Tue.Jan 23, 2024

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GR GT trademark fuels rumors of road version of Toyota GT3 racer

Motor Authority

Toyota has been busy filing trademark applications for the “GR GT” name, perhaps signalling that it has a new sports car in the works. As first spotted by Autoguide, Toyota on Jan. 19 filed a trademark application for GR GT with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The name would suggest a grand touring model developed by.

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Vietnam Full Year 2023: Mitsubishi Xpander takes the lead, market off -23.7%

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Mitsubishi Xpander tops the Vietnamese charts for the first time. Discover over 20 years of Vietnam Historical Data here. The Vietnamese new vehicle market is in freefall in 2023 at -23.7% to 388,531 sales, keeping in mind 2022 was a record year at 509,141 units. This year Hyundai (-17.3%) improves its market share to 17.4% and leaps two spots to #1.

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Ford and Lincoln Digital Experience brings videos games to big in-car screens

Motor Authority

A new infotainment system is coming to Ford and Lincoln vehicles later this year. Dubbed the Ford and Lincoln Digital Experience, it will let drivers stream videos, surf the web, and play video games from their cars. Unveiled Monday, the new system debuts on the 2024 Lincoln Nautilus crossover SUV first shown last year. The Nautilus sports a.

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Australia Full Year 2023: Exclusive Top 10 models by State and Territory

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Toyota Hilux wins 5 states but ranks #2 in the national Australian ranking. Discover over 75 years of Australian Historical Data here. Today we can share with you exclusive models data for each State and Territory in Australia. #1 nationwide for the year, the Ford Ranger only wins two States: Victoria and Tasmania. In contrast the Toyota Hilux wins five: New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory.

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2025 Porsche 911 Turbo, 2025 Buick Enclave: Car News Headlines

Motor Authority

Porsche is working on an update for its current 992-generation 911, and a prototype has been spotted. The prototype is for the updated 911 Turbo which is expected to debut this year as a 2025 model. Although hybrid technology is expected to be introduced on the updated 911, this may be reserved for grades other than the Turbo. A redesigned Buick.

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Colombia Full Year 2023: Renault Duster secures first win, Toyota Corolla Cross up to #2 in devastated market (-28.9%)

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia for the first time. Consult close to 55 years worth of Colombian Historical Data here. The Colombia new vehicle market plunges -28.9% year-on-year to 186,826 units. This is the lowest annual result since 15 years ago in 2008 , when 185,129 vehicles were sold. To blame are higher interest rates to slow inflation that has put the country on the brink of recession, and government uncertainty brought about by labor and pension reforms which

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2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class priced from $63,450

Motor Authority

A new generation of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class sails into showrooms in the first quarter of 2024, and on Tuesday Mercedes announced it will start at $63,450, including a $1,150 destination charge. The car, which represents the sixth generation of the E-Class nameplate, was first shown last April, in its sedan guise. Wagon and All-Terrain versions.

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2025 Buick Enclave to adopt edgier, more sculptural design

Motor Authority

Buick is preparing to launch its next-generation Enclave, and on Monday the automaker provided an early look at the vehicle's design by way of teaser sketches. The redesigned Enclave debuts later this year as a 2025 model for the U.S. market. It represents the third generation of the nameplate and will likely follow a familiar formula of combining.

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Toyota Chief Believes EVs Can Only Capture 30% Of Future Auto Market

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Toyota has faced its fair share of criticism from environmental activists and investors due to its sluggish adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). The rationale behind its glacial pace may be explained by its chairman’s recent comments that he believes fully electric vehicles will only ever account for 30 percent of global auto sales. Akio Toyoda, the current chairman and former CEO of Toyota, and the grandson of the company’s founder, shared these remarks at a recent business event.

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2025 VW Golf GTI revealed with useful tech updates

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Volkswagen's iconic Golf hatchback celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2024, and the automaker has marked the occasion with the launch of a major update for the current eighth-generation model, which was revealed late on Tuesday. The updates span the full Golf range but once again the U.S. will only receive the sporty Golf GTI and Golf R grades.

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Audi RS6 Avant

Autocar

Is the RS6 still the landmark performance estate car? There is no uncompromisingly large, outrageously fast and supremely usable performance estate car quite like the Audi RS6 Avant.Something clearly changed at Audi Sport headquarters during the genesis of the no-holds-barred Performance edition.It was evidently better understood than it ever had been what people really want from a modern fast estate car - and how far the design and dynamic mission statement of this iconic, do-it-all, any-weathe

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2025 Porsche 911 Turbo spied: Mid-cycle update on the way

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A prototype for an updated version of the Porsche 911 Turbo has been spotted. The current 992-generation 911 range has been with us since the 2020 model year, arriving initially in Carrera and Turbo guises. The updated 911 range, referred to internally as the 992.2, should start arriving shortly as 2025 models in the U.S., and it looks like the.

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Using Rideshare to Elevate the Customer-Service Experience

AutoDealer Today

Reynolds and Reynolds, Draiver and Uber For Business partnership enables dealers to access Uber transport for customers within DMS.

