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Audi built the 16-cylinder super sedan it designed in the 1930s and never built

Motor Authority

The Auto Union designed a 16-cylinder sport sedan that never got built Audi, the automaker's successor, just built it The Auto Union Type 52 debuted at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed In the 1930s, Audi predecessor Auto Union designed a 16-cylinder sports sedan, but never built it. Ninety years later, it will finally make its public debut at.

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Pandemic-Era Prices Affect Trade-Ins

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New buyers, especially those with EV trade-ins, are feeling the brunt of depreciation as market normalizes.

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Taiwan June 2024: Tesla delivers best result in 1.5 years

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Tesla Model Y ends the month at #2 in Taiwan. 41,587 new light vehicles found a buyer in Taiwan in June, a -1.9% year-on-year decline. This leads to a H1 2024 tally off -1% to 232,503. Toyota (+3.4%) defies the negative market to easily keep the lead with a 23.3% share. The performer of the month is Tesla surging 69.8% year-on-year to 2nd place overall with 9.4% share, its best result in the country since it hit #2 with over 4,000 sales and 9.7% in December 2022.

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Shock MG Cyberster four-seat coupe tipped for sale in 2025

Autocar

MG could be first to market with an electric sports coupé Striking electric 2+2 could hit showrooms in time for the 60th anniversary of its MG B GT forebear MG has channelled the spirit of the MG B GT to create a four-seat coupé version of the Cyberster - which could be in showrooms as soon as next year. Dubbed the Cyber GTS, it's making its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed , as part of MG 's starring role as the 'celebrated marque' of this year's event.

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Project Midnight 2024 Subaru WRX race car aims to tame the tarmac

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Scott Speed to drive Project Midnight at the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb This carbon-fiber-bodied 2024 Subaru WRX weighs just 2,469 pounds Project Midnight to make undisclosed speed record attempts Ahead of a run up Lord March's driveway later this week at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Subaru on Tuesday revealed "Project Midnight,".

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Mercedes EV Sales Are In Freefall, EQS Down More Than 50%

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Mercedes-Benz USA has reported their second quarter results and sales were down by 12%. The EQS and EQS SUV were the big losers as sales dropped 57% to 2,556 units. Despite lackluster EV sales, plug-in hybrids jumped 524%. Mercedes has walked back their electric vehicle ambitions and decided to invest more into internal combustion engines. Their reasoning is becoming crystal clear as EV sales have tanked.

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Cyprus June 2024: Market up 28.6%

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling model in Cyprus for the third month running. Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT has the Cyprus new car market up a sturdy 28.6% year-on-year in June to 1,417 sales, leading the H1 2024 up 15.1% to 8,790. The Top 3 carmakers all outpace the market: Kia is up 39.8% to 21.8% share, Hyundai up 74.3% to 12.4% and Volkswagen up 408.8% to 12.2%.

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Death of gas-powered Porsches begins 2025 and ramps in 2026

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Production of the gas-powered Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman ends in 2025, Macan in 2026 The electric Porsche Macan costs $80,450 and is on sale now An electric 718 Boxster and Cayman replacement debuts this year with production starting in 2025 Two years, That's how long the stay of execution will be before some of the most popular gas-powered.

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Subaru Just Built 'The Quickest and Fastest WRX Ever'

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Set for a Goodwood debut, Project Midnight has a carbon fiber body and an engine that revs to 9,500 rpm.

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Czechia June 2024: Tesla up to #6, Skoda Kodiaq now #2 year-to-date

Best Selling Cars Blog

Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 76.6% year-on-year in June. New car sales in Czechia are up a solid 9% year-on-year in June to 22,334 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.2% to 119,221. Local behemoth Skoda (-5.1%) can’t take advantage of its home market’s growth and drops to 29.4% share vs. 33.5% so far this year. Hyundai (+20.6%) excels in 2nd place above Toyota (+9.3%) matching the market.

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Radical new Fiat Panda EV to arrive in 2025 from less than £22,000

Autocar

New Grande Panda is a retro, rugged supermini; will also be sold with a hybrid powertrain The upcoming fourth-generation Fiat Panda will be one of the cheapest electric cars on the market when it arrives next year, Fiat has confirmed. Called the Grande Panda to reflect a footprint that is larger than that of its predecessor, the new hatchback, which is closely related to the recently launched Citroën C3 and with which it shares Stellantis’s value-minded Smart Car platform, will be priced from “

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Bugatti W16 Mistral enters final testing

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Testing is wrapping up on the Bugatti W16 Mistral The Mistral marks the end of the W-16 engine Deliveries start later this year; each costs $5 million The Bugatti W16 Mistral roadster has entered final testing, bringing the end of the automaker's W-16 era closer. Following aerodynamic and dynamometer testing, prototypes are now racking up mileage.

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Oops: Lotus Crashed Its One-Off Track Car Right at Goodwood's Starting Line

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Lotus's record-breaking Evija track car didn't even make it to the first turn before shunting into the hay bale barrier.

