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Brabus 900 Rocket Edition Cabrio viewed from the frontNewsNews

Brabus 900 Rocket Edition Cabrio turns the G-Class into a 900bhp convertible

Land Rover Range Rover Sport photographed from the sideNewsNews

JLR recalls 170,169 vehicles over possible loss of drive power

Mercedes-Benz and Wayve logos on the official production-agreement graphicNewsNews

Mercedes signs production deal for Wayve AI Driver

First-generation Nissan Pixo used as an archive imageNewsNews

New Nissan Pixo returns as an 80bhp electric city car

Promotional Mondial de l'Auto 2026 graphic with 12–18 October dates at Porte de VersaillesNewsNews

Renault Group brings 50 vehicles and six novelties to Paris 2026

Camouflaged Rolls-Royce Project Nightingale prototype driving with its roof loweredNewsNews

Rolls-Royce starts global Project Nightingale testing

Official Škoda Octavia RS and Kodiaq RS press photographNewsNews

Analyst says Škoda has become Volkswagen Group's new Porsche

Charging plug connected to an electric car, official SMMT photographNewsNews

Electrified cars pass half of Britain’s new-car market

Charging plug connected to a car, official SMMT image used as an automotive market illustrationNewsNews

Ford Puma leads Britain’s new-car rankings after eight months

White long-wheelbase Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo in side view with both sliding doors openNewsNews

Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo gains a long-wheelbase version

CEER EXOBOT electric sedan and SUV revealed in Saudi ArabiaNewsNews

Saudi EV brand CEER reveals EXOBOT sedan and SUV

Dacia Sandero in an official Dacia press imageNewsNews

Dacia Sandero leads Europe’s car sales after the first eight months

Lamborghini Revuelto transformed into the Voltoro V1 by Venuum BlackNewsNews

Lamborghini Revuelto becomes a dark widebody Voltoro V1

A British MOT testing garage photographed in LeedsNewsNews

Electrified cars show a wide spread in UK MOT results

The updated McLaren logo shown as part of the brand’s evolved visual identityNewsNews

McLaren updates its logo ahead of a broader model range

Aerial view of the Mercedes-Benz plant in SindelfingenNewsNews

Mercedes warns two German plants could close if costs stay high

The new Nissan Rogue Hybrid, the American counterpart to the next X-TrailNewsNews

New Nissan X-Trail and Rogue e-POWER revealed ahead of European launch

Porsche Taycan E-Shift controls in an official Porsche Newsroom imageNewsNews

Porsche patents a dual-clutch gearbox with a simulated manual mode

Renault Rafale Hypnotic in satin Forest Black, front three-quarter viewNewsNews

Renault Rafale Hypnotic: 1,500 numbered cars, orders from 1 October

Toyota bZ7 displayed at Auto ShanghaiNewsNews

Toyota may build its first range-extender EV in China

Volkswagen ID. Polo in an official Volkswagen presentation imageNewsNews

Volkswagen now gets more EV orders than combustion orders in Germany

XPENG L03 shown from the front in a presentation photographNewsNews

XPENG L03 reaches Romania from €36,990

Volvo EX90 electric SUV illustrating efficient electric-car drivingNewsNews

10 practical ways to get more range from an electric car

Bentley Continental GT from the Nicolaus Copernicus special editionNewsNews

Bentley Continental GT S receives a Copernicus-inspired Mulliner edition