Can confirm: Micro-4×4 should make US overlanders deep green with envy

You don’t know what you have until it’s gone. But what if you never even had it? That’s exactly the case with the Suzuki Jimny, a car with a rich history spanning over five decades that sadly never made its way Stateside. Here's why it deserves a shout.

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The Peralta S: A futuristic, UFO-looking Maserati

The son of Giorgetto Giugiaro – creator of the 1972 Maserati Boomerang – answers with the Peralta S: a shiny, wedge-shaped one-off sculpted from polished aluminum. It’s a modern tribute to a design legacy, and it’s making its US debut at Car Week.

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Mercedes-AMG’s axial-flux beast packs 1,340 hp into lighter drive unit

Mercedes’ AMG brand has unveiled a concept car that is a VIN-ready rocket ship of an EV. Three axial-flux motors combine for 1,340 horsepower (985.5 kW) for a top speed of 220 mph (354 km/h).

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217-mph 4-door grocery-getter EV sets Nürburgring record

The company best known for churning out affordable smartphones and other consumer electronics – that may or may not be reporting back to the CCP – just made the fastest electric sedan on the planet to lap the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife racetrack.

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One small change solves the two-stroke engine’s biggest problems

Alpha-Otto has a design that aims to eliminate the drawbacks of two-stroke engines. The RevForce engine introduces a single, transformative change to the conventional two-stroke layout that preserves its benefits while removing its major flaws.

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Mercedes’ goes retro with limited-edition 1980s-inspired G-Class

Mercedes has just released a banger in the form of a limited-run version of the off-roader G-Class. Weirdly named 'STRONGER THAN THE 1980s', it is based on the very first G-Wagon, the W460 series 280 GE, which served as the foundation for the "Geländewagen."

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Praga Bohema becomes the fastest pure combustion car around Top Gear track

It was not too long ago when a certain Stig was racing cars around the Dunsfold Aerodrome in the Bohema on Top Gear. This time, he raced a Praga Bohema around the same track, setting a time of 1:09.8 and breaking the track record.

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Ford camper van reinvents the RV game, fusing US grit & Euro panache

Grand Design RV brings American adventure and European luxury screaming together in its all-new Lineage VT camper van. The off-grid-ready rig offers a level of interior glamping luxury we're not used to seeing outside the European or custom markets.

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