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🤖 Automated Edition — Thursday, July 16, 2026. Algorithmically curated from across the automotive web. The Daily Hoon links to original sources. News sourced from NewsData.io, Currents API, World News API, TheNewsAPI, GNews, Mediastack, New York Times & select RSS feeds (Motor Trend, Car and Driver, The Drive, Autosport, Road & Track).
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Xpeng L03 fastback crossover, with AI features, targets Tesla Model Y
The Xpeng L03 offers a range of 323 miles in BEV form, and will also have a range-extender option. The Chinese automaker says its proprietary AI chips are key to advanced driving assistance up to Level 2++.
Xpeng L03 fastback crossover, with AI features, targets Tesla Model Y
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Listen: Ford fires up new V8 for 2027 Le Mans hypercar
Ford tested the engine at chassis-builder Oreca's facility in France Ford channels spirit of GT40 as it returns to take on Ferrari in top class at La Sarthe with a V8 hypercar Ford is edging closer to readying the ...
Listen: Ford fires up new V8 for 2027 Le Mans hypercar
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Norris given Belgium GP grid penalty as McLaren takes new Mercedes power unit parts
McLaren driver Lando Norris is facing a 10-place grid drop at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps as his team is fitting new Mercedes Formula 1 power unit components.Norris had been at risk for engi...
Norris given Belgium GP grid penalty as McLaren takes new Mercedes power unit parts
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XPeng L03 ships Google Maps Auto SDK — a first for an APAC automaker
XPeng used the global launch of its new L03 in Munich to announce that the electric SUV coupe is the first vehicle from any Asia-Pacific automaker to ship with Google Maps’ Auto SDK built in. The integration replaces ...
XPeng L03 ships Google Maps Auto SDK — a first for an APAC automaker
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Hear Ford’s Coyote V8 Hypercar Fire Up for the First Time
Ford passed on fitting a twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 to its top-shelf WEC race car, and this is what it went with instead. The post Hear Ford’s Coyote V8 Hypercar Fire Up for the First Time appeared first on The Drive.
Hear Ford’s Coyote V8 Hypercar Fire Up for the First Time
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Ford WEC Hypercar chassis fires up its V8 for the first time
Ford's Hypercar project reached another significant milestone ahead of its 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship debut, with the ORECA-built LMDh prototype's 5.4-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine firing up for the f...
Ford WEC Hypercar chassis fires up its V8 for the first time
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Chip Motors unveils $15,000 electric ‘life utility vehicle’
Miami-based startup Chip Motors has unveiled Chip, an electric “life utility vehicle” that starts at $15,000 and tops out at 25 mph. The boxy, open-air four-seater is a low-speed vehicle aimed at short daily trips, an...
Chip Motors unveils $15,000 electric ‘life utility vehicle’
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U.S. to scrutinize autonomous vehicle mishaps in setting new safety rules
The push to address mishaps is part of NHTSA's broader effort to help self-driving cars reach the road in larger numbers, in part by removing safety requirements that were written with human drivers in mind.
U.S. to scrutinize autonomous vehicle mishaps in setting new safety rules
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What Max Verstappen did – and didn't – say about his F1 future and McLaren at Spa
Max Verstappen made it clear at the very start of his Dutch media session that he would not comment on the McLaren rumours. After Silverstone, however, he did s...
What Max Verstappen did – and didn't – say about his F1 future and McLaren at Spa
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Aston Martin "flat out" on Hungary updates but has concerns over spare parts being ready
Aston Martin's planned Formula 1 upgrade package for Hungary has been a "big undertaking" for the team, according to chief trackside officer Mike Krack, who hopes to have both cars ready in time with the new parts.The...
Aston Martin "flat out" on Hungary updates but has concerns over spare parts being ready
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Today's top automotive stories on The Daily Hoon: Xpeng L03 fastback crossover, with AI features, targets Tesla Model Y; Listen: Ford fires up new V8 for 2027 Le Mans hypercar; Norris given Belgium GP grid penalty as McLaren takes new Mercedes power unit parts; XPeng L03 ships Google Maps Auto SDK — a first for an APAC automaker; Hear Ford’s Coyote V8 Hypercar Fire Up for the First Time. Updated every day at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
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