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Vigilante 4x4 endows 1988 Jeep Grand Wagoneer with 807-hp Hellcat

Motor Authority

Vigilante 4x4 builds an array of classic Jeeps based on custom chassis designed to support modern mechanicals as well as powertrains with outputs ranging up to 1,000 hp. Based in Johnson City, Texas, the company specializes in Jeeps sold between 1964 and 1991, often referred to as Full-Size Jeeps, and its latest offering is a prime example of.

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France May 2024: First market decline in 22 months, Toyota (+31.3%) and Opel (+27.9%) stand out

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Opel Corsa signs its first Top 10 finish since August 2020. In May, the French new car market registers its first year-on-year decline since July 2022 at -2.9% to 141,298 units. This is to be compared to the 193,000 sales of pre-pandemic May 2019. Petrol sales sink -20% to 43,046 units and 31.4% share, overtaken for the first time by HEVs up 40% to 44,396 and 30.7%.

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2026 Toyota GR GT3 race car spied, road version rumored

Motor Authority

Toyota's developing a new GT3 race car A V-8 is believed to be sitting under the long hood To recoup costs, a street-legal iteration might be in the cards Toyota's new GT3 race car being developed for a planned customer racing program has been spotted. New photos plus video from Car Spy Media show a camouflaged prototype testing at Belgium's.

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Finland May 2024: Volvo EX30 best-seller

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Volvo EX30 is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in May. It’s a 6th consecutive month of decline for the Finnish new car market at harsh -18.4% year-on-year in May to 7,551 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -14.6% to 31,716. Toyota (-11.7%) keeps the lead of the brands charts with a round 20% share. Volvo (+25.1%) is in outstanding shape at #2 with 14.1% of the market vs. 12% so far this year.

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2025 Ford Mustang GTD, 2026 Toyota GR GT3: Today's Car News

Motor Authority

Ford wants to clock a Nürburgring lap time of less than seven minutes with its Mustang GTD, and a prototype has been spotted testing on the German racetrack ahead of an expected attempt this fall. The car is coming with more than 800 hp, advanced suspension, and an aerodynamic package that will include an F1-style Drag Reduction System.

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Italy May 2024: Negative market, Fiat hits lowest ever share, Citroen C3 up to #2

Best Selling Cars Blog

Citroen C3 sales are up 140.5% year-on-year in May. The Italian new car market hits the brakes in April at -6.6% year-on-year to 139,581 units, 10,000 less than in May 2023. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +3.4% to 726,311. Note this is still -20.2% below the first five months of pre-pandemic 2019. Worryingly, private sales (-10.8%) fall faster than the market to 72,352 units and 51.2% share vs. 53.5% a year ago.

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Bugatti's new V-16 hybrid hypercar debuts on June 20

Motor Authority

Bugatti only last month took the wraps off the final Chiron built, but the French performance marque is already ready to show us its next hypercar. It's set to debut on June 20, Bugatti revealed on Tuesday in a video posted to social media, where a glimpse of the new model was also provided. The video shows the top of the signature horseshoe.

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Ram working on stowable side step for pickup trucks

Motor Authority

Ram aims to make it easier to access pickup truck beds A new side step for pickups might feature a step that pivots towards the rear wheels The movable step would be integrated into the running boards Ram has engineered a pop-out side step for pickup trucks that could allow easier access to cargo beds, according to a patent filing. As described in.

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The Porsche 911 GT3 RS makes it okay to meet your heros

Machines with Souls

The 991.2 Porsche 911 GT3 RS is as raw as it gets for new sports cars, but it's still a 911. Can it escape the breed's typical flaws? The post The Porsche 911 GT3 RS makes it okay to meet your heros appeared first on Machines With Souls.

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2025 Ford Mustang GTD spied at the 'Ring

Motor Authority

Ford's testing the 2025 Mustang GTD on the Nürburgring The Blue Oval aims to have the Mustang GTD lap the 'Ring in under seven minutes The Mustang GTD sounds vicious, and might be the most track-capable Mustang of all time Ford is on a mission to lap Germany's Nürburgring racetrack in a time of less than seven minutes using the Mustang.

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Voting Open for 2024 Dealers' Choice Awards

AutoDealer Today

Voting is now open for the 20th annual Dealers’ Choice Awards, a program designed to recognize auto dealers’ favorite vendors, suppliers, and finance partners.

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Bentley's first Le Mans winner returns to track a century later

Motor Authority

It's been 100 years since Bentley first won the 24 Hours of Le Mans The first Bentley to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans will return to the race this year Fans can check out the race-winning 3 Liter Sport at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Museum after this year's race Bentley has six outright wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the most recent taking place.

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Youngest F&I Shoppers Want Convenience

AutoDealer Today

Survey finds that Generation Z places more importance on shopping ease, revealing the growing importance of robust online research capabilities.

