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Aston Martin Valiant is Fernando Alonso's idea of a track car

Motor Authority

Fernando Alonso commissioned a one-off car from the Q by Aston Martin personalization program The Aston Martin Valiant is a lighter, more extreme version of the Valour Only 38 Aston Martin Valiants will be built Aston Martin late on Tuesday revealed the Valiant as a more hardcore follow up to its Valour sports car launched last year as part of its.

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Slovakia May 2024: VW T-Cross (+220.3%), Hyundai i30 (+87.3%) stand out in negative market

Best Selling Cars Blog

The T-Cross lodges another stellar month in Slovakia. The Slovak new car market is off -9.3% year-on-year in May to 7,294 sales, but the year-to-date tally remains in positive territory at +3.5% to 38,396 units. Brand leader Skoda (-9%) roughly matches the market to a solid 20.8% share compared with 21.2% year-to-date. Toyota (+6.5%) and even more strikingly Volkswagen (+20.1%) ignore the negative context to lodge clear upticks.

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The Australian city with the worst traffic isn’t Sydney or Melbourne

CarExpert

You might have a point when complaining about Brisbane traffic. New traffic data has revealed Brisbane is the 12th most traffic-congested city in the world, placing it ahead of notoriously congested cities like Bangkok and Rome, and just a few spots behind bustling metropolises like New York City, London and Paris. According to the 2023 INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard – a report analysing traffic congestion data of more than 900 cities from 2020 to 2023 – Brisbane drivers, on a yearly average, lo

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Wrong-Way Tesla Driver Hits Five Cars In Orange County

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A Tesla driver reportedly caused a six-car crash after driving the wrong way down a road. It’s unclear what caused the driver to do such a thing but it led to several hospitalizations. Authorities are still investigating the accident that happened just outside Anaheim. A chaotic six-car collision erupted at the intersection of Orangethorpe Ave and Beach Blvd in Buena Park, California, on Tuesday afternoon.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N sets record at 2024 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Motor Authority

Hyundai set a record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday using its Ioniq 5 N electric compact crossover. Competing in the exhibition class, Hyundai World Rally driver Dani Sordo piloted a Ioniq 5 N time-attack special known as the TA Spec version to the finish line in a time of 9:30.852. That's a record for a modified electric SUV.

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Saudi Arabia May 2024: Hyundai Accent best-seller

Best Selling Cars Blog

Hyundai Accent sales are up 220.2% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Saudi Arabia gain 4.3% year-on-year in May to 61,937 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 4% to 312,197. Toyota (+2.4%) slightly trails the market but lodges a strong 29% share vs. 27.6% so far this year. Hyundai (+21.7%) is impressive in 2nd place with 17.3% of the market vs. 14.5% year-to-date as is Kia (+43.6%) at #3.

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MG Cyberster

Autocar

Chinese-owned MG celebrates the marque's centenary with a hard-hitting, multifaceted electric roadster MG was established, all the way back in 1924, specifically for the production of sports cars - yet the last time an all-new sports car bearing the famous octagon emerged, your correspondent wasn’t even born. As such, this MG Cyberster is very significant indeed.

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Review: 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore kicks off the EV convertible era

Motor Authority

The GranCabrio Folgore is the only electric convertible available in the U.S. Faster and more fluid, the electric GranCabrio Folgore one-ups the gas-powered Trofeo The $206,995 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore arrives this fall The invite said we’d get to experience both the electric 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore and gas-powered GranCabrio.

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Colombia May 2024: Renault Duster and Kia K3 top market edging down -5.5%

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Kia K3 is up to #2 in Colombia in May. The Colombian new vehicle market slows down its fall in May at -5.5% year-on-year to 14,828 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.5% to 70,710. Keep in mind May 2023 was down a damning -30% on the year prior. Toyota (-22%) manages an 8th consecutive monthly win with 13.3% share despite falling heavily year-on-year.

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Mercedes Is Spending Big Money on Gas Engines Again

Motor 1

"A lot more" is being invested in the S-Class compared to a usual facelift.

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Land Rover Defender 130 pick-up on sale for £157,000

Autocar

Dutch firm's latest creation is based on the longest Defender Heritage Customs reveals its latest Defender reworking, giving us an open-backed Land Rover at last Dutch coachbuilding outfit Heritage Customs has revealed a luxurious pick-up version of the Land Rover Defender 130. The firm, founded by well-known designer Niels van Roij, is looking to build on the "success" of its recently revealed Defender 90 convertible with its latest exclusive creation.

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Rivian teases 5 vehicles in announcing tie-up with VW Group

Motor Authority

Rivian may be working on more models beyond the R2 compact crossover and R3/R3X compact hatchback it presented in March. During an investor presentation held on Tuesday to detail a tie-up with Volkswagen Group worth up to $5 billion, Rivian showed a slide containing the silhouettes of five mystery vehicles. The slide showed the vehicles together.

