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• Spy Shots: 2026 Honda WR-V Spotted Testing for Brazil

  17-04-2025 23:30 via motor1.com
  
  The new WR-V will be manufactured outside of São Paulo compete with the Yaris Cross and Fiat Pulse. Sadly, it's not coming to the US.
  
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• The New Jeep Compass Faces an Uncertain Future in America

  06-05-2025 13:55 via motor1.com
  
  Jeep tells us it has halted work on a U.S. version of the compact crossover.
  
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• The Toyota Corolla Looks Even Better With White Wheels

  06-05-2025 13:00 via motor1.com
  
  The new Toyota Corolla FX Edition gets retro touches like white wheels and a fiery paint job.
  
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• The New Audi A6 Plug-In Hybrid Has a Decent Electric Range

  06-05-2025 12:27 via motor1.com
  
  Your daily commute might be fully electric thanks to a much bigger battery.
  
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• New Audi A6 PHEV brings up to 69 miles of electric range for £56k

  06-05-2025 12:07 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Sold in either Avant estate or saloon guise, UK variants get 295bhp and four-wheel drive as standardAudi has added a plug-in hybrid variant to its new A6 range, bringing up to 69 miles of electric-only driving.
  Joining the recently launched Audi A5 plug-in hybrid, it is one of 10 new PHEVs to be launched by the German brand across its line-up in 2025.
  The PHEV powertrain, which it shares with the A5, is centered around a 2.0-litre turbo petrol four and delivers 295bhp for a 0-62mph tim
  
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• Win a year’s free subscription to Autocar worth £224!

  06-05-2025 11:20 via autocar.co.uk
  
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• New Mercedes-Benz CLA unable to use 400V DC chargers

  06-05-2025 10:16 via autocar.co.uk
  
  The omission of a 400-volt DC converter is thought to be a cost-saving measure by the German brandThe incoming electric Mercedes-Benz CLA, the German brand's game-changing EV that promises a 492-mile range, is unable to use any 400V DC charger - a common standard across the UK and Europe.
  This means the third-generation CLA, based on the German firm's new MMA electric car platform, is incompatible with many older 50kW units and most Tesla Superchargers currently in operation.
  This is b
  
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• Used Porsche Panamera 2016-2023 review

  06-05-2025 09:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Four-seat grand tourer bids to redefine performance in the luxury classAnyone on the hunt for a luxurious four-seat grand tourer will surely have the Porsche Panamera high on their list of potential buys – if not right at the top.This is a striking super-saloon that is almost peerless in its ability to blend blistering pace with stunning dynamics and cosseting high-end refinement.The first-generation Panamera is looking like great value these days – if you can overlook its flaws.It
  
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• The New Audi RS5 Sounds Pretty Darn Good

  06-05-2025 08:41 via motor1.com
  
  The sedan and wagon were caught working out at the 'Ring gym.
  
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• Trump tariffs: car makers struggle to mitigate loss of billions in profit

  06-05-2025 06:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  For many, the imposition of a 25% US import charge spells crisis. But for some, it's a major opportunityCar makers with exposure to the giant US car market are scrabbling for solutions to mitigate the predicated loss of billions in profits as a result of the sudden and highly punitive tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump.
  General Motors said it had “pulled out the Covid playbook” in a bid to reduce costs after predicting that it will take a $4-5 billion (£3-4bn) hit o
  
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• Chunky new Jeep Compass brings hybrid, PHEV and 404-mile EV

  06-05-2025 01:05 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Jeep's plusher, new-look mid-sized SUV points the way for its European reinventionJeep has reinvented the Compass for its third generation with a bold new look, a more upmarket cabin and the option of having one as an electric car for the first time.
  With 2.5 million units sold worldwide since it was launched in 2006, the Compass is one of Jeep’s most important and popular models. The company’s Europe boss, Fabio Catone, said this latest generation will be “a key driv
  
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• 2026 Jeep Compass Unveiled: Hybrid or EV With Up to 375 HP

  06-05-2025 00:01 via motor1.com
  
  The new Compass comes with hybrid and EV powertrains, with the flagship model packing 375 horsepower from dual motors.
  
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• Lotus Emira With Yellow Exhaust Tips Pays Tribute to an F1 GOAT

  05-05-2025 21:03 via motor1.com
  
  Lotus is paying tribute to two-time F1 champ and Indy 500 winner Jim Clark with this green-and-yellow Emira. I want one.
  
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• The Cadillac Celestiq Will Be as Rare as a Bugatti

  05-05-2025 19:00 via motor1.com
  
  The hand-built electric vehicle, which costs $340,000, is a low-volume model.
  
