Volvo is reviving the XC70 name for a new range-extender [EREV] SUV for the Chinese market. The company’s first ‘extended-range plug-in hybrid’ has been previewed for the first time today ahead of a reveal in the coming months and a launch later this year. Volvo says the new XC70 is designed specifically “to meet the… Continue reading Volvo XC70 returns as range-extender SUV with 124-mile EV range
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Volkswagen ID Golf: full details on hatchback’s high-tech rebirth
Speaking about the software platform recently, Grünitz said the real benefit was that it was “highly flexible and highly updateable”. He added: “With OTA updates I can introduce new functionality to our customers even after they bought the car, without them needing to bring it in for a service. That means it’s really the next… Continue reading Volkswagen ID Golf: full details on hatchback’s high-tech rebirth
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.139)
This week Steve Cropley visits Matt Prior’s shed to record the My Week In Cars podcast, where the pair talk about the Polestars 3 and 4, an old Land Rover, the simplicity of old Saab heating controls, modern Volvos, kaput MGs, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast. Subscribe… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.139)
More than 2000 Jaguar I-Pace EVs to become autonomous taxis
More than 2000 Jaguar I-Pace electric cars are set to be converted into autonomous taxis at a new factory in the US. The EVs will be converted in Arizona by manufacturer Magna as part of a push by Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle firm Waymo to expand its services. Already completing more than 250,000 autonomous taxi trips each week in Austin, Los… Continue reading More than 2000 Jaguar I-Pace EVs to become autonomous taxis
Trump tariffs: car makers struggle to mitigate loss of billions in profit
Car makers with exposure to the giant US car market are scrabbling for solutions to mitigate the predicated loss of billions in profits as a result of the sudden and highly punitive tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump. General Motors said it had “pulled out the Covid playbook” in a bid to reduce costs after… Continue reading Trump tariffs: car makers struggle to mitigate loss of billions in profit
Chunky new Jeep Compass brings hybrid, PHEV and 404-mile EV
In keeping with the 4xe’s more extreme billing, it has a 10mm suspension lift to boost ground clearance and give 31deg departure, 16deg breakover and 27deg approach angles. The Compass First Edition will be priced at £35,700 in mild-hybrid form and £39,200 as a EV. PHEV pricing will be revealed later. Q&A: Ralph Gilles, chief… Continue reading Chunky new Jeep Compass brings hybrid, PHEV and 404-mile EV
Touchscreens in cars? The truth is we need them
A while back, someone made the case on this website for cars with no digital screens. We look at screens all day anyway, and they’re distracting and just plain lazy design, the author posited. The author in question was, er… me. So allow me to set the record straight by disagreeing with myself. Yes, car makers’ screen addictions… Continue reading Touchscreens in cars? The truth is we need them
An imperfect car is often easier to love
Just as I watched the last episode of Reacher and feared my television well was running dry, a new series of Bosch: Legacy arrived to make going to the gym less boring. So begins another series in which the star bounds around saving the day, breaking a few rules/laws/bones as necessary, and ultimately gets paid… Continue reading An imperfect car is often easier to love
Land Rover Discovery Sport
As the old saying goes, ‘if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it’ and you get the feeling that with this latest update Land Rover’s baby Discovery has taken a step backwards when it comes to interior usability. Previously, you had a central touchscreen and a cluster of rotary knobs and buttons for the climate controls,… Continue reading Land Rover Discovery Sport
The punchy diesel estate is the Concorde of the 2020s
Is strident, pragmatic, long-distance motoring now enjoying its Concorde moment? Is it all downhill from here? Having just returned from the Alps in something a bit special, I fear it might well be. I’ve loved big, car-based escapades ever since thrashing a mate’s Peugeot 206 down to Arezzo as a 17-year-old. It croaked on arrival… Continue reading The punchy diesel estate is the Concorde of the 2020s