Chinese electric-car makers are garnering a reputation in the UK for disrupting the market with low prices that undercut well-established competitors from Europe, Japan and America. However Shanghai-based brand HiPhi is hunting for different prey, with its four-seat four-door all-electric hypercar shaping up to be a rival for the Koenigsegg Gemera. To live up to… Continue reading Hold tight! HiPhi A four-seat electric hypercar pumps 1,287bhp from its 22,000rpm motors
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New Lamborghini Huracan STO SC 10 Anniversario: Lambo’s race team builds a road car
Lamborghini’s motorsport division, Squadra Corse, is celebrating its tenth birthday with the new Huracan STO SC 10 Anniversario. While the motorsport team has built plenty of track-only cars, this new offering is the first that can be used on the public road. We have seen the Squadra Corsa name on a road-legal car before with… Continue reading New Lamborghini Huracan STO SC 10 Anniversario: Lambo’s race team builds a road car
On-street charging gap: infrastructure needed outside London to keep pace with EV adoption
The UK needs to “up the pace” of its charging infrastructure roll-out and “do more outside of London”, if households without driveways are not to be left behind in the transition to electric vehicles. That’s the verdict of Vauxhall managing director James Taylor, commenting on the latest government statistics that show the number of on-street… Continue reading On-street charging gap: infrastructure needed outside London to keep pace with EV adoption
New Hyundai Ioniq 7: electric seven-seat goliath SUV spotted testing
Hyundai continues to toil away on its new all-electric seven-seat SUV, the Ioniq 7, ahead of its worldwide debut in 2024. Previewed by the Hyundai Seven concept in 2021, the long-awaited flagship EV will borrow much of its futuristic design language from the existing Ioniq 5 family car and Ioniq 6 saloon, while technical details… Continue reading New Hyundai Ioniq 7: electric seven-seat goliath SUV spotted testing
The Renault Twingo is back! On a mission to make electric cars affordable
The quirky Renault Twingo has been reborn as an affordable electric city car that the French brand says will boast “best-in-class efficiency” and a starting price of under €20,000 – or roughly £17,000 at current exchange rates. The future Citroen e-C3 and Dacia Spring rival will sit below the new, all-electric Renault 5 hatchback and… Continue reading The Renault Twingo is back! On a mission to make electric cars affordable
Morgan and Pininfarina teaming up for mysterious coachbuilding project
Two of the oldest coachbuilders in the motoring world, Morgan and Italian design house Pininfarina, are teaming up for a mysterious project. With coachbuilding having something of a renaissance of late, premium carmakers and highly specialised automotive companies are offering well-heeled enthusiasts the chance to create truly unique vehicles, and set themselves apart from more… Continue reading Morgan and Pininfarina teaming up for mysterious coachbuilding project
‘Once-dominant Ford and Vauxhall could become also-rans in the future’
In the 35 years that Auto Express has been in existence, scarcely a day can have gone by without the team here talking about, or publishing a story on, Ford and Vauxhall. From Fiesta to Nova and Corsa, Escort and Focus to Astra, even Capri to Calibra, these classic brands have been arm-wrestling over the… Continue reading ‘Once-dominant Ford and Vauxhall could become also-rans in the future’
New electric Vauxhall Grandland snapped testing ahead of 2024 debut
The humble Vauxhall Grandland has been with us since 2017, and has proved to be a sensible, spacious mid-size family SUV, however, it’s never quite managed to beat the best in this highly competitive class, models such as the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage. Perhaps the forthcoming second-generation Grandland will have a better shot, but… Continue reading New electric Vauxhall Grandland snapped testing ahead of 2024 debut
New 2024 Vauxhall Combo facelift gets the sleek ‘Vizor’ treatment
As part of parent firm Stellantis’ complete overhaul of its van line up, a revised Vauxhall Combo has been introduced. The changes for the internal-combustion engined Combo and Combo Electric extend to an exterior redesign, while the EV also benefits from a powertrain upgrade. As with the new Peugeot Partner van and E-Rifter MPV, the… Continue reading New 2024 Vauxhall Combo facelift gets the sleek ‘Vizor’ treatment
Special McLaren 750S pays homage to firm’s ‘Triple Crown’ achievement
The ‘Triple Crown’ is completed by winning three races – Indy 500, Le Mans and Formula One’s Monaco Grand Prix and to celebrate the feat, McLaren has pulled the wraps off the catchy-named ‘750S with 3-7-59 Theme’. To go into further detail, those numbers represent the racing numbers of each of the three cars that… Continue reading Special McLaren 750S pays homage to firm’s ‘Triple Crown’ achievement