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Volkswagen is promising the lithium-ion batteries in its upcoming range of ID. electric vehicles will retain 70 per cent of their capacity for eight years or 160,000km. That puts the German giant in line with the likes of Tesla and Nissan, both of which warranty their battery packs for eight years and 162,000km.

Porsche has finally unveiled a successor to the much-loved Cayman GT4 and Boxster Spyder with the new, um, 718 Cayman GT4 and 718 Boxster Spyder. The names might be familiar, but the hotter new 718 Cayman and Boxster have been given a thorough working over compared to the standard 718 range, let alone their predecessors.

Fiat has revealed the Ducato Electric, the first full-electric model to be launched under the Fiat Professional commercial banner. Slated for launch next year, the Ducato Electric is "being developed through an innovative pilot project with no trade-off in terms of load and performance", according to the Italian brand.

Lexus Australia has announced running changes for its top-selling NX SUV, which sees the addition of the company's latest safety technologies. Dubbed Lexus Safety System+, the enhanced NX line-up now gets cyclist detection for the autonomous emergency braking system, lane tracing assist, and all-speed adaptive cruise control with stop&go function, allowing for Level 2 semi-autonomous driving on the freeway.

The BMW Vision M Next has been teased ahead of its debut later this month at an event in Munich, Germany. For this set of teaser images, BMW has engaged sculptor and photographer Thomas Demand, who made paper and cardboard models of some of the concept's styling details, and photographed those representations. The colours seen in these photos are said to be indicative of what we'll see on the upcoming show car.