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They're both electric, they're both German and they're both official – finally. It appears the more conventional Audi e-tron quattro is leading the electric charge, having toppled the Mercedes-Benz EQC in our latest poll. A handy 66 per cent of respondents to the poll favoured the angular Audi, which is already being produced ahead of a European market launch at the end of this year.

Subaru has recalled the 2010-2014 Outback and Liberty, over concerns about their electric parking brakes. According to the company, if the parking brake circuit board fractures a warning light will illuminate and the brake can't be applied or released. That puts the cars in breach of Australian Design Rules (ADR) for motor vehicles. A total of 19,479 Liberty models and 23,210 Outback examples are impacted – VIN lists are attached to the respective model names.

Rimac will supply the battery and electric drivetrain technology used in the upcoming Pininfarina PF0 hypercar. Described as a "unique technical partnership", Rimac will "provide battery and drivetrain expertise, and hardware" to Automobili Pininfarina. After decades of designing and manufacturing vehicles for other manufacturers, the PF0 is the Italian company's first own-brand vehicle, and is due to enter production in late 2020.

The Maserati Ghibli Ribelle has been revealed for European markets, sporting a black and red theme with special trim elements inside and out. Just 200 examples have been allocated to the region, set to go on sale from October. The Ghibli Ribelle will also be offered with all three available powertrains for the medium sports sedan – meaning it can be had with a 205kW V6 turbo-diesel and two versions of the twin-turbo V6 (260kW and 320kW) co-developed with Ferrari.

The new GAC Motors GS5 has been spotted ahead of its debut at the Paris motor show on October 2. Photos of the compact SUV have surfaced on the Russian website car.ru, showing an undisguised example in production form. These images come after GAC released design sketches of the new model, showing design features such as wraparound taillights and a ‘floating’ roof. These features are carried across to the production car, albeit with more conventional proportions.