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The electric Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 seen from the frontNewsNews

The new Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 is electric: 680 hp, three motors and 0-100 km/h in 2.7 seconds

Standard Porsche 911 GT3 on a circuitNewsNews

Porsche prepares the 911 GT3 Bergsport, an edition reserved for Alpine markets

Several Škoda Octavia generations and versions gathered for the 30-year anniversaryNewsNews

The modern Škoda Octavia turns 30: four generations and almost 7.9 million cars

Volkswagen ID. California Cruise prepared for campingNewsNews

Volkswagen ID. California Cruise: electric camper with a double bed and V2L power

BMW iX3 gets a system that can delay the door opening when a cyclist approachesNewsNews

BMW iX3 gets a system that can delay the door opening when a cyclist approaches

BMW Vision Neue Klasse X and Vision Neue Klasse conceptsNewsNews

BMW is taking Neue Klasse technology to 40 models by the end of 2027

A car travelling on a motorwayNewsNews

Czechia is testing a 150 km/h limit on the D3 motorway. When it can be used

Ferrari Formula 1 single-seater on trackNewsNews

Why it is called Formula 1: the origin of the name and the first rules

Hyundai Tucson seen from the front and sideNewsNews

Hyundai wants half of its North American sales to be hybrids by 2030

The new-generation Hyundai Tucson, seen from the frontNewsNews

The new Hyundai Tucson grows to 4.70 metres. Sales start at the end of 2026

Bugatti Tourbillon on the moveNewsNews

Mate Rimac believes combustion supercars will last a long time

Mazda MX-5 RF, archive imageNewsNews

Mazda MX-5 loses the 2.0-litre engine in Europe. The 1.5-litre version now has 136 hp

Porsche 911 Challenge on a circuitNewsNews

Porsche 911 Challenge: the 515 hp race car costs €208,800 excluding VAT

Porsche 911 Indecent 009 in the BTS Creativity workshopNewsNews

Indecent 009 is a Porsche 911 restored and radically converted in Italy

Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI during developmentNewsNews

Volkswagen is preparing a more powerful ID. Polo GTI Clubsport, but the project does not yet have the green light

Camouflaged prototype of the Volkswagen electric SUV that could become ID. TiguanNewsNews

The Volkswagen ID.4 could become ID. Tiguan after a wide-ranging update

Volkswagen employees gathered at the protest organised in WolfsburgNewsNews

More than 10,000 Volkswagen employees protested in Wolfsburg against new job cuts

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé, the most expensive car sold at auctionNewsNews

The most expensive cars sold at auction: a top 10 of records

Current-generation Honda Civic displayed in a studioNewsNews

Honda is not dropping the manual gearbox, even as demand keeps falling

Hyundai i30 N on track, representing the current performance rangeNewsNews

Hyundai N will have at least seven models by 2030

Hyundai Santa Fe, the model that will receive an EREV version in 2027NewsNews

Hyundai Santa Fe and a Genesis SUV will get EREV systems in 2027

car LED bulbsNewsNews

Car LEDs: what types exist and how to choose them correctly

Lotus Emira on track, a model produced at the Hethel factoryNewsNews

Lotus becomes a single company: the Hethel factory comes under Lotus Technology

Illustration of a car using cameras and radars to monitor the roadNewsNews

Why manufacturers prefer Level 2 over Level 3 automated driving