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The super American new car, the Ford Mustang GTD Competition, has performed incredibly at Nürburgring Nordschleife with a lap time of 6:40.835, which makes it the second fastest American car after the Ford GT Mk IV. The pre-production competition did not only beat the previous GTD’s time by 11 seconds, and that was not all; it went and beat the Chevy Corvette ZR1X’s time by almost 8-plus points. The competition is GTD’s enhanced spec and has more aerodynamic add-ons, now configured with more power, reduced weight, and equipped with more grippy tires. At the beginning of this month Ford announced…

The Toyota Kluger is a popular SUV nameplate in Australia, but while the Japanese brand’s local division says its future is safe here, there are still no plans to bring the recently revealed all-electric model Down Under.Speaking with CarExpert, Toyota Australia vice president for sales and marketing, John Pappas, said: “The Kluger does very well for us in Australia, and we plan to continue that nameplate”.”Regarding the BEV in the US, we’re always looking at options regarding what is made available to us in Australia – that vehicle in right-hand drive is not available to us. If it ever does,…

Article SummaryBovensiepen, the family behind ALPINA for decades, is restructuring its business after BMW took over the ALPINA brand. The new setup includes five pillars, from handcrafted Bovensiepen cars to BMW service, engineering, used cars, and spare parts.Buchloe remains the heart of the business, with the Bovensiepen Zagato leading the company’s next chapter.In a statement released today, Bovensiepen, a new automaker based in Buchloe, Germany, said it is reorganizing its automotive operations into five areas: Bovensiepen Automobile, engineering and development services, BMW Service, vehicle sales, and original spare parts for vehicles produced in Buchloe through 2025. If the name sounds…

Geely has made a combustion engine that achieves 48.4 percent thermal efficiency.  It is a record for combustion engines.  The hybrid powertrain can achieve 105 miles per gallon.  China’s star in the automotive sphere is more than rising—it’s soaring to the very top. It’s enough that traditional automakers are getting concerned about the technological and production advantage they have. So, surely, news of Geely making a nearly 50 percent efficient powertrain will deepen that concern. According to a report from Car News China, Geely has achieved a monstrous 48.4 percent thermal efficiency with its newest i-HEV system, which uses AI-based…

Just in, Honda has issued a voluntary recall for almost 440,000 Odyssey models whose side airbags may deploy unexpectedly after hitting either a pothole or a speed bump too hard. The recall has affected vans sold in the United States, and the models mentioned were sold between 2018 and 2022. The automaker has confirmed about 25 injuries that are linked to the faulty airbags, but there are no deaths that are connected to the issue reported. The cause of the problem stems from within the airbag module, which has an excessively sensitive deployment threshold, which causes the side airbags to…

BYD has delivered its 100,000th vehicle in Australia, less than three and a half years after being officially launched here in November 2022.That’s less than half the sales volume achieved last year by Toyota, which has sold more than 200,000 vehicles annually (the only brand to do so) for 14 consecutive years and has been the Australian market leader for 23 consecutive years.Nevertheless, BYD’s rapid rise in the Australian marketplace in such a short period of time has been nothing short of meteoric.In 2025, its third full year on sale here, BYD hit the top 10 by placing eighth overall…

Way back before the BMW M3 and M4 presented an all-wheel drive alternative, the Nissan GT-R proved four-wheel drive had real performance payoffs. In particular, the R35 GT-R’s debut in 2007 marked the first time Americans had any meaningful interaction with Japan’s iconic all-wheel drive sports car. With a Nürburgring lap time quicker than even the contemporary Porsche 911 Turbo’s — and a price tag decidedly lower — Nissan proved that the GT-R was a car with truly global appeal. But that was a long time ago. The R35 GT-R remained in production for nearly 20 years, with the final…

Ford will launch the next-generation F-150 and Super Duty pickups by 2029.   Ford plans to have a renewed lineup by the end of the decade.   This will include Ford’s new mid-size electric truck.   Ford has confirmed that the next-generation F-150 will arrive by 2029. The automaker has established a new Product Creation and Industrialization organization to support a “massive portfolio renewal.” In addition to the next-gen F-150, the automaker also plans to introduce the new Super Duty. Ford says it will refresh 80 percent of its North American lineup by volume by 2029, including the new mid-size…

The Honda ZR-V is a premium-pitched mid-size SUV alternative to the prolific Toyota RAV4 and Kia Sportage, with its high-end tilt seeing it match up roughly on price to the much older Mazda CX-5.As Honda’s newest nameplate, the five-door, five-seat ZR-V was introduced here in 2023, with the flagship LX variant we’re testing here being the only model grade to offer a hybrid powertrain until a planned update later in 2026.It’s also offered with a range of petrol engines, but the hybrid ZR-V blends the best fuel economy in the lineup with the most comprehensive equipment list to make it…

Three thousand cars. That’s all that separates BMW from Lexus at the top of the U.S. luxury market after the first quarter of 2026. BMW delivered 84,231 vehicles between January and March, down 3.9 percent from a year ago. Lexus posted 80,952, a 2.5 percent decline. Both brands lost ground, but the reasons behind each dip tell very different stories about where they’re headed.BMW’s SUVs Are Carrying the BrandThe X3 surged 58 percent and the X5 gained 7.1 percent to 18,680 units, keeping BMW afloat while its car lineup dropped 17.3 percent. Even the 3 Series ticked up 10.2 percent to…