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This is a special 911 GT3 Touring that was specced through Porsche’s Sonderwunsch programme to mark 15 years of the company’s presence in Moldova. Usually, we would glance at this news and move on – even with the fancy gradient paint finish that transitions from Violapurplemetallic at the front to Chromaflair Magic Magenta at the…

Sony State of Play 2026: the coolest games at this year’s showcase

Jun 3, 2026

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Happy Not-E3, to all who celebrate! Yes, it’s that time again. Time for the entire industry to shout about what it’s up to in a concentrated weeklong frenzy of conferences and trailer drops. Sony’s State of Play showcase kicked it off, shortly to be followed by Summer Games Fest on 11 June. You might question…

BMW has built a £44k IOM TT special for the road

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It’s Isle of Man TT race week, which means a rock in the middle of the Irish Sea has entered its annual period of pretending normal rules no longer apply and a 37.7-mile road route should be a race track. It’s intoxicating. And worth celebrating – which is exactly what BMW has done. This –…

You can now spec the outrageously drifty BMW M2 with four-wheel drive

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The BMW M2 is famously a small (ish) rear-wheel-drive performance coupe fond of turning its back two tyres into plumes of delicious rubbery smoke. BMW has now introduced a new version that wants to trade some of that sideways lunacy for buttoned-down traction. Well, sorta. This is the BMW M2 with M xDrive, a clunky…

Rivian boss on self-driving cars: “level four is going to be here much sooner than people think”

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RJ Scaringe asks as many questions as he answers. Rivian’s founder and CEO is with TG for an early drive in the new R2, on a route that skirts the company’s modernist HQ, an hour south of LA. The R2 is the smaller Rivian, the follow-up to the impressive pure electric R1 pickup and SUV.…

Are proper physical buttons making a comeback in cars?

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For years we’ve been told by carmakers that drivers prefer controls on a touchscreen, because they’re ‘familiar with smartphones’. But now, like old king Canute failed to do, we’re turning back the tide. Sir Jony Ive, who at Apple pioneered bringing touchscreen interfaces into our hands, has been engaged to work on a car, the…

The Ford Escort XR3i has been rebigulated with more power and more suspension

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This is the Tolman Edition XR3i. It is, as the name lightly implies, a Ford Escort XR3i – hey there, shoulder pads, welcome back! – rebigulated by notable British rebigulators Tolman. So, just like it did with the Peugeot 205 GTI and Honda Integra Type R, Tolman has once again taken a classic and subtly…

Hot hatch king? This is the carbon-obsessed GRMN Corolla

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Well, aren’t the Japanese, Americans and Australians lucky? They’re the fortunate ones that’ll be able to buy this GRMN Corolla, with deliveries set to begin at some point next year. What actually is the GRMN Corolla? Well, Toyota describes it as “the ultimate GR Corolla” and that elongated badge stands for ‘Gazoo Racing tuned by…

Volkswagen Golf GTI – long-term review – Report: 1

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