Jeep is priming the next-generation Cherokee for launch next year, with the new-look SUV set to offer the choice of petrol or electric power. It’s set to be a close relationship of the flagship Jeep Wagoneer S EV, making the switch to Stellantis’s STLA Large platform. Indeed, the new Cherokee shares several design cues with the Wagoneer… Continue reading Next Jeep Cherokee to offer choice of petrol or electric power
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Gordon Murray’s cars to headline 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed
The cars of Gordon Murray Automotive will be the focus of the famous central sculpture at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed as part of the event’s celebration of 60 years of its founder’s influence in automotive design and engineering. As part of the celebrations, the Festival of Speed will also host the brand’s public debuts of the T50, T33 and… Continue reading Gordon Murray’s cars to headline 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Uproar over end of bargain deals for car industry staff
“Banning the schemes will hamper recruitment, but then if everyone is suffering, I suspect the impact will not be so great,” he said. “At the moment, the prospect is a worry but not yet a problem, and I’m sure the accountants and lawyers will come up with a solution. “If they don’t, a ban might… Continue reading Uproar over end of bargain deals for car industry staff
Stellantis taps Swedish start-up for quadricycle production tech
Stellantis is on the verge of expanding its quadricycle business beyond the Citroën Ami, Fiat Topolino and Opel Rocks Electric, having partnered with Swedish firm Luvly to evaluate its flat-pack production method. Luvly’s patented chassis design uses a series of large composite panels joined with extruded aluminium connectors, to which other key components (such as… Continue reading Stellantis taps Swedish start-up for quadricycle production tech
How firms are putting a new spin on EV motor tech
The problems associated with rare and difficult-to-obtain materials – as used in motors that power electric cars as well as batteries – provide a good reason for focusing on recycling and finding alternatives. Most EVs have permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs), where the rotor has permanent magnets embedded in it that are attracted to a rotating… Continue reading How firms are putting a new spin on EV motor tech
Radical Renault 5 Turbo 3E is ‘mini-supercar’ with 533bhp
The motors draw their power from a 70kWh battery pack that is fitted in a way that optimises agility and offers “spectacular” drift capabilities, claims Renault. It even has a dedicated drift mode and a rally-style vertical handbrake. The battery pack is good for a range of 250 miles, although Renault has admitted that it will… Continue reading Radical Renault 5 Turbo 3E is ‘mini-supercar’ with 533bhp
You can sleep in Xpeng’s new EV – but should you?
Have you ever noticed that there are regional market trends for seat adjustment mechanisms? I never had, until a wise colleague some years ago pointed one out. “Japanese and Korean cars very often have lever-style adjusters for seat recline,” he said, “whereas European and American cars [those without motorised seats, at least] tend to have… Continue reading You can sleep in Xpeng’s new EV – but should you?
What we learned after 3000 miles in a £70,000 Lexus RX PHEV
Rather bluff nose aside, this is a good-looking car to my eyes, with the neatly resolved rear in particular a big step forward over the slightly ungainly old RX. And it’s made all the more handsome by the sharp F-Sport Design addenda, which brings us full circle, back to the subject of driver appeal. This… Continue reading What we learned after 3000 miles in a £70,000 Lexus RX PHEV
Get your kicks on Route 66: why American road trips rule
The US is so big that you tend to default to jumping on a plane for any intercity journey. Indeed, the Google Maps journey planner in North America treats plane journeys the same way as it does train journeys here. For example: Phoenix, Arizona, to San Diego, California, is given as a 1hr 25min flight for… Continue reading Get your kicks on Route 66: why American road trips rule
Affalterbach battle: Can a CLE 53 keep up with a CLK Black Series?
There was extra bracing in the engine bay and swathes of carbonfibre just about everywhere – even across the chasm left empty by its absent rear seats. Yet its kerb weight matched its base car, despite a bank of blanked-out switches; there’s not even a parking sensor to be found, somewhat terrifyingly, given the car’s… Continue reading Affalterbach battle: Can a CLE 53 keep up with a CLK Black Series?