Porsche is evaluating adding a new combustion-engined SUV to its line-up before the end of this decade, which will effectively serve as a replacement to the combustion-engined Macan – while it is also working on a new 911 variant that it claims will “raise the bar” in the sports car segment. The German firm launched… Continue reading Porsche confirms plans for new ICE-powered SUV
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.131)
On this week’s My Week In Cars podcast Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk how convoys to Ukraine are needed “now more than ever”. Plus, they discuss Porsche Taycan prices, each choose a 1990s classic car, talk Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 N as a track car, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Make sure you… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.131)
Renault 5
The exterior’s retro theme extends to the interior, where the designers have carefully cherry-picked classic design elements and combined them with 21st-century tech to create something that is instantly recognisable as a Renault 5, yet also original, modern and easy to use. The passenger side of the dashboard, with its ribbed stitching, clearly takes inspiration… Continue reading Renault 5
Toyota FT-Me concept previews two-seat Citroen Ami rival
The new Toyota FT-Me Concept is a small, urban-focused, Citroën-Ami rivalling “micro car” that showcases the future of mobility, claims Toyota. Dubbed a micro car rather than a quadricycle because of its claimed usability, the 2.5m-long EV is a signal of intent for the Japanese brand to move into the urban mobility space. “This is… Continue reading Toyota FT-Me concept previews two-seat Citroen Ami rival
Updated Toyota bZ4X gets new look and smaller battery
Toyota has added a smaller battery option to its bZ4X electric SUV, improved its efficiency and given it a new face as part of a midlife refresh. The new 57.7kWh battery joins the existing 73.1kWh pack and is paired exclusively with a single, front-mounted, 165bhp motor. The larger battery continues to be offered with four-wheel drive… Continue reading Updated Toyota bZ4X gets new look and smaller battery
New Lexus RZ gets ‘manual’ gearbox, steer-by-wire and up to 420bhp
The Lexus RZ flagship EV will be one of the first cars in the UK to be offered with steer-by-wire technology – and a hot new range-topper will use a simulated manual gearbox. Steer-by-wire means there is no mechanical link between the wheels and steering wheel and the RZ’s set-up uses a squared yoke in… Continue reading New Lexus RZ gets ‘manual’ gearbox, steer-by-wire and up to 420bhp
Toyota C-HR+ revealed as 338bhp, 373-mile Ford Explorer rival
Toyota has revealed the C-HR+, the brand’s third electric car and, in top-rung 338bhp form, one of the most powerful cars it has launched in Europe. Described by Toyota as the “core” model in its EV line-up, it gives the firm a foothold in the popular electric C-SUV segment. The car was originally tipped to carry… Continue reading Toyota C-HR+ revealed as 338bhp, 373-mile Ford Explorer rival
McLaren Speedtail
The Speedtail starts like any other McLaren and makes the same noise – which is disappointing. Given it has a flat-plane-crank V8 like every other McLaren, I’m not sure what I was expecting, but its hard, gruff voice isn’t that of a GT, hyper or otherwise. No, of course McLaren couldn’t package another cylinder at… Continue reading McLaren Speedtail
2028 Mk9 Volkswagen Golf to use advanced Rivian software
Volkswagen has yet to confirm further details of the ID Golf, but design chief Andreas Mindt did confirm to Autocar that his team is working on the model. “I was involved in the design of the Golf Mk6 and Mk7, and right now I’m deep into the story of the Golf,” he said. “I see… Continue reading 2028 Mk9 Volkswagen Golf to use advanced Rivian software
First Lamborghini EV to pack 980V electricals, up to 2000bhp
“When we decided to do the first step of our strategy, to have all the line-up new and hybridised, this was a big effort for the company,” he said. “For the last four years, we have worked very hard on this, and now we see that this was – you never know, but – the… Continue reading First Lamborghini EV to pack 980V electricals, up to 2000bhp