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Jensen Motors is one of the more obscure entries in the British automotive dictionary, but although you may not have heard of the PW luxury sedan or C-V8 sports coupe, you’re probably familiar with the Interceptor. Avant-garde Carrozzeria Touring bodywork masked American muscle courtesy of Chrysler, which supplied 6.6-liter and 7.3-liter V8s for the fastback coupes and sleek convertibles. But although the original Jensen went out of production in 1976, there’s been lots of talk of a totally new one inspired by the original. That car is here, and it’s called the Interceptor GTX – although its powertrain may remind…

The PV7 was spotted testing days after Kia previewed the larger electric van for the first time, and it makes the PV5 seem tiny. Kia prepares to launch the PV7, its second electric van Kia’s first electric van is selling like hotcakes. The PV5 was the top-selling small electric van in Europe in the first half of 2026, accounting for over 50% of sales in its segment in five countries. Overall, it accounts for 37% of Europe’s C-segment EV van market. With the PV7 set to debut this month, the larger van may be an even “bigger” hit. Kia previewed…

The upgrades under the skin, though, are set to be even more consequential, as the cabin is expected to adopt BMW’s Panoramic iDrive set-up. This will see the inclusion of a full-width head-up display across the base of the windscreen, paired with a large and fast-reacting centre touchscreen display. Tell-tale signs of both are visible through the windscreen of these prototypes.  These new elements will be part of a fresh cabin layout, in which BMW has presumably focused on enhancing the sense of quality, after some less-than-favourable feedback for the current generation. It’s not yet known whether the passenger display…

The 2026 Dodge Charger is unlike any vehicle in this guide series: it is simultaneously a gas-powered twin-turbo muscle car and a fully electric performance sedan, both wearing the same name and sharing the same body. Getting the best deal requires understanding which Charger you are actually buying before walking into any showroom. CarEdge’s September 2026 data confirms the Charger has approximately 15 months of market day supply, making it one of the slowest-selling vehicles in America right now and giving buyers some of the strongest negotiating leverage available on any new vehicle. KBB Fair Purchase Pricing confirms…

Hyundai was late to the hot hatch game when it revealed its Veloster N to an American audience. It needed to convince enthusiasts that this was a serious attack on the Civic Type R or Golf GTI, and that, crucially, its cars would still look convincing once the novelty wore off. Some years later, the first N cars have accumulated significant mileage and the driving experience is still rock solid. And perhaps the best part is that depreciation has created an attractive price gap between them and some of those other benchmark hot hatches. Used N Cars Are Starting To…

The Voyah Dream 9. The flagship MPV will open for pre-sales in China on September 5. Credit: Voyah Voyah will directly disclose the Dream 9’s variants and pre-sales prices, replacing launch-event fanfare with hands-on customer experiences. The flagship MPV targeting the 500,000-yuan segment will offer plug-in hybrid and battery electric versions. Dongfeng Motor subsidiary Voyah (HKEX: 7489) will open pre-sales for the Dream 9 multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) at 10:00 am Beijing Time on Saturday, without holding an offline pre-sales event. Voyah said on Friday that the Dream 9’s variants and pre-sales prices will be disclosed on Saturday. Display vehicles will…

Ugreen is stepping into the smart home space, and it is doing things a bit differently. At its Smart Living Launch Event held at Gillette Stadium, the company unveiled its first AIoT lineup, headlined by a new local hub called HomeAgent, alongside a more powerful sibling called MasterAgent. What makes HomeAgent different from other smart hubs? Most smart home setups lean heavily on the cloud, which means your camera footage, files, and daily routines all get processed somewhere far away. Ugreen wants to flip that script. HomeAgent handles storage, computing, and device control right inside your home, and there is…

In a market that rewards spectacle — where automakers compete on range figures, track times, and ever-more-dramatic styling — the 2025 Lexus ES takes a different stance entirely. It doesn’t chase headlines or engineer drama. What it does instead is harder to pull off: it gets everything right, quietly, every single day. With the 2026 model year, the ES has now become a hybrid- and EV-offering only. But, the 2025 model year is still a competent buy. While rivals scramble to reinvent the sedan, Lexus has refined a formula that already works. That confidence in its own identity is exactly…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. The 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport is finally here, and so is its electrified, all-wheel-drive twin, the 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X (RIP E-Ray). Behind the cockpit of these driver-focused trims sits the automaker’s next-generation high-performance V8: the LS6. The new 409-cubic-inch V8 is also making its way into the base-model Stingray for 2027 models, meaning that buyers are now spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing the mid-engine ‘Vette that fits their performance and…

BMW electric vehicles at an IONNA station (Source: BMW) IONNA is giving Labor Day road-trippers a pretty awesome charging deal: From Friday, September 4, through Monday, September 7, charging across its entire network will cost just $0.20 per kWh, plus tax. That’s nearly half off IONNA’s regular network-wide rate, which is capped at $0.39 per kWh, with no paid membership required. Here’s what that looks like in actual dollars: Adding 50 kWh ordinarily costs up to $19.50 before tax at an IONNA charger. During the sale, it’ll cost $10 – a savings of $9.50. Any compatible EV can charge for…