The first-gen DS 3 (2010-2019) was French quirk done right—affordable, styled with actual opinions, built on the PF1 platform. Now it's DS's forgotten child, sales in freefall, and the bean counters want nostalgia to fix what mediocrity broke. Sporty simplicity sounds nice. Whether they'll actually deliver it is another question.

Nissan's quietly prepping a mid-cycle refresh for the Z—the 2027 model year will reportedly dig deeper into its S30 DNA with visual tweaks meant to satisfy purists who've already made up their minds. Don't expect power bumps from the 3.0L twin-turbo; this is cosmetics and infotainment shuffling masquerading as evolution. The Z's already seen values stabilize after the initial hype cycle, and a facelift rarely moves the needle for a niche car that knows exactly what it is.

SAIC's Z7 doesn't hide what it's doing: wagon body language lifted straight from Porsche's playbook, undercut pricing that makes the Taycan look premium, and now a stretched cargo version spotted in testing. Chinese EV makers have moved past homage into straight iteration—and it works.