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Audi adds Q6 Sportback e-tron to electric lineup

The all-new 2025 Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron and SQ6 Sportback e-tron will arrive in U.S. showrooms before the end of July 2025. Both models ride on Audi’s Premium Platform Electric architecture and come standard with dual-motor quattro all-wheel drive. The Q6 Sportback e-tron quattro develops 456 horsepower, while the SQ6 Sportback e-tron quattro offers 509 […]

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Hyundai expands electric N family with Ioniq 6 N

Hyundai has unveiled the Ioniq 6 N at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed, extending the brand’s performance EV strategy that began with the Ioniq 5 N. The fastback sedan rides on the same 800-volt electric platform as its hatchback sibling but employs a revised dual-motor powertrain, new cooling hardware, and dedicated chassis geometry developed […]

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Bentley expands electric design language with EXP 15 concept

Bentley Motors has presented the EXP 15, a full-size exterior model and virtual-reality interior study created in the marque’s new design studio at Crewe. The concept serves as a directional statement rather than a production preview, outlining the formal language and material themes that will influence forthcoming battery-electric Bentleys. Visually, EXP 15 follows five exterior […]

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Porsche previews electric Cayenne with hill climb record

Porsche has provided an early look at the upcoming all-electric Cayenne, which will be sold alongside the existing gasoline and hybrid versions and is intended to offer performance, everyday usability, long-distance comfort, and off-road capability. A near-production prototype ran at the Shelsley Walsh hill climb in England, a 914-meter course with gradients of up to […]

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Hybrid sales surge 70 percent as Kia sets first-half volume record

Kia America achieved a record first-half sales total of 416,511 vehicles, an 8 percent increase over the same period last year. Retail sales rose 12 percent, driven by strong demand across Kia’s core lineup and growth in electrified models. Four models posted their best-ever first-half performance: Carnival grew 57 percent, Telluride 15 percent, Sportage 9 […]

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Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid sets new sedan lap record at Road Atlanta

The Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid has set a new sedan lap record at Road Atlanta, completing the 2.54-mile circuit in 1 minute 30.98 seconds. This bested the previous generation’s Panamera Turbo S time of 1 minute 31.51 seconds and underscores Porsche’s success in blending high performance with electrified powertrains. At the heart of the Panamera […]

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Volvo XC60 overtakes the 240 as best-selling model

Volvo’s mid-size XC60 has sold more than 2.7 million units worldwide, surpassing the classic 240 estate to become the automaker’s all-time best-selling model. Since its 2008 debut, the XC60 has drawn buyers with its emphasis on safety, build quality and premium comfort. Originally built solely in Europe, it later became the first Volvo model assembled […]

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Mercedes-AMG previews an electric four-door flagship

Mercedes-AMG has pulled the wraps off the Concept AMG GT XX, a rolling technology program that previews a 2026 four-door flagship built on the brand-new AMG Electric Architecture (AMG.EA). The prototype doesn’t just add electric power to an existing recipe—it reimagines every major system, from motors and battery chemistry to aerodynamics, cabin materials and even […]

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Nightshade Edition brings blackout look to Prius PHEV

Toyota has released full pricing and specification details for the 2026 Prius Plug-in Hybrid lineup, which arrives at dealerships later this summer with four trims: SE, XSE, Nightshade Edition and XSE Premium. The base SE starts at $33,775; stepping up to the XSE raises the window sticker to $37,025. The new Nightshade Edition—essentially an XSE […]

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Volvo recalls more than 11,000 EVs and hybrids over brake failure risk

Volvo Car USA has issued a safety recall for 11,469 vehicles after discovering that certain brake-energy-recuperation modes can trigger a total loss of braking. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) lists the defect under campaign number 25V392000 and warns that the problem significantly increases crash risk. Affected models span battery-electric and plug-in hybrid lines: […]

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