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Cadillac nailed the luxury and design aspects with the Lyriq The Lyriq’s lacking in the efficiency department GM needs to fix its iOS app to be quicker The electric era seems to be Cadillac’s time to rise from the ashes and shine. The 2024 Cadillac Lyriq expanded the EV’s lineup, bookending the Luxury grade with Tech and Sport.
Subaru sales are up 600% year-on-year in July. New car sales in Singapore surge 64.4% year-on-year in July to 3,917, bringing the year-to-date tally to 22,493, up 44.1% over the same period in 2023. Toyota (+11.8%) keeps the brands lead but trails the market by a significant margin. The great performer of the past year, BYD, manages a 366.7% year-on-year lift and returns to the 2nd place it holds year-to-date.
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 driven by the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio will soon be available to car collectors with deep pockets. The Mercedes race car is one of several from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum collection that will be sold by RM Sotheby's throughout 2024 and 2025. Proceeds from the sales will help fund the museum, according to a.
The Chery Tiggo 7 Pro is up to a record 2nd place in July. The Turkish new light vehicle market confirms it has now plateaued with a fourth consecutive year-on-year drop at -16.4% to 94,037 units. This is still the second best July result below the 112,459 units reached last year. The year-to-date volume is still at record heights for now at +0.5% to 672,018.
Two-and-a-half tons shouldn’t move like this. But the 2025 Aston Martin DBX707 just keeps snaking through tight and twisty Napa Valley roads like a smaller sport sedan. The DBX707’s dance moves aren’t entirely new, and neither is its monstrous 697 hp, but both represent refinements for the ultraluxury SUV that first debuted for.
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In 1971, Ford revealed its first SuperVan and started a tradition of hot-rodded vans that continues to this day. Now that original SuperVan has been found and is undergoing restoration. As explained in a Ford press release, the current caretaker of the original SuperVan has actually owned it twice. U.K. car collector Andy Browne knew the builder.
The Seal U helps BYD to #7 brand this month. It’s another very difficult month for new car sales in Iceland, down a damning -34% year-on-year to just 836 units. This is a particularly poor result given July 2023 was already off -38% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now down -37.7% to 7,189. Toyota (-26.6%) signs its first win since last February at 15.2% share vs. 12.8% so far this year.
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Lincoln on Wednesday announced the 2025 changes to its midsize Nautilus and compact Corsair SUVs. Both get small price hikes for most models, but big hikes for their mid-range versions. They also get new colors, and minor equipment shuffling. The 2025 Corsair starts at $40,780 for a Premiere model, including a $1,395 destination charge. That.
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We bring you 15 of the most sensible, well-priced and genuinely fun used cars on the market today As prices rise and belts are tightened, our search for the best value used cars intensifies. Of course, value is largely a subjective thing and we were reminded of that recently when a reader called with news of their new Tesla Model 3. It cost £39,000, a figure that included 15,000 miles of free charging via the company’s Supercharger network, a benefit worth around £2000.
Nissan has announced the redesigned Kicks will be priced from $21,830. The crossover sports a more upscale design and a newly available all-wheel drive system. Power is provided by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 141 hp and 140 lb-ft of torque. The 2025 Nissan Kicks is a major step forward and it’s thankfully not accompanied by a huge price increase.
New Multivan base promises more space and better driving manners for Volkswagen's camper When you think about camper vans, the Volkswagen California is likely where your mind goes first, since you can trace its ancestry back to conversions of the original Type 2 Transporter back in 1950.Obviously, a lot has changed since then and the new California shares its underpinnings and engine line-up with the long-wheelbase Volkswagen Multivan instead of the traditional Transporter van.
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An ex-Ford designer envisions the Roamer sharing its underpinnings with the R1S and R1T. The design includes rear doors and C-pillars with built-in ladders for easy rooftop access. Unfortunately, Rivian has given no indication that it’s developing a model like this. Whereas most EV startups have attempted to penetrate the market with either mass-market models or high-end hypercars, Rivian went about things differently with the R1S and R1T.
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The car’s color is inspired by the 250 GTO famously built for Stirling Moss. This F40 has just over 19,000 miles on the clock. Ferrari licensed Amalgam to create 1:8 and 1:18 scale models of the car. The Ferrari F40 is widely regarded as one of the finest supercars ever built, and a one-off example is heading to auction this weekend, where it’s expected to sell for between $1.9 million and $2.5 million.
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