Alpine’s upcoming electric sports cars will use in-wheel motors as part of a radical plan to reduce weight below that of an equivalent combustion engine sports car, Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo has confirmed. “It will change everything,” de Meo said of the APP (Alpine Performance Platform), which has been designed by the premium… Continue reading Alpine to use in-wheel motors for electric sports car line-up
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Alpine A390 revealed as 464bhp tri-motor Porsche Macan rival
Producing 395bhp in standard GT guise and 464bhp in the top-rung, circa-£70k GTS – and with a peak torque output of 596lb ft – this powertrain can send the A390 from 0-62mph in as little as 3.9sec. That matches the stripped-out A110 R, which weighs around a tonne less. A cheaper variant with a more… Continue reading Alpine A390 revealed as 464bhp tri-motor Porsche Macan rival
First look at Alpine A110 EV due next year
The electric A110’s design will be only subtly evolved from the current car, de Meo suggested. It “needs to look like” an A110, he said. “Porsche doesn’t make a square 911.” More broadly, de Meo said “six or seven” uniquely positioned models would make up the Alpine range, including “some emotional pure sports cars”. Eighteen months ago,… Continue reading First look at Alpine A110 EV due next year
TfL plots congestion charge increase to £18 per day
Transport for London (TfL) has proposed raising the congestion charge for driving into the capital during peak hours to £18 per day. TfL has called for public views on the hike – up from the current £15 per day – which has been mooted to come into effect from 2 January 2026. It would mark… Continue reading TfL plots congestion charge increase to £18 per day
New Vauxhall Frontera Electric gets 4×4 makeover
Vauxhall has hinted at a more rugged version of the incoming Frontera with a new concept car that turns the conventional electric crossover into a trail-hunting 4×4. Named the Vauxhall Frontera Gravel and based on the electric version of the family car, it gains several key elements aimed at helping it tackle the wilderness. Up… Continue reading New Vauxhall Frontera Electric gets 4×4 makeover
Report: Toyota to boost GR Corolla production using UK plant
Toyota is looking at building the GR Corolla hot hatch in the UK in a bid to cater to massive demand in the US. According to a new report from Reuters, the Japanese company is considering spending £41 million to establish a new line at its factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire. The factory already produces the… Continue reading Report: Toyota to boost GR Corolla production using UK plant
First pictures: Volvo XC70 PHEV offers 112 miles of EV range
The new Volvo XC70 plug-in hybrid has been outed ahead of its official debut, courtesy of new images published by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Earlier preview images gave a good idea of the reborn XC70’s design, confirming that it would morph from high-riding estate into full-blown SUV, but these new images… Continue reading First pictures: Volvo XC70 PHEV offers 112 miles of EV range
Car repair wait times: complexity and financial strain causing delays
“You can see, just for a windscreen replacement, the complexity goes up, and the number of parts required and the skill that’s required, all of that. Do that for headlights, do that for radars and the amount of parts that logistics companies have to carry goes up massively.” On top of this, suggested Townsend, car… Continue reading Car repair wait times: complexity and financial strain causing delays
BMW 5 Series first in line as brand to update entire ICE line-up
BMW will completely overhaul its current combustion-powered line-up, starting with a heavily updated 5 Series, to bring these models into line with a range of incoming Neue Klasse electric cars. The new-era EVs will begin with the unveiling of the iX3 at the Munich motor show in September and this will kick-start a rapid-fire refresh… Continue reading BMW 5 Series first in line as brand to update entire ICE line-up
Peugeot to revive GTi badge with 208 hot hatch on 13 June
Peugeot will reveal a hot GTi variant of the electric e-208 supermini on the eve of the Le Mans 24 Hour race next month. The brand has confirmed that its long-mooted Alpine A290 rival, officially confirmed by Peugeot boss Alain Favey earlier this year, will be unwrapped on 13 June. It has given no details, but says… Continue reading Peugeot to revive GTi badge with 208 hot hatch on 13 June