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Following insolvency proceedings and a subsequent change of ownership, German sports car manufacturer Wiesmann is back. Its next model is previewed by Project Thunderball, which is a two-seat, rear-wheel drive, battery-electric roadster.

Although manual gearboxes are becoming rarer, many people were still surprised when the GR Supra was launched in 2019 without one. Now that omission has been addressed, because Toyota will soon offer a six-speed intelligent manual transmission (iMT) as an alternative to the existing eight-speed automatic.

Specifications and prices have been confirmed for the latest Isuzu D-Max Arctic Trucks AT35, which will be available to order from next month.

Mercedes-Benz is targetting families and leisure enthusiasts with its T-Class. This all-new model is a posher passenger-carrying version of the latest Citan cargo van, which in turn is derived from the current Renault Kangoo.

Hyundai has given its award-winning pure-electric Ioniq 5 some major improvements for the 2023 model year.

AMG’s 55th anniversary celebrations continue with new Edition 55 versions of the A 35 4Matic Hatchback, A 35 4Matic Saloon, CLA 35 4Matic Coupé and CLA 35 4Matic Shooting Brake.

Lincoln is aiming to have four pure-electric vehicles in its range by 2026. The brand’s move away from internal combustion engines will be signified by a refreshed design language, which the new Star Concept previews.

Lexus has unveiled the all-new RZ 450e, a battery-electric crossover that’s based on the e-TNGA platform (which also underpins the Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra ).

BMW Motorrad Canada has teamed up with some independent builders to create a trio of customised R 18 motorcycles.

When the X7 was first launched in 2018, its challenging front-end styling caused some controversy. BMW could have used a just-revealed mid-life facelift as an opportunity to give the seven-seat SUV a more conventional appearance, but that didn’t happen.

According to Genesis, the X Speedium Coupe offers a glimpse of how the brand’s next-generation electric vehicles will look.

Fiat has introduced the 500 La Prima by Bocelli special edition, which is aimed at people who appreciate decent in-car audio.

With one exception, all of this year’s World Car Awards winners feature a battery-electric powertrain.

With the recent demise of its C1 city car, there’s an obvious gap at the bottom of Citroën’s range. The workaround is a new You! trim grade for the brand’s C3 supermini.

Ford was determined to win the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. To help achieve that aim, Holman and Moody – well-known at the time as a NASCAR entrant – was tasked with improving the 7.0-litre GT40 Mark II ahead of the June event.

Smart has undergone a complete transformation. Before, as a Mercedes-Benz subsidiary, it built small city cars in France. Now, Smart is a joint venture between Zhejiang Geely and Mercedes-Benz that’ll only manufacture pure-electric vehicles in China.

Buying a new Vauxhall Corsa or Mokka should now be more straightforward, because Vauxhall has introduced simplified and consistent trim grade structures for both vehicles.

An entry-level model has joined the Mercedes-AMG SL line-up. Like the recently-revealed SL 55 4Matic+ and SL 63 4Matic+, the new SL 43 is a 2+2 roadster with a three-layer fabric retractable roof.

Following a particularly poor March, UK new car registrations for the first quarter of 2022 totalled 417,560 units. That was down by 7,965 versus 2021’s equivalent figure of 425,525.