It’s Episode 100 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars, and our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley have celebrated by heading off to interview a special guest, Prodrive and Motorsport UK chairman David Richards. Prodrive is a world-leading motorsport engineering company celebrating its own 40th anniversary this year, and Richards opens up on… Continue reading My Week In Cars episode 100 special!
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Land Rover Range Rover
There are hints to a theme started by the L322 Range Rover of 2002 inside the latest car: a large horizontal slab of dashboard is bisected with vertical elements in marine/yacht- inspired fashion. It’s less obvious these days, partly owing to the 13.1in touchscreen floating in the middle of the dash, but the idea’s still the… Continue reading Land Rover Range Rover
New Volkswagen Golf R brings 329bhp for £43,320
Order books for the facelifted Volkswagen Golf R have now opened, with the hot hatch priced from £43,320. That means the Golf R is now £990 cheaper than previously, despite gaining extra power and a significant upgrade to its digital interfaces. Its turbocharged 2.0-litre four has been uprated from 316bhp to 329bhp, cutting the hatch’s 0-62mph time by 0.1sec to… Continue reading New Volkswagen Golf R brings 329bhp for £43,320
Ford Mustang Mach-E breaks EV distance record with 569-mile trip
The Ford Mustang Mach-E has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest distance travelled by an electric car on a single charge. In an attempt staged on 27 July, a UK-based team sponsored by fleet management provider Webfleet travelled 569 miles and 3379ft in the electric SUV – an endeavour that took just over… Continue reading Ford Mustang Mach-E breaks EV distance record with 569-mile trip
Fiat to integrate charging cables into electric cars
Fiat will integrate charging cables into the bodywork of its next generation EVs, beginning with the new Grande Panda next year. In that car, it will be stored behind a panel on the EV’s front fascia, featuring a sprung cable in what Fiat describes as its novel way of “reinventing” charging. Integrating retractable cables into… Continue reading Fiat to integrate charging cables into electric cars
Peugeot 508 to go off sale in December in EV push
The Peugeot 508 will be axed in December, Autocar can reveal. The French manufacturer attributed the cancellation of the executive saloon and estate to the UK government’s introduction of the zero-emission vehicle mandate. In a statement supplied to Autocar, it said: “We have chosen to focus even further on our electric models in the UK, with… Continue reading Peugeot 508 to go off sale in December in EV push
Aehra names SUV and saloon as it bids for investment in factory
Italian EV start-up Aehra has named its first two cars the Impeto SUV and Estasi saloon as it ramps up its efforts to begin production. It has submitted a business plan to Italy’s Ministry of Industry concerning a 207,000sq ft factory at Mosciano Sant’Angelo, in the north-eastern Abruzzo region. The company said it chose the location for its… Continue reading Aehra names SUV and saloon as it bids for investment in factory
Maserati Quattroporte and Levante axed, ending V8 era
Maserati has retired the Quattroporte saloon and Levante SUV, bringing an end to the Italian firm’s V8 era. The smaller Ghibli saloon left production earlier this year, having been on sale since 2013. All three were based on the M156 platform, developed under Fiat’s ownership of Maserati, and had been built at the Mirafiori factory alongside the new Maserati Granturismo… Continue reading Maserati Quattroporte and Levante axed, ending V8 era
JLR ups spending by £3bn to hedge against slowing EV uptake
JLR has increased its five-year investment plan from £15 billion to £18bn after the slower-than-predicted EV take-up forced it to boost spending on platforms that allow combustion engines as well as electric powertrains. The British firm announced the original £15bn plan last April, detailing spending on new EV platforms, including the mid-sized EMA, which will underpin cars… Continue reading JLR ups spending by £3bn to hedge against slowing EV uptake
Bugatti marks 100 years of the Type 35 racer
Bugatti has marked the centenary of the Type 35, the legendary race car that it campaigned for six years between 1924 and 1930. The Type 35 made its debut at the Lyon Grand Prix on 3 August 1924, having been driven from Bugatti’s Molsheim factory to the city some 300 miles away. At launch, it packed… Continue reading Bugatti marks 100 years of the Type 35 racer