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2024 VW ID.Buzz Electric Van Spied For The First Time In Production Body
Just like VW’s original split-screen and bay window buses, the retro-look ID.Buzz will be available in passenger and commercial forms, and our spy photographers have just snapped the still-secret panel van variant. European sales of the ID.Buzz start in late 2022, with U.S dealers getting their supply the following year, though we hear the van version might not make the cut for North America.
Ferrari 296 GTB Vs. Maserati MC20: Just How Similar Are They?
These two V6-powered Italian exotics could easily pass for brothers, but the carmakers behind them say they’re completely unrelated. We dig through the differences, including a 198 hp advantage for the Ferrari – and a $111,000 one for the Maserati.
Porsche 928 Coupe Gets Modernized And Electrified For 2025 By Independent Designer
Brazilian designer, Guilherme Knop, thinks the incoming electric age gives Porsche the perfect opportunity to reboot the 928 grand tourer, and this is how he thinks it should look. Meanwhile, over in Japan, Mitsubishi explains why the equally iconic Lancer Evolution won’t be making a comeback any time soon.
QOTD: Where Should Stellantis Shoehorn The Hellcat Into Next As A Farewell To V8s?
Stellantis is getting ready to retire its legendary Hellcat V8, but there’s just enough time left to find a few crazy applications for it, including, according to one designer’s wild imagination, the Pacifica minivan.
Honda Wastes No Time, 2022 Civic Type R Spied Testing Ahead Of Next Year Reveal
Looking like the world’s worst wrapped Christmas present, this is Honda’s next gift to performance car fans. The 2022 Civic Type R is expected to stick with the non-hybrid 2.0-litre turbo engine, front-wheel drive and six-speed manual package that’s proved a winner in the current car.
Bugatti Chiron Vs Red Bull F1 Car: Who’s Quickest Down A Quarter Mile?
Bugatti’s Chiron hypercar is one of the fastest petrol-powered road cars on the planet, but CarWow’s Matt Watson finds out how it stacks up against an F1 car down a quarter mile and beyond. Almost 5m people have watched this video in the past two days, so we caught up with CarWow’s Matt Watson to hear why he thinks we’re all hooked on drag racing videos.
This Is The Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro With Twice The Downforce Of The Road Car
The list of radical changes necessary to convert the already bonkers Valkyrie to a track-only AMR Pro doesn’t just include large wings, splitters and diffusers, but a 380mm (14.9-inch) wheelbase stretch. Only 40 will be built, with deliveries starting in winter 2021.
What Else Is Making The News
How ‘Fast & Furious 9’ Pulled Off 7 Extreme Stunts With Real Cars
F9 is now live across the world, and if you’ve seen it, you’ll know it contains some incredible CGI stunts to help its hero cars defy the laws of physics. But as this video from Insider shows, CGI can’t take all the credit.
Are Richard Branson And Jeff Bezos Having A Space Race?
Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, is heading to the edge of space on July 20, but CNBC reports that British Billionaire, Richard Branson, might be planning to beat him there. The Brit’s Virgin Galactic operation is rumored to be reorganizing its testing schedule to put Branson into space over the July 4 weekend.