Motor Authority
JANUARY 30, 2025
Ford on Thursday showed what its Mustang Mach-E electric SUV might look like as a NASCAR race car. The prototype is designed to look like a Mach-E, but is actually built around a carbon-fiber tub chassis with components from a current NASCAR Cup Series car, including the suspension, brakes, steering, and wheels, Ford said in a brief statement.
Machines with Souls
JANUARY 30, 2025
The BMW M3 CS Touring is a euro-only version of the wagon we'll never get in the US. It could be the best CS yet. The post The BMW M3 CS Touring is just a badge, but a good one appeared first on Machines With Souls.
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Motor Authority
JANUARY 30, 2025
The 2025 Polaris Slingshot has been revealed with a round of updates Power in the 2025 Slingshot comes from a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder delivering up to 204 hp Pricing for the 2025 Slingshot starts at $24,999, excluding destination The Polaris Slingshot is about to enter its 10th year on the market, and Polaris plans to continue its tradition of making.
Carscoops
JANUARY 30, 2025
Stellantis has confirmed plans to introduce “three all-new Jeep nameplates.” This suggests the company may drop the iconic Cherokee moniker. Regardless of what the model is called, it’s expected to debut later this year. The Jeep Cherokee helped to popularize SUVs and was a hit with consumers. However, Stellantis hiked prices and sales predictably plummeted.
Motor Authority
JANUARY 30, 2025
Ford will return to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this year with another one-off demonstrator, this time based on the Mustang Mach-E. The automaker confirmed plans to take on Pikes Peak for a third time in a row Thursday in a brief statement, adding that Romain Dumas will drive the Mach-E demonstrator. The Frenchman also drove Ford's.
Carscoops
JANUARY 30, 2025
The man was caught flying the drone at a classic car event in Sweden. His blood alcohol level was 0.69, several times over Sweden’s 0.2 legal limit. Now, he faces nearly $3,000 in fines for the drunken drone-flying offense. Drone technology is amazing these days so it’s no wonder that more people are getting into it. With that widespread adoption, we’re starting to see things we’ve never observed before.
Motor Authority
JANUARY 30, 2025
Polestar, a couple of years back, gave its engineers a unique challenge: to design a Polestar 2 optimized for the harsh winter conditions in the company's home of Sweden. The result was the Polestar 2 Arctic Circle, a one-of-a-kind concept inspired by the performance and capabilities of winter rally cars. The popularity of the original concept.
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Motor Authority
JANUARY 30, 2025
The redesigned 2026 Audi A5 will soon spawn a high-performance RS 5 flagship The new RS 5 will come with liftback and wagon body styles Power will likely come from a plug-in hybrid powertrain built around a twin-turbo V-6 Audi has a new A5 headed to showrooms shortly as a 2026 model, and once again there will be a high-performance RS 5 flagship.
Carscoops
JANUARY 30, 2025
The HRC variants could be the ultimate versions of Honda and Acura’s performance cars. The first model would be based on the Honda Civic Type R or Acura Integra Type S. Honda hasn’t said when sales of its racing-inspired performance parts will begin in the US. Last October, Honda’s official tuning and motorsports division, Honda Racing Corporation USA, announced plans to produce and sell performance parts for Honda and Acura models.
Motor Authority
JANUARY 30, 2025
Ford has revealed the Megazilla 2.0, a supercharged 7.3-liter V-8 rated at over 1,000 hp Ford said the engine is designed for competition use For street use, Ford has a new supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 rated at over 800 hp Ford has taken its already formidable Megazilla V-8 crate engine to the next level with the introduction of the supercharged.
Motor 1
JANUARY 30, 2025
Company executives are hoping to rebuild trust with disillusioned Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler dealers.
Motor Authority
JANUARY 30, 2025
RM Sotheby’s will sell a Ford GT40 Mk II on behalf of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum at its upcoming Miami auction The car raced in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, where Ford famously triumphed over Ferrari The current estimate is between $8 million and $11 million The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans marked a pivotal point in motorsports, as.
CarExpert
JANUARY 30, 2025
The clock is running out on the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs), and Australian BYD distributor EVDirect is working to deliver delayed Shark 6 utes before the April 1 cutoff date. Shark 6 deliveries have been impacted by industrial action at Australian ports. Though this action has now ended , the ripple effects are seeing customers take delivery of their vehicles later than expected.
