General Motors has revealed the new Chevrolet Blazer EV, which will act as the firm’s crucial rival to the Tesla Model Y and Ford Mustang Mach-E. Like its Blue Oval competitor, the strikingly styled electric crossover will be sold alongside a mechanically unrelated ICE car and share with it a name that has been used… Continue reading New 2023 Chevrolet Blazer revealed as Tesla Model Y rival
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Audi Q6 E-tron Sportback tipped for 2024 launch
Audi will launch a coupé-style Sportback version of its upcoming Q6 E-tron electric SUV – and it could be in dealerships in 2024. Spied for the first time, the electric SUV will join the standard version of the Audi Q6 E-tron, which the German car maker has tipped to reach its first customers in 2023. What sets the… Continue reading Audi Q6 E-tron Sportback tipped for 2024 launch
New Audi Q6 E-tron Sportback tipped for 2024 launch
Audi will launch a coupé-style Sportback version of its upcoming Q6 E-tron electric SUV – and it could be in dealerships in 2024. Spied for the first time, the electric SUV will join the standard version of the Audi Q6 E-tron, which the German car maker has tipped to reach its first customers in 2023. What sets the… Continue reading New Audi Q6 E-tron Sportback tipped for 2024 launch
Subs exclusive: Winners and losers from UK car market in Q2 2022
Sales figures for the first half of 2022 were thoroughly depressing: at 802,000, they were 11.9% down on this time in 2021, and 42.8% down on where they were five years ago. Here’s a detailed look at who sold what, based on the latest Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) data. Alfa Romeo Related articles 2021… Continue reading Subs exclusive: Winners and losers from UK car market in Q2 2022
New Alpine A110 EV will be halo car for expanded line-up
The next-generation Alpine A110 will continue to play a crucial role in the French performance brand’s lineup, with the French car maker readying an electric variant. The fan-favourite two-seat coupé – which received a minor update earlier this year – will make the switch to an electric powertrain for its third generation, lining it up… Continue reading New Alpine A110 EV will be halo car for expanded line-up
Opinion: Renault Megane’s exit is a true watershed moment
If cars like the Ford Focus and Renault Mégane can be ditched, stalwarts of the streetscape for 26 and 27 years respectively, then we’re definitely entering a wholly different automotive industry. Funnily enough, I was only thinking this morning about how many of the cars we all grew up with will no longer be around by the time the… Continue reading Opinion: Renault Megane’s exit is a true watershed moment
UK fuel prices drop for first time in months
Petrol and diesel prices are beginning to fall for the first time in months in the UK, having soared well beyond record levels and pushed the average price of a fill-up far north of £100. The AA says the price of a tank of fuel has dipped by £1.50 since the beginning of the month, adding that… Continue reading UK fuel prices drop for first time in months
Renault Megane bows out of production after 27 years
The combustion-powered Renault Mégane has bowed out of production after 27 years and four generations, Autocar has learned, leaving behind the new electric hatchback of the same name. The fourth-generation Mégane was introduced at the 2015 Frankfurt motor show and went on sale the following summer. It was available in traditional five-door hatchback, estate and –… Continue reading Renault Megane bows out of production after 27 years
German car modifier reveals sporty converted Rolls-Royce Cullinan
A German car designer has revealed a modified, wide-bodied version of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV, with improved aerodynamics, carbonfibre detailing and uprated power. The revised Cullinan, which has been named the ‘Emperor’, has been hand-engineered by DMC Germany and also features a host of changes to its interior. Under the bonnet, the Cullinan has been equipped… Continue reading German car modifier reveals sporty converted Rolls-Royce Cullinan
New Ford F-150 Raptor R is 700bhp super-truck
The new Ford F-150 Raptor R is the most extreme version of the brand’s best-selling pick up yet. It’s the latest entry into the hardcore Raptor line-up of sporting off-roaders and is much quicker, larger and more potent than the hot pick-up that Ford sells in Europe, the Ford Ranger Raptor. That’s chiefly because, rather than a… Continue reading New Ford F-150 Raptor R is 700bhp super-truck