“The motoring world owes a great deal to [Ettore] Bugatti, not only because he was one of the first men to make the small sports car a serious rival in competitions but also because he appears to be constitutionally endowed with originality and unable exactly to follow any other designer’s lead.” Emerging successfully from the… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1925
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Autocar magazine 17 May: on sale now
This week in Autocar, we’ve got the latest news on JLR’s trio of stunning new EVs, go off-road in Scotland’s equivalent of the Land Rover Defender and drive the totally absurd Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato. News JLR is reinventing its Land Rover lineup, beginning with the Range Rover Velar which will arrive with a radical all-electric… Continue reading Autocar magazine 17 May: on sale now
New Range Rover SV is 607bhp range-topping performance SUV
The hottest version of the new Range Rover will use a 607bhp, 553lb ft twin-turbocharged hybrid V8 to become “the fastest, most dynamic and technologically advanced” version of Solihull’s sports SUV yet. Called the Range Rover SV, dropping the ‘R’ suffix of the previous car, it uses a hybrid powertrain for the first time, with all new Range Rovers going hybrid-only from next… Continue reading New Range Rover SV is 607bhp range-topping performance SUV
Abarth 500e
The biggest change dynamically, if you can call it that, has been the addition of the Abarth Sound Generator, a big external speaker, multi-channel amplifier and subwoofer mounted under the boot floor where the spare wheel well would be. It sounds like something from the Max Power era and makes the sound of something like… Continue reading Abarth 500e
All-electric Volvo EX30 hits public roads ahead of June reveal
Volvo said: “It’s a car that will be crucial to our strategic ambitions in shaping the future of mobility and becoming a fully electric car maker by 2030.” Autocar recently reported that the company will ensure monthly payments are set at a “reasonably low cost”. The new model will use a modified version of parent… Continue reading All-electric Volvo EX30 hits public roads ahead of June reveal
New 2023 Kia EV9 to gain high-performance GT variant
A hot EV9 GT variant of Kia’s new flagship SUV is “just around the corner”, with the firm claiming it will highlight how performance is to be a key focus of its future line-up. The large SUV will launch later this year with the choice of a rear-wheel-drive powertrain with 200bhp and 258lb ft that takes it from… Continue reading New 2023 Kia EV9 to gain high-performance GT variant
Petrol drops below 145p per litre amid fuel price discrepancy
The price of petrol has dropped to 145p per litre for the first time in 18 months – but the RAC, which has praised the news, claims it should be 3p lower. One litre of unleaded costs 144.95p as of 14 May, which stands as the fuel’s lowest price since 3 November 2021, when the average price was… Continue reading Petrol drops below 145p per litre amid fuel price discrepancy
Council compensation could have repaired 340,000 potholes
An additional 340,000 potholes could have been repaired using compensation payments made by local authorities in England and Wales, the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance survey has revealed. In the past year, £93.7 million has been spent by authorities fixing more than 1.4 million potholes across the UK, with the average cost standing at £66.93. Over… Continue reading Council compensation could have repaired 340,000 potholes
Under the skin: Volvo’s new interior lights that imitate sunshine
Volvo has drawn attention to the design possibilities of new-technology LEDs with the news that the EX90 has “near-sunlight” lighting. Time was when a bulb was a bulb, and as long as you could more or less find your way around a car interior in the dark, that was good enough. Now designers are seizing… Continue reading Under the skin: Volvo’s new interior lights that imitate sunshine
Editor’s letter: Why does Aston Martin think it’s ‘under-valued’?
Lawrence Stroll’s presence with Aston Martin is a hugely visible one for 23 weekends a year, wearing the British Racing Green colours of the Formula 1 team he owns. Yet as the owner of the Aston Martin road car brand, Stroll is somewhat less visible, his appearances typically limited to investor calls. But this week… Continue reading Editor’s letter: Why does Aston Martin think it’s ‘under-valued’?