Motor 1
JANUARY 30, 2025
While Ford has had a recent presence at Le Mans, it hasn't won overall since 1969. That changes in 2027.
Autocar
JANUARY 30, 2025
Autocar render shows what a road-going Ford hypercar could look like American firm returns to top-flight endurance racing with LMDh hypercar for World Endurance Championship Ford will return to the top echelon of endurance racing in 2027 with a view to winning the fabled 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time since 1969. Confirming Autocars previous report , Ford said it would develop a hypercar to enter the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in two years' time.
Carscoops
JANUARY 30, 2025
Don’t get too excited, Kia still has no plans of selling the Tasman in the States. This example of the truck may have landed locally for a promotional photoshoot. Kia says buyers are coming around to the Tasman’s looks, but we’re not convinced. Americans love pickup trucks—always have, always will. After all, the U.S. is practically the birthplace of the modern pickup.
Motor 1
JANUARY 30, 2025
Although it's as long as an S-Class, it's as lightweight as a Miata.
Drive.com
JANUARY 30, 2025
The fourth-generation Volkswagen Tiguan has been confirmed for a May launch in Australia with a larger body than before, more standard equipment, and a new 195TSI R-Line flagship with Golf GTI-equivalent power. Local specifications for the new-generation 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan have been announced ahead of its May launch. Volkswagen has confirmed the fourth-generation Tiguan will be offered in three familiar trims Life, Elegance and R-Line when it arrives in Australia more than 18 months after
Autocar
JANUARY 30, 2025
Batteries made from lithium-sulphur could boost range, cut weight and cost less Claims of revolutionary breakthroughs in EV battery technology come and go on a frequent basis. But it looks as though Stellantis has turned a corner with lithium-sulphur technology, which promises to halve the cost per kWh, improve rapid-charging speed by 50% and weigh significantly less.
Drive.com
JANUARY 30, 2025
The five-door Suzuki Jimny has just gone on sale in Japan with an optional extra in the boot that will look familiar to new LandCruiser Prado owners. A new dealer accessory for the five-door Suzuki Jimny appears to ape one of the latest Toyota Prado 4WD’s most controversial design features. The Jimny five-door has just gone on sale in Japan as the Nomade, a year after arriving in Australia under the XL badge, and sourced from the same Suzuki factory in India.
CarExpert
JANUARY 30, 2025
The BYD brand has made a rapid ascent in Australia since its mainstream market launch here in 2022, and its local distributor EVDirect has made bold sales forecasts ever since then. Now it says it can overtake long-time Australian market leader Toyota as soon as 2027. Im on record as saying our target is 2027, EVDirect founder and executive chairman, Luke Todd, told CarExpert when asked when BYD expects to be the number-one auto brand in Australia.
Drive.com
JANUARY 30, 2025
V8 power is reportedly set for the scrapheap for the successor to today’s Audi RS6 and RS7 performance cars in favour of high-output, downsized hybrid tech. The Audi RS7 liftback and wagon this year’s reshuffled replacement for today’s petrol RS6 and RS7 models will reportedly swap their V8s for downsized V6 hybrid power. But the UK’s Car magazine reports that despite smaller engines, the addition of electric motors will boost power to about 541kW (725 horsepower) up f
Motor 1
JANUARY 30, 2025
And it will be powered by a BMW straight-six.
Drive.com
JANUARY 30, 2025
Kia has retired the Cerato nameplate and replaced it with the all-new Kia K4. But can this new and more expensive small car capture buyers in the same way? Skip ahead: Introduction Running costs Price and specification Energy use Interior space and comfort On-road assessment Connectivity and infotainment Summary Safety Next steps 2025 Kia K4 The all-new Kia K4 has landed in Australia and it has some pretty big shoes to fill.
Motor Trader
JANUARY 30, 2025
By the time the UK bans the sale of new ICE vehicles, new entrants dominated by Chinese brands could account for up to 25% of the UK EV market or 400,000 cars on the road according to Auto Traders Road to 2030 Report. QuMind surveyed 3,985 consumers and found that four in ten UK consumers would consider a Chinese car brand. The greatest support comes from the 17-34 age group.
