The first next-generation Mercedes-Benz entry-point vehicle will arrive in 2024 as a four-door CLA-sized saloon with tech from the super-efficient Mercedes Vision EQXX concept. Confirmed to Autocar by the brand’s head of exterior design, Robert Lesnik, the currently unnamed car will be the first released under the marque’s “entry luxury” branding and be around 4.7m long. It is essentially an… Continue reading 2024 Mercedes C-Class: long-range EV saloon breaks cover
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
L2+: from baffling jargon to the future of autonomy
Autonomous driving is probably the leading generator of auto industry jargon, and none has been more difficult to pin down than L2+. L2, for level two, is at least reasonably widely known for indicating the stage of autonomy on a scale of zero to five as defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Level… Continue reading L2+: from baffling jargon to the future of autonomy
Autocar’s electric car podcast: Are EVs sustainable?
In this episode, Matt Prior and James Disdale sit down with the smart bods at Indra, a pioneering smart energy company, to discuss EV charging and sustainability. Crucially, we chew over whether we should be looking at EVs as much more than simply a mode of transport. Make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast.… Continue reading Autocar’s electric car podcast: Are EVs sustainable?
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 13)
Episode 13 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 Steve’s motoring year, including insights into Gordon Murray’s new V12 sports cars and even a Metro 6R4. They’ve thoughts on new bus alternatives, receive correspondence on Euro7… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 13)
From the archive: on this day in 1969
Triumph didn’t hold back in its race to improve its flagship, upgrading the 2000 to a Mk2 just a year after giving it the TR6 sports car’s engine to create the 2.5 PI. The Coventry firm stretched the 2000 by some 22cm and made the cabin yet plusher, increasing weight by around 50kg but not… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1969
Reinvented 2025 Land Rover Discovery joins EV 4×4 family
Land Rover is poised to radically reinvent the Discovery as part of its rapid and wide-reaching electrification programme with a view to distance it from the hugely popular Defender and re-establish the nameplate as a core pillar of the line-up. The Land Rover Discovery has historically been a highly important car for the firm. It… Continue reading Reinvented 2025 Land Rover Discovery joins EV 4×4 family
Volkswagen Amarok
You’ll have heard about the tactic of joining those you cannot beat, but what about, for want of a better word, becoming them? It isn’t something that’s obvious at a glance, but this is the approach Volkswagen has taken for the second outing of its Amarok pick-up truck, which is not only larger, more capable and… Continue reading Volkswagen Amarok
Mercedes-Benz opens first EQ electric car showroom
Mercedes-Benz today opened the first showroom dedicated to its EQ sub-brand for electric cars. The dealership in Yokohama, Japan, was designed to promote the sub-brand, so wears its black-and-blue-lit livery and features amenities including a suite of Chademo chargers. Inside is an example of each EQ model currently offered in Japan – the EQA hatchback, EQB SUV, EQC SUV, EQE saloon and… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz opens first EQ electric car showroom
2024 Fisker Pear: £25,000 Volkswagen ID 3 rival breaks cover
Fisker has started road-testing its upcoming Pear electric city car, which will arrive in 2024 with a sub-$30,000 (£25,000) price tag. Making its debut in a new video clip (below), the Pear (Personal Electric Automotive Revolution) will sit below the upcoming Fisker Ocean crossover, with a shorter wheelbase than its sibling but while retaining a spacious interior. It… Continue reading 2024 Fisker Pear: £25,000 Volkswagen ID 3 rival breaks cover
UK company car fleet running costs rise by almost 20% in 2022
Average whole-life costs for company cars have increased by 18% this year, according to ALD Automotive, but electric vehicles are still competitive despite escalating energy prices. Stéphane Rénie, the leasing company’s head of corporate social responsibility, said more choice, longer ranges and faster charging had enabled Europe’s electric company car market to thrive. Most corporate… Continue reading UK company car fleet running costs rise by almost 20% in 2022