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Dame Edna-Faced BMW E60 5-Series Gets A Double Coffin Grille Conversion

Remember the fuss everyone made over Chris Bangle’s “ugly” flame-surfaced E60 5-series back in the early 2000s? Suddenly, it doesn’t seem so bad…


2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV Debuts With 830 HP And 300+ Miles Of Range

https://youtu.be/HwLvqvcWEos

We’ve already seen the Hummer pickup; now meet the SUV. Prices start at $79,995 and the quickest versions of the squareback leviathan come with 830 hp and can hit 60mph in 3.5 seconds.


All-New 2022 Toyota GR 86 Is A Prettier, More Powerful And Sharper Driver’s Car

Toyota’s take on the Subaru BRZ gets the same sheetmetal and 232bhp 2.4-liter Boxer motor, but subtle headlight tweaks and the “Functional Matrix” grille from the GR Yaris.


FV Frangivento Sorpasso Is The Latest Supercar To Come Out From Italy

Little-known FV Frangivento’s V10 powered supercar is available in naturally aspirated 610 hp Stradale trim, or as a supercharged 850 hp GTXX. But would you really buy one over a Ferrari or Lamborghini?


It Took Porsche’s 911 20 Years To Catch Up To The RUF CTR Yellowbird In The Quarter-Mile

RUF’s 212mph CTR was the fastest production car in the world back in 1987, but does it still feel as insanely rapid almost 35 years on? Matt Farah finds out as he tells the story of the legendary Yellowbird.


This C6 Corvette With A C3 Body Is The Perfect Combination Of Old And New

Instead of updating the older C3 with C6 bits, the builder of this Corvette dropped the C3 body onto the C6, keeping its 430 hp V8 and stronger chassis intact. We like.


Ferrari Purosangue SUV Slowly Drops Disguise, Spotted Wearing Roma-Like Headlights

Ferrari is late to the SUV party, but our latest sightings of the Purosangue test mules gives us a big clue to how the final car will look when it goes on sale in early 2022.


What Else Is Making The News


LG Has Officially Quit Making Phones – Here’s What’s Coming Next

LG has confirmed rumours that it will leave the smartphone space to focus on other projects, including robotics, AI and electric vehicle components. Techradar has the details.


Back To The Future: 7 Awesome Things You May Not Know About The DeLorean Time Machine

Think you know all there is to know about Doc Brown’s wheels? So did we until we read CinemaBlend’s seven weird facts about BTTF’s time-traveling DMC12.