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LEGO BMW M3 E30 Speed Champions set revealed
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22/05/2026

LEGO BMW M3 E30 Speed Champions set revealed

The LEGO Speed Champions BMW M3 E30 is officially here, complete with a unique livery co-created by BMW and LEGO designers. And yes, BMW has built a real M3 E30 showcar wearing the same design. That is the detail that makes this more than just another toy.

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Van Mossel enters Poland with Auto Idea acquisition
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22/05/2026

Van Mossel enters Poland with Auto Idea acquisition

Van Mossel Automotive Group is entering Poland. The Dutch automotive retail group has announced the proposed acquisition of Auto Idea, one of Poland’s major Mercedes-Benz dealer groups. If approved, the deal will mark Van Mossel’s first move into the Polish market and expand its international footprint to eight countries.

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Citroën 2CV returns as affordable electric city car
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22/05/2026

Citroën 2CV returns as affordable electric city car

It is official: the Citroën 2CV is coming back. And honestly, this might be one of the smartest things Citroën could do right now. Not because the world needs another retro badge. Not because every iconic name should be recycled. Not because nostalgia automatically sells cars. But because the original 2CV was never really about nostalgia in the first place. It was about freedom, affordability, simplicity and making mobility feel human.

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Manthey Porsche completes Nürburgring 24 on synthetic eFuel
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22/05/2026

Manthey Porsche completes Nürburgring 24 on synthetic eFuel

Manthey and the Griesemann Gruppe completed the full 24-hour endurance race with the #992 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup MR running on synthetic eFuel Race 98, an eMethanol-based fuel made from green hydrogen and captured CO₂. The car finished 56th overall after completing 128 laps of the Nordschleife, according to the final classification.

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Porsche 718 Boxster EV spotted testing without exhaust noise
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22/05/2026

Porsche 718 Boxster EV spotted testing without exhaust noise

After months of uncertainty around Porsche’s next-generation electric 718 Boxster and Cayman, a camouflaged prototype has now been spotted in the German countryside. The important detail? No visible exhaust. No engine noise. And underneath the camouflage, clear signs that this is not simply the current 718 with some disguise thrown over it. It looks like the Porsche 718 Boxster EV is still out there.

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Ram Rumble Bee SRT revealed with 777 hp and 274 km/h top speed
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22/05/2026

Ram Rumble Bee SRT revealed with 777 hp and 274 km/h top speed

The Ram 1500 Rumble Bee is back, and the headline version is completely absurd. The new Rumble Bee SRT uses a 6.2-litre supercharged HEMI V8, produces 777 hp and 921 Nm, and is being positioned by Ram as the fastest production truck ever. Ram’s own site introduces the new Rumble Bee as a muscle truck with availability starting late 2026, while the SRT sits at the top with the supercharged 6.2-litre HEMI V8.

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Pagani opens first official showroom in Monaco
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22/05/2026

Pagani opens first official showroom in Monaco

Pagani and Monaco always felt like they belonged together. One is a tiny universe of extreme craftsmanship, impossible materials and obsessive detail. The other is a tiny universe of wealth, collectors, supercars and automotive theatre. So the opening of Pagani de Monaco, the first official Pagani showroom and after-sales service centre in the Principality, feels less like an expansion and more like something that was always supposed to happen.

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Halcyon Great Eight Series remasters Rolls-Royce Corniche V8
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21/05/2026

Halcyon Great Eight Series remasters Rolls-Royce Corniche V8

After showing its electric interpretation of classic Rolls-Royce and Bentley models, the British remastering specialist has now unveiled the Great Eight Series: a combustion-powered, hand-built reinterpretation of the Rolls-Royce Corniche and related Crewe-built icons, centred around the legendary 6.75-litre L-Series V8. The series is limited to 60 one-of-one commissions, each hand-built in Surrey through a process of around 5,000 hours.

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Carbonerre GT1 Manta transforms the Porsche 911 into a GT1 tribute
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21/05/2026

Carbonerre GT1 Manta transforms the Porsche 911 into a GT1 tribute

Some cars do not need a full press campaign to stop the internet. The Carbonerre GT1 Manta is one of them. It is not an official Porsche model. It is not a factory 911 GT1 revival. It is not some carefully polished OEM heritage project. Instead, it is a radical Porsche 911-based transformation by Carbonerre Motors, built as a futuristic tribute to one of the most mythical Porsche race cars ever: the 911 GT1.

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Mercedes blocks Kimi Antonelli Nürburgring permit plan
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21/05/2026

Mercedes blocks Kimi Antonelli Nürburgring permit plan

Kimi Antonelli will not be following Max Verstappen into the Green Hell just yet. The young Mercedes Formula 1 driver recently spoke about wanting to obtain the DMSB Nordschleife Permit, also known as the DPN, by the end of the year. That would be the first step towards racing on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and eventually maybe even joining the Nürburgring 24 Hours. Mercedes has now shut that idea down.

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Porsche 911 GT2 RS Manthey beats Corvette ZR1 Road Atlanta record
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21/05/2026

Porsche 911 GT2 RS Manthey beats Corvette ZR1 Road Atlanta record

Porsche just reminded everyone that lap times are not won on horsepower alone. A 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS with Manthey Kit has set a new production car benchmark at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, lapping the circuit in 1:22.649 with Porsche brand ambassador and former factory driver Jörg Bergmeister behind the wheel. That makes it 0.2 seconds quicker than the previous production car record held by the new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.

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Lamborghini Revuelto Roadster reportedly cancelled over roof issue
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20/05/2026

Lamborghini Revuelto Roadster reportedly cancelled over roof issue

The Lamborghini Revuelto Roadster may not be happening after all. According to dealer-level information shared after the recent Fenomeno Roadster launch, the issue is not lack of demand. It is not lack of emotion. It is not because people suddenly stopped wanting open-top V12 Lamborghinis. It is the roof. More specifically: where to put it.

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Pagani Arte brings Huayra R and bespoke aviation design to Brazil
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20/05/2026

Pagani Arte brings Huayra R and bespoke aviation design to Brazil

Yes, the world knows it for the Zonda, Huayra and Utopia. For carbon fibre. For exposed mechanical beauty. For interiors that look more like mechanical jewellery than conventional cockpits. But Horacio Pagani’s real ambition has always felt bigger than that. He does not simply want to build fast cars. He wants to create beautiful objects. And Pagani Arte is where that philosophy moves beyond the road.

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