Bosch and Mercedes-Benz have obtained commercial approval to introduce their autonomous valet parking system in Germany. The Level Four autonomous driving system has been approved for use at Stuttgart Airport’s P6 garage, where it can park – and return – cars without the driver. It works via the Mercedes Me smartphone app. Drivers book a space… Continue reading Bosch and Mercedes-Benz introduce driverless valet parking
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Renault Group partners with Airbus to develop battery tech
Aerospace giant Airbus has partnered with the Renault Group in a move expected to accelerate both companies’ battery research and development efforts. The collaboration will initially concentrate on improving energy management and reducing weight to hasten the development of Airbus’s hybrid aircraft. In the long term, the partnership will develop solid-state batteries – claimed to have… Continue reading Renault Group partners with Airbus to develop battery tech
Report: Ferrari Purosangue order books close at two-year wait
Order books for the Ferrari Purosangue are already closed, a report has claimed. Australian publication Drive reported that Ferrari has temporarily stopped taking orders because the SUV has accrued a two-year waiting list for non-existing customers. Ferrari marketing and commercial chief Enrico Galliera told Drive “it’s no secret that we stopped taking orders”. Autocar contacted Ferrari for… Continue reading Report: Ferrari Purosangue order books close at two-year wait
New 2023 Honda Civic Type R on sale from £46,995 in the UK
The new Honda Civic Type R hot hatch is on sale now, with prices starting from £46,995 in the UK and deliveries set to begin in January 2023. The most powerful variant of the venerable Japanese hatch to date, the Type R enters its sixth generation with redesigned bodywork concurrent with the new 11th-generation Honda Civic, also gaining… Continue reading New 2023 Honda Civic Type R on sale from £46,995 in the UK
Munro Mk1 EV: Defender rival to be revealed next week
Scottish EV start-up Munro Vehicles will unveil its first car, the Mk1, on 5 December – a car that, it claims, is the world’s most capable all-electric 4×4. To be launched in Edinburgh, the 4×4 is conceived as an electric alternative to the Land Rover Defender. It is designed for use in sectors such as construction,… Continue reading Munro Mk1 EV: Defender rival to be revealed next week
Lamborghini unleashes 601bhp off-road Huracan Sterrato
Lamborghini has revealed the production-ready Huracán Sterrato, an offroad-ready swansong for its V10 supercar, ahead of the arrival of a new plug-in hybrid successor in 2024. The final Sterrato has made its debut just two weeks after Porsche’s similarly conceived Porsche 911 Dakar headlined at the Los Angeles motor show, but it is in effect an… Continue reading Lamborghini unleashes 601bhp off-road Huracan Sterrato
From the archive: on this day in 1977
Having started out in 1953, Subaru grew confidently at home in Japan and then established itself in the US, encouraging it to expand into Europe and the UK. It first offered us a car in 1977, the 1600, including in a unique cross-country estate form, with a 68bhp 1.6-litre four-pot boxer and front or four-wheel-drive.… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1977
US protectionism threatens balance of global EV industry
Meanwhile, VW battery partner Northvolt said in late November it could delay plans to build a factory in Heide, northern Germany, as it re-evaluates plans in light of the generous US subsidies, Bloomberg reported. The anger at the US move has hit the top levels of European governance. A recent joint statement by the French… Continue reading US protectionism threatens balance of global EV industry
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 12)
Episode 9 of My Week In Cars brings you closer to Matt and Steve’s weekly columns in Autocar magazine. Join our pair of petrolheads as they talk about electrifying car colours, receive thoughts on Jaguar Land Rover leadership, decode it’s no insult to say a car looks like it belongs in a game and, of… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 12)
Honda Civic Type R
Honda’s touchscreen infotainment isn’t the last word in excellence but there are phone mirroring and separate climate controls, physical steering wheel buttons and a smattering of other real knobs and dials. And an actual rear wiper. Next to the gearlever is a switch for the drive modes. There are Comfort, Sport and angry +R modes,… Continue reading Honda Civic Type R