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"I bet you've all driven Volvos and said they are safe, the interior is beautiful, the design is minimalistic, but I bet none of you have said that's the best car I've ever driven," Polestar chief operating officer Jonathan Goodman told Australian media at Polestar headquarters outside Gothenburg.

Along with electric cars, the subject on everyone's lips for the future of vehicle ownership is, somewhat ironically, subscription services. Spotify for cars? Netflix for mobility? Call it what you like, but in the future, you may not actually 'own' the vehicle you're driving.

BMW M GmbH has slowly been moving into worlds we never thought it would inhabit. First it went turbocharged, then it went all-wheel drive. Now, it's moving into the realm of electric power. Given emissions regulations are tightening, it shouldn't come as a surprise to hear internal combustion power alone won't carry M, one of the best-known badges in the enthusiast world, forward.

The automotive news wheel is always turning. If you’re not constantly checking CarAdvice – which you should be doing, by the way – it can be easy for some headlines to slip through the cracks. To make sure you haven’t missed anything important, we’ve gathered what we reckon are the hottest news stories from this week, right here. Check them out, and let us know what caught your eye.

We're used to car companies keeping their cards close to their chest. We're used to them being coy, refusing to comment on their rivals. That's not the case at BMW M. The upcoming BMW M8 has its sights set on the Porsche 911 Turbo. In fact Markus Flasch, recently-appointed head of BMW M, says it's being described as a "Porsche Turbo killer" in waiting. A bold claim.