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Honda Prelude 2027 Limited Edition in Premium Crystal Garnet MetallicNewsNews

Honda Prelude 2027 Limited Edition is confirmed for Japan, not Europe

Mazda CX-6e electric crossover in an official imageNewsNews

Mazda is considering more Chinese-developed electric cars for Europe

The new electric BMW i3 driving on a mountain roadNewsNews

The new cars coming to Europe in 2026 and 2027

Drift car prepared for a motorsport competitionNewsNews

RoDrift’s 2026 finale comes to Bucharest’s Constitution Square

Tesla Model 3 on an urban streetNewsNews

EU vote on Tesla FSD Supervised is pushed back

Tesla Roadster electric sports car conceptNewsNews

Tesla postpones next-generation Roadster demo to October 15

Dashboard controls and air-conditioning settings inside a carNewsNews

VIN explained: what the 17-character vehicle code can reveal

Volvo Cars factory in Torslanda, SwedenNewsNews

Volvo Cars freezes global hiring as it pushes down costs

Firefly, the 2026 World Urban Car winner, in an official World Car Awards imageNewsNews

World Car Awards 2027 list gives Chinese brands a major presence

Toyota Land Cruiser photographed from the front and side at sunsetNewsNews

AWD vs 4WD: the hardware and use cases that separate them

Axalta Redefined ruby-red finish for 2027NewsNews

Axalta names Redefined ruby red its 2027 Global Automotive Color of the Year

Official BMW M2 with M xDrive, used as a reference for the Riverti Automobili projectNewsNews

BMW M2 gets a radical Riverti tribute to the 3.0 CSL

Battery-cell production equipment at the PowerCo Salzgitter factoryNewsNews

Gotion to invest €1.1 billion in Volkswagen's Valencia battery project

Hyundai IONIQ 9 electric SUV shown from the frontNewsNews

Hyundai prepares two new electric SUVs, expected as Ioniq 4 and Ioniq 7

Blue Lamborghini Temerario photographed from the front on a coastal roadNewsNews

Lamborghini says speed alone no longer defines a supercar

Alpine design sculpture previewing the next-generation A110 electric sports carNewsNews

Alpine previews the next A110 with a design sculpture

smart ConceptNewsNews

New smart #2 targets nearly 300 km of range and sub-20-minute charging

Volkswagen ID.5 electric SUV coupe parked beside a wall-mounted chargerNewsNews

Volkswagen ends the ID.5 without a direct successor

Cross-section of a ProLogium lithium ceramic battery cellNewsNews

Mercedes-Benz gets priority access to ProLogium Gen4 cells

White Tesla Model 3 seen from the side on an urban streetNewsNews

Tesla FSD frequently broke urban speed limits in Belgian test

Volkswagen Golf driving on a road, viewed from the sideNewsNews

VW Group steering recall may cover four million cars

Updated Geely Galaxy E5 with a roof-mounted LiDAR sensorNewsNews

Updated Geely EX5 gets 6C charging and rear-wheel drive

Nissan Around View Monitor showing a stitched overhead image beside the rear camera feedNewsNews

How a car creates a 360-degree bird's-eye view

A standard yellow Lamborghini Temerario driving on a circuitNewsNews

Lamborghini leaves the door open to a Temerario Sterrato