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2026 Hyundai Palisade spied with Sante Fe's boxy design

Motor Authority

Hyundai has been spotted testing a prototype for a redesigned Palisade, and though heavily camouflaged the test vehicle clearly signals a significant departure from the styling of the current Palisade. The current Palisade represents the first generation of the three-row midsize SUV. It arrived in the U.S. for the 2020 model year and was given a.

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Volkswagen Golf reinvented with more powerful GTI

Autocar

The new Golf features redesigned, angular LED headlights and teledial alloy wheels for the GTI Rebooted Golf brings new interior, design overhaul, long-range hybrids - and ChatGPT Volkswagen has comprehensively rebooted the eighth-generation Golf in a bid to sustain its appeal to the end of the decade, when it will be replaced by the electric Mk9. As it turns 50, the German firm’s all-time best-seller receives a wide-reaching suite of technology upgrades, usability enhancements, material improve

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Reynolds, Carfax Collaborate for Dealerships, Consumers

AutoDealer Today

They say offering saves dealerships time and manual effort while providing transparency for customers.

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Maserati delays launch of electric Quattroporte saloon

Autocar

The new Quattroporte will be the Italian firm's sole saloon in a streamlined line-up Porsche Taycan rival on hold as firm refines powertrain and pushes for reduced costs Maserati has delayed the launch of the next-generation Quattroporte, casting doubt over whether the saloon’s electric successor will hit showrooms by mid-2025, as initially planned.

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Toyota eyeing new brand to one-up Lexus, battle Bentley – report

CarExpert

Toyota has Bentley in its sights as it reportedly looks to spin off its long-running Century nameplate as a standalone luxury car brand to sit above Lexus. An executive from Toyota told Forbes at the Tokyo Auto Salon that the company plans to expand the sale of its Century sedan and SUV models to the global market and sell them under a standalone Century brand name. “The Century will actually be positioned above the Lexus brand as an extra luxurious brand,” the executive told Forbes.

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Vauxhall Frontera name returns in 2024 for Crossland replacement

Autocar

Vauxhall will reveal the new Frontera in the coming weeks Chunky crossover dusts off a badge from the 1990s as it gears up to launch in electric form this year Vauxhall is reviving the Frontera name for the chunky compact SUV that will replace the Crossland later this year. Due to be revealed in the coming weeks ahead of deliveries starting at the end of the year, the new Frontera is larger than the Crossland and will introduce the option of an electric powertrain.

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Apple car delayed to 2028, will lack hands-free autonomous driving tech – report

Drive.com

Another delay has hit the Apple car, which is now due to offer semi-autonomous driving technology no more advanced than Tesla or BMW – rather than ditching the steering wheel and pedals, as previously reported. The long-rumoured Apple electric car has hit another setback – now scheduled for 2028 and without next-generation autonomous driving technology – according to a new report.

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The fastest production cars in the world

Autocar

Lamborghini, Ferrari and Porsche all build cars capable of exceeding 200mph. The cars on this list can do significantly more than that. Ever since Karl Benz fired up his Patent-Motorwagen for the first time in 1886, the title of the fastest car in the world has been hotly contested. The Benz could achieve a heady 10mph on a good day, with a lightweight driver and a favourable wind.

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Vroom Goes Bust: Online Used Car Giant Stops Sales, Lays Off 90% Of Staff

Carscoops

If you were thinking about pulling the trigger on a used car through online retailer Vroom, we’ve got bad news: you missed your shot. The company announced today that it is suspending all transactions through vroom.com, and laying off around 90 percent of its staff. In a release, the company said that it will wind down its used car sales department to maximize shareholder value through its other businesses.

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Electric vehicle charger ‘floodgates open’ in 2024

Autocar

Osprey's network grew from 400 to more than 1000 chargers in 2023 CEO of charger provider Osprey predicts huge rise in charger installations as public projects commence The installation rate of public electric vehicle chargers in the UK will grow unprecedentedly in 2024, according to the CEO of charger provider Osprey. Ian Johnston – who is also the chairman of industry body ChargeUK – told Autocar that the rate of installations is “going to make 2023 look like a quiet year”, pointing to the del

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Snow Plows? Nah, This Tracked Jeep Cherokee Eats Blizzards For Breakfast

Carscoops

We’ve seen plenty of intriguing Jeep Cherokee Sports over the years but this example, currently up for auction through Bring a Trailer, is probably the most special one we have ever laid eyes on. As standard, the Cherokee Sport is quite a capable off-roader, but the owner has decided to turn it into the ultimate snow toy by fitting a set of tracks produced by American Track Truck.

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Electric car sales will be dominated by hybrids, hydrogen – Toyota

CarExpert

The global chairman of Japanese car giant Toyota has predicted that electric vehicle (EV) sales won’t pass 30 per cent globally, as the brand doubles down on hybrid and hydrogen power. Speaking with Toyota Times – Toyota’s in-house publication – chairman and former CEO Akio Toyoda made the surprising statement, cementing his belief that future vehicles won’t be relying on batteries alone.

