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Russia is being innovative in its own way, Genesis styles a swan for lakeside motoring, and off-road Porsches
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Staying PG-13 while lusting after the R-rated 2023 Toyota Prius.
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eBikes should be free. Asterisk: free with the purchase of a gasoline vehicle.
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The tastiest car on sale anywhere is a bite-sized EV
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A-to-B the most dangerous way (walking), a stunning new Buick Century, launching an Alpine, and custom OBS trucks.
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A new Honda Accord, an old EV Mini pickup, a lap record, and the impressive K997.
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We’re going beyond cars, people. Buckle up…or better, give us your pulse.
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The “C” word, according to Daniel Riccardo, real mountain drifting in 2022, and a new blue SUV.
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Driving the Citroën Oli, 🇨🇳 is building the antagonizing EVs people want, Honda and the hypocrisy of speeding laws & vehicle legislation.
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Off-road, off-script, off-brand, and of gender—big topics and big ideas this Friday.
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While the world burns, we must keep racing.
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“We’re going to ensure electric muscle cars are a nightmare”—Dodge
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Video games, video games, video games—it’s always been about how video games would change the world of cars.
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No hints but there’s a new red car coming to race near you in 2023…
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GAC christens its Milanese design center with a minimalist electric Barchetta concept in a fetching shade of bordeaux. No notes.
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Is it possible to hate Big Oil but love cars and still have fun with ’em? Absolutely, here’s why:
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Hear a Jacques Villeneuve show car from the 1997 Formula 1 World Championship is for sale? Swallow these crossover vegetables first and I’ll tell you about it.
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This newsletter is scented using ELECTRIKHANA by Ken Block
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Aren’t slow news days the best? Well, Toyota did just drop a Tesla Model 3-rivaling sedan…
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Hi, Abarth? I’d like a no-foam, no lid espresso con panna roadster to go, please.
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What’s new in the world of cars? Mitsubishi has a concept trucklet for us. Yay…
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Hyundai is on a Rolls—I mean—roll with its most luxurious flagship sedan ever, and real-world Volkswagen ID.Buzz impressions.
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Is it OK to ignore the elephant(s) in the room much longer? Give me another 24 hours…
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Buckle up for full English coverage of the Paris Motor Show from a 2-bdrm apartment in Quebec, Canada.
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Doug DeMuro’s pitch-perfect take on press cars, judging Porsche’s Nürburgring lap time claims, and singing praises for the Aiways U6 EV. 🎶
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Nobody likes EVs more than me, so why am I starting to dislike more and more upcoming EVs? Bloat, baby…bloat.
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Hey there, 460 horsepower 2023 BMW M2. 👋 Will phone manufacturers be good at making cars? Playing Lego with Subarus to make a modern STI wagon & more.
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An Apollo EV prototype, the G2J; an EV truck tow-off; the successor to Sir Stirling Moss’ favourite microcar; a minimalist designer’s car collection; and why Jaguar needs to respect the F-Type.
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What does an affordable microcar, Australia’s best motor race of the year, and driving through Chongqing, China, have in common? They’re remarkable.
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Today, are you feeling bottom of the barrel or top of the pile? Slow cars fast, NASCAR oddities, and easily thievable Hyundais and Kias.
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EV Honda SUVs skating on General Motors technology is not how I saw the electric car revolution playing out—but here we are. Also: (beautiful) street drifting in Canada and Alexa in your BMWs.
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The final Ford GT, reviewing futuristic cars, living in a futuristic place, and bricking a futuristic Hummer
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Alpine’s highest performance A110 yet, why North America’s busiest highway is in Toronto, pray for cheap EVs, and we 🖤 3D printing.
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All-new Maserati GranTurismo, car builder and YouTuber Rich Rebuilds vs the EPA, and reimagining Volvo as a race car company.
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Boiling a car brand down to its Genes, demolishing an auto plant, women racers, and visiting the hardworking mastermind behind Porsche tuner RWB.
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The Citroën oli, a close look at the Aptera Gamma prototype, and the abandoned F1 track you’re allowed to visit
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The XM to rule all SAVs, running out of charge (on purpose), and Nio is making waves in Germany
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Inexpensive electric roadsters, why Mercedes-Benz rules in Albania, and fairly judging Tesla Autopilot.
