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Audi F1 Team Prioritizes Fan Engagement Over Race Wins

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Audi F1 team enters Formula 1 in 2026 with a unique strategy prioritizing fan engagement. The old motorsport saying, "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday", is getting a modern twist. Once, race cars and road cars shared designs, making it easy to link track victories to showroom sales. Today, that connection is less clear. In Formula 1, the gap between race cars and road models is vast. Teams like Red…

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2027 Cadillac Escalade-V 125th Anniversary Collector Series. Cadillac’s 2027 Escalade-V 125th Anniversary Collector Series launches at $325,000 CAD, covering fees and luxury tax. Only 252 units will be produced across the U.S. and Canada, each featuring signature styling, including 24-inch exclusive wheels and carbon-fiber accents on the exterior and interior. Exclusive Features The 125th Anniversary Collector Series gets unique Midnight Stone Frost or White Tricoat finishes, with each coloured vehicle…

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New Zealand insurer Provident emerges with 250,000 customers

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Provident Insurance serves over 250,000 customers in New Zealand. Provident Insurance, a New Zealand-owned car insurer, is emerging from behind the scenes after more than a decade of quiet growth. The company has built a reputation through dealer partnerships, now serving over 250,000 customers without much public attention. Its rise began when CEO Steve Owens left a major insurer to start Provident over 12 years ago, aiming to create a…

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Nissan Kicks wins Top Safety Pick, rivals lag

Nissan Kicks safety wins Top Safety Pick from IIHS after 2027 upgrades...

sarah sumari • Oct 27, 2026 • Gear Reviews

Nissan Kicks wins Top Safety Pick, rivals lag

I IHS records indicate that the Kicks initially received a Poor rating in the moderate-overlap front assessment following its 2025 redesign. The 2027 Nissan Kicks earned a Top Safety Pick award from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...

(IIHS) after completing a fresh series of evaluations. This recognition follows a series of upgrades aimed at boosting back-seat rider protection and enhancing the vehicle’s performance in the moderate-overlap front crash test. IIHS records indicate that the Kicks initially received...

Driving.ca writers sweep Canadian automotive awards

Canadian automotive awards recognized Driving.ca writers, with top honor awarded to online...

Rocio Bravo • Oct 24, 2026 • Rally Circuit

Driving.ca writers sweep Canadian automotive awards

S cenic view of a quiet mountain road in Canada, surrounded by lush forests and towering peaks. Photo: Ali Kazal/Pexels Driving.ca auto writers were highlighted at the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada’s annual awards on Oct. 22 in Mono,...

Ontario. The ceremony, Canada’s largest gathering of automotive critics, also selects the year’s top vehicles, though those results will be announced later. Organizers presented 12 awards across categories such as technical article, video, road safety, environment, economy and adventure writing....

Milestone’s Hot Wheels Infinite Rush Goes Open-World

Milestone's Hot Wheels Infinite Rush redefines the series with an expansive open-world...

Amanda Morales • Oct 21, 2026 • Engine Talk

Milestone’s Hot Wheels Infinite Rush Goes Open-World

P layers navigate a 1:64 scale open-world island chain in Milestone's new Hot Wheels title. Hot Wheels games have long followed a formula of brightly colored diecast models racing across oversized real-world locations, emphasizing their 1:64 scale proportions through...

massive environments and objects. However, Italian developer Milestone has taken a different approach with Hot Wheels Infinite Rush, shifting from intimate living-room settings to a 1:64 scale open-world island chain. This change sacrifices the cozy, tabletop charm of previous titles...

New $55,000 Tesla Model 3 RWD review

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Rocio Bravo • Oct 17, 2026 • Engine Talk

New $55,000 Tesla Model 3 RWD review

T he new Model 3 RWD enters the market with a specific value proposition: less expensive than $60,000 while still including key technology. The Tesla Model Y continues to dominate the battery electric vehicle space in New Zealand, with...

nearly 3,000 registrations so far this year—more than four times the count of the next-best BEV, the BYD Atto 2. Yet the automaker's headline news for this period involves a revised sedan: the Model 3 RWD. A $55,000 entry point...