The new Bentley Flying Spur, due to be revealed by the end of 2018, could be the next model in the car maker’s lineup to get a hybrid variant, according to CEO Adrian Hallmark. The carmaker’s first hybrid, the Bentayga Hybrid, was revealed at this year’s Geneva show. While the new Continental GT seems the most… Continue reading Bentley Flying Spur could be brand’s next hybrid
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
DS to launch only electrified cars from 2025
DS has announced that it will launch only electrified cars from 2025, the same year it intends for a third of its sales to be hybrid or fully electric vehicles. “Our ambition is very clear: for DS to be among the global leaders in electrified cars in its segment,” said DS CEO Yves Bonnefont. The… Continue reading DS to launch only electrified cars from 2025
Bentley Continental GT
Is it fair to define the Bentley Continental GT as a modern-day icon? On the basis that rivals chiefly built in Maranello and Gaydon have persistently kept it from the top rung of Autocar road test rankings for super-GT cars, you could convincingly argue that it is not. Then again, few other machines at the… Continue reading Bentley Continental GT
Bentley Mulsanne successor could go all-electric
Bentley has yet to decide exactly how to evolve its flagship Mulsanne model in future, Autocar understands. More distinctive look for new Bentley Flying Spur Despite originally going on sale in 2010, the Mulsanne’s production run is not due to finish until the early 2020s, but by then the luxury market will be inhabited by… Continue reading Bentley Mulsanne successor could go all-electric
2019 Bentley Flying Spur due with much more distinctive design
Bentley’s next Flying Spur will be reinvented as a much more distinctive luxury saloon in 2019 and will be the last Bentley to be launched before the company completely reinvents its cars for the era of electrification. The four-door Flying Spur will be Bentley’s answer to the likes of the Rolls-Royce Ghost and Mercedes-Maybach S600. It… Continue reading 2019 Bentley Flying Spur due with much more distinctive design
Six new Bentleys to look out for by 2021
The launch of the Bentayga Plug-In at the Geneva motor show earlier this year kick-started a transitional era for Bentley as it begins the switch to electrification, which will give the company’s model range a very different look in 10 years than it does today. More distinctive look for new Bentley Flying Spur Further sales growth is… Continue reading Six new Bentleys to look out for by 2021
German-built Skoda Karoq to hit market while brand upgrades Czech plant
Skoda Karoq production has extended to Germany in order to meet demand while the company’s flagship Mladá Boleslav facility in the Czech Republic is upgraded with a new paint shop. This means that, for a limited time, some examples of the Yeti successor will be built at the Volkswagen Group’s Osnabrück factory, where the Volkswagen Tiguan… Continue reading German-built Skoda Karoq to hit market while brand upgrades Czech plant
Vauxhall Corsa diesel axed due to low demand
The Vauxhall Corsa will no longer be offered with a diesel engine because the variant represented just 2.5% of the model’s sales. Corsas powered by the 1.3 CDTi engine were particularly unpopular with retail buyers, who account for the majority of the hatchback’s customers. In 2017, just 0.5% of Corsa retail purchases were of the diesel. This fits… Continue reading Vauxhall Corsa diesel axed due to low demand
All-electric Toyota C-HR announced as part of Chinese plug-in plans
Toyota will produce an all-electric version of the C-HR for the Chinese market from 2020. Announced at the Beijing motor show, the zero-emissions crossover will follow two new versions of existing Toyota plug-in hybrids, the Corolla and Levin saloons, that are due in 2019. Those cars are claimed to be capable of 30 miles in pure-electric… Continue reading All-electric Toyota C-HR announced as part of Chinese plug-in plans
Honda’s Everus brand arrives with new EV concept
Honda has become the latest car maker to launch an electric brand through China with the Everus EV concept. Although simply a demonstration of what’s to come, it publicises a project that Honda and its Chinese venture partner, GAC, have been working on. The first model to come from the new brand will take influence… Continue reading Honda’s Everus brand arrives with new EV concept