Mon.Mar 11, 2024

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UK nations February 2024: Kia Sportage tops two nations

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Kia Sportage is #1 in Northern Ireland and Wales in February. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in February. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the February 2024 UK update. This month England is the most dynamic at +15% to 71,856 sales, followed by Wales up 12.% to 2,675, Scotland up 11% to 6,473 and Northern Ireland up 6.1% to 3,691.

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2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT debuts with up to 1,092 hp

Motor Authority

Porsche on Monday revealed the long-awaited flagship of its updated 2025 Taycan range, the new Taycan Turbo GT. The electric super sedan will be available at dealerships this summer and has been confirmed by Porsche to start at $231,995, including a $1,995 destination charge. A Weissach track package is available and unusually can be added at no.

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Poland February 2024: Toyota Corolla and Yaris Cross dominate soaring market

Best Selling Cars Blog

Toyota holds 21.4% of the Polish market in February. New car sales in Poland post another fantastic result in February at +19.5% to 45,194. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 20.9% to 87,303. Toyota (+12.1%) remains the dominant force in the market at 21.4% share for the month and 22.2% year-to-date. The Top 4 brands are in the same order as January, with Skoda (+36.1%), Kia (-1.4%) and Hyundai (+15.4%) in tow.

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1992 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 1 owned by Ralph Gilles for sale

Motor Authority

Stellantis chief design officer Ralph Gilles' 1992 Lancia Delta Integrale is up for grabs. Currently listed for sale on Bring a Trailer, this car is an Evo I model sporting boxed fender flares accommodating a wider track, an adjustable rear spoiler, and a 2.0-liter turbo-4 sending power to all four wheels through a 5-speed manual transaxle. This.

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India February 2024: Toyota and Tata Punch break records, all time high February volume

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Tata Punch reaches an all-time high volume in February. After reaching an all-time monthly record in January, the Indian new wholesales car market posts a new February record at 372,178 units, up 11.3% year-on-year. Note February 2023 was already a record for the month. The year-to-date tally after two months is up 12.6% to an all time high 765,649 units.

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2026 Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II spied for first time

Motor Authority

Rolls-Royce has been spotted testing a prototype for an updated Ghost sedan. The updates will likely constitute a mid-cycle refresh for the current Ghost which arrived on the market for the 2021 model year. Expect the updated version, which Rolls-Royce typically refers to as Series II cars, to arrive as a 2026 model. That means a debut sometime in.

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Turkiye February 2024: Citroen breaks all records

Best Selling Cars Blog

Turkiye is the only market where the Citroen C4 X is successful. Picture largus.fr No surprise here, it’s yet another record month for Turkish new light vehicle sales at +30.6% year-on-year to 105,990 units, keep in mind February 2023 was also a record at the time. Year-to-date, volumes are up 39.6% to 185,691. Fiat (-29.8%) goes completely against the surging market but manages to keep the lead of the brands ranking at 12.8% share.

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The Porsche Taycan is simply a great car

Machines with Souls

I’m going to start this review off with a secret. Promise not to tell anyone? Okay, here it is: the majority of automotive engines out there are merely fine. As in, adequate. Good enough. When that happens, it can at best drag down a car’s soul score, and at worst ruin it. Well, I’m here… The post The Porsche Taycan is simply a great car appeared first on Machines With Souls.

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Red Bull dominates 2024 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Motor Authority

Max Verstappen led a one-two finish for Red Bull Racing at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this past weekend, which served as round two of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship. Teammate Sergio Perez did well to finish in second place some 13 seconds behind Verstappen, as he suffered a five-second penalty for an unsafe release during an early pit.

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Skoda set to unveil £21,000 small electric SUV on Friday

Autocar

Skoda's smallest EV will be a chunky, supermini-sized SUV Czech brand will reveal new concept car, expected to preview sibling to Volkswagen ID 2 and Cupra Raval Skoda is set to unveil a new entry-level electric car , which is expected to be twinned with the forthcoming Cupra Raval and Volkswagen ID 2 supermini EVs. The Czech brand has confirmed on social media that it will show a new concept car at its annual press conference this Friday and previewed it in a short video.

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2025 Audi A3 gains on-demand features, high-riding variant

Motor Authority

The Audi A3 has been given a mild update that brings a few styling tweaks, new technology in the cabin, and in some markets the option of a high-riding variant dubbed the A3 Allstreet. The A3 Allstreet is based on the A3 Sportback hatchback body style and isn't bound for the U.S. An Audi spokesman told Motor Authority the U.S. will continue with.

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‘I need a solution fast’: Electric car owners complain of motion sickness

Drive.com

Here’s why electric cars might make you more carsick than conventional vehicles – and some strategies you can use to fix it. With it beginning to look like an electric-only future, you might soon find yourself in an electric vehicle, wondering why you’re feeling much more carsick than when riding in an internal combustion car (ICE). RELATED: How to reduce motion sickness in kids It’s slowly become one of the most popular questions on Reddit in the EV and Tesla threads: “W

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2025 Mercedes-AMG E 53, 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT: Today's Car News

Motor Authority

Mercedes-Benz has just launched a redesigned E-Class and it will soon be followed by its E 53 variant developed by AMG. The latest E 53 sticks with a turbocharged inline-6 engine but pairs this with a powerful electric motor to deliver a combined output that matches the output of the former E 63's V-8. Porsche's updated Taycan range has spawned a.

