Author: Autocar Magazine UK

Great Wall cars and Tesla Model Y earn top Euro NCAP scores

The Ora Funky Cat and Wey Coffee 01 have received top five-star ratings in the latest round of Euro NCAP testing and the Tesla Model Y has set a new record for the highest score in the safety assist category.  The Model Y achieved a near-perfect score of 98% for its safety assist systems. It also scored 97% for adult occupant protection, 87%… Continue reading Great Wall cars and Tesla Model Y earn top Euro NCAP scores

KTM X-Bow GT-XR is £245k GT2 racer for the road

Car and bike maker KTM has launched a road-legal version of its title-winning X-Bow GT2 race car, complete with a super-lightweight 80kg chassis and 493bhp powerplant. Called the X-Bow GT-XR, this low-volume lightweight will rival the likes of the Dallara Stradale and Radical Rapture. It is the Austrian firm’s second road-legal car after the open-top KTM… Continue reading KTM X-Bow GT-XR is £245k GT2 racer for the road

626bhp Bentley Flying Spur Speed replaces standard W12

The Bentley Flying Spur Speed has been revealed as the final model in Bentley’s line-up of grand tourers, and it will be “one of the last models to feature the iconic W12 engine”. Sitting above the Flying Spur S, the performance-focused Flying Spur Speed directly replaces the standard W12-powered Flying Spur, which went out of production… Continue reading 626bhp Bentley Flying Spur Speed replaces standard W12

Autocar’s Drivers of Change initiative returns for 2022

Autocar’s Drivers of Change initiative is back for 2022. Held in partnership with executive search specialists Ennis and Co, the competition aims to attract the brightest and best talents to submit their ideas on how to transform the automotive industry in key new areas. Now in its third year, the competition has never been more… Continue reading Autocar’s Drivers of Change initiative returns for 2022

Ferrari Purosangue V12 SUV to be revealed next week

Ferrari will unwrap its long-awaited debut SUV, the Purosangue, on 13 September – and the first version to break cover will be powered by the firm’s “most iconic engine”: a V12.  “From my and our test drives in the hills around Maranello I can tell you that it’s a true sports car, and unlike any… Continue reading Ferrari Purosangue V12 SUV to be revealed next week

From the archive: On this day in 1974

Having found the Citroën SM to be “technically the world’s most advanced car” in our 1971 road test and raced one in the 1973 Tour of Britain, we were excited to run one through 1974, and 10,000 miles revealed a unique character.  Its steering took the most getting used to. Initially, “it’s like driving a… Continue reading From the archive: On this day in 1974

Williams Advanced Engineering to offer EV platform for niche brands

Open gallery Deus Vayanne luxury hypercar sits on new WAE EV-R platform Motor on each axle gives Vayanne four-wheel drive, 2169bhp and 248mph top speed Super-stiff EV-R platform can handle high power and chassis loads Close News 4 mins read 7 September 2022 Access to this content requires a subscription to Autocar Business The Knowledge.… Continue reading Williams Advanced Engineering to offer EV platform for niche brands

Canadian lithium may prove pivotal in US electrification

Mined spodumene is acid-roasted for extraction of lithium Manitoba-based mining firm Snow Lake Lithium could hold the key to North America’s EV production Canadian mining firm Snow Lake Lithium has said its newly established mine in Manitoba could play a pivotal role in supporting the North American vehicle manufacturing industry’s shift to electrification. Claiming to… Continue reading Canadian lithium may prove pivotal in US electrification

Range Rover Sport

Materials and fit and finish are similarly good, then. Range Rover is trying to position itself in the luxury sphere, which is why Sport prices start at £80,325, the P510e PHEV is £108,600 and the V8 is £116,190. Mind you, I sat next to a Bentley executive at an awards do once where there was a luxury car award, and she… Continue reading Range Rover Sport