Industry News
Manufacturers, regulation, motorsport and the decisions shaping what you will be able to buy.
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Toyota Just Made Getting Into Motorsport Much Easier With the New GR KART
Toyota has launched the GR KART, an entry-level racing kart designed for children and families. At 2.150€, it brings GR branding, a 215cc engine and a surprisingly practical ownership package to the world of karting.
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What Cars Do Greek Footballers Really Drive? From Supercars to Everyday SUVs
From a €500,000 Mercedes-AMG G 63 Mansory to more understated daily drivers, the cars associated with Greece's football stars reveal a surprisingly wide range of tastes.
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Volkswagen Just Admitted Something the Car Industry Has Been Avoiding: There Are Too Many Cars
Volkswagen is planning to cut its model range by around 50% and reduce vehicle variants and options by roughly 75% by 2035. Behind the restructuring lies a bigger question for the entire automotive industry: did manufacturers create more choice than buyers ever really needed?
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The Last of the Last: Standing Next to ALPINA B3 GT Number 734
Its owner opened the door and showed me the plaque: production number 734. Meeting one of the last ALPINAs built in Buchloe in person, and understanding why a numbered car reads differently in the metal than it ever does on a screen.
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The Car You Can Afford Might Be the Car You Can't Afford
A car can fit your budget on the day you buy it and still be completely unaffordable over the next five years. The real cost of a car hides in depreciation, fuel, maintenance, insurance, tyres and the way you actually use it. Here is what buyers should calculate before looking at the price tag.
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The Greek Car Market Is Sending a Clear Message: Small SUVs Are the New Default
The Greek car market is growing, but the most interesting story is not simply how many cars are being sold. It is what buyers are choosing. With B-SUVs accounting for 37% of new-car registrations so far this year, the compact SUV has become one of Greece’s defining choices. But popularity does not automatically mean suitability.
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Toyota Doesn't Just Want to Sell You the GR GT — It Wants to Know You'll Drive It
The new Toyota GR GT is already spoken for in the United States before it has properly reached customers. But its scarcity isn't the most interesting part. Toyota deliberately wants its first cars to go to people who will actually drive them, not collectors who will lock them away. And that says far more about the future of performance cars than another horsepower figure ever could.
