The new electric Mercedes-Benz GLC is now available to order in the UK, starting from £60,350 – around 10% more than the ICE version, but cheaper Stuttgart’s rival for the incoming BMW iX3 will launch in GLC 400 4Matic guise, with a twin-motor powertrain giving 482bhp for 0-62mph in 4.3secs, and a 94kWh battery that’s… Continue reading Electric Mercedes-Benz GLC on sale now from £60k
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Vauxhall aims to return to the UK’s top three car brands
The new managing director of Vauxhall wants to return the brand to its historic position as one of the UK’s best-selling car manufacturers, following a slump since the Covid-19 pandemic. Steve Catlin, who took the helm of the brand in June, told Autocar: “My intention is to put Vauxhall back on the podium. That’s not… Continue reading Vauxhall aims to return to the UK’s top three car brands
Chery Tiggo 9: 422bhp, seven-seat PHEV offers 91-mile EV range for £43k
Chery has added a new seven-seat plug-in hybrid SUV to its UK range, touting performance and range figures that outpace most rivals. The Chinese brand came to the UK earlier this year with a pair of mid-sized SUVs, the Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8, after sibling brands Omoda and Jaecoo had rapidly built up a sizeable market share. Priced from £43,105,… Continue reading Chery Tiggo 9: 422bhp, seven-seat PHEV offers 91-mile EV range for £43k
Nio shocks with fully active suspension – but how does it work?
Adaptive damping isn’t new, but active suspension, which Nio has developed for its flagship ET9, is a far rarer beast. Called SkyRide and developed in conjunction with Clearmotion, it is described as “the world’s first fully integrated hydraulic fully active suspension”. In road cars, adaptive damping has been widely adopted as a way of varying… Continue reading Nio shocks with fully active suspension – but how does it work?
The Citroen XM is the most unusual £5000 car you can buy
Summer, 1989. And two of the most exciting new cars of that year were launched almost simultaneously. One a potent, high-quality, elegant two-seat sports car, the other the descendant of one of the most jaw-dropping saloons ever made. The sports car was the Mercedes-Benz SL, packed with pioneering new-age tech that almost every car has… Continue reading The Citroen XM is the most unusual £5000 car you can buy
New £2.5 million Rolls-Royce Phantom marks model’s centenary
Rolls-Royce has unveiled a special-edition Phantom described as the “most technically extraordinary car ever built” to mark the model’s centenary. Limited to 25 examples, the £2.5 million Phantom Centenary Private Collection has been created to showcase defining moments from the past 100 years of Phantoms. While it retains the same technical specifications as a standard eighth-generation… Continue reading New £2.5 million Rolls-Royce Phantom marks model’s centenary
New BYD Atto 2 DM-i due 2026 as UK’s smallest PHEV
BYD has converted its small electric crossover, the Atto 2, to plug-in hybrid power. The new petrol-electric version of BYD’s smallest SUV arrives in line with the Chinese company’s strategy to diversify its European powertrain offering in order to cater to fluctuating demand for EVs. The Seal U PHEV is already its best-selling model in Europe and… Continue reading New BYD Atto 2 DM-i due 2026 as UK’s smallest PHEV
Volkswagen to halt Golf production as new chip crisis looms
Volkswagen is set to suspend production of the Golf at its Wolfsburg plant in Germany from 29 October owing to a renewed microchip crisis sparked by a US-China trade dispute. News of the pause in production for one of Europe’s best-selling passenger car comes just hours after the German car maker issued an internal warning… Continue reading Volkswagen to halt Golf production as new chip crisis looms
Kia K4
In an era when some firms are giving up on petrol-powered family hatchbacks – farewell, Ford Focus; au revoir, Audi A1 – here’s something novel: a shiny new one. And not even ‘heavy facelift’ new. This is an entirely new car with new styling and a new nameplate, only the merest hint of electrification and… Continue reading Kia K4
Progress through technology: 8 cars that redefined Audi
Considered, precise and unapologetically design-led, the TT proved that aesthetic clarity could be as compelling a selling point as performance or luxury – an idea Audi is revisiting with the new Concept C. Inside, exposed screw heads and brushed metal accents blurred the line between form and function, while under the skin a well-sorted chassis,… Continue reading Progress through technology: 8 cars that redefined Audi