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BMW's Insane, 13,000 LB-FT Vision Driving Experience Proves The EV Future Will Be Wild

The camouflaged BMW Vision Driving Experience (VDX) technology demonstrator appeared low-slung and menacing. I had to contort myself awkwardly to get in and squeeze into its carbon-fiber bucket seats. BMW officials helped me buckle the four-point harness before German motorsport racing driver Jens Klingmann fired up the EV. He drove…

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BMW Made a 'Superbrain' Computer to Power This Prototype

BMW's first Neue Klasse model will enter production later this year, signaling the start of a new generation of cars from the German automaker. Enthusiasts are interested in the gritty details like horsepower and 0-60 times. BMW's new Vision Driving Experience electric prototype, a high-performance test rig, reveals the automaker…

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The Hyundai Ioniq 5 Is Stealing Tons Of Buyers From Other Brands

Broadly speaking, electric vehicles are throwing loyalty out the window and helping brands steal buyers from competitors in unexpected ways. That's something we've known to be true for years, and it's something car companies brag about constantly. For automakers, "conquests" are a big deal.

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BMW M4: Genie in the throttle

CAR REVIEW: Sean O’Grady takes this well-built, understated model out on the road and finds that, pricey as it may be, his every wish is its command

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The BTCC will be eager for Turkington to return after news of 2025 departure

This is, it seems, a Marcus Rashford moment. The most celebrated home-grown member of the most historic of teams finds himself out of the squad. From one pinnacle of UK sport, it’s the same in another.

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BTCC legend Turkington drops from 2025 grid due to "commercial realities"

The four-time British Touring Car Championship champion Colin Turkington will be absent from the 2025 grid due to the current commercial climate.

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Audi Is Moving Upmarket with Fancier, More Expensive Cars

2024 was a terrible year for Audi. Deliveries fell by 11.8% to 1,671,218 cars, allowing Tesla to overtake the Four Rings for the first time ever. Domestic rivals BMW and Mercedes also finished way ahead in the luxury sales race. With that in mind, you'd think that the last thing…

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BMW Didn't Expect the New M5 to Get Body-Shamed

The new M5 has let itself go compared to its predecessor, but some would argue it was a necessary evil. There's still a big V-8 engine under the hood, only this time, it's supplemented by an electric motor built into the gearbox. Turning the super sedan into a plug-in hybrid…

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The Zeekr 7X Is A High-Voltage Luxury SUV Aiming For Europe And Beyond

Last year was a good year for Zeekr. Despite growing anti-China tensions, a softening Chinese economy, and overall weirdness in the EV market, it’s been largely nothing but net for the Sino-Swedish brand. It doesn’t even sell cars in America but it still stole the show at CES, while announcing…

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Most Auto-Braking Systems Actually Work Now, Says IIHS

A few years ago, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) discovered that its automatic emergency braking (AEB) test wasn’t really simulating real-world crashes. It had been testing the systems at relatively low speeds, far below the speeds where most rear-end crashes actually occurred. The IIHS decided to raise the…

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Should I buy a used electric car? The pros and cons of second-hand EVs

ADVICE: As the electric vehicle market grows, more people are considering whether buying a used EV is a smart decision. Sales of new EVs are cooling, but the used market is thriving, and better batteries and longer warranties mean they’re more appealing than ever. Steve Fowler asks: is now the…

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The BMW M8 Gets One Last Power Boost Before It's Gone

The BMW M8 coupe is headed out to pasture, but the people at G-Power are sending it out with a bang. The big two-door grand tourer already has 617 horsepower in Competition trim, but if that's still not enough, perhaps the 900-horsepower G8M Hurricane RR is more to your liking.…

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The 2025 Toyota Crown Signia Is Imperfect, Yet Intriguing: Review

The 2025 Crown Signia carries on a long-standing Toyota tradition of vehicles that refuse to be categorized. Like the Venza it replaces, the Crown Signia is a bit too tall to be a wagon, but too short to be an SUV. It rides like its Crown sedan sibling, but it’s…

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Watch BYD’s ‘God’s Eye’ Rip This Supercar Around A Track Without Anyone Inside

China’s BYD has proven that it can wrestle with the big boys, despite it being established fewer than three decades ago. Last year, it out-produced Tesla and became the world’s largest all-electric car maker, thanks to a myriad of models and a very aggressive pricing strategy.