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2025 VW Golf GTI Drops Manual But Gains More Muscle And AI Smarts

Carscoops

Over the past five decades, the Volkswagen Golf GTI has seen its fair share of changes, but one thing remained constant: the manual transmission option. Well, not anymore. In the 2024 update (or 2025MY for North America), they’ve decided to bid farewell to the good old stick shift, but fret not, they’ve cranked up the power to soften the blow.

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How inductive charging will let you charge while driving

Autocar

Charging your EV while you drive is already possible 'Electric roads' with inductive charging could cover thousands of miles by 2035 - here's how Quite how long the switch from heat engines (burning fuel to generate mechanical energy) to something else will take to mature is anybody’s guess. It’s likely to take a long time, and it’s probably fair to say that as far as battery-electric cars are concerned, what we see today is just the start of something, the proverbial tip of an iceberg or beginn

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Jeep Accidentally Leaked Photos Of The Wagoneer S EV

Carscoops

Remember that old maxim your dad or shop teacher used to reel out whenever you’d goofed on a project? The wording of “measure twice, cut once,” doesn’t quite work for people employed to upload media content to automaker’s official social channels, but the same sentiment applies. But let’s be thankful that “check the file twice, upload once” wasn’t applied once or we wouldn’t be looking at these crystal clear images of the Wagoneer S lon

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New BYD Atto 2 primed to rival Jeep Avenger at £30,000

Autocar

New images reveal design of BYD's next electric crossover Compact crossover, revealed in new images from China, is set to come to Europe in 2025 The new BYD Atto 2, a small value-focused crossover aimed at the Jeep Avenger, has been revealed in Chinese homologation filings ahead of its launch later this year. To be sold under the Yuan Up name in China, the new front-wheel-drive electric SUV is based on BYD’s new third-generation electric car platform – the e-Platform 3.0, as it is known – and w

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Final ICE VW Golf Debuts With Buttons, More Power And Massive PHEV Range Boost

Carscoops

VW’s venerable Golf hits two major milestones this spring. Not only does the iconic small family car turn 50, but VW is launching the last ever lineup of combustion-powered Golfs. The name will live on, but when the all-new Mk9 Golf appears a couple of years before the end of the decade, it’ll be a strictly electric affair, and that includes the GTI.

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Toyota spinning-off Century brand to sit above Lexus – report

Drive.com

Toyota’s high-end Century luxury cars – favoured by Japanese politicians, royals and executives – are set to go global, as the car giant looks to compete against the likes of Rolls-Royce and Bentley. Once reserved for limousines sold to the Japanese elite, Toyota now appears as if it will spin off the Century name into its own global ultra-luxury brand.

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This Is The 2025 BMW i5 Touring Before You’re Meant To See It

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A pair of images have leaked that appear to show the long-awaited BMW i5 Touring ahead of its impending launch. The Touring version of the car will land roughly 12 months after the sedan and while it may not look as sleek as the sedan, it will be more practical and could prove popular in select markets. These photos were shared on Instagram by wilcoblok and while they show an i5 Touring, the combustion-powered 5-Series Touring will look pretty much identical.

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Hyundai reveals feature that could boost electric car range

CarExpert

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have detailed a new feature that could give their electric vehicles (EVs) greater range, traction and stability. Previewed on the Genesis GV60 , the Active Air Skirt (AAS) – nestled between the front bumper and wheels – is intended to reduce drag, and is deployed at speeds over 80km/h. It can even operate at speeds beyond 200km/h.

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Hennessey Performance plans 1,700-horsepower Dodge Demon

Auto Blog

Filed under: Aftermarket , Dodge , Coupe , Performance Continue reading Hennessey Performance plans 1,700-horsepower Dodge Demon Hennessey Performance plans 1,700-horsepower Dodge Demon originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Facelifted 2025 Porsche Taycan Slices Cold Weather Charging Times In Half

Carscoops

When automakers update one of their vehicles, they typically either give it a minor mid-cycle refresh or introduce a new, next-generation model. Porsche claims that it has put in significant effort to enhance the all-electric Taycan to the point where the refreshed model has undergone nearly as much thorough testing as a second-generation model. “Faster, higher, further – we have improved the new Taycan in practically every discipline compared to its predecessor,” said Kevin Gi

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AA Cars ranks best places in the UK to buy used cars

Motor Trader

Salford, in Greater Manchester, is home to the UK’s best value used cars, according to AA Cars. It said the vehicles on sale in the city provide the “optimum” combination of age, price and low mileage. According to the AA, Salford tops the list this year, although its cars aren’t the cheapest in the country.

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Amish family's horse and buggy stolen from small-town Michigan Walmart

Auto Blog

Filed under: Weird Car News Continue reading Amish family's horse and buggy stolen from small-town Michigan Walmart Amish family's horse and buggy stolen from small-town Michigan Walmart originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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