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2025-06-05

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Releases & Reviews

The 2025 Lamborghini Urus SE Is a 790-Horsepower Hyper SUV (28 minute watch)

Doug DeMuro’s tour of the refreshed 2025 Urus SE reveals a 790-horsepower (590 kW), 700 lb-ft (949 Nm) plug-in-hybrid V8 good for 0–60 mph in 3 seconds. A 20-mile (32 km) EV range, record 17.3-inch carbon-ceramics, and $360,000 as-tested price crown the flamboyant SUV.

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT First Test: Activate Real SUV Mode! (8 minute read)

The Georgia-built 2025 Ioniq 5 XRT finds its lifted suspension, 7-inch clearance and 18-inch all-terrain tires deliver genuine dirt-road fun from 320 hp (239 kW) and 446 lb-ft (605 Nm). Range hits 244 miles (393 km), but knobby rubber lengthens 60-0 stops.

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Technology, Market Data & Analysis

The Once-Dominant Volkswagen Golf Is Quietly Fading (3 minute read)

Internal documents seen by Reuters show global Golf output tumbling from over one million cars in 2015 to a projected 250,000 in 2025—a 75 percent collapse. Wolfsburg production shifts to Mexico in 2027 as SUVs and past software missteps erode demand.

Cadillac F1 Team Secures Tommy Hilfiger Sponsorship for 2026 Bid (2 minute read)

Fashion giant Tommy Hilfiger ends its Mercedes stint to become apparel and lifestyle partner for Cadillac’s 2026 Formula 1 entry, promising fanwear, pop-up “activations” and car branding while Ferrari supplies power units until GM’s own arrives around 2030.

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Car Culture

What does McLaren P1 designer Frank Stephenson make of the Alfa 33 Stradale? (3 minute read)

Legendary designer Frank Stephenson tells Top Gear that Alfa’s new 33 Stradale is “smoking hot” yet busier than the 1967 original. He praises the modernised nose but questions complex side intakes and rear surfacing on the £1.7 million (~$2.2 million) carbon-bodied supercar.

Why The V8-Powered Porsche Panamera GTS Is Charmingly Irrational (9 minute read)

Thomas Hundal argues the 2025 Panamera GTS exists for pure V8 joy: a 4.0-liter twin-turbo delivering 493 hp (368 kW) and 486 lb-ft (659 Nm) for 0–60 mph in about 3.5 seconds, yet cornering poise belies its 4,850 lb (2,199 kg) heft and $159,250 base price.

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Miscellaneous

Bollinger Motors Has Been Saved From the Brink of Death (2 minute read)

Mullen Automotive has boosted its stake in Bollinger to 95 percent, wiping out litigation debts and ending court-ordered receivership. The rescued startup will keep its brand while tapping Mullen’s resources to fast-track the B4 Class 4 electric chassis-cab truck.

Dodge Confirms ICE Charger Coming Later in 2025 (2 minute read)

Dodge confirms the 3.0-liter twin-turbo Hurricane Sixpack Charger will join the lineup in late 2025 with 550 hp (410 kW) high-output or 420 hp (313 kW) standard tunes, AWD with rear-drive mode, and a four-door body, while 670 hp (500 kW) Daytona EVs become the sole battery variant for 2026.

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Quick Links

First Drive of the 2025 Corvette ZR1 with GM President Mark Reuss! | Jay Leno's Garage (19 minute watch)

Jay Leno’s Garage pilots a twin-turbo 5.5-liter flat-plane ZR1 prototype delivering about 1,064 horsepower (793 kW) and 800 lb-ft (1,085 Nm), lauding its cooling, DCT shifts and union-built pedigree.

FIRST DRIVE: Ford’s 1000hp Flying Bronco (18 minute watch)

Top Gear rips the four-wheel-drive “El Bandito” Bronco—1,100 horsepower (820 kW), 20–26 inches of Fox Live-Valve travel and 42-inch tires—over jumps and rocks while Ultra4 champ Lauren Healy explains its Baja-bred hardware.

Judge Kills ‘Eleanor’ Mustang Copyright Appeal. All Replicas Are Legal (4 minute read)

A Ninth Circuit panel ruled Eleanor lacks consistent traits under the Towle test, so Shelby and independent shops may build unlimited GT500 replicas without paying the Halicki estate.

Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Cabriolet: The Good and the Bad (4 minute read)

Motor1 says the 443 horsepower (330 kW) mild-hybrid inline-six, nine-speed and braced shell give the open CLE53 a 4.4-second sprint, but Sport damping is firm and MBUX menus remain fiddly.

Mercedes Exec Admits Electric G-Class Is a 'Complete Flop': Report (Update) (4 minute read)

Only 1,450 G580 EQ sales versus 9,700 ICE Gs, blaming the 6,746 lb (3,060 kg) heft, 239-mile (385 km) range and high price; Mercedes disputes the “complete flop” claim but is reconsidering combustion options for the upcoming Little G.

2025 Polestar 4's Final Pricing Reveals Higher Base MSRP, But It's Still a Decent Deal (5 minute read)

Polestar lifts the single-motor 4 to $57,800 yet undercuts rivals; the 544 horsepower (406 kW) dual-motor version does 0–60 mph in 3.7 seconds, tows 3,500 lb (1,588 kg) and tops out at $74,300 with performance bits.

Cheapest SUVs and Crossovers of 2025: Utility on a Budget (8 minute read)

MotorTrend lists ten subcompact SUVs under $26,000—headed by the $21,650 Hyundai Venue and $21,885 Kia Soul—detailing value, powertrain quirks and safety tech for shoppers prioritising price over all-wheel drive.

2026 BMW M3 Pricing Leaked; Up $1700 from Last Year (2 minute read)

A leaked memo shows 2026 M3 prices climbing $1,700 to $79,575 for the manual 473 horsepower (353 kW) sedan, $83,775 for the Competition and $88,875 for xDrive, with July production and unchanged drivetrains.