The Citroën Oli is a new concept car illustrating the brand’s renewed commitment to affordability and sustainability, heralding an array of new technologies earmarked for upcoming cars. An adventure-oriented pick-up similar in stature to the Citroën C3 Aircross, it doesn’t preview a production car (despite being road-legal) but rather serves as an embodiment of the marque’s new… Continue reading Citroen Oli concept is radical vision of £23k family EV
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Entry-level Lamborghini Urus gains more power and design changes
The Lamborghini Urus will gain a power boost and design changes in a new S specification that will sit below the more dynamic Urus Performante variant. Set to be priced from around £188,000 in the UK, the Urus S is billed as the entry-level successor to the standard version of the Italian firm’s best-selling super-SUV. Its 4.0-litre… Continue reading Entry-level Lamborghini Urus gains more power and design changes
Rise of Qualcomm heralds new era of OEM-supplier relations
“We are the arms dealer that allows the car companies to keep up with Tesla.” In the battle to make the car more software enabled, American chip maker Qualcomm is having absolutely no trouble selling its digital capability to car makers, chief financial officer Akash Palkhiwala told attendees of the company’s first automotive investor conference,… Continue reading Rise of Qualcomm heralds new era of OEM-supplier relations
Ferrari SP51 is 789bhp 812 GTS-based one-off
This is the latest creation from Ferrari‘s bespoke division: a 789bhp roadster based on the Ferrari 812 GTS. Called the SP51 – named for being the company’s 51st special project car – and built as a one-off for a Taiwan-based client, it comes with an array of unique features including specially designed headlights, diamond-cut wheels and a… Continue reading Ferrari SP51 is 789bhp 812 GTS-based one-off
Toyota Corolla Cross
From a dull also-ran to one of the most recommendxable family hatchbacks out there, the Toyota Corolla has had some turnaround in this generation. The wilderness days when it was known as the Auris now firmly behind it, the Corolla, like so many other recent Toyotas, is a compelling car that’s good to look at,… Continue reading Toyota Corolla Cross
Bentley Bentayga S and Azure gain V6 hybrid powertrains for 2023
The Bentley Bentayga S and Bentley Bentayga Azure will get hybrid variants in the UK next year, gaining an electrically assisted V6 powertrain in place of a 4.0-litre 542bhp V8 engine. The two luxury SUVs will join five other hybrid models – including the existing, standard Bentayga hybrid and Bentley Flying Spur S hybrid – and their… Continue reading Bentley Bentayga S and Azure gain V6 hybrid powertrains for 2023
50 years of BMW M podcast – the ones that go away
Join Matt Prior and James Disdale through a whistle-stop tour of BMW M history as they get to drive a few of their favourite M cars that, until now, have always eluded them. From the twin rear badges on the M1 to the induction noise on more modern versions, Matt and James dig into the… Continue reading 50 years of BMW M podcast – the ones that go away
My Week In Cars: Steve Cropley and Matt Prior podcast, episode 3
This week, Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk about the Detroit motor show and why the lack of a freezing backdrop wasn’t the only worrying aspect to it. Also, Matt has a new theory on four-cylinder Porsches, courtesy of his friends at Caffeine & Machine. Plus, why you shouldn’t drive a Reliant Robin in windy conditions.… Continue reading My Week In Cars: Steve Cropley and Matt Prior podcast, episode 3
From the archive: Twingo and rivals make small cars fun again
Superminis face an uncertain future today, due to SUVs and ever rising prices. Things were entirely different 29 years ago, as the Fiat Punto, Renault Twingo, Mk2 Seat Ibiza and Vauxhall Corsa arrived cheaply and cheerfully – of course eliciting a test to reveal the best. Named after a party island it may have been,… Continue reading From the archive: Twingo and rivals make small cars fun again
Has the moment finally arrived for new-car subscription services?
Open gallery Almost 40% of My Car Direct’s fleet is comprised of EVs, including the BMW iX3 My Car Direct CEO Duncan Chumley Onto CEO Rob Jolly with a fleet of electric cars Close News 4 mins read 28 September 2022 Access to this content requires a subscription to Autocar Business The Knowledge. To subscribe,… Continue reading Has the moment finally arrived for new-car subscription services?