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 April
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Car makers are going back to cheeky ad campaigns
The process of choosing a car, ploughing your money into it and then having to explain so many times why you’ve done it inevitably makes automotive culture a bit tribal – and, critically, adversarial. It’s puerile to laugh or sneer at someone who simply made a different choice and yet, just occasionally, we do it. We can’t… Continue reading Car makers are going back to cheeky ad campaigns
Sketching 300mph: The aero secrets of the Hennessey Venom F5
Despite its lofty goals and Malinick’s aerospace past, the Venom F5 can still thank pencil and paper for its design. “I do a ton of sketching,” admits Malinick. “It’s my favourite part of the process. I probably have thousands and thousands of sketches, whether it’s F5 or what we’re moving onto next.” It’s bait I… Continue reading Sketching 300mph: The aero secrets of the Hennessey Venom F5
Bovensiepen Zagato: Alpina founder reveals 603bhp coachbuilt GT
The Bovensiepen family, founders of legendary German BMW tuning house Alpina, have launched their own coachbuilding business with the unveiling of a new 600bhp super-GT at the Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza. With Alpina now owned by BMW itself, the family is shifting its focus to become “a manufacturer of outstanding automobiles that embody the ambition… Continue reading Bovensiepen Zagato: Alpina founder reveals 603bhp coachbuilt GT
Listen: Dacia CEO previews brand’s next steps after Bigster
Dacia CEO Denis le Vot is the latest guest on the special Autocar Meets series on the My Week in Cars podcast feed. Speaking to Autocar editor Mark Tisshaw, le Vot outlines what he thinks is behind the brand’s continued growth, the imminent launch of the new Dacia Bigster and its significance for the brand,… Continue reading Listen: Dacia CEO previews brand’s next steps after Bigster
BMW Speedtop revealed as striking £430,000 shooting brake
BMW has morphed the M8 Competition into a two-seat shooting brake for a special limited-run concept called Speedtop. Unveiled at the Villa d’Este concours, the wagon has been given a complete design overhaul compared with the car on which it is based, and it is set to be built in a small batch “for collectors… Continue reading BMW Speedtop revealed as striking £430,000 shooting brake
New BMW M2 CS revealed with meaner stance and ducktail spoiler
BMW has lifted the covers off the hot new M2 CS, bringing dramatic styling tweaks that include a ducktail rear spoiler and a more aggressive stance. Technical details of the new sports coupé remain under wraps until Tuesday night, but a series of visual tweaks hint at significant developments under the skin. The car’s gold-finished wheels… Continue reading New BMW M2 CS revealed with meaner stance and ducktail spoiler
Peugeot e-5008
We will start at the back of the e-5008, because it’s the space and versatility that’s really going to sell this car. The boot release is hidden in an inconveniently small crevice in between the bootlid and bumper, which can make your fingers very mucky when you’re opening the boot. Inside, though, it’s a happier… Continue reading Peugeot e-5008
EVs putting independent rental firms at risk of closure
Electric vehicles could spell the end of independent vehicle rental companies, a leading family-owned UK firm has warned, amid a wider backdrop of waning demand for EVs generally among hire companies. Kendall Cars, a rental group with 14 branches in the south-east and a fleet of 1500 vehicles, says businesses like it are closing partly because… Continue reading EVs putting independent rental firms at risk of closure
Not quite a classic: Audi TT
So, when you saw the 1995 Audi TT concept coupe for the very first time, did you think ‘wow, that’s very Bauhaus’? Or did you think several other things like, ‘that looks weird, but amazing.’ Or, ‘I want one’. Or perhaps, ‘from the rear, doesn’t the shape of its roof look a little bit like… Continue reading Not quite a classic: Audi TT