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2026 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster ready to drop its top

Motor Authority

A redesigned Aston Martin Vantage Roadster reaches showrooms in Q2 2025 The luxury convertible sports car matches its coupe counterpart's 656 hp A weight increase of only 132 pounds was required to implement the convertible roof Aston Martin launched a redesigned Vantage coupe last year, and late on Tuesday, the automaker unveiled the car's.

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Australia: 1982-2024 nameplates records now available

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Toyota RAV4 smashes its Australian records in 2024. Discover almost 80 years of Australian Historical Data here. This is a BSCB exclusive summary of the most popular nameplates in Australia from 1982 to 2024.

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Nearly 300,000 Ford Super Duty pickups recalled over failing fuel pumps

Motor Authority

Ford has issued a recall on multiple pickup trucks from its Super Duty range due to the potential failure of their high-pressure fuel pumps. Vehicles listed in the recall include the 2020-2022 F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, and F-600, as well as the 2021-2022 F-650 and F-750. However, this recall applies only to models equipped with the available.

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Even Jaguar’s Designers Weren’t Convinced By Controversial Rebranding, Leaked Letter Claims

Carscoops

Jaguar’s controversial rebranding program created waves inside the company as well as out, a report says. A leaked letter reveals Jag’s internal design team was frustrated about a decision to outsource the branding work. The report claims the designers complained to creative boss Gerry McGovern that they felt undermined. Jaguar’s late 2024 rebranding project generated a heap of publicity, most of it negative, for the automaker.

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BMW M4 GT3 Evo makes racing debut at 2025 24 Hours of Dubai

Motor Authority

BMW's highly successful M4 GT3 customer race car has been updated for the 2025 motorsports season, with the new Evo version already achieving its first victory this past weekend in the 24 Hours of Dubai. The number 777 M4 GT3 Evo, fielded by AlManar Racing by Team WRT, secured the overall win in the 24-hour race, thanks to the efforts of BMW.

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Finding the point of the BMW X5 xDrive45e

Machines with Souls

The BMW X5 xDrive45e combines the famous turbo inline-six with electric power for enhanced efficiency. Is it BMW's best hybrid yet? The post Finding the point of the BMW X5 xDrive45e appeared first on Machines With Souls.

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Rolls-Royce Phantom nameplate turns 100

Motor Authority

Rolls-Royce is celebrating its Phantom nameplate's centennial The nameplate is the oldest still in use, though it hasn't been in continuous use over the years Rolls-Royce has launched eight generations of the Phantom and the next may be an EV Rolls-Royce's Phantom nameplate dates back to 1925, although it hasn't been in continuous use throughout.

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Joel McHale drops by Jay Leno's Garage with a custom Scout

Motor Authority

Actor and comedian Joel McHale recently showed his custom International Scout 800A to Jay Leno The vehicle was built by Brian Corsetti of California's Corsetti Cruisers Corsetti Cruisers has many options for original Scouts, including Hellcat and Hellephant engine swaps The Volkswagen Group is in the process of launching its own Scout EV brand.

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Dead: BMW M8 Coupe

Motor 1

The convertible and sedan are sticking around.

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Audi confirms new Q3 and numerous plug-in hybrids for 2025

Motor Authority

Audi will launch a redesigned third-generation Q3 in 2025 The new Q3 will likely ride on Volkswagen Group's MQB Evo platform designed for gas engines Audi is looking to new models like the redesigned Q3 to help boost sales following a 12% decline in 2024 Audi has been spotted testing prototypes for a redesigned third-generation Q3 for more than a.

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Allstate Allegedly Paid Smartphone App Developers to Track You

Motor 1

Car insurance companies used the data to raise rates, according to the complaint filed by the Texas attorney general.

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St Helena opens world's remotest EV charger in push to go all-electric

Autocar

St Helena is home to just over 5000 people Mid-Atlantic island of St Helena aims to become first all-electric territory A British Overseas Territory is aiming to be the first territory in the world to switch entirely to EVs. St Helena, an extremely remote volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, is home to just over 5000 people, many of whom run decaying Ford Fiestas , Ford Transits and Land Rover Defenders.