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China imports May 2024: Toyota (+51.3%), Mini (+49.2%) highlight sinking market

Best Selling Cars Blog

The new gen Land Cruiser helps lift Toyota imports sales in China. Sales of new imported cars in China sink -13.2% year-on-year in May to just 50,712 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -9.3% to 262,801. Lexus (+8.3%) goes against the negative market to extend its lead over the brands ranking. Mercedes (-32.7%) ranks 2nd but implodes year-on-year while BMW (+5.4%) stays at its usual third place.

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2025 DS8 Electric Crossover Shows Off High-Tech Cabin In Latest Spy Shots

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DS’s upcoming EV is rumored to be called the DS8, and it’ll be a fastback crossover. The model will ride on the STLA Medium architecture, sporting a fully electric powertrain. Our first look inside the cabin reveals a four-spoke steering wheel and premium materials. DS is working on a new fully electric crossover rumored to adopt the DS8 moniker.

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The scrap man keeping the UK's aging Volvos alive

Autocar

Old-school vehicle breakers’ yards are rare these days, but some are still providing vital services There are scrapyards - and there's Lakes Autos. You can see it from the Al at Wyboston, a village in Bedfordshire, somewhere between Luton and Peterborough. The road is hardly scenic, but Lakes' jumble of discarded motors is like a kind of ancient forest, albeit of rusting metal rather than trees.

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Ferrari LaFerrari successor (F250) spied in Maranello

Motor Authority

Ferrari engineers have been spotted again with a prototype for what's thought to be the successor to the LaFerrari, a model that is code-named the F250 (the LaFerrari was the F150). The upcoming hypercar will be the latest member in Ferrari's Special Series, which in addition to the LaFerrari includes the 288 GTO, F40, F50, and Enzo. Such models.

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Nyobolt EV can charge in less than five minutes, but there’s a catch

Auto Express

British-developed electric sports car boasts ultra-rapid charging capabilities, but small battery limits range

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Tesla Model Y features quietly removed

CarExpert

Tesla Model Y buyers in Australia are getting less braking bang for their buck. Tesla Model Y owner Donny Yang posted in the Tesla Owners Australia Facebook group after discovering the Brembo four-piston front brake calipers on his new EV weren’t present, with two-piston ‘sliding’ Hitachi units in their place. Though only the flagship Model Y Performance has been equipped with bright red Brembo calipers, the base rear-wheel drive (RWD) and Long Range variants have been fitted with identical, unp

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British firm's ultra-light, rapid-charging EV sports car hits the road

Autocar

Spirit of the original Lotus Elise lives on in this pioneering EV sports car Radical 1246kg Nyobolt concept becomes reality with super-fast 350kW charging – and they could sell it UK engineering firm Nyobolt is testing its ultra-fast-charging and highly durable EV battery technology in a drivable version of its Lotus Elise-inspired concept. Revealed last year as a static show car, the Nyobolt concept is a 470bhp, 1246kg electric reworking of the S1 Lotus Elise , designed by the man who penned t

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2025 BMW M5 revealed with 717 hp from V-8 hybrid powertrain

Motor Authority

The 2025 BMW M5 marks the seventh-generation of the nameplate The M5 shifts to a plug-in hybrid powertrain with 717 hp When the 2025 BMW M5 goes on sale, it'll cost $120,675 BMW introduced a new generation of the 5-Series for the 2024 model year, and on Tuesday the automaker revealed the fire-breathing M5 variant. The new 2025 BMW M5 represents.

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Man Sues BMW For $5 Million After $92 Repair

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A class action lawsuit claims BMW antenna leaks damage electronics, costing owners thousands. The lawsuit accuses BMW of hiding the problem and not covering repairs under warranty. Lawyers are seeking more than $5 million and alleges various violations by BMW. BMW has been hit with a class action lawsuit that alleges an assortment of vehicles are equipped with a “defectively designed and/or manufactured” shark fin antenna that allows for water infiltration.

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2025 BYD Sealion 7: Tesla Model Y rival locked in for Australia

CarExpert

BYD will soon bring a rival for Australia’s best-selling electric vehicle (EV) to its local showrooms. Due in the second half of 2024 (July to December inclusive), the BYD Sealion 7 – sold overseas as the Sea Lion 07 – will be the brand’s fourth all-electric model in showrooms, to be sold alongside the smaller Atto 3 SUV, Dolphin hatchback and Seal sedan.

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First look at reborn Ford Capri ahead of imminent reveal

Autocar

New marketing campaign strongly hints at the return of the Capri name, previously reported by Autocar Explorer is about to spawn a rakish-roofed sibling with a hallowed name Ford has released the first preview image of its upcoming electric coupé-SUV, which is strongly tipped to revive the Capri name , as part of a new guerilla marketing campaign. An advert placed in several print publications for a business called ‘Comeback Cars’ calls for readers to text the phrase ‘COMEBACK’ to the business v

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BMW 6-Series coupe and convertible reportedly return to US in 2026

Motor Authority

BMW's 6-Series nameplate may be revived for a new line of coupes and convertibles, according to a recent report. Citing a supplier source, Automotive News (subscription required) reported on Tuesday that BMW will introduce a new 6-Series range in the second half of 2026 as the replacement for both the 8-Series and gas-powered versions of the.

