Vauxhall has hinted at a more rugged version of the incoming Frontera with a new concept car that turns the conventional electric crossover into a trail-hunting 4×4. Named the Vauxhall Frontera Gravel and based on the electric version of the family car, it gains several key elements aimed at helping it tackle the wilderness. Up… Continue reading New Vauxhall Frontera Electric gets 4×4 makeover
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Report: Toyota to boost GR Corolla production using UK plant
Toyota is looking at building the GR Corolla hot hatch in the UK in a bid to cater to massive demand in the US. According to a new report from Reuters, the Japanese company is considering spending £41 million to establish a new line at its factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire. The factory already produces the… Continue reading Report: Toyota to boost GR Corolla production using UK plant
First pictures: Volvo XC70 PHEV offers 112 miles of EV range
The new Volvo XC70 plug-in hybrid has been outed ahead of its official debut, courtesy of new images published by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Earlier preview images gave a good idea of the reborn XC70’s design, confirming that it would morph from high-riding estate into full-blown SUV, but these new images… Continue reading First pictures: Volvo XC70 PHEV offers 112 miles of EV range
Car repair wait times: complexity and financial strain causing delays
“You can see, just for a windscreen replacement, the complexity goes up, and the number of parts required and the skill that’s required, all of that. Do that for headlights, do that for radars and the amount of parts that logistics companies have to carry goes up massively.” On top of this, suggested Townsend, car… Continue reading Car repair wait times: complexity and financial strain causing delays
BMW 5 Series first in line as brand to update entire ICE line-up
BMW will completely overhaul its current combustion-powered line-up, starting with a heavily updated 5 Series, to bring these models into line with a range of incoming Neue Klasse electric cars. The new-era EVs will begin with the unveiling of the iX3 at the Munich motor show in September and this will kick-start a rapid-fire refresh… Continue reading BMW 5 Series first in line as brand to update entire ICE line-up
Peugeot to revive GTi badge with 208 hot hatch on 13 June
Peugeot will reveal a hot GTi variant of the electric e-208 supermini on the eve of the Le Mans 24 Hour race next month. The brand has confirmed that its long-mooted Alpine A290 rival, officially confirmed by Peugeot boss Alain Favey earlier this year, will be unwrapped on 13 June. It has given no details, but says… Continue reading Peugeot to revive GTi badge with 208 hot hatch on 13 June
Peugeot to revive GTi badge with 208 hot hatch on 13 April
Peugeot will reveal a hot GTi variant of the electric e-208 supermini on the eve of the Le Mans 24 Hour race next month. The brand has confirmed that its long-mooted Alpine A290 rival, officially confirmed by Peugeot boss Alain Favey earlier this year, will be unwrapped on 13 June. It has given no details, but says… Continue reading Peugeot to revive GTi badge with 208 hot hatch on 13 April
Car makers are going back to cheeky ad campaigns
The process of choosing a car, ploughing your money into it and then having to explain so many times why you’ve done it inevitably makes automotive culture a bit tribal – and, critically, adversarial. It’s puerile to laugh or sneer at someone who simply made a different choice and yet, just occasionally, we do it. We can’t… Continue reading Car makers are going back to cheeky ad campaigns
Sketching 300mph: The aero secrets of the Hennessey Venom F5
Despite its lofty goals and Malinick’s aerospace past, the Venom F5 can still thank pencil and paper for its design. “I do a ton of sketching,” admits Malinick. “It’s my favourite part of the process. I probably have thousands and thousands of sketches, whether it’s F5 or what we’re moving onto next.” It’s bait I… Continue reading Sketching 300mph: The aero secrets of the Hennessey Venom F5
Bovensiepen Zagato: Alpina founder reveals 603bhp coachbuilt GT
The Bovensiepen family, founders of legendary German BMW tuning house Alpina, have launched their own coachbuilding business with the unveiling of a new 600bhp super-GT at the Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza. With Alpina now owned by BMW itself, the family is shifting its focus to become “a manufacturer of outstanding automobiles that embody the ambition… Continue reading Bovensiepen Zagato: Alpina founder reveals 603bhp coachbuilt GT