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Jaguar's future will be quiet, colorful, and very geometric.
Jaguar’s title sponsorship of Miami Art Week featured its own blank canvas in the Type 00, a concept car the brand hopes will spawn some electric masterpieces beginning in 2026. Its design is remarkably striking, easily the most interesting thing Jaguar has done in years. But design is one thing; making a business out of it is another, and Jaguar is running out of time. The Miami venue underscored the brand’s intention to collaborate with artists, who aren’t known for buying roughly $120,000 ... Read more
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When you want a more expensive and less practical Q5
Some had hoped for swoopy SUVs to be nothing more than a fad, but this niche segment is here to stay. Rivaling the Mercedes GLC Coupe and the soon-to-be-discontinued BMW X4, the new Audi Q5 Sportback is entirely predictable. It’s just the regular 2025 Q5 beaten with the coupe stick to lend the posh crossover a sleeker profile, although that’s highly debatable. From day one, there will be a hotter SQ5 performance derivative. You’ll be glad to hear the SQ5 has lost its fake exhaust tips. Good ... Read more
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The 2025 Flying Spur Is the Perfect Bentley
You'll experience a similar sensation in the new Bentley Flying Spur, a vehicle nearly as big as the Milky Way itself. It sure as hell doesn't feel like I'm moving all that quickly through the Arizona desert, swaddled in the finest leather while the front seat massages my rump. But a brief peek at the speedometer suggests otherwise. You'd hardly know the Flying Spur was fast just by looking at it. The design barely changes from this year to last; Minor updates to the fascias and some new ... Read more
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Lamborghini's Supercars Use Electric Power From Mercedes-Owned Company
The Temerario and Revuelto use a technology that not even AMG models have yet. Mercedes created a new revenue stream when it lent its AMG engines to cars that don’t have the fabled three-pointed star. You’ll find a V-12 in the Pagani Utopia, a V-8 in several Aston Martin models, and a four-cylinder mill in a Lotus Emira. But did you know that several supercars also borrow their plug-in hybrid tech from the German luxury brand? The difference, though, is that Mercedes or AMG didn't technically ... Read more
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Kia Exec On Plan To Kill EV Tax Credit
As Kia and its parent company the Hyundai Motor Group plan an onslaught of new U.S.-made electric vehicles aimed at winning American converts, the potential threat of losing the electric vehicle tax credits is like a dark cloud hanging over everything. But one senior Kia executive at the LA Auto Show said what the rest of the auto industry is all but certainly thinking right now: President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to kill the EV tax credit would be disruptive to jobs and the trajectory of the ... Read more
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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9
Hyundai's first three-row electric SUV has arrived. The Kia EV9 has seen success as one of America's first mainstream three-row electric SUVs. Now Hyundai is getting its own version with the new Ioniq 9. Using the same E-GMP electric platform as its Kia cousin, the new Ioniq 9 promises loads of space, lavish amenities, and lots of range-over 300 miles on every trim. Powering the Ioniq 9 is a 110.3-kilowatt-hour (net) battery pack. The base Long Range model gets a single electric motor ... Read more
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This Crazy BMW M2 Drag Car Has AWD and Hypercar Horsepower
Built by R44 Performance in the UK, this M2 will enter competition next year. The latest BMW M cars are straight-line demons from the factory, and they take well to mods. This is perhaps the most extreme modern M car we've seen yet, an M2 drag car pumping out 1,500 horsepower to all four wheels. It's the work of UK-based aftermarket shop R44 Performance and Tom Wrigley Performance, and it's headed to the US to try and claim the mantle of the world's quickest BMW. This project began with the ... Read more
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Hyundai Elantra N TCR Edition
The TCR Edition has additional upgrades but no extra power. One of the last bastions of (relatively) affordable performance cars, the Elantra N receives a special edition. However, it’s sadly all show without any extra go since there aren’t any upgrades to the engine. As its TCR Edition name implies, the sports sedan takes after the touring car version by earning a carbon rear wing. The large aero element is adjustable for those keen on taking the car to the track. Beyond the extra downforce ... Read more
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The Nissan Armada Costs the Same for 2025 Despite Major Upgrades
The revamped Armada goes on sale in December with the same price the outgoing model. Nissan thoroughly updated its Armada SUV for the 2025 model year. It has a new look, a new engine, and the latest must-have tech. But the automaker was able to keep the Armada's starting price the same while expanding the number of trim offerings. The 2025 Nissan Armada will begin at $58,530, the same price as 2024's entry-level SV 4x2. All prices include the $2,010 destination charge. However, it’s not a ... Read more
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Volkswagen Finally Has a New Tiguan
he Volkswagen Tiguan has been around in the US since 2007. The second-generation model debuted in 2016, but we haven't seen the compact SUV updated much in those eight years. Finally, at next week's Los Angeles Auto Show, Volkswagen will show its new third-generation Tiguan. The automaker sent out a single teaser image showing the updated SUV's taillight. It's hard to glean much from the lone photo, but the light fixture looks dramatically different from the current Tiguan. It introduces new ... Read more
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