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Volvo Exec Slams Subscription Fees for Basic Car Features: "Don't Be Cheap"
25+ min ago (514+ words) Speaking to Motor1, Severinson made the case that premium brands are actively damaging themselves with this approach: "If you're selling a premium product, you shouldn't be stingy: someone spending around "80, 000 shouldn't be asked for an extra "5 a month for basic features…...
Lawsuit Filed Against Porsche Over Alleged Repair Monopoly That Locks Out Independent Mechanics
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (363+ words) A Porsche Cayenne owner has filed a class action lawsuit in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, alleging that he is unable to have his car serviced by independent repair facilities. According to a report by Carcomplaints....
BMW Is Keeping Its Petrol M Cars Alive With Patented New Engine Tech
18+ hour, 55+ min ago (723+ words) The easiest path for BMW M under tightening European emissions rules was the one Mercedes-AMG took with the C63: ditch the beloved engine, bolt in a hybrid four-cylinder, and hope enthusiasts come around eventually. They haven't. BMW is doing something more…...
Ford Confirms Talks With Max Verstappen for a Le Mans Hypercar Drive
22+ hour, 42+ min ago (572+ words) Max Verstappen racing a Ford at Le Mans isn't a pipe dream someone floated on a podcast. It's a conversation Ford is actively having with the man himself, and Mark Rushbrook isn't hiding it. Speaking to Motorsport. com, Ford Performance's…...
Hyundai and Kia's New Patent Could Make Getting In and Out of Cars Way Easier
23+ hour, 21+ min ago (609+ words) Hyundai and Kia have filed a US patent application, published late April, that would let passengers change the maximum opening angle of a door without any tools, software, or electronics. The mechanism works entirely through a mechanical hinge redesign, and…...
FIA Agrees 2027 Power Unit Changes That Moves F1 Back Toward Its Combustion Roots
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (701+ words) The Miami tweaks were a start. The FIA has now confirmed they were not the finish. Following an online meeting following the US race with all 11 team principals, Formula One Management, and the five power unit manufacturers, the governing body…...
Max Verstappen Aces Super GT Test Amid Oscar Piastri Replacement Rumors
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (771+ words) There's a version of the near future where Max Verstappen isn't a Formula 1 driver anymore, and he seems perfectly fine with that. The Red Bull Motorsports You Tube channel dropped a video this week showing Verstappen at Fuji Speedway for…...
Why Lewis Hamilton's 2026 Ferrari Fairytale Won't Happen at Silverstone'And The One Street Circuit Where It Actually Could
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (341+ words) It was one of the most enjoyable races I've had in a long, long time." Lewis Hamilton's 2025 campaign left a sort of dry spell, but dragging his Ferrari to a hard-fought P3 finish behind Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and George Russell at…...
Charles Leclerc Reveals Ferrari Weakness After Disappointing Miami GP
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (552+ words) Ferrari arrived in Miami with more new parts than anyone else on the grid and left with more questions than answers. The Scuderia confirmed eleven updates to the SF-26, and yet the team came away with sixth and seventh place…...
FIA Could Intervene As Mercedes Eyes Stake In Alpine F1 Team
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (701+ words) The question of who ends up owning a piece of Alpine matters to the FIA. The subject of multi-team ownership came up again when it emerged that Mercedes was one of the parties interested in buying Otro Capital's share of…...