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The Drive Five: Tesla tops UK sales charts and the unique stories you might have missed – 8 July 2021

World's fastest hydrogen car, Mercedes' Dieselgate lawsuit and a new plug-in Bentley headline today's top Drive stories.


As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive.

If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive.

Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!


1. Tesla Model 3 electric car tops the sales charts in the UK

For the fourth time in 15 months the Tesla Model 3 has been the most popular car in the UK, outselling mainstream vehicles such as the VW Golf and Ford Fiesta.

Joshua Dowling

Click here to read the full story.


2. MissionH24 LMPH2G: World’s fastest hydrogen car to launch at Goodwood Festival of Speed

The race car – which produces no tailpipe emissions – was built by a subsidiary of Michelin. The tyre giant hopes to to introduce the technology to every-day road cars by 2030.

William Davis

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3. Dieselgate: Consumer group launches lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz

A consumer group in Germany has filed a lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler, as its Dieselgate woes continue.

Ben Zachariah

Click here to read the full story.


4. 2022 Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid revealed, Australian launch due early 2022

Bentley's sole remaining sedan gains hybrid power, thanks to 400kW 2.9-litre V6 mechanicals.

Alex Misoyannis

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5. 2021 Toyota LandCruiser Prado price and specs

Prices rise across the range, but the smaller LandCruiser sibling gets added safety features.

Ben Zachariah

Click here to read the full story.

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Alex Misoyannis

Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family.

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