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Toyota Sells More Than 800 Camrys Every Single Day
As a follow-up to my recent article about how the death of cars has been greatly exaggerated, one sedan is still very much alive and kicking: The iconic Toyota Camry. Toyota recently published Q3 2024 results in the United States where the Camry continues to climb the sales charts. The no-nonsense family hauler was up 1.7% to 22,934 cars. Even more impressive is the Camry’s performance through September, rising by 4.4% to 227,576 vehicles. That brings me to a short math exercise. There were ... Read more
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Ford F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E Get Free Home Charger And Installation
Ford knows that it has a long road ahead for getting more of its customers to go electric. Despite being the no. 2 best-selling single electric vehicle brand behind Tesla, Ford discovered in a recent survey of more than 2,000 prospective buyers that it's still dealing with many barriers, myths and misconceptions that are keeping many people from breaking up with gasoline. Those include, Ford officials said, a lack of understanding about the benefits of home charging; an overestimation of ... Read more
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Aston Martin Won't Hit Its Sales Goal This Year
Aston Martin has had its share of financial woes in the last decade. But recently, the company has turned things around under the watchful eye of Lawrnece Stroll, with stellar new products like the DB12, the DBX, and the Vantage. But even with that recent string of success, the British sports car maker won't be hitting its numbers this year. In a recent interview with Reuters, newly appointed CEO Adrian Hallmark (who comes from Bentley) said the company will build and deliver around 1,000 ... Read more
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The Porsche 911 Turbo Monochrome
Tuner Techart celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Porsche Turbo in true tuner style: with an exclusive special edition. The 'Monochrome' is a limited edition of 20 units, an evolution of the GTstreet R based on the current Porsche 911 Turbo. This exclusive version is based on the powerful Techart GTstreetR and enhances the already impressive Turbo S model. With engine power increased to 799 horsepower and a maximum torque of 950 Nm, the Monochrome offers significant performance boosts ... Read more
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The 2025 BMW X3 Goes Hybrid
Three generations and 20 years of success—that, in a nutshell, is the BMW X3. The mid-sized luxury SUV has been nothing short of formulaic perfection for the German manufacturer since its debut. In 2023, it was still the brand's best-selling vehicle globally, even though the third-generation model had already been on the market for seven years. Now, however, it's time to move on to the fourth-generation model and find out whether this new SUV has the credentials to continue the X3's success. ... Read more
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The Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Manthey Is on Another Level
You probably think the ultimate Porsche Cayman is the GT4 RS, the 911 GT3-powered maniac with 493 horsepower that revs to 9,000 rpm and transforms the Cayman into a track beast. But there’s another level of GT4 RS, the Manthey. It sacrifices any on-road comfort the GT4 RS may have had in pursuit of lap times. Manthey Racing isn’t quite a household name. The German race team, founded in the late 1990s, runs Porsche Motorsport’s GT teams and does so successfully. In 2013, Porsche bought a ... Read more
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New Volkswagen Atlas
Volkswagen isn't bringing the current-generation Touareg to the United States. Buyers are instead stuck with the less sophisticated Atlas. The big SUV has been around since 2017 and has already gone through two facelifts, but now work is underway on the second-generation model—which you can see here ahead of schedule. This is technically the VW Teramont Pro, effectively the Chinese version from the SAIC-VW joint venture. The boxy SUV hasn't been officially revealed in China but the cat is ... Read more
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Production of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 has started in the United States
Hyundai Motor has started the production of the Ioniq 5 electric vehicles in the United States. Since 2021, they had been imported from Korea to the US. The status of being an American-made product allows buyers of electric vehicles to receive a tax credit in the United States. The Ioniq 5 has received some updates, not so much improving its consumer qualities, but adding to its appeal. The main acquisition of the Ioniq 5 on American soil is the appearance of the XRT ... Read more
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2025 Mercedes-Benz G580 with EQ Technology First Look
Mercedes-Benz has held the world premiere of a new version of the iconic G-Class SUV, now featuring an all-electric powertrain. Rumors that the model would be designated as the EQG were not confirmed—the electric "G-Wagon" has been named the G580 EQ Technology. The new version was created by converting the W463-II generation G-Class to electric drive, preserving the original ladder-frame chassis and most of the bodywork. The traction battery has a capacity of 116 kWh and is mounted ... Read more
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The Toyota GR86 has become sharper in handling
In the domestic market of Japan, Toyota Motor dealers have begun accepting orders for the improved version of the rear-wheel-drive coupe Toyota GR86. The launch of "live" sales for the upgraded car is scheduled for August 1. The company reported that specialists from Toyota Gazoo Racing's motorsport division have reconfigured the characteristics of the shock absorbers and electric power steering. For the manual transmission versions, throttle settings were also changed, while the automatic ... Read more
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