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Australian port strikes over, but new car buyers could still face delays

CarExpert

The latest round of industrial action at some of Australias ports has been resolved, but it could still see the delay of new cars being delivered to customers. Earlier this week , strikes by Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) workers at ports operated by Qube including Port Kembla, Fremantle, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne temporarily halted the importation of approximately 35,000 new vehicles.

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2026 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster: This Is it

Motor 1

Aston's smallest sports car gets a fast folding roof, a twin-turbo V-8 engine making 656 horsepower, and a 202-mile-per-hour top speed.

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New-car arrivals to resume at key Australian ports as strikes end

Drive.com

Widespread strikes at ports across Australia that put the brakes on new vehicle arrivals have come to an end this morning, but it may not be the end of the delays. Industrial action at some of Australia’s largest ports threatening to bring arrivals of new motor vehicles to a halt will be lifted today, after the union behind the strikes withdrew its demands.

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Fixing Maserati's Terrible Sales Won't Be Easy, Says New CEO

Motor 1

Santo Ficili doesn't expect the Italian automaker to make money this year.

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Cadillac Aims To Become America’s Best-Selling Luxury EV Brand In 2025

Carscoops

Cadillac is aiming to dominate electric luxury vehicle sales across the United States in 2025. The Lyriq and Escalade IQ are already at dealers, while the Optiq and Vistiq will arrive shortly. Lyriq is a conquest king and is helping to introduce new customers to GM’s premium brand. January 1st has come and gone, but Cadillac is still making New Year’s resolutions.

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High-Visibility Clothes Are 'Invisible' to Autobrake Systems, Says IIHS

Motor 1

Dummies wearing reflective clothing were repeatedly hit in nighttime testing.

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2025 Nissan Kicks Might Forget Telling You To Shift Into Park

Carscoops

Nissan dealerships need to reconfigure the vehicle’s Body Control Module. The onboard computer may not remind the driver to Shift-to-Park after turning the ignition off. Fortunately for Nissan, the recall impacts just 20 examples of the 2025 Kicks. A software issue with select 2025 Nissan Kicks models in the United States put them at an increased risk of rolling away and has forced the car manufacturer to issue a recall.

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We Are Baffled By This 1-Mile 2009 Dodge Challenger

Motor 1

It's for sale. No, you can't test drive it.

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Toyota RAV4 outsells Tesla Model Y, Ford Ranger among Australian households

CarExpert

Australias new vehicle market may have reached a record high in 2024, but increasing cost of living pressures saw a downturn in sales to private buyers. A total of 624,626 new vehicles were delivered to private buyers last year, representing 50.5 per cent of the overall market. This represented a slight downturn of less than one per cent on 2023, reflecting increasing cost of living pressures towards the end of 2024. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now.

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Mazda Spirit Racing CX-60 Rally Concept Sports A Rear Spoiler And Carbon Recaros

Carscoops

Mazda has introduced the CX-60 Rally concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2025. The SUV gains sporty bits including a roof scoop, a rear spoiler, and carbon buckets. The CX-60 is the third model to benefit from the Mazda Spirit Racing treatment. Mazda chose the Tokyo Auto Salon 2025 to introduce the first production model from their new Mazda Spirit Racing sub-brand , which is no other than the iconic MX-5.

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Australian state to trial solar-powered ‘smart’ highways

CarExpert

Regional highways will gain self-adaptive electronic signage with machine learning capability as part of a $5 million technology trial in New South Wales. Launched by the NSW Government, the new ‘Smarter Highways’ program will introduce several new and existing technologies to improve road safety in regional areas. Most of the trial technologies are wireless solar-powered systems that have the potential to be adapted for use on local roads.

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New Skoda seven-seat electric SUV spotted for the first time

Auto Express

Testing has begun on the production version of Skodas bold Vision 7S concept

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2026 Skoda Space: Seven-seat electric SUV spied

CarExpert

Skoda’s next seven-seat SUV, featuring electric power, has been spied testing in Europe ahead of an expected 2026 launch. Known for now as the Skoda Space , it was first teased as the Vision 7S concept in 2022, which previewed a 4.9m-long seven-seat SUV. The larger, electric sibling to the Skoda Kodiaq will be the Czech brand’s latest model to adopt its new Modern Solid design language, which debuted on the smaller Skoda Elroq electric SUV and made its way onto the recently facelifte

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New Aston Martin Vantage Roadster unveiled with 656bhp twin-turbo V8

Auto Express

More powerful Mercedes-AMG engine is star of the show as updated drop-top follows coup with design tweaks and smarter infotainment.

