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Citroen Is Reviving The Iconic 2CV As An Affordable EV

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Citroen teases a new 2CV concept, ahead of its debut on October 11. The modern reincarnation of the iconic French car will be electric. A production version is expected in 2028, with a sub-€15k price tag. Citroen is ready to shake up the Paris Motor Show with the return of the legendary 2CV. The model is back after a 36-year hiatus, in the form of a fully electric city car with styling references to the original and a focus on affordability. The new 2CV will initially debut as a concept, but a production version is expected to follow in 2028. The much-anticipated return of the 2CV was officially confirmed earlier in 2026, following years of rumors and speculation which were often dismissed by the company. This means that the French castle has fallen, with a new 2CV joining other reincarnations of iconic designs from the past such as the rival Fiat 500 and the discontinued VW Beetle. More: Fiat Is Reviving Its Most Polarizing Model Wi...
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It Looks Like A Toyota Minivan But It’s Actually An EV With 5 HP

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Pakistan’s Nora EV reveals the Metro, a small Toyota-styled MPV. It combines Alphard and Vellfire design with a tiny 5 hp motor. Available in EV and EREV versions, it will start from under $11k The Toyota Alphard and Vellfire are the best selling full-size minivans in the Japanese market, but their popularity expands to other regions. Pakistani automaker Nora EV has unveiled a new zero-emission model with Toyota-inspired styling and a subcompact footprint. The Nora EV Metro might not bear the Toyota emblem, but it incorporates a mixture of Alphard and Vellfire styling cues. At the front, the headlights might be simpler, but the massive grille and vertical intakes with chrome accents send strong Toyota vibes. More: Before Lexus Turns The LS Into A Minivan, They Turned A Minivan Into A Sedan The same applies to the surfacing on the profile and the rear end with a vertical tailgate, a roof spoiler, and triangular taillights. However...
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21-Year-Old With No License Takes Massive 3-Axle Truck On Hour-Long Police Chase

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The 21-year-old had no appropriate license or insurance. He led police on an hour-long chase in a flatbed truck. At one point, he hit 56 mph in a 20 mph zone. Everybody makes mistakes from time to time, but running from police is on a different level. Doing so behind the wheel of what is a massive, somewhat unwieldy freight truck just adds additional stupidity on top of an already bad decision. Evidently, those weren’t the only two wrong things one young man in the UK did recently. He managed both while also unlicensed and uninsured. The dashcam video is harrowing. According to police, the chase began in Cuddington on August 10 after PC Michael Clark attempted to stop Leuan Griffiths. Instead of pulling over, the 21-year-old reportedly took off in the flatbed truck he had purchased despite not having the appropriate license or insurance. Things went downhill quickly from there. Read: Police Troll Biker Who Filmed His Own 130 MPH Cha...
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Stellantis Sales Are Flat, But The Numbers Tell A Wild Story

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Stellantis’ third-quarter US sales were essentially unchanged, while year-to-date volume rose 3%. Ram surged 29% as Jeep fell 20%, while Alfa Romeo collapsed 65% and Dodge and Chrysler barely moved. Gas Chargers outsold electric ones nearly 15-to-1, and one lonely ProMaster City found a buyer. Stellantis’ latest US sales report looks remarkably boring if you stop at the bottom line. The automaker sold 324,277 vehicles during the third quarter, down just 548 units from the same period last year and effectively flat. Through September, things actually look a little better, with sales up 3% to 958,463 vehicles. Dig a little deeper, though, and boy oh boy is there a lot happening underneath those numbers. Ram is surging, Jeep is struggling, Chrysler is basically a magical company, buyers have made their Charger preferences pretty clear, and Alfa Romeo is having an absolutely miserable year. Better yet, someone apparently walked into a ...
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Hyundai’s New Tucson Is Already Out, But Sales of The 6-Year-Old One Rocketed 32%

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Hyundai’s American sales climbed 9 percent in September to a record 77,439. Hybrids grabbed 28 percent of all sales, demand having grown almost 40 percent. Palisade sales boomed 52 percent, Sonata’s by 39 percent and Tucson 32 percent. Six years is a lifetime in the automotive world. Just ask Hyundai’s fourth-generation Tucson, which debuted in fall 2020 for MY21, and is departing in the wake of its boxier MY27 replacement ’s August unveil. But American Hyundai customers clearly aren’t ready for the aging compact SUV to go. Industry figures for September show sales exploded even as the axe was falling. Tucson deliveries grew from 17,569 in September 2025 to 23,164 in the same month this year. That’s a 32 percent increase, an incredible achievement for a car in its death throes. And one that received no major changes for the 2026 model year to accelerate demand. Related: Hyundai’s New Tucson Remember...
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Fraudster Convicted Of Financing A Corvette With Stolen Identity And Fake $14,000 Check

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Prosecutors say the scheme involved at least six vehicles worth more than $650,000. A 2021 Corvette using a stolen identity and forged down-payment check. Lei Zhou sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for his role in the scheme. Stealing a Corvette usually involves taking one without the owner’s permission. Lei Zhou’s approach was to walk into a dealership, shake hands with employees, and then make the purchase with somebody else’s identity. Talk about an extreme way to avoid the feeling of buyer’s remorse. Federal prosecutors say he secured more than $114,000 in financing for a 2021 Chevy Corvette, then used a forged check for the down payment. The car was headed for resale in New York, but it was only one part of a much bigger scheme. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut , Zhou and others used stolen personal and financial information, along with stolen or counterfeit iden...
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2027 Hyundai Tucson Lands With Wild Design And New Hybrids

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Hyundai has announced pure-combustion, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid models. The fifth-generation Tucson adopts Hyundai’s Art of Steel design philosophy. Like the exterior, the Tucson’s interior has been overhauled. If we’ve learned anything about Hyundai over the past decade, it’s that the South Korean brand doesn’t like doing things in halves. Whether it’s with its N Performance models or its futuristic designs, Hyundai wants to make a statement. The all-new Tucson does just that. Previewed in August, but now revealed in full in New York City, the latest-generation Tucson looks nothing like its predecessor and adopts the same Art of Steel design philosophy as the new Elantra. Matching the radical exterior design is a new interior and, depending on the market, three available powertrains. Read: Hyundai’s New Tucson Remembers How You Got Into That Tight Parking Bay, And Reverses Itself Out The sim...
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