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Above the 911, Permanently: What the Mission S Actually Commits Porsche To
Porsche presented the Mission S in New York on 15 October with no engine, no output figure, no price and no launch date. What it announced instead is the significant part: a mid-engined super sports car platform, positioned above the 911, intended to stay in the range for good.
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Type 01: The Car Jaguar Had to Build
Unveiled in New York on 6 October, the Type 01 is Jaguar's first production car of its reinvention era: a 1,030 PS electric four-door GT on a dedicated architecture, priced from 130,000 GBP. The specification sheet is the real news, because it means the rebrand will now be argued on engineering terms.
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Aston Martin DBX GT: Power, Quietly
The new DBX GT keeps the DBX S's 717 hp V8 and spends its engineering budget on refinement: recalibrated suspension, acoustic glass, memory-foam seats and an exhaust that knows when to whisper. It is the luxury SUV segment's most eloquent argument that serenity is the new performance.
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Paris 2026: The Small Car Strikes Back
The 91st Mondial de l'Auto opens on 13 October with more than 100 exhibitors across five halls. The themes are retro design and the return of the small car, from a reborn Audi A2 to a new Citroen 2CV priced under 15,000 euros.
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Thirty Cars, Zero Left: The Mercedes-AMG CLE 646 Mythos
The second car in AMG's ultra-exclusive Mythos series packs a 646 PS flat-plane V8, rear-wheel drive and hand-built Affalterbach assembly. All 30 were sold before the public reveal. Mercedes-AMG never even published a price.
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The W1 Waiting Game: McLaren's Flagship and the Delivery Question
McLaren's 1,258 hp W1 had its first media drives in the middle of 2026. As September ends, no customer handover has been publicly confirmed, while Ferrari's rival F80 has begun reaching owners.
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Torque Fill: How the Lamborghini Temerario's Hybrid V8 Rewrites the Rules
The Huracan's naturally aspirated V10 is gone. In its place: a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 that revs to 10,000 rpm and three electric motors that erase turbo lag. The Temerario makes 920 PS, and the electricity is the point.
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The Electric Turbo, Perfected: Inside the 911 Turbo S T-Hybrid
Two electric turbochargers, a 3.6-litre flat-six and 701 hp. The new 911 Turbo S laps the Nurburgring 14 seconds faster than its predecessor, and turbo lag is officially history.
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The W12 Is Gone. The Continental GT Speed Is Stronger.
Bentley's 6.0-litre W12 has been laid to rest. Its replacement, a 4.0-litre V8 plug-in hybrid called Ultra Performance Hybrid, makes 782 PS and is the most powerful road car the company has ever built.
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Aston Martin Valhalla: Seven Years From Concept to Customer Cars
After delays, engineering setbacks and a tariff scare, Aston Martin's first series-production mid-engined supercar is finally being delivered. The 1,079 PS plug-in hybrid had a long road to production.