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Eurobeat intensifies, Canada crowns a women champion, Hyundai IONIQ 6 first drives, and why we’re failing at building more efficient vehicles
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Very electric Renault R5 Turbo 3E, the PIIP, dissecting aesthetics with Matty Matheson, and why fixing an older luxury car is often so costly.
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Volvo starts to develop in a dangerous direction, the audacity of an American super-truck in the UK, a stunning Porsche restoration, dealer markups, and celebrating the St. Mary’s Trophy.
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The heavyweight Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE, lightweight Caterham updates, and Ken Block’s latest whip has its tires vaporized.
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Today, another speedster—this time born from jets. Tricking AI into designing cars for me, and car prices (womp womp)
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An all-new Mazda MX-5 speedster(!) from Italy, a minimal off-roader from Romania, and catching up with AI, EVs, and shoddy voice commands.
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Today’s all about energy: BMW Dune Taxi EV, getting the most from our streets, and $2,000 EVs from China
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2024 Ford Mustang and Ford Mustang Dark Horse, YiChe Garage Big EV 6x6, AI-led design, and a homemade Transformer.
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Speed, speed, and more speed. A Ferrari V8-powered crossover, a Ferrari V12-powered hatchback, and the final Chrysler muscle sedans will likely be ones to keep.
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Thoughts on the Pagani Utopia, car-themed AI art, Nyck de Vries' F1 finish, and a captivating short film about a Porsche 997 Turbo owner.
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Touring vast underground bunkers, folding steering wheels, folding cameras, and funny Australians.
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Jeep flexes its Photoshop muscles, Volkswagen joins the 4x4 EV club, crossing the infamous Rufford Ford, Wal-Mart’s van is hot, killer brake dust is not.
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Touring the 2022 Chengdu Motor Show, examining the KTM X-Bow GT-XR, and a programmer who’s building engines virtually.
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First reviews of the 2023 Volkswagen ID.Buzz, a 540 horsepower Ford Escort (with paddle shift!), and James May crashed an Evo.
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Formula 1 needs to improve spectator safety, a mint 1996 Geo Prize, and the huge dangers coming soon from in-car technology.
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Jonathan Ward details the ICON Derelict 1949 Mercury EV Coupe, smart brabus #1, Suzuki Mighy Boy, and paying homage to Nicola Materazzi
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The Ariel Hipercar test mule, the Ariel Hipercar, and spotting an ex-Sultan of Brunei Ferrari 456 ‘Venice’ GT.
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The “other Hummer” has 1,000 horsepower, how to reliably buy the best stuff, and why charging networks are so flippin’ bad
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The growth of China’s EV market, Toyota’s new compact EV sedan (for China), and onboard a Honda Fit (with 840 bhp).
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Coffin noses are back, baby! The WEY Yuanmeng, touring a tiny camper ‘van’, and dissecting the Prodrive P25.
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Revisiting the Isle of Man TT record set by Subaru, a new MG4 Mulan EV sedan launched in China, and rear-wheel-drive Volvo love is spreading.
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Audi joins Formula 1, the Just Rolled In phenomenon, and speedster.news gets a Volvo project car.
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Watching real EVs doing actual battery swaps in 2022, and is the Pokémon x MINI Concept Aceman itasha (痛車) enough?
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2022 Lincoln Zephyr reviewed (in China), window shopping for a fun car, and a humble tour of the Nürburgring parking lot with Misha Charoudin.
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Rounding out Monterey with new cars from Koenigsegg, McLaren, Lucid, Gunther Works, Ruf, Czinger, and Bugatti.
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Lapping in NASCAR with an F1 World Champion, hooning a Dodge Challenger, and the future of car shows isn’t Monterey Car Week?
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Lincoln L100, Acura Precision EV, keeping up with the Czinger 21C V Max and what’s the problem with Porsche?
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There’s an electric muscle car coming, finding fun on a budget, checking out a dash cam buyer’s guide, and saluting Doug DeMuro.
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The world’s most important automotive competition just held a 10 hour race, a new crossover from Dodge, Formula 1 driver opinions, and: what are you reading?
