It seems like TVR can’t catch a break right now. The latest bit of bad news for the famous British sports car brand surrounds its failed factory in Wales, which, it seems, could result in a multi-million Pound bill for taxpayers. The auditor general for Wales, Adrian Crompton, has written a letter to the Welsh… Continue reading TVR’s Wales factory deal put £14m of public funds at risk
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The Ford Capri is testing the ‘all publicity is good publicity’ adage to breaking point
An interesting line from Fiat’s CEO Olivier Francois circled me back to the hottest motoring topic of the past few weeks. He was talking about station wagons (estate cars) being iconic for Fiat in Italy, but the firm will be building utility vehicles “because that’s what we know people want”. Advertisement – Article continues below… Continue reading The Ford Capri is testing the ‘all publicity is good publicity’ adage to breaking point
Jaguar is driving to survive so Formula E success has real value
Jag’s success isn’t simply a Brawn GP-style one-year wonder, either; Jaguar TCS Racing narrowly missed out on securing the Constructors’ championship last year, bested only by Envision Racing, which also happens to use a Jaguar powertrain. Speak to Jag people in the pits and behind the scenes and they’ll quickly tell you how it’s such… Continue reading Jaguar is driving to survive so Formula E success has real value
Jaguar I-Pace and E-Pace marked for death, but F-Pace is sticking around for now
Jaguar has confirmed that production of its E-Pace small SUV and I-Pace electric SUV will come to an end in December this year, as the British brand prepares to move further upmarket and go all-electric in 2025. Jaguar began to cull its current line-up earlier this year when it stopped building the XE and XF… Continue reading Jaguar I-Pace and E-Pace marked for death, but F-Pace is sticking around for now
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024: new cars and highlights
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is over for another year. As always, 2024’s festival saw a huge gathering of cars of all types and vintages, and the show itself was a celebration of 130 years of automotive engineering with its central theme of ‘Horseless to Hybrid’. There was another cause for celebration, too, with MG… Continue reading Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024: new cars and highlights
‘Boring’ self-driving cars create distracted drivers unsafe to take back control
However, such a lack of attention during this period harmed each participant’s driving performance when the simulated car requested driver intervention. Researchers commented how “vehicular control during the ten seconds immediately after resuming manual driving was generally poor in the case of all participants”. This saw drivers accelerating and braking harshly, as well as “wavering… Continue reading ‘Boring’ self-driving cars create distracted drivers unsafe to take back control
Fiat’s funky new mid-size SUV twins to target the Nissan Qashqai
The use of the familiar Smart Car platform means we have a good idea as to the powertrains that will underpin the new Fiat SUV models. As seen elsewhere in the group, they are likely to share the same flexible combination of either a full-electric powertrain with a 44kWh battery pack, or small-capacity hybrid engine.… Continue reading Fiat’s funky new mid-size SUV twins to target the Nissan Qashqai
Car Deal of the Day: £184 per month for a £40k Vauxhall Astra Electric is a steal
Refined EV is great on the motorway Lots of standard kit and 352-litre boot £184 a month with £1,963 initial payment We’ve criticised the Vauxhall Astra Electric for being too expensive on more than one occasion. As we noted in our recent twin test against the Cupra Born, the merits of Vauxhalll’s pure-electric family hatchback… Continue reading Car Deal of the Day: £184 per month for a £40k Vauxhall Astra Electric is a steal
Vauxhall could stop UK EV production due to ZEV mandate
SMMT chief executive, Mike Hawes, suggested that the solution to accelerating the UK’s EV uptake and thus helping manufacturers fulfil tough ZEV mandate quotas is to introduce more incentives for consumers, describing how the industry “[has] the stick, we just need the carrot”. With the general election looming and the polls predicting a large majority… Continue reading Vauxhall could stop UK EV production due to ZEV mandate
Cheapest electric cars on sale 2024
The Dacia Sandero sat at the top of the UK’s cheapest new car list for a very long time and now, in the age of the EV, it’s the turn of the Dacia Spring. For a mere £14,995, you can have a brand-new fully-fledged electric car. In order to keep the price small, pretty much… Continue reading Cheapest electric cars on sale 2024