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Maserati MC20 prototype sets new self-driving speed record

Motor Authority

A self-driving Maserati MC20 prototype reached a top speed of 197.7 mph The prototype relied on software developed by students at Politecnico di Milano Maserati's Stellantis parent is working on self-driving technology due in showrooms in 2025 The Maserati MC20 is a fast car, but Maserati has also built one example that can drive fast on its own.

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Several States’ Car Insurance Rising Most

AutoDealer Today

These three have left drivers in more painful positions over a several-year surge in rates.

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Nissan stops taking R35 GT-R orders—18 years after launch

Motor Authority

R35 Nissan GT-R production ends in July 2025 Order books have now closed Order books for the U.S. closed after the 2024 model year The R35-generation Nissan GT-R bowed out of the U.S. market after the 2024 model year, but production will continue for Japan and a handful of other markets until a final cutoff around July of this year. This will mark.

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Lucid’s Former CEO To Earn $120,000 Per Month Even As Company Posts $2.7 Billion Loss

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Lucid will also continue to pay for Peter Rawlinson’s health insurance premiums. In 2022, stock options vested by the former CEO were valued at over $370 million. Lucid plans to more than double production this year to over 20,000 units. While Peter Rawlinson recently stepped down as Lucid’s chief executive, the engineer and businessman won’t be leaving empty-handed.

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Mercedes-AMG reportedly plans electric supercar concept for 2025

Motor Authority

A couple of years ago, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the striking Vision One-Eleven concept, an electric supercar built as a homage to the series of C111 technology demonstrators introduced in the late 1960s and the following decade. On Monday, Autocar reported that the automaker's AMG skunkworks will unveil another electric supercar concept around.

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VWs, Audis Recalled

AutoDealer Today

Electric vehicles could roll unintentionally due to transmission indicator flaw.

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Lanzante 3-seat supercar to mark 30 years since Le Mans win

Motor Authority

Lanzante has released the first photo of its Project 95-59 supercar The supercar celebrates 30 years since Lanzante's Le Mans win with the McLaren F1 GTR Lanzante will use a donor McLaren platform and include seating for three In 1995, a McLaren F1 GTR race car claimed the overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, marking McLaren's debut at the.

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2028 Mercedes-AMG electric full-size SUV spied testing

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The second model based on the new AMG.EA platform has been spotted testing The vehicle is an electric full-size SUV that will follow an electric liftback, also based on the AMG.EA platform Camouflaged prototypes hint at styling inspired by the Vision AMG concept from 2022 Mercedes-Benz plans to launch dozens of new models over the next two years.

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Volvo ES90 Electric Sedan Leaked, Promises 435-Mile Range (Updated)

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Volvo’s ES90 electric flagship debuts on March 5, with the facelifted ICE S90 arriving later. The ES90 boasts Volvo’s most advanced computing power, longest range, and fastest charging. The teasers reveal a familiar silhouette with an aerodynamic roofline and split taillights. Update 3/3: It looks like we won’t have to wait until Wednesday for our first glimpse of the new Volvo ES90, as an apparent official photo has already surfaced online.

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Electric Mercedes GLC: First Official Look

Motor 1

The GLC with EQ Technology is entirely different than the EQC it replaces.

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This 6×4 Suzuki Jimny Is The Ultimate Off-Road Toy And It’s For Sale

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A unique 6×4 truck conversion of the Suzuki Jimny is currently up for sale in the UK. The body has been extended to accommodate an extra set of wheels and a small bed. The truck retains the stock 1.5-liter engine, which could be upgraded with a turbo kit. Sometimes, you come across a project so bizarre that you can’t help but wonder: Who thought this was a good idea?

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Opel and Citroen Are Also Selling Cars Without a Center Screen

Motor 1

Tired of so much tech? Try these Euro cars.

