Adaptive damping isn’t new, but active suspension, which Nio has developed for its flagship ET9, is a far rarer beast. Called SkyRide and developed in conjunction with Clearmotion, it is described as “the world’s first fully integrated hydraulic fully active suspension”. In road cars, adaptive damping has been widely adopted as a way of varying… Continue reading Nio shocks with fully active suspension – but how does it work?
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
The Citroen XM is the most unusual £5000 car you can buy
Summer, 1989. And two of the most exciting new cars of that year were launched almost simultaneously. One a potent, high-quality, elegant two-seat sports car, the other the descendant of one of the most jaw-dropping saloons ever made. The sports car was the Mercedes-Benz SL, packed with pioneering new-age tech that almost every car has… Continue reading The Citroen XM is the most unusual £5000 car you can buy
New £2.5 million Rolls-Royce Phantom marks model’s centenary
Rolls-Royce has unveiled a special-edition Phantom described as the “most technically extraordinary car ever built” to mark the model’s centenary. Limited to 25 examples, the £2.5 million Phantom Centenary Private Collection has been created to showcase defining moments from the past 100 years of Phantoms. While it retains the same technical specifications as a standard eighth-generation… Continue reading New £2.5 million Rolls-Royce Phantom marks model’s centenary
New BYD Atto 2 DM-i due 2026 as UK’s smallest PHEV
BYD has converted its small electric crossover, the Atto 2, to plug-in hybrid power. The new petrol-electric version of BYD’s smallest SUV arrives in line with the Chinese company’s strategy to diversify its European powertrain offering in order to cater to fluctuating demand for EVs. The Seal U PHEV is already its best-selling model in Europe and… Continue reading New BYD Atto 2 DM-i due 2026 as UK’s smallest PHEV
Volkswagen to halt Golf production as new chip crisis looms
Volkswagen is set to suspend production of the Golf at its Wolfsburg plant in Germany from 29 October owing to a renewed microchip crisis sparked by a US-China trade dispute. News of the pause in production for one of Europe’s best-selling passenger car comes just hours after the German car maker issued an internal warning… Continue reading Volkswagen to halt Golf production as new chip crisis looms
Kia K4
In an era when some firms are giving up on petrol-powered family hatchbacks – farewell, Ford Focus; au revoir, Audi A1 – here’s something novel: a shiny new one. And not even ‘heavy facelift’ new. This is an entirely new car with new styling and a new nameplate, only the merest hint of electrification and… Continue reading Kia K4
Progress through technology: 8 cars that redefined Audi
Considered, precise and unapologetically design-led, the TT proved that aesthetic clarity could be as compelling a selling point as performance or luxury – an idea Audi is revisiting with the new Concept C. Inside, exposed screw heads and brushed metal accents blurred the line between form and function, while under the skin a well-sorted chassis,… Continue reading Progress through technology: 8 cars that redefined Audi
Porsche Macan GTS Electric is driver-focused SUV with 563bhp
Porsche has revealed a GTS version of the Porsche Macan Electric, positioned as the most driver-focused variant of the SUV. The fifth member of the electric SUV line-up slots between the 4S and the Turbo flagship and is priced from £89,000. The GTS gets 509bhp from a dual-motor powertrain, but this can be boosted in short bursts to… Continue reading Porsche Macan GTS Electric is driver-focused SUV with 563bhp
Alfa Romeo Giulia, Stelvio survive to 2027 as replacements delayed
Alfa Romeo will keep selling the Giulia and Stelvio through to 2027 – including the 513bhp Quadrifoglio range-toppers – as it rethinks its plan to replace them with pure-electric successors. Based on the then-new Giorgio platform, the saloon and SUV siblings were introduced in 2015 and have been only lightly updated since then. This makes them among the… Continue reading Alfa Romeo Giulia, Stelvio survive to 2027 as replacements delayed
Toyota FJ Cruiser revealed as Defender 90 rival with petrol power
Toyota has revived the historic ‘FJ’ nameplate for the long-awaited ‘baby’ version of its flagship Land Cruiser 4×4, revealed today in production form ahead of a launch in Japan next year. The Land Rover Defender 90-sized off-roader has been created as a new entry into the Land Cruiser range and has been designed to open the nameplate… Continue reading Toyota FJ Cruiser revealed as Defender 90 rival with petrol power