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Car manufacturers are breathing a sigh of relief now that the European Commission is proposing to reverse the 2035 sales ban on new vehicles with combustion engines. However, companies will still need to reduce their fleet emissions by 90 percent compared to 2021 levels. Even before the middle of the next decade, manufacturers must meet […]
Believe it or not, Audi’s beloved five-cylinder engine is already 50 years old. Next year it will be fifty years since the first five-cylinder debuted in the Audi 100 from 1976. To celebrate this milestone, a group of enterprising students has created a very special concept car. Meet the Audi GT50. The project was developed […]
In March 2021, Volvo said it would go all-electric by the end of the decade. However, the lofty EV target was scrapped in September 2024, when the Geely-owned company said plug-in hybrids would stick around for a while beyond 2030. Despite cold feet, the Gothenburg-headquartered carmaker was adamant that the European Union should maintain its […]
Under the plan proposed by the European Union (EU), new combustion engines would effectively be banned after 2035. But as electric car enthusiasm cools and more automakers reinvest in combustion technology, the EU has officially decided to ease its restrictions. According to Reutersthe EU has revised its ambitious 2035 target and plans to ease restrictions […]
Stellantis calls its extensive portfolio a “constellation of fourteen iconic car brands,” but managing it is not easy. In Europe, that constellation includes Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Maserati, Abarth, Lancia, Citroën, Peugeot, DS Automobiles, Opel and Vauxhall. On the American side there is Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler and Ram. Some are seriously underperforming and there is constant […]
The Mazda MX-5 Miata is a phenomenal sports car; it’s also an excellent sandbox for tuners and moderators who want to get even more out of it. Rocketeer Cars, a British outfit that builds some pretty cool Miatas, is launching its most extreme car yet. It’s called the ‘Keiryo’ and it’s a modified MX-5 with […]
Hard to believe it’s been almost four years since Toyota took the covers off the GR GT3 concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon. Since then we’ve been waiting patiently to see if a road car would follow. Initial reports suggested the car would carry a Lexus badge, but Toyota set the record straight earlier this […]
Audi’s stunning Concept C not only previews a future electric sports car, but also introduces a new design language and a more ergonomic interior layout. We’ve been promised a return to proper controls by returning to physical buttons and switches for commonly used functions. Although the performance EV won’t arrive until later this decade, Ingolstadt […]
Audi has been selling China-only models for decades, going back to the A6 C5 of the early 2000s. Much has changed since then, as the once-dominant German luxury brands have steadily lost ground to fast-rising domestic automakers. With high-tech, feature-packed cars offered at much lower prices, Chinese brands have boomed in recent years, at the […]
