Volvo’s next-generation XC90 was rumoured to be called ‘Embla’, essentially doing away with the letter and number naming system Volvo has used on its cars for decades. Now, the Swedish company looks like it’ll double down on its current badging style with a host of new EVs. A flurry of patent filings have been uncovered… Continue reading New Volvo nameplates suggest all-electric range plans
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Volvo EXC90 patent shows XC90 successor
Volvo has confirmed that its all-new, all-electric large SUV will be called EX90 and has also outlined some of the forthcoming machine’s advanced safety technology as part of Volvo’s vision of zero deaths and serious injuries in its new cars. The Volvo EX90 will be sold alongside XC90 plug-in hybrid variants still, Auto Express understands, and… Continue reading Volvo EXC90 patent shows XC90 successor
“The Ferrari Purosangue isn’t going to tick all the boxes SUV buyers might want”
No matter how much Ferrari protests, the new Purosangue is an SUV. “It’s a sports car opening a new segment,” CEO Benedetto Vigna insisted when the cover was pulled off the car for the first time. As you might expect, many Ferrari customers also own and use SUVs, with the Range Rover particularly popular. Even Ferrari… Continue reading “The Ferrari Purosangue isn’t going to tick all the boxes SUV buyers might want”
New 2023 Ferrari Purosangue SUV storms in with a 715bhp V12
The new Ferrari Purosangue, the brand’s first SUV, has been revealed – although the company is quick to claim that it’s not actually an SUV. “It’s unlike any other car,” said Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna, “It’s a sports car opening a new segment.” The Purosangue is the brand’s first ever four-door, four-seater with access to… Continue reading New 2023 Ferrari Purosangue SUV storms in with a 715bhp V12
New Ferrari SF90 Challenge race car spotted testing
The Ferrari Challenge race series appears to be stepping up a gear. Currently, Ferrari customers do battle at circuits across the globe in race-prepped versions of the 488 GTB, but as these spy shots reveal, a far more powerful SF90 Challenge could be joining the grid. A hardcore road-going SF90 is already rumoured, but the… Continue reading New Ferrari SF90 Challenge race car spotted testing
New 612bhp Ferrari Roma Spider caught on camera
Ferrari‘s portfolio already includes a variety of models from V12 brutes to track-honed mid-engined machines, and now development is underway for a new addition to the lineup: the Ferrari Roma Spider. Sharing its engine and certain mechanicals with the convertible Portofino M, the Roma arrived in 2019 as an elegant grand tourer to rival the… Continue reading New 612bhp Ferrari Roma Spider caught on camera
Cut VAT on public electric car charging, firms demand
Public EV charging providers are calling on the Government to cut the rate of VAT paid on topping up an electric car at a public chargepoint. A total of 23 charging firm bosses signed a letter from the Fair Charge campaign to the Treasury, calling for public chargepoint VAT to be slashed from 20 per… Continue reading Cut VAT on public electric car charging, firms demand
Renault R5 Turbo 3E continues celebration of the Renault 5
2022 marks 50 years since we first saw the Renault 5 and the French firm is celebrating with a ‘reinterpretation’ of it, called the R5 Turbo 3E. A one-off show car referencing the Renault 5 Turbo, it’s set for a public debut at the Chantilly Arts and Elegance concours later this month, before making its… Continue reading Renault R5 Turbo 3E continues celebration of the Renault 5
“There’s more to cutting emissions than simply buying an electric car”
BMW is ramping up the technology on its iconic 3 Series saloon – to devastating effect. Three days in Munich last week showed us that while this iteration is all but certain to be the last 3 Series as we know it, BMW is right on track with what comes next. Sustainable mobility is a… Continue reading “There’s more to cutting emissions than simply buying an electric car”
New Skoda Vision GT is digital single-seater sports car concept
This is our first glimpse at a new digital-only concept car from Skoda, called the Vision GT. The Czech firm says it draws inspiration from its 1957 1100 OHC racer, although it receives a pure-electric powertrain and a single-seat cockpit in the centre of the car’s angular body. Skoda’s ‘Icons Get a Makeover’ series has… Continue reading New Skoda Vision GT is digital single-seater sports car concept