The new Leapmotor B10 electric crossover will arrive in the UK next month, priced from just under £30,000. That price includes a £1500 ‘Leap Grant’ that Leapmotor applies to all retail purchases, its Chinese-built cars being ineligible for the UK government’s Electric Car Grant. Business buyers of the B10 will pay £31,495 without the incentive, which will remain available… Continue reading Leapmotor B10 to land in UK next month as £30k family EV
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
EVs and China-led tech shift troubling premium brands
Porsche’s recent retreat back into the familiar realm of combustion engines raised a question that has been increasingly troubling European car makers: what does premium stand for in an electrified, digital age? For many automotive planners at the beginning of this decade, electrification was going to be the springboard into a high-tech future where premium customers would… Continue reading EVs and China-led tech shift troubling premium brands
New Aston Martin DB12 S boosts V8 to 690bhp
Aston Martin has revealed a new range-topping version of the DB12, with power boosted to 690bhp and a series of technical upgrades to make a more hardcore proposition. The DB12 S joins the Vantage S and recently released DBX S as the latest in a long line of S-badged Aston Martin flagships – the badge having first been used… Continue reading New Aston Martin DB12 S boosts V8 to 690bhp
Tesla launches stripped-back Model Y and Model 3 variants
Tesla has launched the Model Y Standard and Model 3 Standard, two new entry-level variants created to drive sales following one of the brand’s worst ever periods. Launched in the US, the Y Standard is priced at $39,990 – $5000 cheaper than the rest of the range – with the 3 Standard at $36,990 – $5500 cheaper. The pair… Continue reading Tesla launches stripped-back Model Y and Model 3 variants
Millions of drivers in line for £700 payments over car finance scandal
An estimated 14 million motorists in the UK could each receive around £700 in compensation for being mis-sold car finance, according to regulators. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed an industry-wide scheme to compensate buyers who took out unfair car finance agreements from April 2007 until November 2024. Based on the number of consumers… Continue reading Millions of drivers in line for £700 payments over car finance scandal
Watch: Wild new Renault 5 Turbo 3E burns rubber
Renault has released a video demonstrating the dynamic capabilities of the extreme new Renault 5 Turbo 3E, the brand’s upcoming hyper-hatchback. The 533bhp EV was demonstrated pirouetting around a closed course in Corsica – where its ancestor won the Tour de Course rally in 1982 and 1985 – ahead of the Tour de Course Historique. The video also… Continue reading Watch: Wild new Renault 5 Turbo 3E burns rubber
Fastest Skoda Fabia yet brings 174bhp for £29,995
The new Skoda Fabia 130 has been revealed as the quickest version of the supermini yet, with 174bhp and a top speed of 142mph. Its turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine receives a new intake plenum, vibration dampers and rocker arms to help cope with its extra brawn – 26bhp more than in the regular Fabia. Skoda said… Continue reading Fastest Skoda Fabia yet brings 174bhp for £29,995
JLR to restart production tomorrow following September hack
JLR will restart car production from Wednesday, more than six weeks after plants were shut down following a cyber attack that incapacitated its entire global business. This will begin with the Wolverhampton engine plant and Birmingham battery centre tomorrow (8 October), followed by stamping operations in Castle Bromwich, Halewood and Solihull. The Solihull body shop,… Continue reading JLR to restart production tomorrow following September hack
£3m Lamborghini Fenomeno previews Revuelto upgrades
The limited-run Lamborghini Fenomeno hints at what is to come from future upgrades to the brand’s V12-powered flagship, the Revuelto, on which it is based. Federico Foschini, the brand’s global sales and marketing czar, told Autocar: “This car has upgrades in terms of battery, in terms of power, in terms of suspension, in terms of… Continue reading £3m Lamborghini Fenomeno previews Revuelto upgrades
Ferrari opens new test track as it gears up for first electric car
Ferrari has built a new test track next to its hallowed Fiorano proving ground as part of a plan to take its prototypes off public roads. Dubbed the E-Vortex and revealed in the same week that Ferrari will give the first official details of its debut electric car, the 1887-metre track is designed for “precise… Continue reading Ferrari opens new test track as it gears up for first electric car