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Like clockwork, BMW is sticking to its promise of adding more customization options for the 2026 iX3. The Neue Klasse SUV is now available to order in Europe with an Eucalyptus Green metallic finish. Images from the German configurator reveal the new shade, priced at €960, on par with the other standard colors. Fire Red also joins the color palette, as does Individual Frozen Space Silver for a pricey €2,880.Coinciding with the launch of the new paint is another long-promised option: a white steering wheel. It costs an extra €100 and, unsurprisingly, can only be specified with a white interior.…

YouTube channel Brick Technology showcases custom vehicles tackling hardcore obstacles. Lego cars require serious modifications to hit the larger loops. A physics and engineering lesson is far more fun in Lego form. If you think you’re good at building Lego vehicles from scratch, I ask you to have a gander at the YouTube channel Brick Technology. There you’ll find plenty of videos highlighting wild Lego vehicle builds designed to complete increasingly complex tasks. The latest video features a series of loops, which grow larger as they’re completed. What does it take for a Lego car to complete these loops? More power,…

Nairobi, Kenya: As you pass through the streets of Nairobi, especially the Central Business District (CBD), you may notice a number of electric vehicles roaming around. Most of them are Chinese-manufactured, or there may be an association of Chinese parts manufacturers and local manufacturers. Most EVs you won’t miss to see include King Long buses, BasiGo, BYD Electric Cars, Dongfeng just a few among unmentioned others. Toyota too hasn’t been left out in selling their electric cars in the Kenyan market, as there are a number of those cars not frequently seen but roaming around. Looking at one of their…

Nissan rolled out the Ariya Solar Panel Concept for the International Day of Clean Energy on January 26.The Ariya concept has 3.8 square metres of polymer and glass-based solar panels covering its bonnet, roof, and rear windscreen. All up there are 480 cells capable of generating peak power of 700W, or up to 4kWh in a day.Nissan says that in ideal conditions, the solar panels can add up to 23km of range in one day. According to the automaker’s calculations, the Ariya Solar Panel Concept will gain an extra 10.2km of range per day in London, a city not famed…

Ever since BMW confirmed it would build the Skytop, it raised an interesting question: What happens when it rains? It’s a legitimate concern, considering the concept had its roof wrapped in leather. That won’t be the case for the 50 cars heading to customers, though. A company source has told us the production-ready Skytop has its roof covered in a leather-like material.The decision might seem like a downgrade for a car that reportedly costs €500,000. However, it makes sense from a usability standpoint. Everyone knows leather and water don’t mix, and the roof would have been easily damaged on a…

Volkswagen might rename the ID.4 the ID. Tiguan. The automaker updated its naming strategy for EVs last year, reverting to proper names. The new name will likely launch alongside a thoroughly refreshed version of the electric crossover.   Volkswagen might rename the ID.4 electric crossover something… strange. The company announced last September that it would give its ID-branded EVs proper names, like the ID.2 becoming the ID. Polo. Now, the ID.4 could become the ID. Tiguan. According to Automotive News Europe, the labor union IG Metall revealed the name change at a press conference in Germany last week. The ID.…

Luxury brand Jaguar has denied reports it’s set to introduce new models packing a petrol engine, saying it remains fully committed to an all-electric future and that suggestions to the contrary are “rubbish”.The Sunday Times published a report on January 24, 2026, claiming the Indian-owned British automaker is exploring the inclusion of extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) powertrains which incorporate internal combustion engines (ICE).Such a move would represent a significant strategy shift after Jaguar’s 2024 announcement it would stop making ICE-powered vehicles, announcing it would pause production entirely as part of its transition to a more upmarket, electric-vehicle-only brand.However, the automaker has…

BMW kicked off series production of the Neue Klasse iX3 at its new Debrecen plant in Hungary in late October. However, customer deliveries won’t begin until early March, with Europe being the first market to receive the electric SUV. That said, a small number of early adopters were already invited by the luxury automaker to take delivery. The handover event took place over the weekend at BMW Welt in Munich.BMW says an “exclusive group of customers” had the privilege of grabbing the keys ahead of the broader rollout. We’re counting at least five iX3s in these images, four in Ocean…

The Jaguar Type 00 could get a range-extending gas engine. It would boost the total driving range to 684 miles (1,100 kilometers). Even if approved, the Type 00 with a gas engine won’t be available at the EV’s launch. Ever since Jaguar shockingly hit the reset button a few years ago, it has consistently claimed that internal combustion engines were on their way out. Last month, it lived up to that promise by canceling ICE altogether when the final F-Pace rolled off the assembly line at the Solihull plant in the UK. The other gas-fueled models had already bowed out,…

UPDATED 26/01/2026 08:00am: Now that deliveries of the new HiLux have commenced, we’ve updated this article with fuel consumption, towing capacity and payload figures that weren’t yet available when we first published it on November 12, 2025.The 2026 Toyota HiLux officially went on sale on December 9, 2025 with an expanded lineup introducing a refreshed exterior, new cabin design and now only one diesel powertrain.The expanded lineup sees the return of the top-end Rogue and Rugged X models, though a GR Sport version (or better) to take on the Ford Ranger Raptor hasn’t been confirmed just yet. The new HiLux uses…