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The Alfa Romeo Tonale has been updated with a more aggressive look and a series of mechanical changes that are claimed to make it a sportier proposition. Chief among the changes is a renewed range of engines designed to meet the latest Euro 6-bis emissions regulations. The entry-level turbocharged 1.5-litre petrol engine is boosted by 15bhp to 173bhp, thanks to an updated mild-hybrid system. The four-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid, meanwhile, is now offered with two different power outputs: 187bhp and 266bhp. The latter represents a slight downgrade from the current PHEV’s 276bhp. Alfa has yet to disclose whether the set-up’s electric range…

Many people will probably tell you to buy a car – that way, you can own it for as long as you’d like, then sell it when you’re done to make some money back. However, if you’re one of those people who would rather drive a new car every few years, and you don’t want to constantly think about resale value, then leasing might be the way to go. With that in mind, Subaru is offering lease deals for every model it currently sells. You can get into a brand-new Subaru for relatively cheap, whether you want a family SUV…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Something that never ceases to amaze me about endurance racing is how cars can run for six, 10 hours, 24 hours, and still be separated by mere seconds by the time they cross the checkered flag. Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta always manages to find a way to maintain that drama until the very end, and it did once again in 2025. The race was won by the No. 31 Action Express Cadillac V-Series, driven by…

Hyundai introduced the concept of simulated “shifting” in EVs. The riotous Ioniq 5 N simulates the soundtrack and shifting of the seven-speed, dual-clutch transmission version of the Elantra N. It sounds hare-brained, but it works. I love it. Ferrari, though, can’t just copy Hyundai. With its first EV, the upcoming Elettrica, it’s gotta move the ball forward. When I spoke to the company’s head of product development, he was clear about how the company was going to do that: With power levels, its own take on faux EV shifting. But it won’t be fake, and it won’t involve “gears.”  Hyundai’s…

Samsung is back with another event this fall, which it has dubbed Worlds Wide Open. The company said that it will use this opportunity to officially unveil its Android XR headset, internally known as Project Moohan. The livestreamed event will take place on Tuesday, October 21 at 10PM ET and you can watch either on Samsung’s website or on its YouTube channel. It’s possible that Samsung always anticipated having an event next week, but it’s also possible that the company’s hand was forced after a big leak last week disclosed several notable details about Project Moohan. According to the leaks, the…

Spyker, the long-troubled Dutch sports car company, has been saved from bankruptcy. Again. The company’s founder, Victor Muller, has secured the brand’s intellectual property rights and will now “focus on producing hand-built super sports cars,” according to a social media post.    Spyker was originally revived in 1999 by Muller, but a botched Saab acquisition over a decade later would force the company to financially restructure in late 2014. Operations would resume by the end of 2015, with the C8 Preliator revealed a year later at the Geneva Motor Show.    But things wouldn’t last. By 2021, investment from investors…

Inside, it’s all very bZ4X. If you’re being charitable, you’d say it feels robust. The dashboard and door cards are composed of Toyota’s trademark blend of 11 textures of grey rubber, which doesn’t feel cheap but is far from upmarket. The centre console ticks all the practicality boxes, including the lack of fingerprint-prone surfaces, but goodness it’s dull.Not to sound ungrateful, but the area in which Toyota has tried to be a bit zany hasn’t really worked. Like on the bZ4X, it does the Peugeot-style thing of having a high-set instrument cluster with a small steering wheel. While I didn’t…