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Japan June 2024: Toyota (-14.6%), Honda (+37%) on top

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Toyota Land Cruiser sales are up 16.2% year-on-yeas in June. Sales include the 70, 250 and 300 Series New vehicle sales in Japan lose a moderate -4.9% year-on-year in June to 373,599 units. However the H1 2024 tally is off -13.2% or over 323,000 sales to 2,127,448. Toyota (-14.6%) endures a significant loss but keep in mind its year-ago result was particularly high at 34.6% share.

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Porsche 911 S/T

Autocar

This road-focused 911 special edition has the potential to be very special indeed When it comes to its golden child, Porsche doesn’t roll out new suffixes on a whim. Which makes the subject of this review extra special. Because never before has there been a Porsche 911 S/T. The most commonly seen – the straightforward ‘S’ – first appeared on the engine deck of a 911 back in 1967.

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Review: The 2025 Porsche 911 GTS arrives as the anti-hybrid

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The 2025 Porsche 911 GTS brings a hybrid into the sports car lineup Porsche 911 GTS hybrids have 532 hp and 449 lb-ft of torque and do 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds The 2025 Porsche 911 costs $122,095 while the hybrid GTS costs $166,895 A Porsche 911 hybrid seems like the answer to a question nobody asked. Hybrids were introduced to save fuel, reduce.

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2024 Subaru WRX Project Midnight aims to set records

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Filed under: Motorsports , Subaru , Racing Vehicles , Performance , Sedan Continue reading 2024 Subaru WRX Project Midnight aims to set records 2024 Subaru WRX Project Midnight aims to set records originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 9 Jul 2024 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Iceland June 2024: Kia up to 20.1% share, Hyundai up 405.8%

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The Kia Ceed is up to #3 in Iceland in June. 1,600 new cars found an Icelandic buyer in June, a harsh -37.6% year-on-year fall. The H1 2024 tally is off -38.1% to 6,353. Kia (-2.1%) resists very well to repeat at #1 in the brands charts with a huge 20.1% share. It therefore cements its YTD domination at 15.4% share. Sister brand Hyundai (+405.8%) takes off at #2 with 16.4% share.

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Porsche 911

Autocar

Powerful updated 992-gen 911 gets hybrid power with sensational performance but carries a few extra kilos Porsche has recently enjoyed people describing the GTS as the ‘sweet spot’ in the Porsche 911 range. It has had more oomph and more reward than the Carrera but not the focus nor the harshness of a Turbo or a GT3. Imagine, then, the reaction when Porsche first said it was going to hybridise it, and the online fury at the potential of a two tonne, pluggable 911.

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GM looking at panoramic windshield that bleeds into the roof, like Lucid and Tesla

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Future vehicles from GM might have a windshield that is part of the roof The Tesla Model X and the Lucid Air feature this design The windshield might be made from a composite material rather than glass Future General Motors products could bathe their occupants in sunshine courtesy of panoramic windshields that extend all the way into the roof, a.

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Tesla's self-driving bias: Musk and influencers get priority in autonomous driving AI development

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Filed under: Government/Legal , Green , Recalls , Electric , Luxury , Sedan , Lucid Continue reading Tesla's self-driving bias: Musk and influencers get priority in autonomous driving AI development Tesla's self-driving bias: Musk and influencers get priority in autonomous driving AI development originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 9 Jul 2024 09:09:00 EDT.

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Luxembourg June 2024: BMW overtakes Volkswagen in market off -9.3%

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BMW is the most popular carmaker in Luxembourg in June. New car sales in Luxembourg falter -9.3% year-on-year in June to 4,324 units, bringing the year-to-date tally off -5.3% to 25,085. BMW (+4.8%) takes the lead of the brands charts for the 4th time in the past 12 months, dislodging a freefalling Volkswagen (-26.3%) for just 12 sales. Audi (-27.3%) and Mercedes (-25.9%) follow but struggle while Tesla (+72.1%) is in stellar shape and rises 10 spots on May to #5 with 5.9% share.

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Electric Ford Capri is saloon-SUV with sports car pace

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New Capri blends SUV and saloon design cues Rakish Explorer sibling channels the spirit of its 1970s namesake and touts nearly 400 miles of range Ford has revived the Capri nameplate after a 38-year absence for a rakish, electric, saloon-shaped SUV with Focus ST levels of performance and nearly 400 miles of range. Far removed from its low-slung, two-door 1970s namesake, the electric Capri is derived from the Ford Explorer crossover and will enter production alongside that car in Cologne, Germany

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Review: Jeep and Ram’s Hands-Free Active Driver Assist system debuts late and behind the leaders

Motor Authority

Hands-Free Active Driver Assist works mostly as advertised The system’s successor has already been announced Stellantis isn’t promoting the system It’s alright to be fashionably late, but you better arrive put together or with a heck of a story. In the case of Stellantis’ Hands-Free Active Driver Assist system, it’s.

