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With £40k to spend on a seven-seat SUV that can pull your caravan, you aren’t limited to Land Rover… The contenders Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 CRDi 4WD Premium SE auto List price – £43,295 Target Price – £41,204 The range-topping Santa Fe comes loaded with kit and has proved rather practical to boot. Land Rover Discovery Sport TD4 180 Landmark Edition List price – £39,990 Target Price – £37,644 Celebrating Land Rover’s 70th, the Landmark Edition gets more kit than the HSE yet is cheaper. Ssangyong Rexton 2.2 e-XDI ELX auto List price – £35,495 Target Price – £35,163 Massive, relatively cheap and with a 3500kg towing capacity, the…

A prototype for the redesigned 2024 Mini Hardtop was spotted this week. The fourth-generation Hardtop will be offered with the choice of electric or internal-combustion power, but all further Hardtops will be electric only. 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC 63 S E Performance Coupe spy shots – Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien Another vehicle we spied was the redesigned 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC 63 Coupe. For the next GLC 63 Coupe (and regular GLC 63), AMG will replace the current generation’s V-8 with a plug-in hybrid powertrain relying on a turbo-4 engine for its internal-combustion component. Teaser for Gemballa supercar Germany’s Gemballa teased us with another…

The latest new luxury SUV from Mercedes-Benz will have to play a blinder if it’s to surpass the Land Rover Discovery and bring an end to the Audi Q7’s four-year dominance… The contenders Audi Q7 45 TDI quattro S line List price – £57,565 Target Price – £51,869 Our long-time favourite luxury SUV returns to defend its seat at the head of the table. Land Rover Discovery SD4 SE List price – £54,660 Target Price – £51,889 We’ve tested the V6 diesel; does this cheaper four-cylinder engine make more sense? Mercedes-Benz GLE 300d 4Matic AMG Line 7 seats List price – £57,705 Target Price – £53,776 The brand new…

Ford’s had enough of adventure-seeking families in the market for a crossover SUV heading to Jeep and Subaru showrooms. At least, that’s the impression the 2022 Ford Explorer Timberline gives. With more ground clearance, a smattering of off-road-oriented hardware, an upgraded suspension, and all-terrain tires, Ford’s created the most off-road capable Explorer in recent memory. But while it should be enough to sway some from a Subaru Outback, it falls short of stealing Jeep’s lunch. Capability on a diet Like the Subaru Outback, the Explorer Timberline goes light on the off-road capability compared to the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Let’s just call it…

When Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Chelsea DeNofa get together, you know some tires are about to be shredded. The drifting duo recently released a video of a drift battle in their modified Ford Mustangs on North Carolina back roads. The location, near Wilkesboro, North Carolina, had plenty of twists and turns, reminding Gittin Jr. of Japan’s Touge Mountains, site of many epic drift battles. However, the roads were barely wide enough for the Mustangs to get sideways, turning the video into an excellent demonstration of precision car control. Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Chelsea DeNofa drift battle Drifting only takes up…

Leah Remini retold quite the story of Tom Cruise lashing out on his team during his time with Katie Holmes. Tom Cruise is a complex individual. Stories about working with the actor seem to be mixed. Take Emily Blunt as an example, the actress revealed she’d never work with the actor. However, once they appeared together in Edge of Tomorrow, her perception quickly changed, as she complimented Cruise and loved the experience of working with the actor. On the flip side, Cruise is know for losing his cool. Although his interview with Oprah was a memorable one, he wasn’t pleased with the way…

Part of Tom Cruise’s divorce settlement from Katie Holmes included monthly child support payments for Suri until she turns 18. Tom Cruise has enjoyed massive success and fame when it comes to his acting career. However, his personal life has been a bit more of mystery. Cruise underwent three divorces, which includes Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes. Nowadays, Cruise continues to struggle in finding love, breaking up with his on again, off again partner, Hayley Atwell. In the following, we’ll take a look at Tom Cruise’s settlement alongside Katie Holmes, released to the public back in 2012. According to…

