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Gordon Murray Group has added Gordon Murray Special Vehicles to its portfolio of companies Gordon Murray Special Vehicles (GMSV) will offer one-off and low-volume cars, in addition to personalization services The brand new business may also offer continuation models of earlier Gordon Murray designs The Gordon Murray Group, founded by McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray and overseeing his eponymous automobile company—known for the T.50 and T.33 supercars—announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a brand new business focused on bespoke cars and ultra-low-volume specials. The brand new enterprise, Gordon Murray Special Vehicles (GMSV), was established in response to strong demand for…

Recent video shows a prototype of the Bugatti Tourbillon hybrid hypercar The video provides a transparent taste of the Tourbillon’s newly developed 8.3-liter V-16 engine The Tourbillon enters production in 2026 and carries a starting price of about $4 million Bugatti surprised many last yr when, as an alternative of unveiling an electrical successor to its Chiron hypercar, it introduced the gasoline-electric Tourbillon. But perhaps probably the most surprising aspect was the alternative of the Tourbillon’s hybrid system’s internal combustion engine—a newly developed V-16. Until now, there was little or no footage of prototypes, leaving enthusiasts wondering what the V-16…

As a consequence of slowing EV growth, Porsche is now specializing in developing additional gas and plug-in hybrid models Costs related to the event have led Porsche to chop its profit forecast for 2025 Porsche may terminate the contracts early for the bosses of its finance and sales divisions Porsche has warned that its 2025 profits will take a significant hit as a result of additional investment required to expand its lineup with recent gas and plug-in hybrid models. The automaker, while announcing on Feb. 6 some preliminary financial figures for 2024, said the extra investment, which can even include…

An electrical BMW M3 is within the works and prototypes have been spotted A video provides a taste of the generated sound throughout the cabin of considered one of the prototypes The electrical M3 is due around 2027 and can still have a gas-powered counterpart BMW is working on a brand new generation of electrical vehicles, often called the Neue Klasse, and a few of them will probably be the idea for dedicated M cars powered purely by batteries. The primary electric M automobile will probably be an M3 based on an electrical 3-Series, and prototypes have been tested in…

A redesigned Jeep Cherokee is anticipated to debut in 2025 Latest prototype sighting points to an even bigger, brawnier design for the brand new Cherokee Jeep officials have hinted at a hybrid powertrain for the brand new Cherokee Stellantis’ SUV brand, Jeep, has several latest models within the pipeline, and a prototype for one among them has just been spotted. The prototype is believed to be for a redesigned sixth-generation Jeep Cherokee, expected to hit the market later this 12 months, likely as a 2026 model. The last Cherokee bowed out after the 2023 model 12 months. The heavily camouflaged…

Toyota ended 2024 with global sales of 10.8 million vehicles, including those from its premium Lexus brand, small-car subsidiary Daihatsu, and business vehicle division Hino Motors. Despite a 3.7% decline from the previous 12 months, Toyota maintained its position because the world’s largest automaker by sales volume for the fifth consecutive 12 months. Volkswagen Group ranked second, delivering 9.03 million vehicles in 2024, a 2.3% decline. Hyundai Motor Group secured third place with 7.2 million sales, down 1% from the previous 12 months. Toyota’s sales decline was primarily driven by weak performance in its home market of Japan, where sales…

Alpina has unveiled the B8 GT Hommage Burkard Bovensiepen The tuned BMW 8-Series Gran Coupe packs 625 hp and can hit 62 mph in just 3.3 seconds Alpina plans to construct just 99 examples German performance marque Alpina agreed in 2022 to have its brand acquired by BMW in a deal that can see BMW take over production of Alpina vehicles at the top of 2025, while the unique Alpina business will give attention to vehicle development, servicing, and parts operations. Ahead of the transition, Alpina has unveiled a special edition B8 based on the BMW 8-Series Gran Coupe, which…

Nissan has unveiled an R32 Skyline GT-R converted to run on battery power The 62-kwh battery was taken from a former Leaf RC race automotive concept The goal of the project was to deliver an identical driving sensation to the unique gas-powered automotive Whether Nissan launches its next-generation R36 GT-R with an electrical powertrain stays to be seen, however the automaker has already built no less than one electric GT-R. It is a conversion based on the R32-generation Skyline GT-R of the early Nineteen Nineties, and it was just unveiled over the weekend on the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon. The…

Toyota unveiled a mid-engined GR Yaris prototype on the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon The prototype is powered by a newly developed 2.0-liter turbo-4 The prototype’s reveal has reignited rumors of the return of the MR2 Toyota surprised visitors on the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon on Friday with a GR Yaris prototype featuring a brand new 2.0-liter turbo-4 engine in a mid-engined layout. Toyota stated that the prototype is an element of a group of test vehicles engineers are using to develop what the automaker describes as “ever-better motorsports-bred cars.” The opposite cars in the gathering include a GR Yaris utilized…

Honda previewed the primary two models from its 0 Series family of EVs with a pair of prototypes at CES 2025 The prototypes will spawn production models in 2026, to be in-built Ohio The 0 SUV will arrive first followed by the 0 Saloon Honda’s upcoming 0 Series family of electrical vehicles edged closer to production on Tuesday with the reveal during CES 2025 of a pair of prototypes that look almost able to hit the showroom floor. The prototypes included the 0 SUV and 0 Saloon, the latter an evolution of the unique 0 Saloon prototype Honda unveiled during CES…