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2026 Mercedes CLA review: 143 reasons to want one

The new Mercedes CLA’s price could have you seeing stars, but the car itself still has star quality

The Cayenne Turbo Electric's drag coefficient of 0.25 (which tells you that the car slips through the air) and 113 kWh battery pack deliver a claimed range of up to 624 km.
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Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric review: The button that unlocks something scary

A special button unleashes the Cayenne Turbo Electric’s true nature, at fearsome cost to the owner

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (left) with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra on Mar 24.

Australia deal shows EU is ‘open for business’

Affecting sectors from agriculture to critical minerals, the trade agreement marks a big win for both sides

The facility has a 1.8-kilometre main circuit for high speed and handling tests, a low-friction drift track built from 30,000 basalt bricks and 27 off-road stations.
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BYD’s new theme park could be subsidising keen drivers to prove a point

The Zhengzhou All-Terrain Race Track needs to prove that BYD’s cars aren’t merely cheap and efficient

The MGS6 EV comes set up for the Category A Certificate of Entitlement, with a 148 horsepower motor driving the rear wheels, putting it in prime territory for family car buyers looking to break up with Big Oil.
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MG MGS6 EV review: How to club a Sealion

The MG MGS6 EV puts a cosmopolitan spin on Chinese engineering in Category A

The market in Singapore is capped by the Certificate of Entitlement supply, so sales are inherently a zero-sum game.
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Electric car sales are booming. That means trouble ahead

Some dealers can break even without selling a single car. Not for long

The Honda Step Wgn’s e:HEV hybrid system pairs a 2.0-litre engine with an electric motor (and a small battery).
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Honda Step Wgn review: How to be a Gen Alpha Romeo

Honda’s least rizzy but most practical family hauler won’t turn heads, but the Step Wgn is straight up bussin

The Continental GT has evolved without really losing its essence; it still has its impossibly long bonnet, low roof and voluptuous rear.
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2025 Bentley Continental GT review: Fast forward to the future

The Bentley Continental GT could always keep up with anything. Can the latest one keep up with the times?

The Rolls-Royce Phantom Centenary Private Collection is a 25-car limited edition celebrating the Phantom limousine's 100th anniversary.
MOTORING

This limited edition Rolls-Royce’s richest feature isn’t bling, but the 100 years of history inside it

Phantom Centenary’s “most technically ambitious” limited series features 77 interior artworks depicting scenes from the model’s past

The single-motor RWD Long Range G6 packs enough punch to hit 100 kmh in 6.7 seconds.
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2025 XPeng G6 facelift review: The speed of fright

With more than 80 updates in only 23 months, the electric SUV shows that its maker can iterate faster than rivals can blink