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Zeekr 009 Deluxe review: Power, prestige and a puzzle

The model now comes in Deluxe trim, which loses power, clings to prestige and continues to puzzle

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 iX3 has a new electronics architecture that controls everything with four powerful computers instead of dozens of small ones, new battery and motor tech, a new software platform, a new user interface and, above all, a new design language.
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2026 BMW iX3 review: Shocking real-world range

The brand’s biggest ever technology gamble is wrapped in the body of an electric family SUV with long legs and a nice face

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?

As Leap’s first model for Singapore, the C10 is a sensible choice: a five-door family crossover with a rear motor, and a responsive 14.6-inch central touchscreen with Qualcomm brains,.
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Leapmotor C10 review: The Chinese EV that’s part Maserati

Leapmotor has raced ahead of rival EV startups in China. Can the C10 help it do the same here?

Andi McCann runs the White Glove Experience course for BMW as a sort of roving ambassador and independent contractor, having developed it from the Rolls-Royce chauffeur academy that dates back to 1910.
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The secret BMW driving course that money can’t buy

Select customers are invited to take up the BMW White Glove Experience. And it isn’t even meant for them

This new Aceman has a chilli red roof, black skirts, a chunky tailgate spoiler and chequered-flag logos.
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Mini John Cooper Works Aceman review: Feisty, and fat-shaming with it

The Mini JCW Aceman is brimming with personality, but does it live up to its own legend?

The six-wheel Lexus LS Concept challenges existing perceptions of what a luxury car should be.
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Why a six-wheel Lexus, Japan’s Rolls-Royce and an incomplete car matter so much to Toyota

The ongoing Japan Mobility Show reveals that both the country and the world’s biggest car company need to regain their mojo

The 296 Speciale is a sharper, leaner, louder evolution of the 296 GTB – a plug-in hybrid that serves as the brand’s entry-level sports car.
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Ferrari 296 Speciale review: A conundrum for collectors

Hybrid tech wins approval from regulators for the 296 Speciale, but will Ferrari collectors give it the nod?

The Q6 e-tron quattro is a mid-sized premium sport utility vehicle that still feels like a car instead of a gadget.
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Audi Q6 e-tron review: Familiarity breeds content

The Audi Q6 e-tron quattro is polished and poised, but it’s also priced perilously close to something more desirable