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2025-07-15

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Releases & Reviews

2025 BMW M5 Touring Review: Haters Are Wrong, but It’s Not for Everyone (10 minute read)

The plug-in-hybrid M5 Touring pairs a 577 hp (430 kW) V8 with a 194 hp (145 kW) e-motor for 717 hp (534 kW) and 738 lb-ft (1,001 Nm). It flashes to 60 mph in 3.2 s, yet its 5,456 lb (2,474 kg) mass and complex settings blunt classic BMW feel - comfortable, ballistic, divisive.

2026 Volvo EX30 Cross Country First Drive: Hey There, Off-Road-Lookin' (10 minute read)

Volvo’s ruggedized EX30 gains 1.6 in of lift and underbody cladding but keeps the Twin Motor AWD punch - 422 hp (315 kW) and 400 lb-ft (542 Nm) sluice all four wheels for mid-3-second 0-60 mph sprints. A 64 kWh pack delivers an estimated 264 mile (425 km) WLTP range, while chunky 18-in tires slightly soften its city-slick reflexes.

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Technology, Market Data & Analysis

New Rivian Tri-Motor R1S and R1T Outrun the Old Quad-Motors: Tested (4 minute read)

Car and Driver’s instrumented runs show Rivian’s new in-house tri-motor setup makes 850 hp (634 kW) and 1,103 lb-ft (1,495 Nm), trimming 0.3 s off both R1T and R1S 0-60 mph times to 2.9 s and 3.0 s respectively. Lighter e-motors also stretch range by up to 14 miles (23 km) versus the outgoing quad.

BMW Backs Away from Self-Driving Promises (3 minute read)

Presenting its Neue Klasse EV prototypes, BMW quietly revised its autonomy roadmap: Level 3 hands-off capability will appear only “in selected markets after 2027,” while earlier Level 4/5 goals are shelved. Engineers cite sensor cost, regulatory hurdles, and lukewarm buyer interest, redirecting resources to enhanced L2+ driver-assist and over-the-air upgrades.

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Car Culture

FIRST LOOK: Singer’s Sweet Spot? Red Bull Chassis, Pop-Up Lights, Cosworth 4.0! (20 minute watch)

Top Gear gets the first in-person look at Singer’s new Porsche 964-based Carrera Coupe: a carbon-bodied lightweight reinforced by Red Bull Advanced Technologies and powered by a Cosworth-built 4.0 L flat-six good for 420 hp (313 kW) and 8,000 rpm thrills. Pop-up auxiliary lights, center-lock wheels, and a six-speed manual evoke ’80s wide-body nostalgia.

Meet The FINAL Boss of Japanese tuning "Number 7 racing" | Capturing Car Culture (29 minute watch)

Hagerty’s Capturing Car Culture series tours Masahiro Sudo’s Number 7 Racing shop, a shrine to time-attack insanity featuring a 1,000 hp (746 kW) RB26-powered R34 Skyline GT-R, carbon-clad Pandem Datsuns, and meticulous hand-laid aero. Host Larry Chen unpacks Japan’s obsessive tuning ethos and the personal stories behind each build.

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Miscellaneous

Surprise! This is Lexus’s incoming new V8 supercar: listen to it here (2 minute read)

Lexus surprised Goodwood crowds with two camouflaged prototypes - a GT3 racer and road-going ‘LFR’ - each roaring a new twin-turbo V8 expected around 600 hp (447 kW). Hybrid help is undecided, but engineers aim for roughly 189 mph (304 km/h) to position it as a lower-cost LFA successor.

Spied Mitsubishi Pajero Prototype Suggests 4×4 May Return After All (1 minute read)

Sneaky shots show Mitsubishi testing a boxy, body-on-frame Pajero mule wearing Nissan Patrol hardware. Insiders say the revived 4×4 will use the Alliance’s 2.4 L turbo-hybrid producing about 268 hp (200 kW) and 280 lb-ft (380 Nm), with diesel options for Asia. A U.S. comeback remains unlikely despite its 3-row packaging.

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Quick Links

Chris Harris on Cars | How to Drive on Track! (6 minute watch)

Chris Harris coaches Neil Clifford through racing lines, trail-braking from 120 mph (193 km/h) and monitoring tyre heat, illustrating how calm steering and progressive throttle lower lap times.

2026 Honda Prelude Near-Production Prototype Revealed (3 minute read)

Honda’s near-production Prelude zipped Goodwood’s hill with public riders aboard, pairing Civic Type R dual-axis suspension and an S+ paddle mode that fakes eight speeds, yet a manual remains off the table.

Low, Long, and Languid Make For Bentley at Its Best (7 minute read)

Bentley’s new hybrid V-8 replaces the W-12 in Flying Spur and Continental GT/C, delivering at least 670 hp (500 kW) and 685 lb-ft (929 Nm) while preserving the marque’s hushed, hewn-from-granite ride quality.

2026 Kia Sportage First Drive: Comfy and Cool—But Quick Enough? (7 minute read)

A facelifted grille, vertical LEDs and a faster CCNC interface freshen the 2026 Sportage, but the 187 hp (140 kW), 178 lb-ft (241 Nm) 2.5-liter four still makes 0–60 mph feel leisurely.

2026 Mercedes-Benz C-Class spy shots: This Thing Will Have You Seeing Stars (2 minute read)

Spy lenses catch the 2026 C-Class flaunting illuminated three-point stars front and rear, mirror-mounted cameras and tidier bumpers, yet its 255 hp (190 kW) 2.0-liter mild-hybrid looks set to stay unaltered.

It's Harder to Get a Driver's License in Ohio, but That's Not a Bad Thing (2 minute read)

Ohio’s new budget law closes an adult-testing loophole on July 1, 2026, requiring every first-time driver under 21 to complete the full 24-hour classroom and eight-hour behind-the-wheel course previously reserved for teens.

Watch Aston’s DBX S beat Bentley up the hill at Goodwood (2 minute read)

Aston’s 717 hp (535 kW), 663 lb-ft (899 Nm) DBX S stormed Goodwood’s hill in 53.12 s, eclipsing Bentley’s 55.8 s Bentayga run and hitting 193 mph (311 km/h) before braking into Molecomb.

Wanna go racing? Meet the new non-hybrid, V8 Lamborghini Temerario GT3 (3 minute read)

Lamborghini’s first in-house GT3 racer sheds hybrid hardware for a screaming 550 hp (410 kW) twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 revving to 10,000 rpm, with quick-change aero panels and KW dampers for customer-friendly pit stops.

Why the 2026 Mazda CX-5 Still Uses an ‘Old-School’ Six-Speed Transmission (3 minute read)

Mazda says a tightly geared six-speed better suits the CX-5’s high-compression Skyactiv-G, so the 2026 model keeps the 187 hp (140 kW), 185 lb-ft (251 Nm) combo even as the crossover grows longer.