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Shell To Close 1,000 Retail Stations By 2025, Greatly Expand EV Charging Network

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Shell, the world’s second-largest fossil fuel explorer, currently operates over 46,000 retail locations globally, predominantly gas stations. By the end of 2025, it plans to close 1,000 of them, which represents less than 3 percent of the total. Despite the relatively small number, the London-based company says that this move will help meet the increasing demand for public charging stations for electric vehicles. “We are upgrading our retail network, with expanded electric vehicle ch

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Councils not spending government's Potholes Fund

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More than £16 billion would be needed to fix the backlog of carriageway repairs New report finds that half of roads in England and Wales have just 15 years of structural life remaining In the past 12 months, local councils have spent only a fraction of the millions of pounds given to them to repair potholes , as the amount of money required to repair roads reaches a record high.

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Chrysler, Jeep, Ram Recall 38,000 Vehicles Over Airbag That Might Not Deploy In A Crash

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With all the recent reports about airbags that could shoot shrapnel into a car, it can be easy to forget that the opposite issue can also be problematic. Indeed, Stellantis is now recalling 38,164 Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler vehicles due to an airbag defect that might prevent deployment altogether. The problem affects several model year 2023 and 2024 vehicles, all of which were produced between March 30 and August 16 of last year.

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New Ford Tourneo Connect PHEV boasts 68-mile EV range

Autocar

The drivetrain provides a combined 147bhp and 258lb ft of torque Van-based MPV is one of the longest-range plug-in hybrids on sale; gains high specification as standard Ford has added a plug-in hybrid powertrain to the Tourneo Connect MPV, touting a 68-mile electric-only range – one of the longest of any PHEV on sale today. The powertrain takes after that of the larger Tourneo Custom in featuring a 1.5-litre petrol engine, a high-voltage battery and a front-mounted electric motor.

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Callum’s eVITA Concept Is A Wheelchair Accessible Electric Minivan

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UK-based firm Motability Operations and design studio Callum revealed the eVITA concept – a fully electric van designed to support the mobility of wheelchair users. The eVITA was designed and engineered by Callum with input from Motability Operations’ customer clinics. Envisioned as a next-generation electric wheelchair-accessible vehicle (eWAV) concept, the eVITA addresses the most common issues with EV conversions, including limited interior height due to the floor-mounted batterie