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BMW’s Next Two Years: A New iX3, a Reworked X5, and a Wagon-Like X7
During a closed-door dealer gathering, BMW laid out an ambitious 24-month product cadence anchored by the all-new Neue Klasse iX3 alongside fully redesigned X5 and X7 crossovers. The German automaker walked its Americas retail partners through more than a dozen vehicles coming to showrooms over the next two years. The session took place behind closed…
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The ‘Stolen’ Koenigsegg One:1 Was Actually Just Repossessed, and It’s Heading to Auction
For months, the supercar world had itself convinced that one of the rarest Koenigseggs on the planet had been stolen. Enthusiasts tracked the story, traded theories, and treated the missing One:1 like an unsolved crime. Now the truth is out, and it is far less dramatic than the rumor mill suggested. The car was never…
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A Drunk Driver’s Mustang Ended Up in a Pond, and a Ladder Rescue Made It Viral
A late-night drive on a California highway turned into one of the more bizarre crash scenes the internet has seen in a while, after a red Ford Mustang left the road and came to rest in the water alongside State Route 37. CHP Solano reported that the driver was heading westbound on SR-37 when the…
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VW Wants a Tariff Break on Mexico-Built Cars While Betting Big on Tennessee
The automaker’s cheapest models are caught in a 25% import duty, and CEO Kjell Gruner says relief would help the whole industry. Meanwhile, the action is shifting toward Tennessee. Volkswagen’s American arm looks like a different company than the one Kjell Gruner inherited when he took over as CEO in December 2024, and a big…
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Ford Is Dropping Hints About a Four-Door Mustang Called the Mach 4
The rumor that refuses to die just got a fresh shot of oxygen. Ford executives are openly hinting that a four-door Mustang sedan could be on the horizon, and new details suggest it could arrive under the “Mach 4” nameplate, though don’t expect it in your driveway anytime soon. Earlier this year, Ford CEO Jim…
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Feds Say a Maserati, a Bentley, and a McLaren Were Bought With Stolen Children’s Health Funds
Federal prosecutors say a glittering fleet of high-end automobiles, a Maserati, a Mercedes, a Bentley, and a McLaren among them, was bankrolled by money that was supposed to pay for mental health care for vulnerable children who never received a single session. Authorities announced this week that two Ohio state workers and two alleged accomplices…
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Auto News Round-Up: Fiat Grizzly, an AWD BMW M2, and Dearborn’s 700-HP Cruiser
A quick spin through the biggest stories making automotive headlines this week, from new-model strategy at Fiat, BMW, Ford, and Audi to a head-turning addition to one Michigan police fleet. Fiat Grizzly Expands the Panda Family Into Compact Crossover Territory Fiat is stretching its revived Panda strategy upward with two C-segment crossovers: the Grizzly and…
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10 Cars That Refuse to Die Past 300,000 Miles
Most cars start to feel tired somewhere around 150,000 miles. Repairs stack up, reliability drops, and owners start thinking about moving on. But some cars are different. 10 Automotive Gadgets Worth Checking Out These are the vehicles that refuse to die, the ones that routinely cross 200,000 miles, push past 300,000, and in some cases,…
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California Fuel Thief Caught on Camera Draining Gas From Special Needs Student Van
Surveillance cameras rarely catch someone in the act of stealing from people who can least afford the disruption, but that is exactly what happened at a fuel theft case out of Clovis, California. A man slipped into a gated lot at the Diamond Learning Center, walked straight to a van used to shuttle students with…
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10 Cars Mechanics Trust to Go the Distance (And What Makes Them Last)
Talk to a shop full of mechanics long enough, and certain names keep resurfacing when the subject turns to what actually holds up over the long haul. It isn’t about badge loyalty or resale hype. It’s about which platforms, engines, and transmissions have quietly proven themselves across hundreds of thousands of miles. 10 Car Accessories…
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10 Cars With Reliability Reputations They Actually Earned
Durability isn’t evenly distributed across the automotive world, and some cars have earned their bad reputations honestly. Not through a single bad-luck owner or a skipped oil change, but through years of repeated mechanical failures, design flaws, and complaints that piled up across thousands of units. 10 Automotive Gadgets Worth Checking Out This isn’t a…
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Teen’s BMW Donut Stunt Turns Into a Criminal Case With a Six-Figure Ripple Effect
A few seconds of tire smoke at an Irvine intersection turned into a legal and financial mess that’s still unfolding. A juvenile driver was caught spinning donuts in a BMW near Jeffrey Road and Portola Parkway, and it didn’t take long for a patrolling officer to notice. The stop itself was quick: the driver was…