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Watch and hear the 2025 Ford Mustang GTD rip around the 'Ring

Motor Authority

Ford's testing the 2025 Mustang GTD on the Nürburgring The Blue Oval aims to have the Mustang GTD lap the 'Ring in under seven minutes The Mustang GTD sounds vicious, and might be the most track-capable Mustang of all time Ford is on a mission to lap Germany's Nürburgring racetrack in a time of less than seven minutes using the Mustang.

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New-look BMW 1 Series drops diesel and manual gearbox

Autocar

For the new 1 Series, gone are the teeth-like kidney grilles. M Sport models feature a black-out grille with a horizontal design. Design updated and range trimmed in effort to continue hatchback's upward sales trajectory BMW has ditched diesel engines and manual gearboxes as part of a new muscular makeover and tech-filled refresh for its 1 Series hatchback.

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BYD sets new sales record in Australia

CarExpert

BYD Australia and local distributor EVDirect delivered more than 1900 vehicles in May, toppling their previous monthly sales record by nearly 20 per cent. With 1914 units registered in May across the Atto 3 , Dolphin , and Seal electric vehicle (EV) nameplates, BYD sales were up 32.2 per cent relative to May 2023 – and are 67.3 per cent up year-to-date as of May 31.

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Renault Rafale

Autocar

Renault goes after Audi and BMW with a genuinely interesting new coupé-crossover The phrase ‘flagship model’ doesn’t associate quite so readily with Renault as it does, say, BMW, Mercedes-Benz or even Volkswagen. Indeed, you could argue that no Renault model has been quite so overtly positioned as such since the dearly departed Laguna, or even the Safrane.

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Ford’s EV Sales Nearly Double In 2024, Bronco Slumps 16%

Carscoops

Ford’s electric and hybrid vehicle sales saw a significant increase of nearly 65% in May 2024 compared to the same month last year. For the first five months of 2024, Ford’s EV sales have jumped an impressive 87.8% year-over-year. Despite the impressive EV growth, traditional gasoline-powered vehicles remain the dominant force in overall sales numbers.

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Tens of Thousands of Toyotas Recalled

AutoDealer Today

Certain Tundras and Lexus may contain debris that can lead to engine failure, company is working on a fix.

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New 2024 Ford Capri: electric crossover to be revealed shortly

Autocar

New Ford Capri looks nothing like the 1970s original Cult classic sports car's name set to return for 'sports crossover' based on the Ford Explorer Ford’s second electric crossover based on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform – which is tipped to revive the fabled Capri name – will be revealed shortly, the company has confirmed. The new EV, which has already been spied testing in prototype form, will be a sibling to the larger Explorer and rival the likes of the Peugeot e-3008 , Volkswagen ID 5

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VFACTS May 2024: Hybrid and EV sales drive another record month

CarExpert

Australian new car buyers are increasingly turning to hybrids rather than electric vehicles (EVs), with demand for fuel-saving electrified models driving another record month of sales. A total of 111,099 new vehicles were sold in Australia throughout May 2024, a 5.1 per cent improvement on last year’s result in the same month – a record at the time.

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Volkswagen ID 7 GTX arrives as hot 335bhp range-topper

Autocar

German brand's flagship electric saloon is the latest model to gain a dual-motor powertrain Volkswagen has continued its run of sporting electric models, with the ID 7 GTX becoming the latest EV to gain a 335bhp range-topper. The ID 7 is the latest EV to wear the German brand’s new sporty badge, following the GTI-spirited ID 3 hatchback, ID Buzz MPV and technically related ID 7 Tourer estate.

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Listen To The Toyota / Lexus GR GT3’s Ferocious Twin-Turbo V8

Carscoops

The new racer is heavily based on the GR GT3 Concept from 2022. Toyota is targeting a racing debut at the 2026 24 Hours at Daytona. This potent new race car will spawn a road-going Lexus. Update June 4: We’ve added new spy shots as well as new videos of the prototype successor to the Lexus RC F GT3. The race car has been filmed undergoing high-speed testing at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgioum before its motorsports debut in 2026.

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2024 Kia EV6 deals: Finance offer joins crowd of EV deals

CarExpert

Kia is offering special financing deals on the most expensive models in its electric EV6 range for the end of the financial year. From now until June 30, 2024, certain customers can access a 3.99 per cent per annum comparison rate and a 2.50 per cent per annum effective interest rate on the EV6 GT-Line AWD and GT. Eligible customers can take advantage of the discount when buying eligible new or demonstrator EV6 GT and GT-Line AWD models.

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Bugatti’s New V16 Hybrid Hypercar Debuts June 20

Carscoops

Bugatti has officially announced the debut of its latest hypercar on June 20, serving as a successor to the discontinued Chiron. The yet-to-be-named model will ride on a brand-new chassis housing a naturally aspirated V16 engine alongside three electric motors. The design will be inspired by classic Bugatti models including the Type 57 SC Atlantic. Bugatti is set to unveil a new hypercar, continuing the legacy of the Veyron and the Chiron, the latter of which recently concluded its production ru

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Black Book: Weekly Market Update

AutoDealer Today

The wholesale market declined last week at its fastest rate in four months.

