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Tanak: 2025 Rally1 cars are how a “rally car should be”

The 2025 specification World Rally Championship cars without hybrid power are much “simpler” and “a lot easier” to drive, according to Hyundai Motorsport’s Ott Tanak.

Autosport · Jan 21, 2025

Great News! Dacia Sandero Is Going Electric In 2027

Renault-owned Romanian automaker Dacia had a great 2024, selling 676,340 vehicles globally. Its best-seller was the Sandero hatchback, Europe’s most popular new vehicle, selling almost 310,000 units last year. Now, Dacia wants to build on the combustion model’s success, so it plans to launch an electric variant toward the end…

InsideEVs · Jan 21, 2025

Stellantis Wants To Take On Bentley

We certainly didn't have DS becoming a rival for Bentley or Rolls-Royce on our bingo cards. As unexpected as it might seem, Stellantis aspires to fight the ultra-luxury brands. The automaker wants to elevate the DS Automobiles brand to a higher echelon by making the Citroën spin-off brand the "Louis…

Motor1 · Jan 21, 2025

Volkswagen Had A Tough Year. Here's Why 2025 Could Be Tougher

Layoffs. Factory closures. Declining sales. Turning to upstart new partners in America and China to figure out how to make the cars of the future. Any way you want to look at it, the once-mighty Volkswagen Group had a hard 2024 pretty much everywhere it sells cars—electric or otherwise. And…

InsideEVs · Jan 20, 2025

The New Hyundai Palisade's Engine Sits Way Low

When Hyundai revealed the new Palisade in South Korea at the end of last year, there was one glaring omission. The second-generation model lost the naturally aspirated 3.8-liter V-6 of its predecessor. Well, at least that's the case in the domestic market. The fullsize SUV hasn't been introduced elsewhere, so…

Motor1 · Jan 20, 2025

UK charging firm warns over changes to electric car sales amid ‘difficult’ market

Pod Point reports weak demand for new cars as government says no firms will pay fines over ZEV mandate

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025

Cupra Will Have Its Own Showrooms in the US

Scout isn't the only Volkswagen Group brand coming to the United States. SEAT's spin-off Cupra marque will arrive here by the end of this decade. CEO Wayne Griffiths says the Spanish brand, which was born just seven years ago, will have its own headquarters and will do business outside the…

Motor1 · Jan 20, 2025

Honda Struggling To Build a Fun Electric Type R

Honda has been discussing the prospects of an electric Type R since 2020. A couple of years later, the CTR's lead engineer lamented how stricter emissions regulations are forcing automakers to electrify their fun cars. But in 2025, there's still no sign of a Type R-badged car without a combustion engine. In fact,…

Motor1 · Jan 20, 2025

I just tested these audiophile headphones that cost as much as my first car — and they sound like heaven

Final’s Flagship headphones bring some excellent planar magnetic powered sound to the table, and do it for a price that rivals a used car.

Tom’s Guide · Jan 20, 2025

Honda 0 Series EVs Keep Apple CarPlay. Everything Else Is A Radical Reset

Even though there's a ton of data showing that people want to buy electric vehicles from Japanese auto brands, that country's car industry is pretty far behind the curve on competitive all-electric options. But of all the Japanese automakers, Honda is probably working to catch up the most quickly. 

InsideEVs · Jan 19, 2025