The lure of the profitable van market has burned once high-flying start-ups like Arrival, but the chance to disrupt the old guard by means of electrification is still pulling in new players, who are eyeing up the ‘last-mile’ market in particular. The latest to jump in is storied engineering company Prodrive, which has formed Elm Mobility… Continue reading Can Prodrive win in the unpredictable last-mile van market?
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Nissan Ariya Nismo to arrive in UK next year with 429bhp
The Nissan Ariya Nimso will hit UK roads early next year, bringing sport cars power and fitted with motorsport-derived aero. Based on the Ariya e-4orce, the first EV to get the Nismo treatment – and the first Nismo model since the 370Z – gets tuned throttle dynamics, a Nismo driving mode and a raft of more aggressive… Continue reading Nissan Ariya Nismo to arrive in UK next year with 429bhp
Skoda Elroq: 2025 EV is first to embody firm’s new design language
The new Skoda Elroq EV will be the first to embody the Czech brand’s Modern Solid design language when it’s launched later this year. New design sketches show the Volkswagen ID 3-sized electric crossover bearing the brand’s new Tech-Deck Face and fresh logo, with lettering replacing the old emblem. Based on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform, the Elroq will be Skoda’s second EV to… Continue reading Skoda Elroq: 2025 EV is first to embody firm’s new design language
Radical electric Audi A6 brings 463-mile range for £69,900
Order books for the new Audi A6 have opened, with the executive car priced from £69,900 in saloon form and £71,700 as an estate. It is available solely as an electric car, taking the fight to the BMW i5 and Mercedes EQE with up to 543bhp and 463 miles of range. Unlike its primary rivals, which run adjacent to the… Continue reading Radical electric Audi A6 brings 463-mile range for £69,900
Jaguar braces for ‘reset period’ between I-Pace and radical new EVs
It’s already on the record that Rawdon Glover, Jaguar’s managing director, has one of the toughest automotive jobs on the planet. His immediate task is to kill off (“sunset”) the current, mostly combustion-engine range of traditional Jaguar models and replace it from 2026 with a radical, three-tier EV line-up that lifts pricing into the realms… Continue reading Jaguar braces for ‘reset period’ between I-Pace and radical new EVs
Donuts not welcome: attending a new breed of car meet
Anyone who doubts that Cobham Services is the UK’s busiest motorway services wasn’t there on the evening of Saturday 27 July, when the queue of vehicles to get in extended to the very start of the slip roads. No, Taylor Swift hadn’t decided to hold an impromptu concert at the on-site Nando’s, but as the… Continue reading Donuts not welcome: attending a new breed of car meet
Why hasn’t the Vauxhall Frontera gained classic car status?
Why do some cars obtain classic status when similar ones don’t? This isn’t a position I ever thought I’d find myself in, but after reading details of the new Vauxhall Frontera, I’ve opened the classifieds to browse for originals. If you remember, the Frontera was a 4×4 of the early 1990s, when ‘SUV’ meant something… Continue reading Why hasn’t the Vauxhall Frontera gained classic car status?
The unexpected V8 Italian sports car built to thank America
“The engine has its two banks of cylinders set at 70 degrees in a common casting,” explained Autocar. “The crankshaft has four throws and the connecting rods of opposite banks run almost side by side, but not quite, the crank pins being themselves canted slightly to allow for the 20-degree offset between the two banks.… Continue reading The unexpected V8 Italian sports car built to thank America
Ginetta reveals road-legal supercar with 600bhp V8 and manual ‘box
Leeds-based Ginetta has unveiled the Akula, a 600bhp road-going supercar with a 6.4-litre atmospheric V8 and a manual gearbox option. Morphing from the 2019 concept of the same name (meaning ‘shark’ in Russian), the two-seat coupé has an aggressive exterior design that features Le Mans-derived aero while also offering a Ford Puma-surpassing 473-litre boot. Ginetta intends… Continue reading Ginetta reveals road-legal supercar with 600bhp V8 and manual ‘box
VW ID 3 GTX Fire+Ice previews new range of limited-edition EVs
Volkswagen is planning to launch low-volume specials across its ID range to increase the appeal of its EVs as it did with earlier ICE models. This plan has been previewed by the ID 3 GTX Fire+Ice, an electric reimagining of the car maker’s earlier Golf Fire+Ice. Although this is just a one-off show car based… Continue reading VW ID 3 GTX Fire+Ice previews new range of limited-edition EVs