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Ex-VW CEO Martin Winterkorn To Pay $12 Million In Dieselgate Damages

VW’s former boss resigned after the emissions scandal broke in 2015, claiming he’d done nothing wrong. But investigations suggested that wasn’t the case and now Winterkorn has agreed to pay his old firm €10m and is wanted on fraud charges in the U.S.

Toyota Brings 2022 Corolla Cross To U.S. To Slot Between The C-HR And RAV4, Hybrid To Follow

Toyota’s entry into the booming compact crossover segment comes with a 169 hp 2.0-liter motor, optional all-wheel drive, and will be joined by a hybrid later. Prices are TBC, but expected to start in the low $20k range.

2022 Kia Stinger Scorpion Special Edition Adds Some Extra Aggression

The latest Stinger has only just landed in the U.S. but Kia has already added a limited edition version. The Scorpion gets black exterior trim and wheels, plus carbon interior accents and is limited to 250 units per month on the GT2 RWD and AWD Stingers.

2022 Jaguar F-Type Ditches 4-Cylinder And V6 Engines, Goes V8-Only

It’s a case of go big or go home for US F-type buyers after Jag decided to sell only V8-powered versions of its sports car. The range now kicks off at $69,900 for the P450 and tops out with the $103,200 F-type R.

2022 Toyota GR 86 Lands In America With More Power And Sleeker Styling For 2nd Gen

The Supra gets a carbon fiber garnish for 2022’s A91-CF limited edition, but this week’s big Toyota sports car talking point is the U.S-spec GR 86. An extra 400cc and 23 hp for the atmo boxer motor drops the zero to 60-mph time from 7.0 to 6.1 seconds in manual cars, while the automatic is now a massive 1.4 seconds faster than before.

Man Locks Himself Out Of BMW, Watches As It Digs Itself In The Sand

As if getting stuck in the sand wasn’t embarrassing enough, this BMW driver had to stand by helplessly while his 3-series burrowed itself into the beach, proving xDrive all-wheel drive is no safeguard against stupidity.

Ford Is Letting Its Fans Design And Name A New Limited-Edition Puma ST

We’re all familiar with carmakers’ personalisation programs that let us decided exactly how our new car should look. Now Ford is letting you choose how other people’s cars should look, or at least other people’s Pumas. They’re even going to let you pick the name. But is Ford going to end up with egg on its McFace?

What Else Is Making The News

Gran Turismo 7 Coming To PS4 As Well As PS5

Despite claiming last year that the last instalment of the GT franchise would be exclusive to the new PS5 console, it looks like PS4 owners will also get to play Gran Turismo 7, says Polygon. That’s good news for gamers given how difficult it is just finding a PS5.

Watch This Jaguar Driver Repeatedly Make A Mess Of This Easy Parking Manouver

This certainly isn’t the most dramatic parking disaster, but seeing this I-Pace driver repeatedly turn the steering wheel the wrong way is more frustrating than watching your grandma trying to punch out a three-word text message. Make sure you turn up your sound to catch those crunches.