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Car of the Day #341: 1982 Seat Panda Papamóvil – Blessedly meek

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Car of the Day #272: 2026 SHM Afeela 1 – Starship none

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The weirdly mid details of the Jaguar brand relaunch

For the re-imagination of a luxury brand, many of the details on and around the Type 00 concept car leave a lot to be desired.

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Car of the Day #83: 1990 Ford ShocccWave

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Car of the Day #58: Citroën 2CV

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Vehicle Aerodynamics matter more than you think: here’s proof

Vehicle Aerodynamics - Testing, Modification & Development for road, racing and alternative transport is a cheat code for going from 0 to 100 in your understanding of aerodynamics.

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Renault Argos and the Top Gear Generation

Car of the Day #18: Renault Argos

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What if…Volvo was known for race cars, not safe cars?

From vintage racers to Dakar trucks and Le Mans prototypes—this is a history of Volvo race cars that never existed.

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Rage Against the Connected Machine

When software defines vehicles, your money, privacy, and freedoms are severely impacted—here’s why.

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Driverless cars, but…

The magic, transformative potential of autonomous technology is snuffed when it’s built for the lowest common operators.

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Volvo Sport road trip / don’t worry about car culture

Volvo enthusiast David Bello drives an 1,100 mile road trip in a friend’s 1956 Volvo Sport

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The Long Why • Weekend Edition

What led to speedster.news, where it’s going, and how I'll get it there

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Weekend Edition 04 • “Get to know the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV”

Cheap, friendly, funny & fun: the many compelling special versions of China’s most popular EV, the 五菱宏光MiniEV

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Why smart’s naming strategy is awful for 2022 and beyond

From URLs to hashtags and just plain common sense…don’t use special characters in model names. smart #1; really?

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