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Honda's 2028 CR-V Hybrid: A Potential Game-Changer for the Toyota RAV4
Honda's upcoming 2028 CR-V Hybrid is expected to offer improved fuel efficiency and driving range, potentially threateni...
Citroën's Electric 2CV Concept Targets Sub-$17,000 EV for Europe's Budget Buyers
Citroën unveils a pre-production concept reviving the iconic 2CV as an ultra-affordable EV with a stated target price un...
Cadillac Escalade IQ Power Doors: Six Months In, an OTA Update Finally Fixes the Fuss
Our long-term 2026 Cadillac Escalade IQ's powered doors went from gimmick to indispensable — then a software glitch sour...
Cadillac No. 31 Secures IMSA GTP Title as Petit Le Mans Begins
Jack Aitken and the Whelen Cadillac team clinched the 2026 GTP drivers’ championship after a season built on frequent po...
Changan Begins Integrating Avatr and Deepal in Push for 1.5 Million Global Sales
A new AD Synergistic Development Department starts combining marketing, product and shared functions, while Changan targ...
How the Nissan Maxima SE Beat the Ford Taurus SHO in a 1992 Sports Sedan Showdown
A 1992 Car and Driver test crowned the Nissan Maxima SE the best all-round sports sedan, beating the Ford Taurus SHO and...
India's Passenger Vehicle Market Settles Above 400,000 Monthly Sales After GST 2.0
Wholesales rose 22.3% in the 11 months after the tax reform, with utility vehicles contributing three-quarters of the in...
GM Reveals New 5.7L and 6.6L V-8s for 2027 Silverado and Sierra, Keeps Diesel
GM's redesigned full-size pickups gain 402-hp 5.7L and 481-hp 6.6L V-8s, a stronger 2.7L turbo four, and an updated Dura...
Volkswagen Cuts 2026 Margin Forecast to 1% as China Slump and Porsche Write-Down Hit
Volkswagen now expects an operating margin no higher than 1% in 2026 and roughly €10bn in charges, with a €6bn Porsche w...
Polestar 3 Long-Distance Test: Can a China-Built SUV Win Europe by Undercutting the Electric Cayenne?
A 2,600 km test of the Polestar 3 shows 800-volt fast charging and a lower price than the electric Porsche Cayenne, as U...
Afreximbank and AfCFTA to Host African Auto Investment Forum in Egypt's Alamein
Egypt will convene OEMs, component makers, financiers and policymakers in New Alamein on 2-3 October to turn AfCFTA auto...
Ford's 2027 Trucks: Engine Simplification, Cheaper Off-Road Trims, and a $30,000 EV
Ford reshuffles F-150, Maverick and Super Duty engines and packages, opens more accessible off-road trims, and previews ...
Jeep Recalls 328,381 Grand Cherokees Over Coil Springs That Can Detach
The recall spans 2021–2023 Grand Cherokee L and 2022–2023 Grand Cherokee and 4XE models; Jeep estimates just 0.1% may be...
Audi S6 Sportback E-tron Review: $80,895 Buys a 543-HP Electric Sport Sedan That Gets It Right
The 2027 Audi S6 Sportback E-tron delivers 543 hp, 326 miles of rated range and sharp handling from $80,895. Real-world ...
Audi Poland Boss: Premium Is Democratising as Financing and TCO Reshape Buying
Łukasz Zadworny says premium has grown from 15% to 23% of Poland's car market, with financing and balloon payments makin...
Volkswagen Prepares Workers for Overhaul That Could Cut 120,000 Jobs
CEO Oliver Blume tells staff the situation is ‘more than critical’ as the group plans to halve its model range by 2035; ...
Elon Musk Teases a Tesla 'Way Cooler Than a Minivan'—With No Specs, Timeline or Official Design
Elon Musk's reply to a fan's minivan plea has set off fresh speculation about a Tesla people mover, but no details or da...
Lamborghini Design Chief on Revuelto SV: Building a 'Spaceship' Hybrid With a 1,963-Unit Cap
The Italian marque's latest V12 hybrid is its fastest production car, with 0 to 100 km/h in 2.4 seconds. Design head Mit...
Tesla Reportedly Prepares Public Cybercab Launch in Austin
Tesla is reported to be preparing a public launch of its steering-wheel-free Cybercab in Austin this month, moving from ...
Ferrari's First Electric Luce Sells for $40 Million at Charity Auction
A bespoke first-production Ferrari Luce sold for $40 million at RM Sotheby's Monterey auction, setting a record only thr...
EU Mandates Driver Attention Monitoring and Pedestrian-Sensing Brakes on New Cars From July 2026
From 7 July 2026, new EU cars must add driver attention monitoring, pedestrian-detecting emergency braking and protectiv...
Giugiaro at 88: The Fiat Panda's 50-Year, Nearly 8 Million-Sale Run
A veteran Auto Express columnist presents Giorgetto Giugiaro as the greatest current car designer, citing the Fiat Panda...
Best Electric Estates for 2026: Audi, BMW, VW, Vauxhall and More Compared
Auto Express has ranked the practical electric estate cars that aren't SUVs. The Audi A6 Avant e-tron leads, but VW, BMW...
How VinFast's VF 3 Became Vietnam's Bestselling Electric Car
The VF 3 delivered 44,585 units in Vietnam in 2025 and kept selling strongly in 2026, becoming an owner-personalized urb...
Rajesh Jejurikar: Mahindra Will Chase EV Volume, Not Mass-Market Scale
The Auto and Farm CEO explains why Thar, Scorpio and Bolero still sell close to 10,000 units a month, how GST shaped aff...
Chinese Automakers' R$465 Million Celebrity Ad Blitz Reshapes Brazil's Car Market
Chinese brands spent R$465.4 million on Brazilian advertising in two years, 44% of the sector total, using Gisele Bündch...
Pebble Beach Concours Hands Leadership to Vince Finaldi as Younger Collectors Reshape Classic-Car Elite
Sandra Button steps down Oct. 1 after 34 years steering the world's most important classic-car contest. Successor Vince ...
Chevrolet's 1994 S-10 ZR2: A $30 Million Bet on Off-Road Image
GM's ZR2 package put 31-inch tires on the S-10 and spent heavily to tame their compromises—mostly to sell an image, not ...
Lincoln Continental Edges Cadillac Seville SLS in 1995 Luxury Sedan Duel
A June 1995 Car and Driver comparison put two 32-valve American V-8 sedans through snow and Kentucky back roads, with th...
2026 VW Golf R: 328 HP, 3.9 Seconds to 60, and Euro Style Package Tradeoffs
A photo gallery shows the 2026 VW Golf R's all-wheel-drive performance, DSG behavior and the Euro Style package's cabin ...