EV start-up Aehra to launch “ultra-premium” SUV and saloons

New “ultra-premium” EV start-up Aehra has promised to “eclipse” other car makers later this year when it launches its first SUV and saloon, both of which will come to the UK. Priced at €180,000 (£155,430) and €160,000 (£138,160) respectively, the currently unnamed cars will be launched with just one battery option that has a claimed range of 497… Continue reading EV start-up Aehra to launch “ultra-premium” SUV and saloons

Gordon Murray Group expands to develop EVs for car makers

Gordon Murray Group, best known for its T50 and T33 supercars, has announced major growth plans which will focus on developing electric vehicles for global car makers.  Under the new set-up, the group splits into Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) and Gordon Murray Technology (GMT), the latter of which will be responsible for developing, designing and… Continue reading Gordon Murray Group expands to develop EVs for car makers

UK car production up for first time in 11 months

UK car manufacturing rose for the first time in 11 months, new figures have revealed, but overall production in 2022 is down by nearly a quarter compared with the same period last year. The figures, released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), show that 62,284 cars rolled out of factories in May,… Continue reading UK car production up for first time in 11 months

Toyota Gazoo’s Kazuki Nakajima on Le Mans, hydrogen and e-fuels

If anyone knows the highs, lows, trials and tribulations of endurance racing, it’s Kazuki Nakajima. He won three Le Mans 24 Hour races in a row behind the wheel of a Toyota hybrid – but only after infamously being aboard the leading car of the 2016 race as it ground to a halt with mechanical… Continue reading Toyota Gazoo’s Kazuki Nakajima on Le Mans, hydrogen and e-fuels

Racing lines: Why the British GP could be the F1 highlight of 2022

By rights it’s the centrepiece fixture of the UK’s packed motor sport summer. But might the British Grand Prix this weekend also prove to be the standout race of the Formula 1 season? Forget fake marinas in Miami. What Silverstone offers is one of the best circuits on the calendar for flat-chat banzai motor racing… Continue reading Racing lines: Why the British GP could be the F1 highlight of 2022

New Citroen e-C4 X is fastback with 224-mile range

The front cabin is largely unchanged from the standard C4, although the e-C4 X does get the new MyCitroën Drive Plus infotainment system that was first seen on the C5 X, and which features a larger 10in touchscreen. The e-C4 X retains the 134bhp, 192lb ft electric powertrain of the e-C4, along with the 50kWh… Continue reading New Citroen e-C4 X is fastback with 224-mile range

2023 MG 4 is new electric rival to Volkswagen ID 3

The MG 4 electric hatchback will arrive in the UK in early 2023, offering up to 443bhp and 442lb ft of torque in dual-motor performance form. Revealed in China, where it’s known as the MG Mulan, the latest in a growing range of MG EVs is the first to be based on parent company SAIC’s new Modular Scalable Platform (MSP),… Continue reading 2023 MG 4 is new electric rival to Volkswagen ID 3

Steve Cropley: An hour with the world’s fastest man

Monday It’s Goodwood Festival of Speed week, and several days before the event begins in earnest, the air is filled with car-based joy. Wouldn’t it be great if the pervading mood of the wider nation could emulate the optimism and happy anticipation of this mighty Sussex event, 29 years old this year? Two decades ago,… Continue reading Steve Cropley: An hour with the world’s fastest man

Opinion: Newey’s RB17 indulgence is good for us all

Red Bull doesn’t talk about its Formula 1 ‘factory’; instead, the Milton Keynes site is described as a ‘technology campus’. But that’s no pretentious exaggeration.  The expansion continues from what was originally a relatively humble base for Stewart Grand Prix in the late 1990s, with the new powertrain department the latest addition to the collection of Red Bull-branded buildings in… Continue reading Opinion: Newey’s RB17 indulgence is good for us all