Soaring inflation and the squeeze on council budgets are set to make a dent in the roads maintenance budget as local leaders tighten spending belts – even though the Autumn Statement in November made no direct mention of a highways funding cut. Thought to be most at risk is the £2.5 billion repair fund pledged… Continue reading UK’s pothole problem set to worsen as road repair costs surge
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Volkswagen primes rugged 4×4 EV on Ford Ranger platform
Volkswagen’s plan to launch an electric off-road SUV – known as the ID Ruggdzz – appears to be back on track, following confirmation that the ladder-frame chassis used by the new Amarok pick-up is being engineered to take an electric drivetrain. This Ford-developed chassis, which is also used by the fourth-generation Ford Ranger pick-up, currently… Continue reading Volkswagen primes rugged 4×4 EV on Ford Ranger platform
Tier 6 electric scooter first ride
Sell it to me in a sentence… Sell? You can’t buy this electric scooter: it’s the newest machine from shared mobility operator Tier, which operates rental fleets in Essex, London, Milton Keynes and York. Erm, okay then… rent it to me in a sentence? Tier’s newest rental e-scooter features a number of small but substantial… Continue reading Tier 6 electric scooter first ride
2022 Abarth 500e first look – the first electric hot hatch?
[embedded content] For most of its life, the Fiat 500 has always had a slightly rowdier brother thanks to in-house tuners Abarth. These pocket rockets have always been a great laugh, with go-kart driving characteristics, aggressive styling and noisy exhausts. However, the Fiat on which it’s based has gone all-electric for the latest generation, and… Continue reading 2022 Abarth 500e first look – the first electric hot hatch?
Report: Bentley design boss Andreas Mindt moves to Volkswagen
Bentley design boss Andreas Mindt is poised to replace his counterpart Jozef Kaban at Volkswagen, according to reports from Germany. The shock move, first reported by Automobilwoche and Automotive News Europe, could happen as soon as 1 February – according to unnamed sources at Volkswagen. Mindt will reportedly be replaced in Crewe by Tobias Suehlmann,… Continue reading Report: Bentley design boss Andreas Mindt moves to Volkswagen
Bentley design boss Andreas Mindt moves to Volkswagen
Bentley design boss Andreas Mindt is poised to replace his counterpart Jozef Kaban at Volkswagen, according to reports from Germany. The shock move, first reported by Automobilwoche and Automotive News Europe, could happen as soon as 1 February – according to unnamed sources at Volkswagen. Mindt will reportedly be replaced in Crewe by Tobias Suehlmann,… Continue reading Bentley design boss Andreas Mindt moves to Volkswagen
BMW M3 Competition Touring
The M3 Touring also allows you to have some real fun with the chassis in a manner alien to the RS4 Avant – which, just for the record, it outclasses with ease. Select M Dynamic Mode for the stability control and you can throw this 174mph wagon around freely, and even with all the systems off,… Continue reading BMW M3 Competition Touring
What Car? Insight: why Volkswagen ID Buzz is Car of the Year
Welcome to the latest issue of What Car? Insight: a monthly deep dive into the new car retail sector, with exclusive insight from industry leaders, advice from What Car?’s crack team of mystery shoppers and some of the most valuable consumer data available to the industry. This month, What Car? names its recommendations to buyers… Continue reading What Car? Insight: why Volkswagen ID Buzz is Car of the Year
One pothole claims 12 cars in a single evening
In the week that National Pothole Day fell and a survey found that breakdown claims likely to be related to the cursed craters has increased, a single pothole in Surrey was the cause of at least 12 vehicles experiencing burst tyres and damaged wheels in just one evening. National Pothole Day falls on 15 January… Continue reading One pothole claims 12 cars in a single evening
Honda Civic Type R UK orders to continue despite pause in Japan
Orders for the new Honda Civic Type R will continue in the UK despite being temporarily halted in Japan after an influx of demand outstripped supply. The latest version of the hot hatch – of which all globally sold examples are produced in the same Yorii plant in Japan – will be made in limited numbers… Continue reading Honda Civic Type R UK orders to continue despite pause in Japan