BMW of North America used Monterey Car Week to give the 8 Series Gran Coupe a proper farewell. At Pebble Beach, the company revealed the 2026 BMW M850i M Heritage Edition in Bright Red, parked alongside an E31 850CSi finished in the same shade. In the U.S., it’s called Bright Red; in Germany, the color…
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Automotive Just when you thought Cadillac had stretched its imagination to the edge with last year’s Opulent Velocity, the luxury automaker returns with something even more audacious. Meet the Elevated Velocity concept, a high-riding electric SUV that looks like it was plucked straight from a sci-fi blockbuster and dropped into the future of…
Aston Martin and Glenfiddich have made a bold statement at the 2025 Monterey Car Week. Two of Great Britain’s most celebrated brands are joining forces in a global partnership that builds upon Glenfiddich’s work with the Aston Martin Formula One Team, which is now expanding into lifestyle and luxury experiences. At the heart of this…
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Amid political backlash and new rivals Tesla’s latest Model Y faces a simple question: has it still got what it takes? Product testing doesn’t exist in a vacuum and this is particularly true of cars. The key in your hand and the body of metal sitting in front of you are only there because a murky…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Let’s be real: Most founders don’t need more marketing tactics. There is a ton of content out there about how to handle your marketing — so much that it’s overwhelming. Marketing also accounts for a large part of business budgets, adding up to nearly 10% of the…
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The Tasman, and a new US-bound electric pick-up will remain Kia’s only utes, as the brand confirms it is not looking at a sibling to Hyundai’s Santa Cruz. Kia ute based on Hyundai Santa Cruz, illustrated by Theottle. Hopes for a smaller and less off-road-focused Kia ute to challenge the latest breed of car-derived utes…
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The BMW 8 Series remains the brand’s largest passenger car that isn’t an SUV, sitting at the top of the lineup with an emphasis on luxury grand touring. Its current generation has been on the market since 2018, offered in coupe, convertible, and Gran Coupe body styles. Rumours have been swirling around suggesting the model’s…
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Of late, we’ve been starting to see a few automakers resurrect “car” nameplates for crossover-type vehicles. Remember what happened with the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross? And now Acura says it’s coming out with a new RSX crossover – repurposing the name of its former sporty hatchback. Smart? Maybe. It does play into nostalgia, which as we…
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Among the several more niche manufacturers in the UK car market is Suzuki – the smallest of the major Japanese brands, it sold just over 23,000 cars to UK buyers in 2024. That’s 7,000 fewer than Honda and less than a quarter of the likes of Toyota and Nissan. Suzuki, however, seems quite happy with…
The Ek Commando Knife was developed by John Ek in 1941. It would become the knife of choice for US Marine Raiders, US Army Rangers, the First Special Service Force, and the Office of Strategic Services’ Operational Groups. This knife, and versions of it, have now been carried by Special Forces operatives in World War…
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