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Dealer Auction annual round-up reveals most profitable car

Motor Trader

Dealer Auctions Retail Margin Monitor has revealed Ford Kuga offered the biggest opportunity for profit in 2024. In this annual round-up and going forward the platform has updated its profit margin data set and is splitting it into two brackets: vehicles with a retail value of 09,999 and over 10,000. Dealer Auctions marketplace director, Kieran TeeBoon, said: Its a competitive 2024 top 10 in the sub-10,000 sphere, with only 350 difference between the models in first and tenth place.

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Stellantis bets big on hybrid cars with expanded line-up plan

Auto Express

Parent company of Peugeot, Citroen and Alfa Romeo wont hedge its bets, with plans afoot to bolster HEV offer

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Toyota’s first plug-in hybrid in Australia could be here sooner than you think

Drive.com

A plug-in hybrid vehicle from Toyota in Australia is a matter of when, not if and it’s a chance to arrive by the end of this year, as sales of PHEVs grow. Plug-in hybrid (PHEV) technology could be in Toyota Australia showrooms by the end of 2025 amid a boom in demand for the technology and record sales of its conventional ‘plug-less’ hybrids.

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Stop holding back pothole repair funding, councils tell the government

Auto Express

With National Pothole Day having arrived and a review of road maintenance spending around the corner, we look at the current situation on Britains roads

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Australian F1 star Jack Doohan’s career already under threat

Drive.com

Jack Doohans place in F1 appears under threat only weeks out from his first full-time season kicking off at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix. Australian F1 driver Jack Doohan appears under significant pressure before his first full-time season even begins at this years Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park on 14-16 March, 2025. Jack Doohan son of five-time 500cc motorcycle world champion Mick Doohan landed his first full-time F1 seat when he was signed to drive at Alpine alongside Frenchma

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Skoda's electric seven-seater SUV - pictures

Auto Express

Pictures of Skoda's all-new electric seven-seater SUV undergoing testing, taken by SHProShots

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2025 Mercedes-Benz CLE200 Coupe review

Drive.com

This new coupe from Mercedes-Benz is the entry point into a sleek two-door with a thee-pointed star on the grille and effectively replaces both the C-Class and E-Class coupe offerings. We find out if it’s enough to cut the mustard. 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 Mercedes-Benz CLE200 Coupe You see them on the road, as shining new models on sho

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2025 Volkswagen Touareg 170TDI review

CarExpert

The Volkswagen Touareg is kind of the automotive equivalent of an unbranded designer handbag. How? Well it’s underpinned by the same mechanical bones as the Audi Q7 and Q8 , as well as the Porsche Cayenne and the more boutique Bentley Bentayga and Lamborghini Urus. It’s not only the MLB evo chassis of Volkswagen’s flagship SUV that’s shared with those other more expensive models, but much of its engineering and technology as well right down to engines and chassis tech li

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Road to the Australian Open: A new chapter for Dylan Alcott

Drive.com

Join us for a special Drive TV episode with a mix of laughter, heartfelt moments, and new beginnings, as Dylan Alcott takes on life beyond tennis. Sponsored by Kia The Drive team returns for a special episode ahead of the Men’s Australian Open Final, this time titled ‘Drive on Course: A New Chapter with Dylan Alcott’ We catch up with the remarkable Dylan Alcott at the picturesque Ivanhoe Public Course in Victoria, as he embraces a new passion in life golf.

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New Alpine A290 ‘Turbo 3E’ could follow in fast Renault 5’s footsteps

Auto Express

Renault boss says sub-brand has motivation to produce an even crazier take on the limited-run R5 Turbo

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Cheapest Honda in Australia hits three-year low with limited-time HR-V discount

Drive.com

The most affordable Honda in Australia has dropped below $33,000 for the first time since the end of 2021, following the brands switch to a non-negotiable agency sales model. Honda Australia has cut $2000 from its most affordable model, making it the first time a vehicle from the brand has been available for less than $33,000 drive-away since the end of 2021.