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Just a few weeks after the Volvo XC40 won the 2018 European Car of the Year title, the larger XC60 has been named 2018 World Car of the Year at the New York International Auto Show.

Bentley Motorsport is intending to enter this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with a Bentayga. Competing in the Production Class, the aim is to set a new SUV record.

Honda has confirmed that the production version of its third-generation Insight hybrid will appear at this month’s New York International Auto Show.

Last year’s L200 Barbarian SVP limited edition must have been a success, because Mitsubishi has just announced the Barbarian SVP II. Created by the company’s Special Vehicle Projects team, the new model closely follows its predecessor’s formula.

When announcing a new car that has sporty aspirations, the manufacturer usually gives some indication of performance potential. Not so with the Corsa GSi.

For 2018, the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is getting a new Safety Car. The Mercedes-AMG GT R – which replaces a GT S after three seasons – brings some more power and pace to the role.

Volkswagen Motorsport’s new pure-electric all-wheel drive prototype has been named I.D. R Pikes Peak.

For the first time, the Metropolitan Police has some hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles on its fleet. Eleven examples of the Toyota Mirai – some fully liveried, some remaining plain – are being used for general purpose and response work.

McLaren Special Operations has created the 570GT MSO Black Collection. As that name indicates, this new limited edition follows an all-black theme.

Since 1999, BMW has supplied the official course vehicles for MotoGP. That tradition continues this year.

Fifty years years after the original version was produced, Ford has confirmed the return of the California Special appearance package. It’s going to be available for the 2019 Mustang GT coupé and convertible.

Revised styling, narrower bodywork, a redesigned tubular steel frame and a larger 14” rear wheel are the key traits of Honda’s latest Forza 300.

Toyota could’ve quite easily used Brexit as an excuse to shift Auris production out of the UK. However, despite uncertainties surrounding future trading arrangements with the rest of Europe, the company has confirmed that the third-generation model will be built at the Burnaston plant in Derbyshire.

SsangYong has unveiled the next-generation Musso pick-up truck. Available in crew cab guise only, it has a one-tonne payload and a maximum towing capacity of 3.5 tonnes.

An international panel of sixty motoring journalists has decided that the Volvo XC40 is 2018’s European Car of the Year.

It’d be intriguing to question members of the World Car Awards jury about their voting rationale, because some of 2018’s top three finalists seem nonsensical.

As Hyundai points out, the new Kona Electric should be extremely trendy for two reasons: it’s a B-segment SUV without an internal combustion engine.

Nissan's recipe for the Terra is very simple: take the NP300 Navara pick-up, then replace its cargo area with five-door SUV bodywork.