Do you remember the Ford 021C concept? It debuted at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show, the work of an industrial designer better known for fancy furniture who was selected for the task by Ford’s retro-obsessed lead designer, J Mays. The result is what you’re seeing here, both a product of its SUV-obsessed time and something, perhaps, that would have been […]
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Romain Grosjean says that, if he can, he “needs” to drive in the final race of the season to assess whether he can still race. Remarkably, he walked away from his horror crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix and has had only minor injuries as a result of it. However, he will be absent from the second race at the […]
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It’s not exactly a secret at this point. The Nissan Kicks arrived on US shores in 2018, replacing the quirky-styled Juke as the subcompact crossover in the automaker’s lineup. It’s garnered praise from the Motor1.com crew for its space, features, value, and tossable nature despite being saddled with a CVT turning just the front wheels. A facelift is coming for […]
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Tesla has shown a profit for five consecutive quarters, but Musk says it’s slim and must not slip. To the many people who have said Tesla’s stock is Elon Musk’s only concern, they may have been right, but only indirectly. Musk knows how important it is to continue to show a profit if Tesla is going to be respected among […]
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We took our first look at the 2020 Dodge Challenger Super Stock last July, and then in September we told you this top-dog drag-racing special would carry on largely unchanged for 2021. Indeed, there are few changes this year, but while the Dodge SRT gang was launching the 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye and Durango SRT Hellcat models last […]
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The agreement was made with private equity firm Eurazeo and holders of the agency's 2024 and 2026 senior notes. Photo via Depositphotos. Europcar's creditors have agreed to decrease the car rental company's debts by 1.1 billion euros ($1.33 billion) in exchange for shares and control of the company, Europcar announced. The agreement was made with private equity firm Eurazeo and holders of […]
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These are our picks of the best discounts and deals on some of our favourite cars, with something for everyone Car discounts can take many forms, whether it’s simply money off the list price of a brand new car, deposit contributions on PCP car finance or even just a finance deal with 0 per cent APR. No matter which one […]
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The stripped-down camper comes with an outdoor shower. The GMC Hummer EV may tug on the nostalgia strings with its bold design and familiar name, though there’ll only ever be one true Hummer, the H1. Its boxy and brash military-derived design is an icon of the 1990s and early 2000s that’s still eye-catching today, and you can buy an extra […]
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Meyer Shank Racing has completed its 2021 driver line-up with the announcement that Juan Pablo Montoya will join the squad for IMSA’s four endurance rounds. With Dane Cameron and Olivier Pla already named as MSR’s fulltime drivers in the #60 Acura ARX-05 for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and AJ Allmendinger taking up his traditional role as MSR’s ‘extra’ in […]
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The Volkswagen Group is in the midst of a huge shakeup, cutting costs and shifting a huge amount of investment over to electric vehicles as part of its Dieselgate settlement commitments. That means big changes in motorsports: Today, the Volkswagen brand announced it’s giving up racing altogether. It’s not entirely surprising. Last year, VW said it would end all non-electric […]
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