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The Oldsmobile Alero Was Trash, But Is This Final 500 Edition Worth Cash?

Carscoops

A 2004 Oldsmobile Alero GLS Final 500 with 84 miles has gone up for auction. Bidding is already up to $14,084 which is more than half of its original MSRP. The special edition helped to mark the end of Alero and Oldsmobile production. The Oldsmobile Alero was an attractive, but forgettable car that was cooler than the Chevy Malibu but not as ‘fun’ as the youth-oriented Pontiac Grand Am.

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Parnelli Jones, who was the oldest living Indy 500 winner, dies at 90

Auto Blog

Filed under: Motorsports , Automotive History Continue reading Parnelli Jones, who was the oldest living Indy 500 winner, dies at 90 Parnelli Jones, who was the oldest living Indy 500 winner, dies at 90 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 4 Jun 2024 21:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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All-Carbon Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Is A $3 Million Art Piece

Carscoops

This Veyron has been driven just 2,500 miles from new Power comes courtesy of an 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 with 1,183 hp The car was originally destined for Japan but has resided in the UK. A 2014 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse with more than $408,000 worth of options will be auctioned off by RM Sotheby’s next week. The French hypercar is expected to sell for between $2.55 million and $3.2 million.

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Faster Tesla V4 Superchargers coming to cut charge queues in NSW

CarExpert

Tesla is rolling out its latest Superchargers yet in Australia. It’s installing new V4 Superchargers at various locations in New South Wales. Tesla says they’re more convenient to use than its existing V3 Superchargers, featuring longer charging cables. While the V4 Superchargers continue to offer the same peak charge rates of up to 250kW as the V3 units, Tesla claims this will increase to 350kW in the future.

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Porsche Retail delivers highest profit per employee in MT Top 200

Motor Trader

Porsche Retail Group delivered the highest profit per employee in the just published Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer Groups, sponsored by AXA Motor Trade. The factory owned dealer group saw each employee deliver an average £76,755 per annum, according to the survey. In second place was CEM Day, which saw employees generate £57,626 per annum followed by Cambria Automobiles which delivered £42,369 per employee.

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Genesis GV70 Reportedly Getting A Range-Extender Hybrid Option In 2026

Carscoops

Genesis revised its plan for EVs, switching to hybrids for the immediate future A Genesis GV70 with an EREV powertrain is rumored to arrive in late 2026 Production will reportedly take place at Hyundai’s US plant in Georgia The world is no longer certain about an EV-only future, with most automakers revising their plans to go electric. In this context, Genesis is reportedly working on a hybrid version of the GV70 SUV, rumored to debut in 2026 in North America, with a range-extender powertr

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Dacia Spring opens for order from £14,995 or £169pcm on PCP

Autocar

New budget hatch undercuts the UK's former cheapest EV, the Vauxhall Corsa Electric Dacia has opened orders for the new Spring electric car, launching the compact electric car with a £14,995 price tag and undercutting the UK's next most expensive EV by around £7000. The Dacia Spring comes close to being the UK’s cheapest new car overall, with just the Fiat Panda , Kia Picanto and Dacia’s own Sandero coming in below £14,995.

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BMW M240i Crashes After Hitting 170 MPH, Driver Walks Away Unharmed

Carscoops

A BMW M240i xDrive owner crashed his car after reaching 170 mph (274 km/h) at the drag strip with several cameras filming. He walked away unscathed but the car has likely seen its last days on the road or the track. The video is a sobering reminder of how far modern safety gear has come and how important it is to reserve this driving for the track. Going racing is an exciting prospect for most but sometimes things go wrong quickly.

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Waiting to order a new V8 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series? Keep waiting

CarExpert

Orders remain closed for Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series models equipped with the turbo-diesel V8 engine, and it’s unclear when they’ll open. “V8, we’re filling the orders as we speak,” said Sean Hanley, Toyota Australia’s vice president for sales, marketing and franchise operations. “We expect to be able to fill those orders.

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8 Sports Cars Allegedly Racing Each Other Pile Up In Georgia Highway Crash

Carscoops

A large group of performance cars piled up in a crash on a Georgia highway. It’s unclear what caused the crash but all eight cars appear seriously damaged. People who report being close to the crash blame the drivers for “100% racing.” Reckless drivers are everywhere, but karma doesn’t always catch up with them. In Georgia, however, it seems to have nabbed eight such drivers.

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Toyota RAV4, Corolla, Camry, Corolla Cross, Kluger go hybrid-only in Australia

CarExpert

Toyota has axed petrol versions of its Corolla , Corolla Cross , Camry , RAV4 and Kluger , which will see the brand’s entire passenger car and crossover lineup bar its performance vehicles go hybrid-only. “From today, our dealers will no longer offer petrol-only variants of any Toyota model where a hybrid alternative is available,” said Sean Hanley, Toyota Australia vice president for sales, marketing and franchise operations. “This is the next logical step in our hybrid-

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