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What’s the top Japanese sports car of 2022? Three used car oddities from Quebec and more spectator drags
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Sunny side of the Aston Martin DBR22’s underbody, hydrogen-powered GR Toyota, and debuting a new way to feature speedster.news images.
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Nico Rosberg loves Mate Rimac’s second-ever car, Nevera. A Canadian car events app, shopping for housing near the Nürburgring Nordschleife and an affordable EV truck.
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You might want to start dreaming of owning a classic Alpine, three rowdy cars, and electric car batteries may be reliable than expected
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Examining all-electric travel from B to Z, hybrid racing, and an interview with a little-known automotive designer.
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Rodents and cars don’t mix, the 2024 Meyers Manx, and remembering a mid-engined Dodge roadster.
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Rally crashes, rally specials, and a special car that fellow time attack builders can rally around as one of the greats.
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Type7 x Jeff Zwart, the Lingotto building, new truck from Changan, and weekly video selects
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Don’t sleep on WhistlinDiesel, Lynk & Co suspends its racing program, and evaluating the current state of Hummer H3s for sale.
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Picking the right car for a music video, Built By Legends Japanese sports cars, and speedster.news website improvements.
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The joy of local run what you brung racing, supercar-inspired shoes from APL x McLaren, and choosing a sleeper car.
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On track with the 585 horsepower Kia EV6 GT, Rich Rebuilds on the farm, and who do you believe in the Stellantis-GAC Group dispute?
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Visiting a wild big rig truck show in Thailand, you can buy the world’s smallest convertible EV, and an enthusiast garage owner’s road test of a Mitsubishi Evolution VIII wagon.
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An English review of the brand-new Li Auto L9 SUV, new Chevrolet Colorado, and last laps for a 4-time F1 World Champion.
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MINI is showing off its latest EV, there’s a solar EV on its way, and when Jaguar V12s roared in Australia.
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Lamborghini’s latest is a high riding SUV sports car with roof rails, highballing sellers online, and joining the classic GT car club.
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My Volvo Romance, the upcoming Cadillac flagship (fastback) sedan, and wait, fast Volvos? Plus, turning off gas pump advertising.
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It’s Friday somewhere, which could only mean a 1-of-2000 Volkswagen Bora R, sim racing maturing as a sport but not as a career, and watching pure joy with friends on the Nürburgring.
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Today, we tread lightly to honour those lost to recent ecological disasters. The 2023 Honda Civic Type-R. An iconic track car from 1953, adventures with (small) trucks you won’t want to miss, and the hottest hot button topic in the known galaxy.
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MG roadsters are back (soon), a sweetly modified Hyundai sedan, and a compilation of iconic motorsport saves.
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Saying the quiet part out loud: the evolution of truck advertising. And revisiting an old spark from the early 2000s.
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What’s high mileage if you’re spending €1 million? Also: the Japanese salaryman’s coffin and a Slovakian roadster.
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Why did you automatically love the new Hyundai concept? Italian design. An Italian car cut from the same cloth. And the last Citroën Cityrama.
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Is this neoclassic an Alfa Romeo or a Ralf-Ameo 🤢? And make yourself a sandwich ’cause the Helihome camping helicopter & Ronin Audi are back.
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Bye, Spark EV; finding the perfect stance, and we must act after the Austrian GP
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Today, we evaluate affordable-ish classic European vehicles, and I have another debut boxy EV for you from new automaker KG Motors.
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A simpler time: the 1998 Rajd Polski, the 2023 KG Auto La Bagnole, and an Italian-designed Isuzu classic for sale in the U.S.
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For lunchbox 5: a very special Renault 5, a very narrow Geo and hoping Boris Johnson doesn’t return to his former career as a very shit car reviewer.
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In today’s General Motors-themed edition, I hope you’re ready to watch a Corvette take on the touge, learn about the new Cadillac Lyric thanks to savagegeese, and see the best neoclassic for sale…anywhere.
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Dive into a short burst of eclectic videos and cars, featuring a story about James May (as told by James May), flexible Formula 1 floors and a Ruf Porsche.
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Today’s very practical mix features kei trucks, rally Volvos, and thoughts on our incredible (driverless?) future.
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Videos, cars, stories feat Hoonigan, Roadster Life, Carfection; plus Citroën SM rally cars