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Portugal score, Deepal lends a car for a year
Portugal score, Deepal lends out a car. Not forever, and not to the player who scored it. The Changan-owned brand...
Read moreDetailsHyundai brings cars, buses and robot dogs to World Cup 2026
Hyundai Motor Company will send 1,500 vehicles and four Boston Dynamics Spot robots to FIFA World Cup 2026. The tournament...
Read moreDetailsRenault 5 Turbo 3E Lego model hits 10,000 votes in 44 days
A fan-built Lego Renault 5 Turbo 3E has done what many real cars would like to do: go viral without...
Read moreDetailsHyundai Ioniq 9 turns into London spa on June 11
Hyundai has found a new use for the parked car: a place to get rubbed, reset and left alone for...
Read moreDetailsHonda Prelude tows a glider to prove a point
Honda has found a very Honda way to explain the new Prelude e:HEV: it used the hybrid coupe to tow...
Read moreDetailsPolestar and Oxford try to measure the thrill of driving
Polestar and the University of Oxford are trying to answer a wonderfully awkward question: can driving pleasure be measured, or...
Read moreDetailsVolvo Amazon owners switch to electric EC40 after 46 years
A Volvo Amazon 122S has finally clocked out of family duty after 46 years, but it is not heading for...
Read moreDetailsRenault 5 Turbo 3E could become a Lego set
Renault’s electric pocket monster may be heading for a very different kind of showroom: the Lego shelf. Which, depending on...
Read moreDetailsChery puts PHEV battery through live fire test — no explosion
Chery Malaysia had a theory: the best way to prove your battery won't kill anyone is to try. So they...
Read moreDetailsNissan Qashqai e-Power now pulls seal duty in Scotland
The Nissan Qashqai usually spends its life doing normal crossover things. School runs. Grocery hauls. The odd weekend getaway. This...
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