Car culture firm Hoonigan and rally driver Travis Pastrana have reinvented the Subaru Brat as a tyre-shredding stunt machine with 670bhp and active aerodynamics. Built by Vermont Sportscar, the company behind Pastrana’s Subaru WRX rally cars, it swaps the Brat’s original 1.6-litre engine for a turbocharged 2.0-litre flat four. It has been fettled to put… Continue reading Subaru ‘Brataroo’ Gymkhana car brings 670bhp and active aero
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Maserati and Alfa Romeo to create twinned “few-off” flagships
Maserati and Alfa Romeo will create new “few-off” flagship models as part of their new Bottegafuoriserie bespoke programme. Similar to Bentley’s Mulliner and Lamborghini’s Ad Personam, the new division has been created to enable buyers to extensively customise their purchases and “turn their car into a unique model”. Maserati and Alfa Romeo said Bottegafuoriserie will… Continue reading Maserati and Alfa Romeo to create twinned “few-off” flagships
First look: Radical Peugeot Polygon concept previews next 208
This futuristic, dramatically styled supermini concept gives a preview of the next-generation Peugeot 208. Called the Polygon, Peugeot’s new concept car is described as having a “feline futuristic design” and a focus on showcasing the next-generation technology coming to the French brand’s production cars. Only one image has been revealed ahead of the official unveiling next… Continue reading First look: Radical Peugeot Polygon concept previews next 208
New £17k Renault Twingo leaked ahead of 6 November reveal
A key selling point for the new Twingo will be its sub-£17,000 starting price, which is part of a brief to create a “fit-for-purpose urban vehicle with no compromise”. Notably, this undercuts the old Twingo Electric’s starting price of €21,350 (£18,624) in 2021. This variant was introduced during the model’s third generation but was never… Continue reading New £17k Renault Twingo leaked ahead of 6 November reveal
How Ford defined motoring in the 1990s
The 1990s was not a decade short of ground-shaking cultural reference points: the Britpop battle between Oasis and Blur, Tony Blair and his ‘New Labour’ government, Dolly the sheep… The car industry saw seismic changes too: the old-school boxy designs that proved so popular in the 1980s were replaced by smooth-edged, aerodynamically honed creations that… Continue reading How Ford defined motoring in the 1990s
Skoda Elroq road trip: did I find it as easy as an ICE car?
I’ve been running a Skoda Elroq for a couple of months now to see if this sensible, long-legged compact SUV is the perfect beginner’s electric car. After a couple of days pleasantly trundling around London suburbs, where it quickly impressed with sublime low-speed drivability and commendable efficiency, I put the Elroq’s do-it-all credentials to the test… Continue reading Skoda Elroq road trip: did I find it as easy as an ICE car?
Skoda Elroq road trip: did I find it as easy as an ICE car?
I’ve been running a Skoda Elroq for a couple of months now to see if this sensible, long-legged compact SUV is the perfect beginner’s electric car. After a couple of days pleasantly trundling around London suburbs, where it quickly impressed with sublime low-speed drivability and commendable efficiency, I put the Elroq’s do-it-all credentials to the test… Continue reading Skoda Elroq road trip: did I find it as easy as an ICE car?
EV costs could kill Mazda Iconic SP’s production hopes
Mazda could reverse plans to build a production version of its Iconic SP sports car concept due to the financial demands of developing a bespoke architecture for a new line of pure-electric cars. Revealed at the Tokyo motor show in 2023, the Iconic SP is an MX-5-sized two-seat coupé that theoretically uses a 360bhp range-extender… Continue reading EV costs could kill Mazda Iconic SP’s production hopes
6 ways the Skoda Elroq makes a great company car
Loft cars feature grey fabric on the dashboard and seats, enhanced with artificial leather and contrasting stitching. It’s all designed to make you feel like you’re relaxing in a livingroom, albeit one with a constantly changing view out of the window.Lodge offers black and light grey seating with the ability to spec contrasting orange seatbelts.… Continue reading 6 ways the Skoda Elroq makes a great company car
Why debase a satisfying source of interaction like a car door handle?
This is a dismayingly experimental period when it comes to one particular aspect of car design that impacts upon absolutely all of us: door handles. My god. I feel like I used to understand them. Now I’m just utterly bemused. It’s the exterior kind that we will concern ourselves with. Door handles are important. Chassis… Continue reading Why debase a satisfying source of interaction like a car door handle?