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Audi Revived a Never-Built, 16-Cylinder Supercar From the 1930s

Motor 1

The Auto Union Type 52 would have been one of the fastest cars on the planet. But it never made it to production. until now.

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Turkiye June 2024: Chery breaks ranking and volume records, sales down for third month in a row

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Chery places two models inside the Turkish Top 6 in June. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye endure a third straight month of year-on-year decline in June at -5.3% to 106,238 units. This is still the 2nd highest June volume in Turkish history. It includes 87,858 passenger cars (-3.6%) and 18,380 light commercials (-12.6%). The overall H1 2024 result is up 3.9% to 577,981 units.

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Evoluto 355 is reborn analogue Ferrari with Ian Callum know-how

Autocar

The F355's pop-up headlights have been replaced with new LED units British start-up's engine tweaks will boost 3.5-litre V8’s total output to 420bhp while making it more reliable A restomod based on the Ferrari F355 , claimed to be the “antidote” to modern supercars, has been revealed as the first car from British start-up Evoluto Automobili. Key to the Evoluto 355’s appeal is its new bodywork penned by Ian Callum, which is intended to provide a more modern look without spoiling the clean lines

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Test drive: 2024 Defender 110 shrugs off Wrangler, Bronco

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The Defender now tussles with mainstream Wranglers and Broncos Defender charms include build quality, functionality, and strong powertrain options Expensive competition makes it seem almost reasonably priced Rivals from all around have the Land Rover Defender in their sights. Yet, the Brit still manages to stand alone. I spent a week living family.

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Australian road toll skyrockets as UN announces bold new goals

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The United Nations (UN) wants to halve the global road toll by 2030, tackling the “silent pandemic” with a celebrity-led awareness campaign. The campaign, under the motto #MakeASafetyStatement, will kick off in New York during 2025 before reaching more than 1000 cities in more than 80 countries. Celebrities such as Novak Djokovic, Michelle Yeoh, and Naomi Campbell will support the campaign through slogans such as “I drive slow” or “I don’t drive under the infl

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Romania June 2024: Market up spectacularly, Dacia Logan back in charge

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The Dacia Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Romania in June. 21,358 new cars hit Romanian roads in June, an extravagant +62.1% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date tally is now up 13.4% to 83,506. Dacia beats its home market at +79% to 32.5% share vs. 31.2% halfway through the year. In fact the entire podium advances faster than average with Toyota up 72.5% to 9.1% share and Renault up 87.5% to 7.8%.

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Polestar Concept BST hints at future motorsport-honed range-topper

Autocar

The Concept BST is a track-focused two-seater based on the upcoming 6 sports car Unveiled at Goodwood, the Concept BST is effectively a reworking of the supercar-baiting 6 sports car Polestar has revealed a stunning new two-seat roadster concept that hints at a future motorsport-honed range-topper and is based on the forthcoming 6. Unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed , the Concept BST is effectively a track-honed reworking of the supercar-baiting 6 sports car.

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Christian von Koenigsegg: Simulations say the Jesko can go faster than 311 mph

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The Koenigsegg Absolut might go faster than 311 mph Simulations put the car below redline at 311 mph with room to go A production-car speed-record attempt is in the works for this year Koenigsegg just reset its own record with the Jesko, but the automaker's seemingly not done yet. In February, Koengisegg founder and CEO Christian von Koenigsegg.

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‘Boring’ self-driving cars create distracted drivers unsafe to take back control 

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New study by University of Nottingham sees drivers more interested in their phones than the road when behind the wheel of a car with autonomous systems

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UK nations June 2024: MG ZS tops Scotland

Best Selling Cars Blog

The MG ZS is the best-selling vehicle in Scotland in June. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in June. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the June 2024 UK update. This month Northern Ireland is the best performing nation at +18.6% to 4,871 sales. Following are Scotland (+3.7%) at 16,296 units and England (+0.6%) at 151,740.

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Honda Prelude returns to UK as hybrid sports coupe

Autocar

The Civic-based two-door hybrid will be Honda’s sixth UK model line Hybrid coupe gets swooping looks, an acute attention to dynamics and an interior designed around the driver’s needs Honda will bring its new Prelude sports coupé to the UK and target younger customers with its elegant, swooping looks, acute attention to dynamics and an interior that has been designed around the driver’s needs.

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2022-2023 Ford Mustang recalled for phantom steering

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2022-2023 Ford Mustangs are being recalled Affected cars have a steering torque sensor calibration issue The issue could lead to phantom steering and loss of vehicle control Ford issued another recall for the Mustang, but this one is for the last-generation car. A recall has been issued for 2022-2023 Ford Mustangs. The issue stems from a secondary.

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Electrify America to begin limiting charging to 85% to reduce wait times

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Filed under: Green , Green Culture , Electric Continue reading Electrify America to begin limiting charging to 85% to reduce wait times Electrify America to begin limiting charging to 85% to reduce wait times originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 8 Jul 2024 16:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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