Tested 8.3.75 With the energy crisis biting, Citroën grasped the opportunity to import its idiosyncratic bargain-basement fuel-sipper to the UK for the first time. The 2CV had barely changed in 30 years, but although it was unusual for being taller than it was wide, its wheelbase was actually the same as that of a modern… Continue reading Greatest road tests ever: Citroen 2CV
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Stellantis partners with Archer Aviation to build eVTOL craft
Car giant Stellantis will join forces with US-based firm Archer Aviation to manufacture an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Stellantis, which owns several car manufacturers including Citroën, Peugeot and Fiat, will build Archer’s Midnight eVTOL craft at a facility in Georgia in the US. The four-seater Midnight electric aircraft will arrive in 2024… Continue reading Stellantis partners with Archer Aviation to build eVTOL craft
Sony and Honda plot full line-up with SUV and second saloon
An SUV and even an MPV are candidates to follow the Afeela saloon as Sony and Honda flesh out the line-up of their new EV brand, the brand’s CEO has said. “We’re thinking about the second and third models. We need a line-up. Not only one unit, finish,” said Yasuhide Mizuno, chairman and CEO of Sony… Continue reading Sony and Honda plot full line-up with SUV and second saloon
Estrema Fulminea is 2040bhp hyper-EV with solid-state battery
Italian firm Automobili Estrema has fully revealed the Fulminea, an all-electric hypercar with a power output of 1.5 megawatts, equal to 2040bhp. The brand says it will be the first car in the world to have a hybrid battery pack using both solid-state cells and ultra-capacitors, which will power four electric motors. A 0-62mph time of… Continue reading Estrema Fulminea is 2040bhp hyper-EV with solid-state battery
2025 Lightyear 2 is sub-£40k solar-powered electric saloon
Dutch start-up Lightyear has previewed its second-generation solar-powered electric car, which it says will make EV ownership more accessible, convenient and affordable. Named the Lightyear 2, the saloon was announced at CES in Las Vegas. It will follow the Lightyear 0, which recently entered production at the Valmet Automotive factory in Finland. Lightyear has also opened a waiting list… Continue reading 2025 Lightyear 2 is sub-£40k solar-powered electric saloon
New cars 2023: what’s coming and when
Volkswagen ID 7 This is the German car maker’s answer to the Tesla Model 3. Previously known as the ID Aero, the saloon is set to be offered initially as a five-door liftback but an estate variant is also in the pipeline. The ID 7 will launch with a two-wheel-drive set-up before a punchier four-wheel-drive… Continue reading New cars 2023: what’s coming and when
Peugeot promises radically different take on SUVs
Peugeot is poised to drastically reinvent the concept of the SUV in a bid to optimise aerodynamic efficiency – and thus EV driving range. Speaking at the reveal of the radical Inception concept – a rakish, low-slung shooting brake – at CES in Las Vegas today, bosses were keen to point out that although Peugeot… Continue reading Peugeot promises radically different take on SUVs
Ferrari 296 GTB
The 296 GTB’s cockpit mirrors that of the more expensive Ferrari SF90, although it isn’t quite so sculptural or spacious. It also feels more conventional than the bubble-like, monocoque-defined confines of the low-scuttled McLaren Artura and Maserati MC20 and lacks the pillbox flamboyance of the Lamborghini Huracán. However, this cabin is refreshingly grown-up in the… Continue reading Ferrari 296 GTB
Peugeot Inception is 671bhp super-GT to preview new EVs
The extraordinary new Inception concept “heralds a new era” for future Peugeot electric cars, which will make dramatic technological leaps from and feature radically different designs to the company’s current offerings. Revealed at CES in Las Vegas (unusually for Peugeot, which left the US market in 1991), the Inception is the first concept from recently appointed… Continue reading Peugeot Inception is 671bhp super-GT to preview new EVs
Health check: the future of the aftermarket parts trade
“The independent aftermarket sector is the UK’s largest provider of affordable mobility.” And you were thinking motor factors just sell wiper blades, oil filters and spark plugs. But that’s Mark Field’s point, of course. The chief executive of the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) believes it’s their ability to source and sell these and other essential car… Continue reading Health check: the future of the aftermarket parts trade