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Ford will return to the World Rally Championship as a full factory backed team from 2028, working with long-time partner M-Sport. The bigger intrigue comes a year later: Ford says an all-new WRC car will debut in 2029, taking inspiration from one of its upcoming new European passenger vehicles. Ford has also confirmed a fresh European line-up of five electric and hybrid models, so the rally car may offer an early clue to what is coming next. Will it revive the Fiesta name do we think? And Focus for that matter…

As part of its whistlestop tour of Ireland’s Range Rover showrooms, an example of the new Range Rover Electric was unveiled to the Irish motoring media today at Spirit Jaguar Land Rover in Sandyford in Dublin. The EV will be on display until 5 October and orders are now being taken for January delivery, starting at €160,620. We’ve already driven the car in prototype form.

Aston Martin has opened Q London in Mayfair, and yes we’re sure it’s aware of the James Bond connection and no, it’s not shying away from that. The new 587-square-metre Berkeley Square showroom is dedicated to ‘Q by Aston Martin’, the brand’s bespoke personalisation service, with private consultation areas, more than 500 material samples and an eight-metre-wide digital configurator. The opening today (1 Oct 2026) hosted the debut of the new Aston Martin DBX GT. Q London starts normal operations on 5 October.

BMW is giving the X3 M50 xDrive more power and a new Black Package option. Its turbocharged 3.0-litre straight-six gains 45hp for a total of 443hp, cutting the 0-100km/h time to 4.4 seconds. The Black Package adds 22-inch alloys, black exterior detailing and an Alcantara-heavy cabin with blue accents. All versions of the X3 receive a selection of interior upgrades in time for the 271-registration period in January.

Pininfarina has expanded its car design expertise to property in the ‘Collection Sei’, a run of just six houses in America created with MV Group USA. Each includes a glass-fronted automotive gallery for up to five cars, two single-post lifts and provision for a rotating display turntable, with the collection visible from the gym or office, obviously. The huge turnkey homes cost $16.95 million (about €15m) – and that’s before buying the land… It’s worth watching the promo video at the official site.