The Mini Convertible is now 30 years old, and Mini is introducing a special-edition model in the U.S. to celebrate. The original fixed-roof Mini launched in 1959, but a convertible version didn’t arrive until the early 1990s. The first factory Mini convertible debuted at the 1992 British Motor Show in Birmingham, U.K., where it was billed as the “world’s smallest four-seat convertible.” Produced by German contract manufacturer Karmann, the original Mini convertible went on sale in 1993 and continued through 1996, with 1,081 examples built. BMW revived the convertible when it relaunched the Mini brand at the turn of the…

China’s Zeekr has launched an updated version of its debut model, the 001 performance hatchback, for 2023. The premium EV brand of Geely hasn’t messed around with the 001’s handsome looks but has upped the vehicle’s performance in a major way. The 001 is now available with a 140-kwh battery pack as an alternative to the 86- and 100-kwh options that have been available since the 001’s 2021 launch. The 140-kwh battery is the new Qilin design from Chinese battery giant CATL. Announced last June, Qilin is CATL’s third-generation cell-to-pack battery and is promised with an energy density of 0.255 kwh…

Tom Cruise had a unique approach to practicing kissing scenes, which involved his sister’s friends. Tom Cruise is currently flying high on the wave of success that has been his recent action drama film, Top Gun: Maverick. The movie – a sequel to the original Top Gun from 1986 – has risen to the top of the charts in domestic box office earnings for 2022. On this trajectory, the film is on course to outshine all his other movies. That in itself is saying a lot, considering the magnificent career that the 59-year-old has enjoyed so far. Over the course of that career, Cruise has…

This decades-long A-lister has never taken home a golden statuette, and that’s just wrong! With more than 40 acting credits to his name and a worldwide box office take that’s north of $12 billion, Tom Cruise is undeniably one of the biggest and most bankable movie stars of his or any generation. If anything has reaffirmed that, it’s the phenomenally massive success that his legacy sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, achieved this past year. With the film becoming the actor’s highest-grossing project with more than $1.4 billion at the global market, securing nearly-unanimous praise from critics and audiences, and scoring a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture, Cruise is…

This new platform will also underpin other Ford EV models in the future, including the second-gen Mach-E, a new Mach-E Coupe and the all-electric versions of the Escape & Explorer. According to media reports, Ford is expected to start production of its all-electric Mustang in 2029. Reports state that the current-generation Ford Mustang will be offered till the end of the decade, before being replaced by a completely redesigned & all-electric version. The early 2029 production timeline of the Mustang EV will give Ford’s Flat Rock plant near Detroit, Michigan, USA, time for any factory re-tooling. While details of the…

TopSpeed up with the talented duo behind some of the most outlandish four-wheeled creations to grace the SEMA mainstage and the silver screen A black Plymouth Roadrunner driving on a windy road With new cars becoming increasingly homogenized, well-heeled car enthusiasts are looking to the past for a unique automotive experience. This has caused a huge surge in demand for ‘Restomods’–classic cars that have been re-engineered with modern drivetrains and technology. For the longest time, classic car ownership came with a litany of drawbacks that made it impractical. The archaic driving characteristics and reliability issues of older cars were tough…

It has been almost a year and a half after Justin Bieber bizarrely challenged actor Tom Cruise to a UFC fight in 2019. The singer took to social media to tease the actor once more. Justin Bieber appears to have reignited his bizarre challenge with Tom Cruise as he appeared to tease the actor in his latest social media post. The 26-year-old pop star had famously challenged the Mission Impossible actor to a fight in 2019 and although he backtracked on the unusual idea, Justin seems to be at it yet again. Taking to social media on Saturday, the Baby…

The Dacia Duster is renowned for offering a lot of car for the money, but it isn’t the only SUV choice for families on a tight budget. Let’s find out how it stacks up against the MG ZS… The contenders Dacia Duster TCe 130 4×2 Comfort List price – £14,995 Target Price – £14,851 At the budget end of the market, it’s hard to argue with how much value the Duster offers. MG ZS 1.0 T GDI Excite auto List price – £16,045 Target Price – £15,775 The MG ZS aims to win you over with an upmarket interior and spacious rear seats. Dacia and…

This Ford Mustang is adorned with the front fascia of a current Chevrolet Camaro. A fifth-generation Ford Mustang dressed up as a Chevrolet Camaro has popped up for auction after being involved in an accident. This Mustang is unlike any other that we’ve come across. While it looks pretty much like any other Mustang of this era from the rear and sides, it has the front fascia and hood of a Chevrolet Camaro. It includes the same grille and air intakes as a Camaro and while the headlights appear to be aftermarket units, they too are very similar to those of a…