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After Polestar, Ford Tempts Tesla Owners With Conquest Discount For Mustang Mach-E

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The $1,000 discount can be combined with additional bonuses, including $7,500 in lease cash. About a year ago, Ford introduced a similar deal, offering a $1,500 discount to Tesla owners. Other automakers have also taken aim at Tesla drivers with conquest deals, including BMW and Kia. Not long after Polestar offered an additional $5,000 conquest bonus on top of it’s $15,000 discount for a total of $20,000 off to any existing Tesla owners or lessees who purchased a Polestar 3, Ford has infor

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Volkswagen Built Another SUV

Motor 1

The Brazilian Tera is even smaller than the US Taos.

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Tesla FSD Test Drive In China Ends With 7 Fines In One Night

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The Tesla repeatedly mistook bike lanes for turn lanes while navigating streets in Beijing. The EV also made illegal lane changes, crossing solid white lines in multiple road sections. However, as more drivers in China use FSD, the system is expected to gradually improve. Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system has officially launched in China , and if its track record in North America is anything to go by, no one should be shocked that it’s running into problems adapting to a

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Donkervoort F22

Autocar

At heart, this is a Lotus Seven just one with 666bhp per tonne and Le Mans-grade materials tech You descend into the cockpit of the Donkervoort F22 to find Sabelt harnesses but also, if specified, heated seats.At just 750kg wet, it is light enough to belong in the super-lightweight clique, yet the contact patch is almost to Ferrari 430 Scuderia spec.Then there is the power-to-weight ratio, which is a satanic 666bhp per tonne, though engineers on the project insist the car is capable of rewardin

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AI-Driven Maserati With No Human Inside Sets New Speed Record

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There’s a new AI-driven land speed record and it’s so close to 200 mph (320 km/h). The team responsible for the record held the previous one too and beat it by about 5 mph. Autonomous driving’s capability shines in pushing limits, evident in these high-speed tests. High-speed autonomous driving tech isn’t a dream of the future.

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Jeep Grand Cherokee axed: Former Toyota Prado nemesis dead in Australia

CarExpert

It was once Australia’s best-selling large SUV, but now the Jeep Grand Cherokee has been axed in our market. As we look to right-size the Jeep product portfolio to match local market dynamics and customer preferences, weve made the difficult decision to pause availability of the current model Jeep Grand Cherokee in Australia,” said a spokesperson for Stellantis Australia, the factory distributor for the Jeep brand. “While the Jeep Grand Cherokee will continue to be sold in many

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Buick Regal Gets An Update In China, Adds Sporty GS

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The flagship version of the Buick sedan has a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder. Chinese buyers can choose between 169-hp and 237-hp versions of the same engine. The GS features a unique front fascia, a rear lip spoiler, and GS badging throughout. Buick may have pulled the plug on the Regal in the United States back in 2020, but over in China, the nameplate is alive and well, and it just got an update, complete with a new GS variant.

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Tesla sales drop again in another rocky month for EV brand

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After dropping in January, Tesla sales fell once again in February as the brand’s 2025 gets off to a poor start. Compared to last February, Tesla deliveries were down 71.9 per cent with 1592 vehicles delivered last month. The results were published by the Electric Vehicle Council ahead of tomorrow’s monthly VFACTS industry sales report published by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), to which Tesla (and Polestar) no longer supply their delivery figures.

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India Now Has A Long-Wheelbase BMW 3-Series

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The 330Li M Sport is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 258 hp. The car’s wheelbase has grown by 4.33 inches (110 mm) over the regular 3-Series. Local prices start at INR 6,260,000, or the equivalent of $71,500 in the US. Chinese buyers absolutely love cars with extended wheelbases, and in mid-February, BMW launched a lengthened version of the X3 there.

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Ford won’t take on GM with a large American SUV in Australia

CarExpert

Ford Australia may have done the hard yards to get its popular F-150 full-size pickup Down Under, but the company’s local marketing boss says there are currently no plans to add a larger SUV to sit above the Everest. Speaking with media at the launch of the new Everest Tremor , Ford Australia marketing director Ambrose Henderson said while there’s definitely customer interest in such a vehicle, a local conversion program of the American-market Explorer or F-150-based Expedition could

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Lanzante Is Making a Three-Seat Supercar

Motor 1

It will likely use a McLaren Speedtail platform.

