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2021 Jaguar F-PACE SVR

Lister Motor Company, Britain’s oldest racing car company, has taken the wraps off Britain’s fastest and most powerful SUV – the Lister Stealth. Based on the already dynamic Jaguar F-PACE SVR, the 666bhp Stealth is the latest in a long line of stunning, hand-crafted, and bespoke products from the Cambridgeshire manufacturer – a lineage spanning nearly seven decades. Lister’s renowned skill for creating exclusive and luxurious, high-performance cars is already evidenced with the introducti

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2021 Audi Q2

The Audi Q2 has always been notable for striking out in a new design direction that marked it out from other members of the Q family, and as part of an update of the range announced this week that visual distinction has been further emphasized, while the advantage of family ties has also brought greater technological sophistication to the compact SUV. Carefully considered resculpting of the body has been combined with upgraded lighting, while the cabin offers enhanced equipment, improved web

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2021 Kia Sorento PHEV

Kia Motors has today revealed the All-New Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid for the first time, and ultra-low emissions version of the brand’s flagship global SUV. The new variant combines supreme practicality with low running costs and high power and broadens the appeal for the D-segment SUV. The Sorento Plug-in Hybrid is the second electrified model in the all-new Sorento line-up and sits alongside the low-emissions Sorento Hybrid. The new variant combines a powerful turbocharged petrol engine

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2020 Bentley Flying Spur

Bentley is introducing a new Styling Specification for the Flying Spur, allowing customers to emphasize the sporting credentials of the world’s fastest production sedan and give the car an, even more, sporting aesthetic to match its unrivaled performance. The Flying Spur sets the luxury benchmark in agility and dynamism using the latest chassis technology including active all-wheel drive, all-wheel steering, torque vectoring, and 48V electric anti-roll bar system - first introduced by Ben

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2021 Land Rover Discovery Sport

The New Discovery Sport, Land Rover’s family-friendly 5+2 seat premium compact SUV, has been enhanced with efficient next-generation mild-hybrid Ingenium diesel engines, the latest Pivi and Pivi Pro infotainment, and a ‘Discovery Sport Black’ Special Edition featuring a 290PS Ingenium petrol engine. Following the launch of the P300e plug-in hybrid earlier in 2020, a number of additional new engine options are now available for the Discovery Sport, including Land Rover’s next generation of

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2021 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

The Range Rover Evoque, the luxury compact SUV for the city and beyond, is now even more sophisticated and digitally connected with the introduction of the new Range Rover Evoque Autobiography. The Range Rover family is celebrating its 50th anniversary and the new Range Rover Evoque Autobiography sits at the pinnacle of the compact SUV’s line-up, embodying the refinement and luxury synonymous with Range Rover across five decades. The flagship Evoque Autobiography edition features distinct

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2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG Project One

The development of the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE hypercar is entering a new phase, so bringing it ever closer to production standard: several pre-production models are now practicing their fast laps at the company's own proving ground and technology center at Immendingen. Testing has thus now largely transferred from the test stands to concentrate more and more on test tracks. For the first time, the project leaders have also authorized testing of the comprehensively electrified and highly co

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2020 Toyota BTCC Corolla

For 2020, the Toyota Gazoo Racing UK team in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) has engaged D2H Advanced Technologies to provide them with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling in helping to develop the BTCC Corolla’s aerodynamic performance. The virtual analysis suggested the results have saved 0.75 seconds per lap across a variety of circuits, and the car has been a challenger for the lead in the second meeting of this year’s delayed season. The manufacturer-backed team,

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2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge

Volvo’s progressive and wide-ranging electrification program has delivered a second plug-in petrol-electric hybrid powertrain for the multi-award-winning XC40 compact SUV. The introduction of the new XC40 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T4 increases customer choice and opens the highly efficient plug-in hybrid technology to a wider market. At the same time, two new mild-hybrid petrol options have been added to the range, in the form of the new XC40 B4 and B5. With first UK deliveries of the ne

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2021 Bentley Pikes Peak Continental GT

The first of a limited run of 15 examples of the Pikes Peak Continental GT by Mulliner has been built at Bentley’s carbon-neutral factory in Crewe, England. The Limited Edition model features exclusive Radium by Mulliner paintwork, carbon fiber body kit, Acid Green brake disc calipers, and Pirelli P Zero Colour Edition Tyres. 35 percent of allocated vehicles also include the optional mountain decal, the same as the record-holding vehicle.  Detailing on the interior consists of an Alcantar

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2021 Aston Martin Vantage 007 Edition

Aston Martin is celebrating the release of the 25th James Bond film, with two exclusive 007 special editions inspired by the cars featured in No Time to Die. This new collaboration between Aston Martin and EON Productions, the company that produces the James Bond films with Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, delivers exciting new 007 editions of the Aston Martin Vantage and DBS Superleggera. No Time To Die will be released around the world in November 2020 and will feature no fewer than four ic

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2021 Ford GT Heritage Edition

The Ford GT is America’s only Le Mans-winning supercar, and taking this pinnacle of Ford Performance even further for 2021, Ford is revealing two new enhancements today – the first-ever Heritage Edition inspired by the original model’s first endurance win at the 1966 Daytona 24 Hour Continental race, plus an all-new Studio Collection package offers even more exclusivity and design enhancements. “For this Heritage Edition, the Ford Performance team went deeper into the Ford GT’s race histo