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The Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Is Still Sporty Sans Roof: First Drive Review

What happened to the convertible? It used to be the ultimate symbol of freedom; top down, wind in your hair, not a worry in the world. But the iconic droptop has all but disappeared over the last decade, with buyers seemingly falling out of love with the idea of unlimited…

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Tesla Is Facing Global Protests, Vandalism Over Elon Musk's Government Meddling

Cars, rockets and AI. Elon Musk has never been one to stay in his lane, and that's what led people to hail the CEO as a visionary entrepreneur. But now, as he delves away from business and into politics, people are finding that Musk's influence over government policy is proving…

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BMW: EVs With Huge Batteries 'Don’t Make Sense'

Getting the most driving range out of an electric vehicle usually means strapping a huge battery pack to its floor and calling it a day. However, as Tesla and other automakers have shown over the years, efficiency is as important as the battery capacity in enabling an EV to drive…

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BMW: Four-Cylinder Engine Isn't Good Enough for an M3

BMW has been widely criticized for its odd design language, but the Bavarian luxury brand has done some things right. It has pledged to keep its large-displacement engines as long as legally possible while retaining the manual gearbox alive in several M cars and the Z4 M40i roadster. Even though…

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BMW's Flexibility Is Paying Off During 'Rollercoaster' EV Transition

BMW, like most automakers, is taking a long, hard look at the current EV market. After some careful consideration of the state of the industry, it's made a decision that's straight out of Toyota's playbook: it's not putting all of its eggs in one proverbial powertrain basket. But unlike rivals…

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The 2025 Lexus RX Is Subtle Luxury Done Right: Review

Lexus occupies an interesting space in the luxury car market. It doesn’t have the same prestige as the German brands, thanks mostly to its Toyota origins. But those same origins make Lexus uniquely appealing to a certain type of buyer, one that prioritizes straightforward functionality and reliability over outright performance…

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BMW's Centerlock Wheels Are Stupid Expensive

BMW’s centerlock wheels are finally here, and by here, we mean available in North America for the first time. The automaker introduced them in November 2023 for the G8X M cars, but BMW didn’t initially offer them in the US. The wheels themselves aren’t too expensive—$6,696. However, the extra hardware…

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Trump Freezes EV Charger Funding And Nobody Is Happy About It

Because of his extensive background in businesses like hotels, mail-order steaks and private universities, many people assumed that President Trump's second tenure in the White House would be inherently good for business. Yet many businesses now feel they're being left holding the bag after Trump's administration ordered an immediate freeze to America's federally funded…

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The Volvo V90 Isn't Dead Yet

Update: Volvo originally suggested that the Volvo V90 was going out of production globally. But in a second e-mail to Motor1, Volvo has backtracked on its statement, stating the special edition marks the end of the line for the V90 only in The Netherlands. The model continues in other markets.

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BMW Will Keep the V-8 Engine Because Americans Love It

The downsizing era is in full swing. BMW stopped selling a V-12 7 Series in 2022 when the M760i was retired. You can still have twelve cylinders in a Rolls-Royce, but the V-12 is never coming back in a car featuring the famous roundel. The V-10 has been dead for…

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The Electric BMW M3 Will Sound Like A Gas Car Inside

Automakers with a history of making good sporty cars are finding it difficult to replicate the same visceral feeling that kept buyers coming back to their cars for decades. Honda is trying to make an electric Type R, but it also doesn’t want to dilute its iconic performance designation by…

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