In 1972, Ford launched the Gran Torino Sport, a gem of a car that’s now a revered icon of the industry. Ford has always been one of the front-runners in the American auto industry. The Ford Motor Company has given the world some absolute automotive gems like the Mustang, the GT40, and the iconic F-Series. In 1968, Ford launched the Torino, an upscale version of the Fairlane. In its third generation, the Torino spawned off the Gran Torino, which became a greatly beloved car in the American market. One of the most popular classics from Ford’s history, the Gran Torino never lived a…

Brad Pitt gets an Oscar nomination for his performance in Babylon and it irks Tom Cruise for a reason. Read on to know more! Tom Cruise Got Annoyed As Hell On Brad Pitt Winning An Oscar Nomination ( Photo Credit – Flickr; Facebook ) Hollywood’s two of top-most actors Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise do not see each other eye-to-eye and the reasons are never-ending. However, the recent reason has to be the Golden Globes as Brad Pitt’s Babylon got an Oscar nomination over Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick even though it has received a lot of appreciation for it.…

An artist delivers a new Chevy Nova that combines the vintage personality and nameplate alongside a modern exterior design. Chevrolet’s performance cars and sports cars routinely get remembered via the Chevy Camaro and Corvette, but there are other nameplates from the past that deserve recognition. In these modern times the Chevy Nova still finds use as a drag racer and restomod base which gets loved by many despite its brief period as a muscle car. The Chevrolet Camaro is a pony car, and like the relatively-compact Nova from the past, offers style and power in a smaller package – as long as the Nova is an…

Mike from Street Speed 717 shows off the custom green wrap he adds to his Z06 that gives the C8 a proper supercar appearance. On YouTube channel Street Speed 717, Mike takes his Lamborghini in to remove the existing baby blue wrap on the car before revealing the custom color wrap added to his Chevrolet C8 Corvette Z06. Check out the video to see the color get revealed on the Chevrolet Corvette and decide for yourself if this is a color that General Motors should add to the palette of exterior paint color options for the eighth generation of the sports car. Custom-Color C8 Chevrolet…

The first-year model of the Buick Riviera was reasonably priced, but now, prices for the classic, muscular grand tourer are beginning to soar. Although the 1963 Buick Riviera isn’t necessarily one of the most remembered classic cars of its era, it has always received praise for its slick styling, intestinal-rattling power, and strangely, its handling advantages over similar cars of the same size and vintage. The Buick Riviera began prowling the asphalt over 60 years ago, after its initial release on October 4, 1962. This distinctive, sleek coupe represented an entire new level of American automotive design, penned at the hands of…

60-year-old action movie star, Tom Cruise is making the biggest stunt jump in cinematic history in his next installment of the Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning One, and he is showing his audience how he does it. The nine minutes twenty-two seconds video posted by the Jerry Maguire star in his twitter page, starts off with an aerial view of the cliff and the deep, dangerous base in Norway, Cruise will ascend off and down into on a motorbike in a scene of the movie. It is by far and away one of the most dangerous things attempted by the stunt…

The iconic 70s muscle car proves that Superbirds can still make reliable partners on epic road trips across thousands of miles. For those lucky enough to own one or more examples of classic cars, the idea of taking them out for more than your casual Sunday drive can quickly leave owners filled with the anxiety of new noises, smells, and leaks. After all, there’s a reason most cars 25 years or older get promoted to garage queen duties, no longer having to bear the brunt of an everyday workhorse. But within that group of gearheads lay a small percentage of wild…

Texas-based tuning company Hennessey renowned for making fast cars faster takes Ford’s high performance version of the Bronco to the next level. If there were ever a company you would want to modify your high horsepower American car, it’s surely Hennessey. The Ford Bronco Raptor is the latest vehicle to receive the full Hennessey treatment with the Bronco VelociRaptor 500. Located in Sealy, Texas since 1991, Hennessey has been turning up the wick on Vipers, Mustangs, Corvettes, and basically any other performance car since. Though it also tinkers with European makes, most of its creations are American vehicles. The Hennessey VelociRaptor Is A D.I.N.O. (Dinosaur…