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The Range Rover has already cemented itself as a staple in the luxury SUV world, and the top-of-the-line SV Autobiography is the crown jewel in the lineup. However, this Range Rover SV Autbiography made in collaboration with firearms company Holland & Holland somehow manages doubles down on the opulence. Listed for sale on Cars & Bids , the SUV was one of just 30 that ever came to the United States and has 30,100 miles (48,441 km) on the odometer. It also wears an exclusive Autobiography Green paint that pairs beautifully with the tasteful chrome exterior trim as well as the Tan and Espresso interior. See Also: Don’t Let The Familiar Looks Fool You, The 2022 Range Rover Is Exceptional But what really made this SUV so special was what the Holland & Holland package had to offer. The biggest change over the “normal” SV Autobiography was the leather-upholstered locking shotgun case in the cargo area. Other touches included special Holland & Holland badging on the ex...

Every year a bevy of new automotive concept cars arrive across the globe but sadly, a great many of them end up being destroyed . Either due to regulation or other factors, they can’t be salvaged, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the 1950s, concept vehicles could be treated like any other everyday production car and that’s how this one-of-one 1953 Dodge Storm Z-250 found its way to the Petersen Museum . Curator of the Petersen Automotive Museum, Leslie Kendall, took to the site’s YouTube channel to give us all the details about this rare classic Dodge. Constructed as an answer to the European sports cars drawing interest in America after the war, the Dodge Storm Z-250 looks like it would’ve also been a stunning competitor to the Chevrolet Corvette and the Ford Thunderbird. The body was designed by world-famous coachbuilder Bertone and beneath it is a rigid tube frame chassis. Externally, it’s very unique when compared to the Ford and Chevrolet products of the day while mai...

We are fortunate to live in a time when there are few truly ugly vehicles on the road. Sure, not every vehicle will win beauty contests, but it was harder than I thought it would be to find vehicles that, as the British mind say, are right mingers. Sure, the Hyundai Elantra is bold, and perhaps not to everyone’s tastes, but its proportions are kind of correct, and there is something intriguing about it. And, okay, I admit that the Tesla Model Y looks like a speech bubble in a cartoon, but doesn’t make it exceptionally, extravagantly, or even exquisitely ugly. There was a time when cars looked truly bizarre, like the Fiat Multipla , or Frankensteinish like the Pontiac Aztec. Cars like the Triumph TR7, the Alfa Romeo SZ, the original Jeep Compass, the 1980 Cadillac Seville, and the AMC Gremlin really make eyeballs sear and faces contort. Read Also: BMW Design Boss Says “Design Isn’t About Pretty Or Ugly” While Defending 4-Series As far as cars on sale today go, I can only think...

As technology continues to advance, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) have kept pace with high-tech features. In an effort to differentiate themselves from others, many manufacturers have crafted fancy names for their individual systems and that has caused some confusion. Now, a group of consumer advocates is calling for standardization across the industry. First announced by Consumer Reports , it joins along with AAA, J.D. Power, the National Safety Council, PAVE, and SAE International in calling for the change. Take a quick spin around different automotive manufacturers’ websites and it’s fairly easy to spot the issue. As the coalition points out, “the terminology used by automakers to describe ADAS features varies widely, which can confuse consumers and make it difficult to understand the vehicle’s functions.” They go on to say that some of the marketing language associated with these technologies overstates or misrepresents the features themselves. So not only does it...

These are renderings for a fictional BMW M1 by Hycade and are neither related to nor endorsed by BMW. While many of its rivals have ventured into the world of mid-engined supercars over the past couple of decades, BMW has long resisted the urge to do the same (the i8 was, despite its outlandish looks, more of a sports car than a true supercar). For many years, enthusiasts have remained hopeful that BMW would one day release a successor to the iconic M1 , which was built between 1978 and 1981 and was the firm’s last mid-engined supercar. While there is no indication that the car manufacturer will launch a new-age M1, skilled automotive designer Hycade has imagined what such a car could look like. In designing a new M1, Hycade has created a car that doesn’t look overly similar to existing BMW models but still looks familiar enough to be easily identified as coming from the Munich carmaker. This is particularly evident at the front where there are black kidney grilles similar in shap...

The all-new Toyota bZ4x is an important vehicle for the car manufacturer and while customer deliveries only recently started, one example has been listed up for sale through Copart after getting into an accident. This particular bZ4x is painted bright red and when it was on the road, certainly would have made quite a bold statement. Unfortunately, it has been involved in an accident that has left it a little worse for wear. The Copart listing doesn’t provide any details about the incident that the bZ4x was involved in but the images suggest that the damage is limited to the front end. The inner section of the front fascia has been torn from the electric crossover, exposing part of the crash structure. Curiously, there are some elements of the front bumper that remain in place, most notable being the dark-colored sides that match the front and rear wheel arches. Read Also: Toyota Dealers Imposing Huge Markups On 2023 bZ4X, One Priced At $77,278! There are no other obvious sign...

Chery has been spied testing the sleek Omoda 5 SUV in Australia , ahead of a local market debut in October. These photos were snapped by a friend of CarScoops and show the prototype adorned in camouflage and adorned with many temporary parts. The most obvious giveaway of the vehicle’s identity is its front end. Chery has already unveiled the Omoda 5 for the Chinese market and this prototype has the same split headlight design, consisting of sharp LED daytime running lights at the top of the fascia while the main headlamps are positioned a little lower. Despite Chery’s attempts to hide the styling of the front grille, we can see that it has the SUV’s large hexagonal mesh design. Read Also: New Chery Arrizo 8 Is The Latest Toyota Camry Rival From China Elsewhere, this prototype sports two-tone wing mirrors taken directly from the production model. The rear end is what initially confused us about the SUV’s identity. The shape and positioning of the temporary taillights resemble th...

Mercedes said in an earnings call this week that the profits it is making from its mid-size electric luxury sedan, the EQE, are on par with or better than those of its internal combustion equivalent, the E-Class. “It’s more or less the first quarter of EQE sales, but at this point the EQE margin is at the point of the E-Class margin,” said Mercedes’ CFO, Harald Wilhelm, who then added that its margin might even be slightly ahead of the E-Class. Sales of the electric model started in Europe in the second quarter of 2022 and the company is pleased with the vehicle’s performance, reports Automotive News Europe . That doesn’t mean, though, that it’s as inexpensive to make as its old-school counterpart. Whereas the E-Class starts at around €50,000 ($50,607 USD at current exchange rates), the EQE starts at around €70,000 ($70,849 USD). Read Also: Porsche Says It Can Make More Profit From EVs But profit parity is not the case for many EVs. Even the Mercedes EQS , a larger, more luxur...