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Three things I like (and don’t like) about the 2025 BMW M5

Machines with Souls

The 2025 BMW M5 is an all-new hybrid super sedan with over 700 horsepower. But with 1,100 pounds added, is it still an M5? The post Three things I like (and don’t like) about the 2025 BMW M5 appeared first on Machines With Souls.

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Auto Groups With One Rooftop

AutoDealer Today

Behind the scenes, that is. Merging back-office duties is accelerating along with industrywide consolidation.

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Ford RS200 to be reborn as limited-run special for 40th anniversary

Autocar

Ford has given its backing to a new version of the RS200 Brit firm Boreham is poised to reveal a modern take on the Group B legend, with backing from Ford itself The legendary Ford RS200 is about to be reborn as the first in a series of Brit-built restomods with official backing from the Blue Oval itself. Boreham Motorworks, part of London-based DRVN Automotive Group, has signed a licensing agreement with Ford to "produce and remaster" some of the car maker's most revered historic models.

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Heritage Customs returns with modern Defender pickup

Motor Authority

Heritage Customs expanded its lineup to include a Defender pickup The four-door Defender pickup will cost 155,000 euros (approximately $166,150) It takes three months to build the Defender pickup conversion Jaguar Land Rover hasn't indicated whether it plans to offer a modern Defender pickup truck, but a Dutch company specializing in modified.

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The Honda S2000 is a cookie that’s too sweet

Machines with Souls

The Honda S2000 has a legendary reputation, with a high-revving engine and snick-snick manual. But how does it hold up 24 years later? The post The Honda S2000 is a cookie that’s too sweet appeared first on Machines With Souls.

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AI/ML: A Dealership’s Secret Weapon

AutoDealer Today

Better forecasting and inventory pricing is possible when dealers harness the power of the technologies in their core systems.

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Cupra Leon

Autocar

The new Leon wants to become a standalone, bespoke Cupra with a series of targeted updates. Is it? The Cupra Leon is no longer a rebadged Seat with fancy trim. At least that’s what Cupra wants you to think. What once was Seat’s performance arm has broken a little freer of the mothership and developed the Leon as a standalone product with its own driving character, technology and options.How is it trying to achieve this specifically?

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Rivian R1T beats its own record at 2024 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Motor Authority

Rivian set a new Pikes Peak Hill Climb record at the 2024 event with the 2025 R1T electric pickup truck The 2025 R1T set a new production electric truck record competing in the Exhibition Class The Rivian R1T reset the record, but the current record holder was already the R1T Ford's F-150 Lightning SuperTruck time-attack special may have been the.

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The Bugatti Tourbillion, and the disposable supercar

Machines with Souls

The Bugatti Tourbillion is a V-16, 1,775 horsepower monster worth over $4.5 million dollars. But do supercars like this hold their value? The post The Bugatti Tourbillion, and the disposable supercar appeared first on Machines With Souls.

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DMS Outage Continues

AutoDealer Today

Shutdown of CDK Global systems that started with Wednesday cyberattacks still being assessed. Auto dealers improvise in the meantime.

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Revealed and driven: New BMW M5 packs 717bhp hybrid V8

Autocar

Arch extensions, side skirts and front apron distinguish M5 Flagship 5 Series goes PHEV and promises to be BMW’s most extreme yet. How’s it shaping up? The reinvented BMW M5 is headed to UK dealers later this year with a thumping, 717bhp V8-engined plug-in hybrid powertrain and a starting price of £110,500. The seventh-generation version of BMW 's ’bahnstorming super-saloon makes the landmark switch from purepetrol power to an electrified system with total outputs of 717bhp and 738lb ft – far ab

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Updated 2025 Audi RS 3 sets new Nürburgring lap record

Motor Authority

The 2025 Audi RS 3 set the compact car Nürburgring lap record The RS 3 gets a refresh for 2025 with mild design tweaks Audi confirmed the updated 2025 RS 3 will retain the turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-5 The 2025 Audi RS 3 hasn't been revealed yet and it's already set a lap record at the Nürburgring. On Friday, Audi announced that its.

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Fisker Heading To Liquidation, Owes $850 Million To Bondholders

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Fisker appears set for liquidation, potentially serving as the final nail in the coffin for the car manufacturer that filed for bankruptcy at the start of last week. In its bankruptcy filing, Fisker claimed it was seeking additional financing and planned to continue “reduced operations.” However, while speaking at a recent hearing in Wilmington, Delaware, Fisker attorney Brian Resnick acknowledged the company does “not currently anticipate being able to obtain financing.”

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