Carscoops
JANUARY 30, 2025
The flagship model will be able to travel up to 466 miles (750 km) on a single charge. Power is provided by a single electric motor at the rear axle with 281 hp (210 kW). The 05’s cabin is dominated by a large infotainment screen and a head-up display. This is the latest EV from Chinese brand Hongqi, and unlike many of its other models, it’s not a big and heavy luxury sedan designed to ferry around the country’s elite.
Autocar
JANUARY 30, 2025
Plus Six successor (pictured) retains classic styling cues. Flagship sports car, due in the spring, uses a new aluminium platform Morgan has released the first pictures of the replacement for the Plus Six , its flagship sports car. It is a rakish coup, melding the classical styling of the Plus Six and its four-cylinder Plus Four sibling with elements of the Aero cars that bowed out in 2018.
Auto Express
JANUARY 30, 2025
Only 779,584 cars were built in the UK last year and this is expected to fall to 775,000 in 2025, which would be the lowest figure since 1956
Autocar
JANUARY 30, 2025
Off-roading makeover for Polestar's electric cars brings a suspension lift, studded tyres and ski racks Polestar has given its line-up of electric cars the full-bore rally treatment in a drive to emphasise the Swedish brands performance DNA. Making their public debut, appropriately, at the annual FAT Ice Race in Austria, the 'Arctic Circle' versions of the Polestar 2 , 3 and 4 each feature extensive modifications aimed at improving their performance on icy terrain.
Motor 1
JANUARY 30, 2025
The supercharged 7.3-liter V-8 now makes over 1,000 horsepower. It'll likely cost over $30,000.
DealerXT
JANUARY 30, 2025
Exploring the challenges and opportunities shaping success in the year ahead. A Challenging Year for Retail and BHPH Dealers 2025 Thrive or Survive. If 2024 is any indication, 2025 will be another year of navigating challenges for independent used vehicle dealers. While opportunities exist to thrive, survival mode may dominate for most industries. Lessons from 2024: Resilience Amidst Challenges Looking back, 2024 treated independent dealers relatively well, with only a 3% decrease in profitabili
CarExpert
JANUARY 30, 2025
A group of thieves stole more than 20 brand-new JAC utes from a holding yard in Melbourne over the Australia Day long weekend. Channel Nine reports the enterprising robbers spent all three days of the long weekend (January 25-27) stealing almost two dozen top-spec dual-cabs from a freight company on Dohertys Road in Laverton North. The gang can be seen on CCTV camera footage grinding open the front gate of the business, before locating car keys in an office and then making multiple trips both d
Drive.com
JANUARY 30, 2025
Triple Eight Race Engineering, General Motors’ and the sport’s most successful Supercars team, is returning to Ford from next year as Toyota also joins the field with Walkinshaw-backed Supra. The Supercars Championship’s most successful team is ditching the Camaro for the Mustang, and plans to assume the role of Ford’s Supercars homologation team from 2026.
Motor 1
JANUARY 30, 2025
It can't come soon enough for the troubled brand.
Motor Trader
JANUARY 30, 2025
The latest Motors Consumer Insight Panel, which polled the views of 2,000 consumers, found that 47% of car buyers expect to buy a car before the end of 2025. A further 17% are currently searching or planning to buy before the end of March. Lucy Tugby, marketing director of Motors, said: Our first Consumer Insight Panel of 2025 reveals the appetite among decision makers to buy their next car within 12 months is stronger than it was last year.
Carscoops
JANUARY 30, 2025
Morgan has teased their new flagship, which is set to debut this spring. The model “isn’t a direct replacement” for the Plus Six, but fills its spot. It rides on a new platform and will use a straight-six turbo from BMW. Morgan announced plans to retire the Plus Six last year and introduce a new flagship in 2025. We’re now getting our first look at the model, ahead of its debut this spring.
CarExpert
JANUARY 30, 2025
The Alfa Romeo Giulia will live on, but itll have a very different look in its next generation. Thats according to Alfa Romeo and Maseratis recently appointed CEO, Santo Ficili, who told French publication LArgus the new Giulia due in 2026 will have a new design and a new type of bodywork. This is understood to involve a more crossover-type look. The next Alfa Romeo Giulia could resemble, in concept at least, the Peugeot 408 , DS No. 8 and Citroen C5 X also produced by Stellantis think a fast
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