Jordan Mulach

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Toyota this week launched the 250 Series LandCruiser Prado in the UK and Europe, where it is simply badged as the Land Cruiser – as the full-size 300 Series isn’t sold there. It’s the same SUV as what’s been on sale in Australia for the past few months, however UK buyers get an exclusive variant, the Land Cruiser Commercial.

4 days ago | torquecafe.com | Jordan Mulach

Sales of electric vehicles continue to grow globally, however the repeal of incentives in most markets as well as limited infrastructure means the big boom in popularity has come and gone. That is affecting carmakers, who projected their lineups would go fully electric by certain dates, and are now devising new strategies to reduce their tailpipe emissions while giving customers the cars they want.

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Until recently, the Mustang had competitors – at least in the US market – from General Motors and Stellantis in the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger, respectively. However, production of both models ended in 2023, leaving the Mustang as the sole traditional muscle car. While Stellantis now has a coupe in the reborn Charger (also available as a sedan), it’s an electric vehicle, and the first examples of the six-cylinder version have only just started to roll down the production line.

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UK publication Professional Pickup reported Ford will remove the Ranger’s 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine from the nation’s model lineup in 2026, impacting both the single-turbo and bi-turbo diesel engines. Instead, the Ranger will only be available with the larger 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6, as well as the new 2.3-litre four-cylinder petrol plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrains, pushing the price of entry up for buyers. These changes have now been confirmed to also apply in Europe.

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The new GWM Tank 500 Vanta has been introduced as a new blacked-out flagship, sitting atop the range – both in equipment and price. Based on the previous range-topping Tank 500 Ultra, the Vanta grade adds a gloss black grille and badge, black front bumper insets and headlight internals, blacked-out rear trim around the tail lights, spare wheel cover, door and diffuser, plus gloss black door handles, roof rails and window surrounds.