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Mazda BT-50 recalled

CarExpert

Mazda Australia has recalled 912 examples of the BT-50 due to a fault which could lead drivers to lose control of the ute. Due to a manufacturing defect, the left leaf spring bracket may have been insufficiently welded and could crack resulting in a loss of vehicle control, the carmaker said in its recall notice. A loss of vehicle control will increase the risk of an accident which may cause injury or death to vehicle occupants and other road users.

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2025 Honda Prologue Gains Strength And Endurance, Can Now Travel 308 Miles

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Honda has introduced the 2025 Prologue, which features more power and range. It produces up to 300 hp and can travel up to 308 miles on a single charge. The Prologue was the best-selling non-Tesla EV in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Honda Prologue was a surprise hit as customers snapped up 33,017 of them last year. However, you might want to hold off on buying one as the company has announced a handful of improvements to the 2025 model.

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Nissan GT-R axed: Godzilla finally dead after almost 18 years

CarExpert

The Nissan GT-R has finally reached the end of the line, with production of the supercar-destroying coupe winding up almost 18 years after it started. In a statement on its Japanese website, Nissan said, We have received many orders for the Nissan GT-R, and we have now finished accepting orders for the planned production quantity. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our many customers for their patronage over the years since its release in 2007.

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1 In 4 Vehicles Stolen In Japan Is A Land Cruiser

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The Land Cruiser has been named the most-stolen vehicle in Japan. The rugged SUV topped the list for the fourth consecutive year in 2024. Toyota and Lexus models occupied every single spot in the top 10. Toyota is used to scoring plenty of places in vehicle league tables, whether it’s outright sales, reliability or the number of years a model will survive before succumbing to the crusher.

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Jeep Grand Cherokee axed in Australia after 96 per cent sales slump in a decade

Drive.com

Once the nation’s top-selling large SUV, the Jeep Grand Cherokee will be discontinued locally after a sharp decline in sales and significant price rises followed by steep discounts. The Jeep Grand Cherokee has been discontinued in Australia almost 30 years after it launched, following a significant sales decline that has seen deliveries drop by 96 per cent in a decade.

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Carvana Is Getting Into New Car Sales

Motor 1

The company bought a Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram retailer in Arizona.

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Toyota and Lexus Remarketing partners with Aston Barclay

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Toyota and Lexus Remarketing has appointed Aston Barclay as its remarketing partner. The vehicles will feature prominently at Aston Barclays Donington Park centre , following the launch event on 6 March. Nick Thompson, Chief Customer officer at Aston Barclay, said: “We are delighted to be working with Toyota and Lexus Remarketing to offer its products through our physical auctions. “We know there is a huge buyer appetite for quality stock from fleet vendors, and the cars from such a

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The 2025 Honda Prologue Gets More Power and Range For the Same Money

Motor 1

In a world of rising costs, Honda's popular EV bucks the trend.

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Lanzante Project 95-59 three-seater could be a modern-day McLaren F1

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Lanzante celebrates 30 years since its famous Le Mans victory

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Nissan Closes GT-R Order Books, Ending 18 Years of Sales

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All remaining build slots in Japan have been spoken for, meaning the R35 is sold out for good.

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Maserati Grecale treated to new entry spec, slashing price by £4k

Auto Express

New model, badged Grecale replaces the old GT, but comes with the same 296bhp four-cylinder engine

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Honda Might Build Next Civic in the US to Avoid Tariffs

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Production could start in May 2028.

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2025 BYD Dolphin update revealed with new look and tech

Drive.com

BYD’s smallest car in Australia is poised for a facelift, donning a revised look, reworked interior, new features and quicker charging. It’s likely to come here… eventually. The 2025 BYD Dolphin electric car has been given a makeover in China with updated styling, new interior technology and faster charging though an Australian arrival is yet to be locked in.

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Maserati MC20 Goes 197 MPH Without a Driver, Setting a New Record

Motor 1

The record was broken on a 2.8-mile runway previously used by space shuttles.

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