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Article SummaryPersonal Pilot L3 had been available in the 7 Series for about two years.The luxury sedan’s facelift will feature level 2 driver assistance without touching the steering wheel.BMW claims demand for Level 3 wasn’t at a profitable level.If you stumble upon a 7 Series with this unusual grille, there’s a reason why the kidneys look different. BMW had to make room for extra sensors necessary for autonomous driving. They’re necessary for the car’s Personal Pilot L3, an optional feature that enables Level 3 self-driving. It’s an eyes-off, hands-off system that works at speeds of up to 37 mph (60…

A new report alleges Chevrolet will replace the Corvette E-Ray with a Grand Sport X variant. The GSX will pair General Motors’ new 6.7-liter LS6 V8 engine with an electric motor. The Corvette Grand Sport X could make as much as 720 horsepower, more than a Z06. There’s plenty of evidence to suggest that Chevrolet will add a Grand Sport variant to its Corvette lineup later this year. The new trim will allegedly arrive in two flavors, with an electrified version set to replace the Corvette E-Ray hybrid.   As first reported by Corvette Blogger, a recent Instagram post corroborates rumors…

An SUV model — known as the MG 4X — will soon join the MG 4 family, which currently includes the front-wheel drive MG 4 Urban, and the more performance-focussed MG 4.Last week MG gave the world a look at the 4X’s exterior, now regulatory filings in China have revealed some of the car’s important specifications.Thanks to the filings seen by Car News China, we now know the 4X is 4500mm long, 1849mm wide, 1621mm tall, and rides on a 2735mm wheelbase.CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal.Entry-level versions of the 4X are…

Article SummaryThe new BMW X5 will spawn a separate version for China as part of the Neue Klasse lineup.CEO Oliver Zipse confirmed the China-exclusive X5 in the Q&A session following the BMW Group’s annual conference.The model’s internal codename is likely G78, different from the global version’s G65.BMW intends to roll out 40 new models by the end of 2027, and the next-generation X5 is among them. While most of the world is getting the “G65” car that paparazzi have repeatedly spied, a separate version is brewing. Once again, the luxury automaker is developing a derivative specifically for the Chinese market.CEO…

Jerry Seinfeld’s former Mercedes-Benz 500 E (W124) sold for $320,000 (about €276,000) at Amelia Island. The high-performance sedan was developed in collaboration with Porsche and partly assembled at its plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. Bought new by Seinfeld in 1992, the car has covered just 2,335 miles in 34 years. When you think of Jerry Seinfeld and cars, his legendary Porsche collection probably comes to mind—along with the multi-story garage he built in the middle of Manhattan to house it. But the American comedian also has a soft spot for “Porsche-adjacent” machinery. At the 2026 Amelia Island Auction, his former Mercedes-Benz 500E…

The Honda CR-V range looks very different for 2026, with multiple new hybrid options and a pared-back petrol-powered lineup of mid-size SUVs announced today.Until now, the only current-generation CR-V hybrid available was the front-wheel drive e:HEV RS variant. Now, there are four: two with front-wheel drive, and two with all-wheel drive. The CR-V e:HEV (hybrid) lineup now opens at $49,900 drive-away for the e:HEV X. That’s $5000 more than the base petrol-powered VTi X but $7000 less than the cheapest hybrid option in 2025.CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal.It slots in…

Article SummaryRolls-Royce sales fell 0.8% last year to 5,664 units.The Cullinan took the lion’s share with 3,291 vehicles.Demand for the electric Spectre nearly halved compared to the year before.Compared to BMW and MINI, Rolls-Royce sales account for only a fraction of the Group’s bottom line. While volume has never been a priority, it doesn’t take a math expert to understand that selling more cars brings in more cash. Goodwood has the biggest profit margins of the three brands, so every car it moves matters at the end of the year.In 2025, deliveries remained nearly flat, falling by only 0.8% to…

Love it or hate it, AI has already infiltrated nearly every aspect of daily life—now it’s coming to your navigation app, too. Google is rolling out a new feature for Google Maps called “Ask Maps,” which uses the company’s Gemini AI to answer more complex questions while you’re planning a trip or already on the road. According to a blog post from the vice president of Google Maps, Miriam Daniel, the feature will let users ask the app more specific questions. You could say something like, “My phone is dying—where can I charge it without waiting in a long line…

Niche manufacturer Ineos Automotive is leveraging its personal approach to customer service and a slowly expanding support network to convert Australia’s rusted-on Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series loyalists.Formed after Land Rover wouldn’t sell the tooling and manufacturing hardware for the original Land Rover Defender to British billionaire and chemical engineer, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Ineos Automotive currently offers SUV and ute versions of the Grenadier 4×4, both of which compete directly with the 70 Series.However, Toyota holds a dominant position in the local market, with the 70 Series racking up 10,301 sales in ute guise alone last year – thousands more than the next…

A full GT3 racing version of the BMW M3 Touring might heading to the Nürburgring 24-hour race, and that could be the most exciting entry the Green Hell has seen in years. BMW Motorsport dropped a teaser image showing yellow daytime running lights and a yellow Iconic Glow kidney grille — the unmistakable signature of an M3 GT3 Touring about to make history.That idea, of course, began as an April Fool’s joke nearly a year ago — but as is often the case with BMW, the joke could have real engineering ambition behind it. The concept of a GT3-spec M3…