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2025-05-28

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Releases & Reviews

Land Rover has given the Defender new headlights and a bigger screen (2 minute read)

Land Rover’s subtle 2025 Defender refresh hides upgrades: smoked LED lighting, reshaped bumpers and optional 22-inch wheels frame a cabin dominated by a 13.1-inch touchscreen. A new adaptive off-road cruise control joins the flagship 630 hp (469 kW) V8 OCTA, letting drivers set comfort targets while the SUV meters throttle and brakes.

470-HP Alpine A390 Promises Nimble Handling via Torque Vectoring (4 minute read)

Alpine’s electric A390 fastback packs a tri-motor AWD setup delivering up to 470 hp (351 kW) and 595 lb-ft (807 Nm), vectoring torque between rear wheels for A110-like agility. An 89 kWh pack targets 323–344 mile (520–554 km) WLTP range, yet U.S. launch may slip amid tariff headwinds.

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Technology, Market Data & Analysis

Average Age of Vehicles in the US Rises to 12.8 Years in 2025 (5 minute read)

S&P Global Mobility reports the U.S. light-vehicle fleet hit 12.8 years old in 2025, despite 16 million new registrations. With scrappage stuck at 4.5 %, 289 million vehicles now roll nationwide; passenger cars average 14.5 years versus light trucks’ 11.9, while BEVs remain youthful at 3.7 years.

Brake Dust Is a Problem. Brembo Has a Solution (5 minute read)

Preparing for Euro 7’s 7 mg/km brake-dust cap, Brembo’s Greentell discs use laser-metal-deposition to apply a dual-layer alloy that slashes particulate emissions 90 % and disc wear 80 %. The plain-faced rotors last roughly 20–30 % longer and pair with a bespoke low-dust pad compound.

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Car Culture

Schumi’s 2001 Ferrari just sold for £13.4 million (1 minute read)

Michael Schumacher’s 3.0-liter V10 Ferrari F2001 reclaimed auction supremacy, hammering for £13.4 million (~$18.2 million) in Monaco to become the priciest Ferrari F1 car ever. Chassis 211 carried him to nine 2001 victories, clinching the title in Hungary with four rounds remaining.

Why This Road Has a 24-MPH Speed Limit. Not 20, Not 25, but 24 (4 minute read)

Nashville’s Opry Mills Drive baffled motorists with a private-property speed-limit sign reading 24 mph (39 km/h). The Drive explains that owners can post any odd number—legality is murky—but the quirky figure likely exists simply to jolt drivers into checking their instruments and slowing down.

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Miscellaneous

Ram Teases 'Big Things' Coming on June 8, Possibly New V-8 TRX (3 minute read)

Ram’s Instagram skit teased a “fire up the engines” reveal set for June 8 2025, hinting at multiple announcements. CEO Tim Kuniskis’s banter with Diesel Brothers’ Heavy D—and a fighter-pilot cameo—fuels talk of a Hemi-powered TRX revival exceeding the last model’s 702 hp (523 kW).

Sheesh: Someone Paid $1 Million for an NSX-R (2 minute read)

A 2003 Honda NSX-R drew €934,375 (~$1.06 million) at Villa d’Este, setting a new record for the ultra-rare second-generation Type R—fewer than 140 were built. The Championship White coupe showed just 16,000 km (9,942 miles) and retains its factory BBS wheels and red-stitched interior.

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2026 BMW M2 CS Unveiled With More Power, Less Weight, and Ducktail Spoiler (4 minute read)

The track-focused coupe’s uprated 523 hp (390 kW) straight-six and 97 lb (44 kg) diet propel it to 188 mph (302 km/h), while forged wheels, carbon panels and stiffer springs help justify its limited-run CS badge.

The 2025 Mercedes-Maybach GLS600 Is $250,000 of Luxury SUV Insanity (29 minute watch)

Doug DeMuro tours the $245,000 Maybach GLS600, highlighting its 550 hp (411 kW) twin-turbo V8, off-road “bounce” suspension, reclining massaging rear thrones with chilled champagne fridge, and dark-chrome Night Series styling.

Porsche 911 Hybrid v BMW M8 Comp: DRAG RACE (9 minute watch)

Carwow’s drag race shows the 541 hp (403 kW) 911 GTS hybrid eclipsing BMW’s 625 hp (466 kW) M8 by 0.1 second, leveraging its 730 lb (331 kg) weight advantage in a 10.7-second quarter-mile run.

Kia's Large Electric EV9 SUV Gets... Cheaper for 2026? (4 minute read)

Kia trims up to $2,000 from the 2026 EV9 lineup and ekes one-to-ten extra miles (2–16 km) of range, with the AWD Wind now rated at 305 miles (491 km) and a new multi-mode Terrain setting.

Volvo CEO: Customers Must Pay Tariff Costs, Not Us (2 minute read)

Volvo boss Håkan Samuelsson warns a proposed 50 percent U.S. import tariff would likely price the $34,950 EX30 out of the market, insisting buyers—not the carmaker—absorb any duty-driven increases.

New Jaguar Registrations Were Hilariously Low Last Month (2 minute read)

With just 49 new Jaguars registered across Europe in April—a 97 percent plunge year-on-year—the brand’s model cull leaves Land Rover profits carrying JLR even as global Jaguar sales fall 48 percent.

Toyota Aims to Meet Stateside GR Corolla Demand with UK Production Line (4 minute read)

To cut North-American wait times, Toyota will invest $56 million retooling its Burnaston, UK line to build 10,000 GR Corollas annually from 2026, supplementing Japan’s output of the 300 hp (224 kW) rally-bred hatch.

Tested: 2025 Volvo EX30 Twin Motor Performance Bends Reality (8 minute read)

Car and Driver finds the $48,395 EX30 Twin Motor hits 60 mph in 3.3 seconds thanks to 422 hp (315 kW) and 400 lb-ft (542 Nm), yet its 253-mile (407 km) EPA range shrank to 160 miles (257 km) in testing.