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Have you ever wondered why the Golf is the only Volkswagen model, at least in the US, to wear the sporty GTI and R badge? There’s actually a good reason. In Europe, there have been GTI variants of the Lupo, Polo, Scirocco, and Up. Latin America even got a few GTI models you may not know about—the Gol, Parati, and Pointer. It’s a similar story with R models; the Arteon, Golf Cabrio, Passat, Scirocco, Tiguan, Touareg, and T-Roc all received hotter variants. In order to find out why, Motor1 spoke to Serban Boldea. Boldea is the Director of Product Planning…

Driving a fast car flat-out around a racetrack is almost always fun. But it can also be intimidating, especially when the car wears a Porsche badge and the track is Phillip Island, one of the world’s fastest circuits.This isn’t any old Porsche, either – it’s the latest 911 GT3 with a box-fresh Manthey Kit fitted.And today Phillip Island is wet.So there’s a knot in my stomach as I roll through the circuit gates.It tightens as I approach the pit building. “Ah, so you’re the journalist” says a passing Porsche mechanic with a devilish grin. Yep, that’s me.Looking for your next…

Article SummaryA camouflaged iX4 (NA7) prototype spotted near the Nürburgring shows a sloped roofline and shorter rear overhang than the iX3.The iX4 40 xDrive and 50 xDrive arrive November 2026, with an M60 xDrive following in March 2027.Built exclusively at BMW’s Debrecen plant in Hungary, the iX4 shares the iX3’s Neue Klasse platform and 400 kW charging.A camouflaged prototype of the upcoming BMW iX4, internally codenamed NA7, was spotted testing near the Nürburgring, and the swirly wrap isn’t hiding much. The roofline kicks down hard behind the B-pillars, the rear end cuts off noticeably sooner than on the iX3, and…

The hospitality suite sits right near the final corners of the Le Mans circuit. Out on track, the two GMR-001 cars are running their first 24-hour race—and showing plenty of speed. In other words, Genesis clearly wants people to know that it didn’t enter the World Endurance Championship just to make up numbers. Jacky Ickx is an ambassador and a major show of force, while high-caliber drivers like Daniel Juncadella and André Lotterer show significant investment. Oh, and Genesis unveiled the Concept GT the day before the big race. All of it reinforces the message that on the product side, too,…

BYD did well at the 2026 CarExpert Choice Awards, with two of its models winning awards and a third getting the nod as a finalist.The solid performance follows a strong showing in last year’s inaugural CarExpert Choice Awards, when four BYD models were named finalists – though none took home category awards.This year, the recently launched Atto 1 electric hatch beat out the GAC Aion V and MG 4 for the title of Best Affordable EV, while the plug-in hybrid Sealion 6 mid-size SUV toppled the GWM Haval H6 PHEV and MG HS Super Hybrid to become our Best Affordable…

Article SummaryThe new BMW i3 has a front trunk with a cargo capacity of 31 liters.The rear trunk will swallow up to 420 liters.Both cargo capacities are considerably smaller compared to the new BMW iX3 crossover.When BMW phased out the i3 hatchback in 2022, it repurposed the moniker for an electric 3 Series sold in China. The EV was based on the locally produced long-wheelbase (G28) model and used the same CLAR platform as the global version. Since it shared its underpinnings with the gas-powered car, the sedan didn’t have a front trunk like the quirky i3 city car before…

Ferrari has denied reports that dealers are pressuring customers to buy the new all-electric Luce. Chief Marketing Officer Enrico Galliera said the Luce is aimed at a different customer demographic. Despite ongoing rumors, Ferrari says demand for the Luce is meeting expectations. A month after the debut of the much-discussed Ferrari Luce—the Marenello’s first electric vehicle—rumors continue to swirl. The latest report, published by Bloomberg, claimed that some dealers were pressuring customers to place orders for the Luce to avoid losing their top-client status or jeopardizing future access to Ferrari’s most exclusive limited-run models. But that’s simply not the case.…

The upcoming Super-One is by no means Honda’s first attempt at an electric vehicle (EV), but the battery-powered micro-car will be the first EV sold in Australia by the Japanese automaker when it arrives later in 2026.An enhanced version of the N-One e: kei car from Japan, the Super-One places major emphasis on its hugely appealing exterior, along with the promise of impressive driving thrills that, previously in this most compact class of EV, have been mainly lacking.To find out if the Super-One has the dynamic talents to back up its boxy chops, we headed to the south of England…

Article SummaryBMW has removed most of the disguise from its Speedtop prototypes to reveal the production-ready design.Based on the M8, the two-door wagon still hides the color gradient on the roof.The 70 cars BMW will build for customers will closely mirror the concept unveiled a year ago.When someone says BMW doesn’t know how to build a beautiful car anymore, point them to these images. While looks are subjective, it’s hard to find a bad angle on the Speedtop. Fresh spy photos taken near the Nürburgring show a near-production prototype of a different kind of Touring model. Why? Well, the luxury…

Porsche is retiring the Taycan Sport Turismo and Cross Turismo from the United States. The two wagons will continue in other markets. A company spokesperson confirmed both will live on outside the U.S. The death of the long-roof Taycan models has been greatly exaggerated. While Porsche is indeed pulling the plug on the Sport Turismo and Cross Turismo in the United States, both models will live on elsewhere. In a statement to Motor1, a company spokesperson confirmed that the factory in Stuttgart will continue to build the more practical versions of the company’s first EV. On a related note, Porsche…