Audi Sport is working its magic on the recently revealed Q3 Sportback – and the hot coupé-SUV will make its public debut at next month’s Frankfurt motor show. The RS version of Audi’s seventh SUV will join its less style-focused RS Q3 sibling at the event. Since the standard Sportback has already been revealed, the performance… Continue reading Audi RS Q3 Sportback drops disguise before Frankfurt reveal
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
BP Chargemaster activates first 150kW ultra-fast EV chargers
BP Chargemaster, the UK’s largest electric car charge point provider, has switched on the first of its new Ultracharge 150kW EV chargers at a London petrol station. Two charging points are now in operation at BP’s Cranford petrol station near London Heathrow airport – the first in a planned roll-out of 400 ultra-fast charging points by 2021 –… Continue reading BP Chargemaster activates first 150kW ultra-fast EV chargers
Toyota tests plug-in hybrid RAV4 SUV in new images
Toyota has been seen testing what appears to be a plug-in hybrid variant of the RAV4 SUV on European roads. At first glance, the prototype doesn’t seem any different from the standard Honda CR-V rival. However, closer inspection reveals a disguised opening on the right-hand side of the car – the opposite side of where the… Continue reading Toyota tests plug-in hybrid RAV4 SUV in new images
965bhp Puritalia Berlinetta hybrid coming to Salon Prive
Puritalia Automobili is due to showcase its Berlinetta hybrid sports car at this year’s Salon Privé motoring event. The Italian firm launched the Berlinetta at the Geneva motor show earlier this year, revealing it to be what it calls a ‘Super Hybrid’ hand-built grand tourer with a top speed of 208mph. A front-mounted V8 petrol engine runs… Continue reading 965bhp Puritalia Berlinetta hybrid coming to Salon Prive
Audi E-tron 50 revealed as value version of flagship EV
Audi has revealed the E-tron 50 as a cheaper and lighter version of its flagship electric SUV. Due to arrive in the UK in early 2020, the new variant weighs roughly 120kg less than the 2565kg E-tron 55, primarily as a result of its smaller battery pack. The E-tron 50’s 71kWh pack – likely to be the… Continue reading Audi E-tron 50 revealed as value version of flagship EV
New Ford Puma: pricing revealed for sporty compact SUV
Officially, the company describes the Puma as an “SUV-inspired crossover”, with its three standout virtues claimed to be “seductive styling”, ingenious rear stowage and the new 48V mild-hybrid petrol drivetrain. The body’s flowing surfaces have been developed under what designer George Saridakis labels an “anti-wedge” policy. What he calls “separated” headlights and tail-lights are also… Continue reading New Ford Puma: pricing revealed for sporty compact SUV
Aston Martin posts £78.8m loss in first half of 2019
Aston Martin recorded a pre-tax loss of £78.8 million in the first half of this year, due to lower-than-expected sales in Europe and expansion costs – but company boss Andy Palmer insists the firm’s ambitious growth plan remains on track. The publication of Aston Martin Lagonda latest results came a week after the firm issued… Continue reading Aston Martin posts £78.8m loss in first half of 2019
LEVC produces 2500th TX hybrid taxi in Coventry
London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has produced the 2500th example of its TX range-extender hybrid taxi, marking a significant production milestone for the firm. Production of the low-emission model began in January 2018 at the company’s purpose-built Coventry facility following a £500 million investment from Chinese parent company Geely, which took over the British firm in 2013. The factory… Continue reading LEVC produces 2500th TX hybrid taxi in Coventry
Farewell to the V12: celebrating the endangered engine
You start to really hear the engine and, here’s the thing, feel it, too. It’s not a howl like that made by the best six-cylinder motors, nor the rumble and thunder of a crossplane-crank V8. In fact, it’s almost impossible to define without resorting to the kind of terms that have become clichés because they… Continue reading Farewell to the V12: celebrating the endangered engine
Citroen concept’s radical wheel design to make production
“The 19_19 has high seating and next-generation tyres developed with Goodyear,” says design director Pierre Leclercq. The freedom to repackage the car around a skateboard is allowing Citroen to experiment, the big wheels concept providing plenty of potential benefits. One is that the occupants ride higher without the need to build up the vehicle’s bodywork,… Continue reading Citroen concept’s radical wheel design to make production