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio

Autocar

Alfa Romeo returns to the super-saloon class, but does the Giulia Quadrifoglio have enough about it to dislodge the Mercedes-AMG C63 and BMW M3 off their perches? Few car makers inspire such unwavering loyalty and enthusiasm from those who purchase their products as Alfa Romeo – and fewer have been so guilty of taking such passion for granted in the recent past.Ah.

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Used EV Prices Spiral

AutoDealer Today

The models’ price declines easily eclipse those of ICE, hybrid models, study shows.

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Dacia Spring is UK's cheapest electric car at £14,995

Autocar

New budget hatch undercuts the UK's former cheapest EV, the Vauxhall Corsa Electric, by almost £12,000 Dacia has finally broken its long silence on UK pricing for the new Spring EV , revealing that it will cost from just £14,995 - less than the petrol-powered Renault Clio. The Spring was recently confirmed for a UK launch in the coming months, following a wide-reaching visual and technical overhaul aimed at sustaining its strong sales figures in Europe.

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Your car may be ratting you out to your insurance company

Auto Blog

Filed under: Read This , Ford , GM , Honda , Hyundai , Kia , Subaru , Driving , Insurance , Ownership , Safety , Infotainment Continue reading Your car may be ratting you out to your insurance company Your car may be ratting you out to your insurance company originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wild Porsche Taycan Turbo GT boosted to 1093bhp

Autocar

This powerful Taycan is available as a two-seater and with a wide-reaching overhaul of the chassis and powertrain £190k Tesla Model S Plaid rival is the most powerful Porsche of all time The new Porsche Taycan Turbo GT is the brand's most powerful road car yet – and it has already set lap records at two of the world’s most prestigious race tracks. Available as a two-seater and featuring a wide-reaching overhaul of the chassis and powertrain, it is the first electric car from Porsche ’s storied

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Volkswagen Australia takes a step back from peak lobby group – report

Drive.com

Days after Tesla and Polestar quit as members of the peak motoring group, Volkswagen Australia has removed itself from the policymaking committee. One of Australia’s biggest automotive companies will no longer be a participant on the policymaking committee of the car industry’s peak lobby group. According to a report from news outlet Reuters , Volkswagen Australia has vacated its seat on the Policy Advisory Committee within the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) – the or

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Mercedes-AMG E53 returns as hot 603bhp PHEV

Autocar

The hot four-wheel-drive E-Class keeps its 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged straight six Performance saloon gets 21.2kWh battery with an electric-only range of up to 62 miles The Mercedes-AMG E 53 has been revived as a hot plug-in hybrid with an aggressive new look, a wide-reaching chassis makeover and as much power as the old V8-powered E 63. The hot four-wheel-drive E-Class , introduced in 2016 to sit below the range-topping E 63 super-saloon, keeps its 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged straight six but

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Kia Targets Mainstream EV Buyers With Smaller, Affordable EV3 And EV4

Carscoops

After launching the flagship, seven-seat Kia EV9, the South Korean manufacturer is turning its attention to more affordable EVs with the upcoming EV3 and EV4 models. Kia previewed the two new models with a pair of concepts late last year. While it has not said what the company’s pricing target is, AutoPacific president Ed Kim thinks Kia would be wise to price them around the $35,000 mark.

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How to Wrangle Rates, High Prices and Economic Challenges

AutoDealer Today

What auto retailers and lenders can do to help consumers get into a car loan they can afford.

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Lawsuit Claims Jeep Didn’t Do Enough To Resolve Wrangler 4xe Fire Issues

Carscoops

Jeep has been slapped with a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Detroit that alleges it hasn’t done enough to resolve an issue with the Wrangler 4xe that can cause it to catch fire. The lawsuit names nine plaintiffs across seven states, all owners of Wrangler 4xe models. It is a proposed class-action complaint and alleges that the fire risk can be attributed to the vehicle’s lithium-ion battery packs.

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Rolls-Royce primes Series 2 Ghost with V12 power

Autocar

Rolls-Royce Ghost, Cullinan and Phantom are set for 'Series 2' upgrades retaining V12 Updated ultra-luxury saloon will use one of the marque’s final petrol engines before it switches to EVs in 2030 Rolls-Royce is gearing up for the launch of the Series 2 Ghost saloon, which is set to be one of its final V12-powered production cars. Former CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös confirmed in February 2023 that Rolls-Royce would go electric-only in 2030 and that all of its brand-new models would be EVs.

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Used EV Prices Plummet 32% As Tesla Price Cuts Impact Industry

Carscoops

Used car prices are slowly falling as the average model now costs $31,153 which is 3.6% less than a year ago. However, hybrids have been hit harder as they’ve dropped 6.5% in value. Both pale in comparison to electric vehicles, which have seen their values plummet. According to a new iSeeCars study , EV prices have fallen a staggering 31.8% in the past year.

