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Tesla may have already smashed the Porsche Taycan’s electric car lap record at the Nurburgring – even though its official attempt is not due to happen until later in the week. One of CarAdvice’s spy photography agencies caught on camera another example of a highly modified Tesla Model S sedan lapping the famous 20.8km circuit overnight, or Tuesday afternoon local time.

We talk at length about the importance of driver training to reduce the counterintuitively growing road toll — about reaching young drivers before bad habits become ingrained. Enter Ford Australia, which is expanding its five-year-old subsided driver-training program called Driving Skills for Life.

BMW has been snapped testing the 4 Series Gran Coupe on European streets, revealing details about its profile and rear lights... but nothing about its grille. The new prototype follows the Concept 4 revealed in Frankfurt. The concept, which offers "a look ahead to the expressive face of the 4 Series range" according to BMW, was dominated by its gigantic 'kidney' grille.

Volkswagen is preparing for one of its biggest vehicle onslaughts to date, and it’s the electric ID range taking centre stage. Although the ID.3 hatchback is the only member of the ID family to be revealed, it's actually the ID.4 SUV that'll lead the electric Volkswagen charge Down Under. Volkswagen Australia has confirmed it'll "definitely" launch the ID range with the ID.4 SUV.

Mercedes-AMG is known for its rumbling V8s, but like every brand it'll soon need to make at least some electric cars to meet emissions targets. CEO Tobias Moers is confident not only can the performance meet expectations, but so can the artificially created interior and exterior noise. For an idea of where his mind is, Moers said this week that the new Porsche Taycan has “raised the bar”, but also pointed out how quickly things can change in this space.