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We’ve always been under the impression that BMW built 10 road-going M3 GTRs for customers. Even the official M website says so, listing an astronomical €250,000 price tag. However, the street-legal version turned out to be even rarer. Apparently, only three production-ready cars were made. The other seven were development prototypes, all of which were scrapped. The surviving cars belong to BMW’s official fleet, making the M3 GTR truly unobtainable.Tom Plucinsky, Head of BMW Group Classic USA, gives us a tour of the elusive Strassenversion at the Petersen Automotive Museum. It’s a rare chance to climb into a cabin with…

Even though its direct competition has all but disappeared in recent years, the Mustang isn’t doing so well in America. Ford sold only 23,551 cars in the first half of the year in the United States, down 14.2 percent compared to the first six months of 2024. But there’s more to the world than just America. Shocking, I know. CEO Jim Farley revealed in a recent podcast with The Verge that more people are buying the pony car outside the U.S. than inside it. That gives Dearborn the confidence not only to keep the car on sale but also to…

It’s about to be blessed with a plugless ‘performance hybrid’ system, but the Toyota LandCruiser could also be in line to receive a plug-in hybrid powertrain, according to an unconfirmed report from Japan.Toyota is said to be developing a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) option for its LandCruiser 300 Series, potentially allowing future owners to commute using only battery power during the week, and to drive long distances into regional areas on the weekend using petrol power, according to Japanese outlet Creative311.It’s likely the PHEV technology will be mated with Toyota’s 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol engine – as with the forthcoming LandCrusier…

What would you do if you found yourself with a few billion dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Superyachts, hypercars, private jets, all of the above? Well how about cutting a mountain in half and building one of the world’s most exclusive race tracks. That’s what Cornes & Co did here in Japan, and with that, we’re left with The Magarigawa Club. The Magarigawa Club is not hot off the press news, it’s actually been open for a little over 18 months now, but since it’s doors have opened, I had yet to have the chance to visit and see what…

Following its premiere earlier this month in Munich, the iX3 has embarked on a world tour. The electric crossover has already landed in the United States, with its latest stop in Slovakia. Unsurprisingly, BMW didn’t showcase a base model but rather a high-end configuration packed with extras. Shown here in Polarized Grey, the iX3 features an illuminated kidney grille and 22-inch wheels with a two-tone look.The angular front bumper reveals the optional M Sport Package. It’s technically the upgraded Pro version, which adds an extended array of black accents, including the side mirror caps. Less obvious is the subtly revised…

Porsche is pulling back on its electric-car ambitions, realizing the hard way that demand for EVs isn’t what it once thought. But that doesn’t mean that Porsche is half-assing, either. The upcoming Cayenne Electric will have well over 1,000 horsepower in Turbo form, and it represents a huge step beyond Porsche’s previous EV efforts. We went to Porsche’s factory in Leipzig, Germany, to learn all about this new SUV. This is the fourth-generation Cayenne, the E4 as Porsche calls it, but it will live alongside the gas-powered third-gen for years to come. It’s the second Porsche model based on the…

It’s only recently that most Kenyans have realized that having a car is no longer a luxury. People are now seeing cars as a basic need to make life easier; whether it’s moving from one place to another comfortably, avoiding the inconveniences that come with public transport, or even cutting down on the high costs of cab fares. This explains why car ownership rates have surged despite the high prices. A report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in February revealed that the number of newly registered vehicles had increased from 12,075 in November 2024 to 15,587 in…

The cabin of the 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric has been officially revealed for the first time, and the dramatic new screen-heavy dashboard is said to preview the interior design of future models from the German performance car brand.In a radical departure from the more conventional designs hitherto seen in Porsche SUVs including the current Cayenne, which will continue to be available alongside the first Cayenne EV in both petrol and plug-in hybrid forms, the large electric SUV will debut the largest digital display ever seen in a Porsche.Claimed to mark a new milestone in automotive digitisation, Porsche’s new Digital Interaction…