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Used Maserati Gransport 2004-2007 review

Autocar

This sharply-styled V8 Italian sports car is a steal at current prices. But will you come to regret it? Before we begin this used review, we should point out that you can buy a Maserati Gransport coupé with only 30,000 miles on the clock from a reputable dealer for £20,000.Repeat: twenty thousand pounds for an authentically Italian, rear-wheel-drive, 2+2 sports car trimmed in fine leather and carbonfibre and powered by a near-400bhp 4.2-litre cross-plane Ferrari V8 for 0-62mph in 4.8sec.Writing

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Porsche Taycan Turbo GT sets lap records and automaker benchmarks

Auto Blog

Filed under: Green , Porsche , Electric , Luxury , Performance , Sedan Continue reading Porsche Taycan Turbo GT sets lap records and automaker benchmarks Porsche Taycan Turbo GT sets lap records and automaker benchmarks originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hyundai eyes budget-priced electric car to compete with China’s MG, BYD

Drive.com

Hyundai Australia has identified a Casper city hatch-sized hole in its showroom line-up for a budget-priced electric car. Hyundai Australia says it sees room in its line-up for a cheaper electric car that would do battle against the Chinese MG 4, BYD Dolphin, and GWM Ora with a price less than $40,000. The company would not confirm what model that could be, however Drive understands an electric version of the Casper city car – which has been spotted testing in Australia, Europe and South Korea –

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Used-car sales pick up pace after slow start to 2024

Auto Remarketing

The retail used-car market, including the certified pre-owned segment, showed some real strength last month, improving from both year-ago and January figures. This after what appeared to be sluggish start to 2024. Citing data from its vAuto business unit, Cox Automotive estimated that used-vehicle retail sales in February climbed 18% month-over-month and 5% year-over-year.

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Rivian Designer Says R3X Was Inspired By 80s Lancia Delta, Audi Quattro Rally Icons

Carscoops

Last week, we asked what vehicles the newly revealed Rivian R3 (and R3X) reminded you of, and everyone seemed to agree that it resembled a hot hatch from the ’80s. It turns out, that’s no accident, according to the automaker’s chief design officer, Jeff Hammoud. While I personally posited that the R3X looked like a second-generation Volkswagen Golf Country, readers pointed to the Dodge Omni, the Fiat Ritmo, the Ford Fiesta, and more.

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Hondas Examined Over Unnecessary Braking

AutoDealer Today

Complaints indicate AEB systems sometimes engage for no apparent reason.

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2025 Audi A3 Gets Tweaked Looks And Jacked Up AllStreet Version

Carscoops

Audi has introduced a host of updates to the A3 for the 2025 model year in both Sedan and Sportback guises while in Europe, a new high-riding A3 allstreet version has been added to the range. All 2025 A3 models benefit from a revised front fascia that includes a flatter and wider Singleframe grille complemented by two sharp air intakes and a front splitter that Audi says makes the new model look lower.

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The New Audi A3 Is Amess With In-Car Subscriptions

Automotive News

The 2025 Audi A3 looks sharper and comes with more tech, but you will have to pay a subscription for some basic in-car features.

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$12.8 Million Tahoe Dream Home Throws In A Free Tesla Cybertruck

Carscoops

Looking to ditch the city life and embrace the serenity of the wilderness? Well, for just $12.75 million, you can own a slice of Tahoe paradise – complete with a “complimentary” Tesla Cybertruck. That’s right, for the price of a small island nation (and maybe a decent therapist), this 7,142-square-foot (664 square meters) dream home throws in a stainless steel electric behemoth.

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‘Dude nearly went flying off’: Tradie caught ute surfing to secure load

Drive.com

A Ford Ranger driver has been filmed using an unconventional – and risky – method to secure some timber. A man has been filmed standing on the back of a ute – or ‘ute surfing’ – in a dangerous bid to secure a load of timber. The video, shared to a popular Instagram page for tradies and credited to social media user Dave Beri, shows the man precariously balanced in the tub of a white Ford Ranger registered in Victoria (though it’s unclear where the video originated).

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Ford Mustang Driver Hospitalized After High Speed Crash Into Power Pole

Carscoops

The driver of a green Ford Mustang Boss 302 was taken to hospital with serious injuries after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a power pole. Witnesses say that excessive speed was a factor in the accident that sent the vehicle airborne. In a TikTok video from the scene, the aftermath of damage wrought in the accident is shown. The Mustang’s front bumper has been torn off, the rear end blown off, and suspension parts and broken wheels can be seen littering the street.

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Chevrolet Blazer EV Sales Resume with Lower Price after Software Issues Prompted Stop Sale

Automotive Addicts

After encountering software issues that prompted a halt in sales back in December, General Motors has announced the resumption of sales for its electric Chevrolet Blazer. The problems, which primarily revolved around the touch-screen interface and fast-charging capabilities, have been addressed through a software update, according to the company. To further entice consumers, GM has decided to slash prices on several Blazer EV models by approximately $6,000.

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