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Denza N8L flash-charging edition. Credit: Denza Denza N8L flash-charging edition pre-sales start at 350,000 yuan, featuring BYD’s second-generation Blade Battery and ultra-fast flash charging technology. Showroom cars for the model have arrived at 450 Denza stores across China. Denza, the premium brand under BYD (HKEX: 1211), will launch the flash charging edition of the Denza N8L on June 23, with an event starting at 7:30 pm Beijing Time. The BYD sub-brand announced the arrangement on Weibo on Monday. The roll-out of the updated large six-seat safe and luxury SUV signals BYD’s deepening push into the premium market. The model previously…

Following a consultation, the UK is banning young people under 16 from social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced. “This is a line in the sand,” the PM said in a speech at his Downing street residence. “Tech giants had their chance and failed, but we’re stepping in to protect children, back parents and set a new normal for future generations.” The government aims to pass the legislation by the end of this year and start enforcing it in the spring of 2027. The plan includes not only a ban from major social media platforms,…

Asked why Citroen thinks there’s room for a range of conventionally practical, boxy, van-derived MPVs when the entire market seems to be moving to SUVs, Cowell said: “The SUV is becoming difficult as a product in certain marketplaces; laws and regulations will push us in different directions. “I think most people think they know what they want to do… As soon as they have kids, they switch. They become their parents. When you get to a certain age, you start to appreciate that cycle.” Design-wise, we expect the next Berlingo’s shape and overall form to stick closely to the existing…

Making it as a luxury car brand is immensely tough, especially if you haven’t had the time to grow a long-standing heritage in the mould of Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, or Rolls-Royce. During the 1980s, Japanese marques Honda, Nissan, and Toyota wanted to try and capture a large slice of the American luxury market, though they knew that their reputation for offering affordable and reliable cars wouldn’t translate well to becoming an aspirational luxury automaker. All three thus founded new brands that would focus purely on the luxury sector. Lexus has been by far the most successful of the resulting entities, and…

When many riders hear about a new electric motorcycle, they tend to compare it to the flagship machines that dominate the headlines. Bikes like those from Zero or LiveWire have shown that electric motorcycles can be fast, powerful, and technologically impressive. They’ve also shown that they can be expensive. But a much more interesting battle may be happening lower down the power scale. Recent news that LiveWire has begun production of its upcoming S4 Honcho has put the spotlight on what many people are calling a “125cc-equivalent” electric motorcycle. That description can be a little confusing because electric motorcycles don’t…

The middleweight motorcycle segment has never been more competitive. Riders shopping for a new machine can choose from naked bikes, sports bikes, retro roadsters, and adventure models that offer performance levels once reserved for flagship motorcycles. Yet despite all the choices, only a handful of bikes manage to deliver genuine excitement without becoming expensive, intimidating, or difficult to live with. Somewhere between beginner-friendly twins and fire-breathing liter bikes sits a sweet spot that more riders are discovering every year. Yamaha Middleweights Tend To Stand Out Among Their Rivals Yamaha Yamaha has spent the better part of the last decade building…

A year after the UK’s Online Safety Act came into force, a new study has found that harmful social media content is still reaching teenagers at nearly the same rate as before the law took effect. Research by the Molly Rose Foundation (via The Guardian) found that a third of all UK teenagers and nearly half of all girls encountered suicide, self-harm, depression, or eating disorder content on social media in the span of just one week. What the data shows The study surveyed 1,825 children aged 13 to 17 across 21 UK schools in April and May 2026. Here’s…

At the start of their journey in the automotive world, electric vehicles were quite far removed from the world of performance. Their priority was eco-friendliness, efficiency, and low costs: all “boring but useful” factors not typically associated with a high-performance car. In recent years, however, things have changed. Hybrid supercars introduced the idea of electrification as a way to boost performance, and even fully electric powertrains have been explored as a potential way for automakers to create faster and more exciting vehicles. Today, there are several high-performance EVs to choose from on the market. Many of them combine performance and…

Since Subaru dropped out of the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 2008, it seems like the Impreza has lost some of its luster for enthusiasts. Subaru still trades on its heritage, and in 2015 spun off the Impreza’s WRX badge into its own model from the Impreza. We’re now in the second generation of the Subaru WRX as a standalone model, and it’s a seriously underrated enthusiast’s car. Most interestingly, the WRX is almost the complete opposite in sporting philosophy as the Subaru BRZ, but the WRX has more power and a more sophisticated drivetrain, and costs less. Currently, a…

The updated Shangjie H5 showcased at the 2026 Shenzhen Auto Show. Credit: Shangjie Pre-sales for the upgraded Shangjie H5 began on May 28, with a starting price of 169,800 yuan ($25,130). It is equipped with Huawei Qiankun ADS 4.1 smart driving system and a 192-channel LiDAR. Shangjie, an EV brand jointly created by Huawei and SAIC Motor (SHA: 600104), announced on Monday that its updated H5 sport utility vehicle (SUV) model will officially launch on June 18. Pre-sales for the upgraded Shangjie H5 began on May 28, with a pre-sales price range of 169,800 yuan ($25,130) to 209,800 yuan. This…