The Alpina B3 and Alpina D3 S have been updated in line with the arrival of the facelifted BMW 3 Series, which was revealed by the German car maker last week. Both cars gain a boost in power, aerodynamic improvements, a revised exterior design and new technical software. The updated Alpina B3 is powered by a 3.0-litre in-line… Continue reading 2022 Alpina B3 and D3 S saloons revealed with uprated power
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Prodrive P25 is uprated Subaru Impreza 22B with 400bhp
The Subaru Impreza 22B, one of the best-known and most celebrated homologation heroes of all time, will return in the form of a limited-run restomod engineered by Banbury-based Prodrive, the firm behind Subaru’s rallying success. Previewed in a sketch, the P25 looks to be nearly identical to the road-going, rally-derived Subaru Impreza 22B of 1997 but is… Continue reading Prodrive P25 is uprated Subaru Impreza 22B with 400bhp
Steve Cropley: New Range Rover is a life-changing upgrade
Tuesday Even for a car lover whose views change as often as mine, it’s a big thing to find yourself writing that a particular car has changed your life. But that’s how I feel about the new Range Rover, in which I was able to drive 150 miles this week, including for an hour on the… Continue reading Steve Cropley: New Range Rover is a life-changing upgrade
From the archive: on this day in 1988
The Vitesse version of the Rover SD1 arrived in 1983 with a bold bodykit, a lower stance, stiffer suspension and weightier steering to go with an uprated V8. It was a success, so in 1988 Rover applied virtually the same formula on its next fastback, the main difference being its vee had only six cylinders.… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1988
Exclusive: Morgan bosses detail ambitious growth plans
Until now, Morris, who started on the Malvern Link shop floor as a metalworking apprentice, has been closely involved at every level of company management. With more cars, more investment, more facilities, more people and electrification to contend with, Morris acknowledges that he will need to concentrate more on strategic thinking. Both Morris and Fumarola… Continue reading Exclusive: Morgan bosses detail ambitious growth plans
Dacia bosses “fighting tooth and nail” to bring Spring EV to UK
“For the UK we will make a final decision late this year or by early January at the very latest.” The Spring went on sale in France in early 2021, priced from €12,403 after that country’s generous EV incentives. A two-seat commercial variant will be introduced in 2022. That minimum price, equivalent to £10,630, positions the Spring alongside… Continue reading Dacia bosses “fighting tooth and nail” to bring Spring EV to UK
New Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years is most powerful production Golf
The new Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years is the most powerful version of the Golf ever put into production. As the name suggests, it has been built to celebrate 20 years of Volkswagen‘s R performance division, which first turned its hand to the fourth-generation Volkswagen Golf to create the 3.2-litre V6-engined, four-wheel-drive Golf R32 hot… Continue reading New Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years is most powerful production Golf
BMW M3 and BMW M4 gain limited Jahre Edition models
The BMW M3 and BMW M4 have gained special editions to celebrate 50 years of BMW M, the manufacturer’s performance division. The Jahre BMW M Edition models feature bespoke design features and “individually selectable equipment options”, so each driver can create a unique version of the car. Of the two cars, only the BMW M4 Jahre Edition… Continue reading BMW M3 and BMW M4 gain limited Jahre Edition models
MPs call for UK government to do more on soaring fuel costs
In late March, chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a 5p-per-litre cut in fuel duty, to last 12 months, in an effort to reduce prices at the pumps. But the measure has been widely condemned as a failure, having not compensated for sustained price increases as a result of the war in Ukraine and other external factors. In… Continue reading MPs call for UK government to do more on soaring fuel costs
Inside the industry: Will the agency sales model succeed?
Sometimes a buzzword is so ubiquitous that it’s easy to assume its subject will succeed, and today ‘agency model’ is one such example. Referring to the transition from retailers handling car sales to car makers doing so – paying retailers a handling fee rather than commission – it is, in its most boiled-down form, driven… Continue reading Inside the industry: Will the agency sales model succeed?