Porsche’s winter testing regime has extended to its second electric model, the high-riding Taycan Cross Turismo, seen again with new design details revealed. The rugged estate was first seen undergoing high-speed prototype testing at the Nürburgring, but is now being put to the test around the arctic circle. This new test mule gives us a glimpse at the rear… Continue reading Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo: EV estate spied showing new details
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Ruf diamonds: Backstage at the Porsche tuning house
We could talk about the ride and handling but, even by Riethmüller’s own admission, the geometry on this powertrain prototype is slapdash. Best focus on the engine bay. As a highvolume producer, Porsche is now obliged to fit sizeable particulate filters that limit the screech of its own 4.0-litre flat six. But Ruf isn’t, and… Continue reading Ruf diamonds: Backstage at the Porsche tuning house
Mazda ponders MX-5’s future
Mazda bosses are deliberating on the next generation of its existing sports car, the MX-5, by considering how to improve the popular model while potentially using an electrified powertrain. Given its relatively low volume, the MX-5 might be one of the few cars that could avoid being electrified for its fifth generation but, either way,… Continue reading Mazda ponders MX-5’s future
Ford could expand Mustang line-up further in future
He added: “The latest Mustang in Europe has gained another level of popularity, so we have a bigger base for the Mustang brand. The Mustang and the Porsche 911 are the most famous sports cars on the planet. Mustang is a big nameplate and it’s about time we applied electrification to it. “People now understand… Continue reading Ford could expand Mustang line-up further in future
First ride: 2020 Ford Mustang Mach-E prototype
The car is exceptionally spacious too: four six footers could easily go on holiday together, there’s a decent boot and a quite brilliant ‘frunk’ (front trunk) lined in hard plastic with drain holes. The idea is you can fill it with ice and beer, transport anything from raw fish to hot curry without the smell… Continue reading First ride: 2020 Ford Mustang Mach-E prototype
Electric Ford Mustang Mach-E is Tesla Model Y rival
The car lacks conventional door handles, instead featuring buttons that pop open the doors and small holds protruding from the front doors. Owners can use their smartphones as keys, or use a keypad built into the B-pillar. The Mustang Mach-E sports a more radical interior, with a wide dashboard featuring a Mustang ‘double cowl’ and… Continue reading Electric Ford Mustang Mach-E is Tesla Model Y rival
All mod cons: driving Porsche, Jensen and Alfaholics restomods
But it’s the handling that makes it. Before I drove the GTA-R, the man from Alfaholics said it was more rewarding than a Ferrari 430 Scuderia, which I humoured with a ‘well, he would say that’ sort of nod. Yet its balance is so good that I think he’s right. Going into a corner there’s… Continue reading All mod cons: driving Porsche, Jensen and Alfaholics restomods
Peak performer: Racing an Alpine A110 at Silverstone
Anyway, that’s the excuses mostly out of the way for two races – one Saturday, one Sunday – which each last 25 minutes plus a lap and have a rolling start. Silverstone is a big circuit but when your last race here was in a Citroën C1, it feels shorter than normal. The race A110,… Continue reading Peak performer: Racing an Alpine A110 at Silverstone
Full of gas: 6 weeks with a hydrogen-powered car
Which begs the question – why aren’t we switching to hydrogen fuel-cell cars rather than battery-electrics? That’s too complex a question to fully answer here, but part of the reason for driving the Nexo to the Frankfurt show is to interview Hyundai’s Dr Sae-Hoon Kim, who heads up its hydrogen fuel-cell business and can update… Continue reading Full of gas: 6 weeks with a hydrogen-powered car
Ice to meet you: Introducing the coldest large-scale indoor test track in the world
Around the edges are banks of crusty, icier snow, which Mäki reassuringly tells me will prevent an out-of-control Tiguan punching a hole in the facility wall. The track is quite narrow at nine metres, but there’s plenty of space to enter and exit on a wide line. Mäki demonstrates his lifelong mastery of snow driving,… Continue reading Ice to meet you: Introducing the coldest large-scale indoor test track in the world