Cars

Some of the most strict emission standards in the entire world are in European countries. Some cities are looking to ban internal combustion engine vehicles from entering certain parts of the downtown area. Some countries are also looking to ban combustion vehicles completely in the future. Looking towards a time when electric vehicles will be used as police cars, Ford UK has shown off a Mach-E EV that is done up like a British police car.

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A boutique automaker called Donkervoort is showing off one of the final iterations of its D8 GTO sports car. The two-seat roadster is called the Donkervoort D8 GTO Individual Series. Its name comes from the fact that it can be customized exactly to the buyer's liking. The company says it can do anything to the car the buyer wants, as long as it's legal.

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Automakers worldwide are feeling the pinch in production in the wake of the pandemic and resulting in chip shortages. A new report claims that Toyota has cut its annual production target by 300,000 vehicles, blaming slowed output at parts factories due to COVID-19. Toyota has specifically said that slowed output at its parts factories in Vietnam and Malaysia are compounding problems already experienced with the chip shortage.

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In February of this year, Porsche took its new electric supercar to the famed Nurburgring in Germany and set the car loose. It flew around the extremely challenging 20.6-kilometer track in a time of seven minutes and 42 seconds, setting a record in the process for fully electric cars. Tesla didn't take kindly to Porsche holding the record for electric cars at the famed racing track and fought back by taking its new and highly anticipated Tesla Model S Plaid to the Nurburgring.

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You could accuse Kia of trickery with the 2022 Carnival, a minivan that pretends to be an SUV, but sometimes you have to sugar the medicine that people need to take. Practical, flexible, and capable modern minivans may be, but for many drivers they're still far from desirable, even if in a lot of cases they'd be the most sensible option.

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The 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 has appeared with an updated dashboard design, new tech features, and GM’s Super Cruise autonomous driving technology. Chevrolet is upping the ante to keep Silverado competitive among its tech-laden peers, notably the Ram 1500 and Ford F-150. Also coming in 2022 is the Silverado ZR2, an off-road-ready half-ton beast with 35-inch tires and a raspier attitude.

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Toyota has officially launched the 2022 Corolla Cross. The crossover SUV is a new member of the Corolla family, which is a massive seller for Toyota. Like other Corolla vehicles, the Corolla Cross is value-priced and has features that aren't common in the crossover segment.

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The Ranger is Ford’s first compact pickup truck. First produced in 1983, the first-gen Ranger succeeded the Ford Courier, a compact truck built by Japanese automaker Mazda. If you remember, Ford and Mazda forged a partnership in 1974 and lasted until 2015 after the former sold all its remaining shares in Mazda. The Ranger became among the highest-sellers in Ford’s lineup, but American buyers shifted their attention to half-ton trucks, eventually leading to the discontinuation of the Ranger in America by 2011.

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When the Polestar 2 launched last year, the biggest criticism we could level at the Tesla Model 3 rival was that it was a little too expensive. Now, the 2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor is coming to address that fact. Dropping the second motor and making some of the niceties optional helps trim a healthy $14k from the sticker price, compared to what until now a Polestar 2 would've cost you.

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The Cupra Tavascan Extreme E Concept is more than just the Spanish automaker’s next-generation electric off-road racer. It also previews what to expect from the roadgoing version of Cupra’s incoming Tavascan electric SUV, the second all-electric vehicle from Cupra after the Cupra Born announced in 2020.

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Last month we talked a bit about the Radford Type 62-2, which was available in several models. While all the models look essentially the same, they have different finishes and power outputs. Sitting at the top of the heap is the Radford Type 62-2 John Player Special. The car features a rather subdued-looking black and gold livery meant to remind of the iconic racing livery used by Lotus and the John Player F1 team.

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If the incoming Lotus Emira is the automaker’s final hurrah in gas-fed sports cars, the all-new Emira GT4 heralds the last Lotus racing car to feature an internal combustion engine. The Emira GT4 is a partnership between the British carmaker and the RML Group, the latter known for developing the bonkers Nissan Juke R.

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