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MSCHF Circle Car sculpture formed from the shape of a Lexus RZ 450eNewsNews

MSCHF bends Lexus RZ and RX into two impossible car sculptures

A Waymo Jaguar I-PACE with the fifth-generation autonomous driving systemNewsNews

Waymo reports 82% fewer injury crashes across 271M miles

Porsche Taycan connected to a rapid charger during a long-distance journeyNewsNews

Why EV fast charging slows as the battery fills

Dacia Hipster Concept driving along a forest road, viewed from the rearNewsNews

Report: Dacia Hipster could enter production in 2027

Number 219 Dacia Sandrider crossing desert dunesNewsNews

Dacia enters three Sandriders for the 2026 Rallye du Maroc

Nissan Leaf body on the EV36Zero production line in SunderlandNewsNews

EU reportedly urges UK to raise tariffs on Chinese cars

Green Geely E2 electric hatchback seen from the front and sideNewsNews

Geely E2 enters Romania with a €21,990 launch price

Silver BMW 330e plug-in hybrid driving on a mountain roadNewsNews

How to run a plug-in hybrid cheaply: charging is the deciding factor

Two classic Land Rover Defenders shown before and after a Works V8 conversionNewsNews

Land Rover offers official Works V8 conversion for old Defenders

Camouflaged MINI Countryman prototype climbing a steep dirt track during Rebelle Rally preparationNewsNews

MINI readies a hidden Countryman for the Rebelle Rally

Official Rabla programme event at the Ford Otosan plant in CraiovaNewsNews

Romania's Rabla 2026 car-scrappage funds are exhausted

Alfa Romeo Junior, Tonale, Giulia and Stelvio Edizione Luna Rossa parked beside the Luna Rossa yachtNewsNews

Alfa Romeo Edizione Luna Rossa covers the whole range

Miko Marczyk beside the Audi A6 Sportback e-tron performance used for the recordNewsNews

Audi A6 e-tron covers 1,338 km on one charge

Silver Avatr 07L displayed on stage at its Chinese launch eventNewsNews

Avatr 07L goes right-hand drive, but a UK launch is not confirmed

BMW M cars and BMW M motorcycles from the 100 Jahre Nürburgring edition on the circuitNewsNews

BMW M4 anniversary image points to a manual gearbox

Fifth-generation Geely Smart Charging station with an automated charging armNewsNews

Geely unveils 2,250 kW Smart Charging station

Kia PV5 Chassis Cab electric commercial vehicle with exposed rear chassisNewsNews

Kia adds 71.2 kWh battery option to PV5 Chassis Cab

Blue electric Nissan Micra photographed in RotterdamNewsNews

Nissan Micra gets five Green NCAP stars via the Renault 5 test

White Peugeot E-208 GTi photographed from the front while movingNewsNews

Peugeot E-208 GTi launches with 280 hp and 375 km WLTP

Metallic blue Renault 8 Gordini Concept with twin white stripes and six circular headlamps on a wet night streetNewsNews

Renault 8 Gordini Concept brings a 270 hp electric coupe to Paris

Rivian centre display showing the rear camera and bird's-eye parking viewNewsNews

Rivian recalls 98,828 R1S, R1T and R2 vehicles over rear-camera display

Green Bentley Torcal viewed in profile on a mountain roadNewsNews

Bentley Torcal rejects the front-passenger screen trend

Green Bentley Torcal shown from the front three-quarter angle with its illuminated grille visibleNewsNews

Bentley Torcal revealed with up to 888 PS and 600 km range

Official BMW iX5 60 xDrive studio photographNewsNews

BMW CEO says some Chinese car prices in Europe make no business sense