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• Rob Dahm's 12-Rotor Engine Made 1,515 HP. Then It Caught on Fire

  05-05-2025 18:02 via motor1.com
  
  It generates a bit of heat revving to 7,500 rpm.
  
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• Video: The Bugatti Bolide's Track Pace Will Melt Your Mind

  05-05-2025 16:31 via motor1.com
  
  All the other cars are just in the Bugatti's way.
  
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• Nissan Could Turn The Frontier Plug-In Hybrid Into an SUV

  05-05-2025 10:23 via motor1.com
  
  It would be a body-on-frame SUV different than the Xterra revival.
  
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• China Promises a Supercar 'Better' Than a Ferrari SF90

  05-05-2025 09:34 via motor1.com
  
  Great Wall Motor has been working on its claimed Ferrari beater for five years.
  
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• Touchscreens in cars? The truth is we need them

  05-05-2025 09:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Mini has got the right idea with its latest infotainment display, even if it's not exactly perfectA while back, someone made the case on this website for cars with no digital screens. We look at screens all day anyway, and they’re distracting and just plain lazy design, the author posited.
  The author in question was, er… me. So allow me to set the record straight by disagreeing with myself.
  Yes, car makers’ screen addictions have got out of hand and I enjoy the
  
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• Scout Will Use a Naturally Aspirated VW Engine Made in Mexico

  05-05-2025 08:22 via motor1.com
  
  But the four-cylinder combustion engine won't drive the wheels.
  
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• Kia Picanto vs Jersey: why it's the perfect car for 40mph fun

  05-05-2025 08:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Our Picanto felt brisk enough with its 77bhp 1.2-litre and manual ’box
  Believe it or not, the teeny Picanto is actually the Channel Island's best-selling carNot many people know this, said someone in the office, but the Kia Picanto is the best-selling car in Jersey.
  This is hardly the kind of factoid that stops traffic, even traffic of a verbal kind, but it stuck around in our conversation because it soon became clear that various members of the Autocar community had been to Jers
  
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• The Ram 1500 Express Is Back, and It's Surprisingly Cheap

  05-05-2025 06:01 via motor1.com
  
  The 2026 Ram 1500 Express slots well below Big Horn and is infinitely more stylish than the Tradesman.
  
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• Watch This Junkyard Minivan Engine Come Back to Life and Make Big Power

  04-05-2025 21:00 via motor1.com
  
  When your junkyard V-6 turns out to be a dud you just can't return, there's only one option left: Rebuild!
  
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• Supra Rally Car Proves Sports Cars Belong on Gravel

  04-05-2025 18:00 via motor1.com
  
  The Supra wasn't built to go rallying. But its platform is perfect for sideways gravel action, as the Team O'Neil Rally School proves.
  
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• Only Five of These Mustang Concepts Exist. This One's for Sale

  04-05-2025 15:00 via motor1.com
  
  This Ford Mustang Daytona concept is one of just five. And for the right price, it could be yours.
  
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• Mini Cooper C and Cooper S long-term test

  04-05-2025 09:05 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Is the petrol hot hatch a spent force? Not based on this 6000-mile testMuch has been made of whether the new Mini Cooper really merits being described as such, because if you peel back the subtly updated bodywork, rip out the funky knitted dashboard and disconnect the massive circular touchscreen, you will be left with fundamentally the same chassis and body-in-white as those used by its predecessor, which went on sale way back in 2013.
  While the electric Cooper is all-new, now built in China at
  
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• Subaru Flat-Six Engine Teardown Shows No Damage at 200,000 Miles

  03-05-2025 22:00 via motor1.com
  
  It doesn't come apart easy. But still, we're shocked.
  
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• James May Bought a Very Special Mini Cooper

  03-05-2025 19:00 via motor1.com
  
  It's one of three prototypes built for the Cooper's revival in the 1980s, and the only one known to still exist.
  
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• An imperfect car is often easier to love

  03-05-2025 09:00 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Cars are all flawed in one way or another – but aren't these more interesting than the accomplished alternatives?Just as I watched the last episode of Reacher and feared my television well was running dry, a new series of Bosch: Legacy arrived to make going to the gym less boring.
  So begins another series in which the star bounds around saving the day, breaking a few rules/laws/bones as necessary, and ultimately gets paid badly or not at all for their trouble.
  I wondered if it was just peo
  
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• Buy This Very Miami Porsche, Support a Good Charity

  02-05-2025 22:30 via motor1.com
  
  Need an excuse to rock color-matched wheels on your 964? How about an eBay auction for charity.
  
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