The 150th episode (excluding interview specials) of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior doing exactly what have done every other week for nigh on three years: chatting cars and other nonsense. This week there’s still some Goodwood Festival of Speed news to catch up on, plus Prior drives an electric Range… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.150)
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Vauxhall reinvents GSe performance brand with hot 276bhp Mokka
Vauxhall has reimagined its GSe performance brand with a new version of the Mokka Electric that has nearly double the power of the standard car. Previewed by the Mokka GSe Rally prototype in May, the crossover’s arrival marks the relaunch of GSe, most recently used for the plug-in hybrid Astra GSe, as a badge for performance-honed… Continue reading Vauxhall reinvents GSe performance brand with hot 276bhp Mokka
Aston Martin Vanquish Volante
The interior is basically untouched compared with the regular car. Which means it’s neatly laid out, expensively put together with physical controls for most things. The view out is reassuringly straight forward considering the size of the car. The roof can be opened in 14-seconds and closed in 16-seconds. It works at up to 31mph… Continue reading Aston Martin Vanquish Volante
Skoda Elroq: why it’s What Car?’s favourite family electric SUV
Skoda has an apparently simple mantra when it comes to developing its electric cars: “Do it once, do it right.” It’s a mantra that sounds simple, but which is remarkably difficult to pull off. Nevertheless, that’s what the company has managed, first with the prizewinning Enyaq electric SUV, and now with this, the award-winning Elroq,… Continue reading Skoda Elroq: why it’s What Car?’s favourite family electric SUV
Volvo design chief steps down after two years
Volvo design chief Jeremy Offer has resigned after two years. His resignation comes just months after the departure of former Volvo CEO Jim Rowan, who was instrumental in his appointment. Both executives had come into the car industry as outsiders: Rowan was previously the chief of Dyson and Offer had spent six years as the lead designer… Continue reading Volvo design chief steps down after two years
Bold new (Amp)era: ZF shaping new generation of range extenders
Let’s wind back to 2012: Britain is gripped by Olympic fever as Vauxhall launches the Ampera and the UK’s first ‘plug-in’ hybrid decisively beats the Volkswagen Up to European Car of the Year glory in the process. Within 12 months the Ampera will have a carbonfibre-cored rival in the unlikely shape of the BMW i3, another… Continue reading Bold new (Amp)era: ZF shaping new generation of range extenders
Renault 5: 84% of electric car’s UK buyers are new to the brand
Some 84% of Renault 5 buyers are new to the brand, giving it one of the highest conquest rates of any model the brand has yet launched. A recent Renault survey of around 1900 5 buyers in the UK revealed that roughly 1600 were switching out of a competitor product: 3.4% part-exchanged a Mini Cooper, 3.8%… Continue reading Renault 5: 84% of electric car’s UK buyers are new to the brand
UK firm reveals next-gen adaptive suspension for mainstream cars
This all plugs into a central control unit, which uses data from the car’s various sensors to decide what each suspension corner unit should do. Clearmotion doesn’t use cameras because they are unreliable in less than perfect conditions, and lidar sensors are expensive and create too much data. To add in a predictive element, Clearmotion… Continue reading UK firm reveals next-gen adaptive suspension for mainstream cars
Mercedes-Benz A-Class to remain on sale until 2028
The future of the B-Class remains uncertain, but Autocar understands Mercedes will stick to its original plan and cease production of the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer rival at the end of 2025. The extension of the A-Class hatchback’s model cycle coincides with a broader reshuffle of Mercedes’ compact car line-up. Following the launch of the… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz A-Class to remain on sale until 2028
New discount makes GWM Ora 03 one of UK’s cheapest EVs
The GWM Ora 03 has become one of the UK’s cheapest electric cars at £21,245, after the Chinese brand cut the model’s price by £3750 to match the UK government’s new Electric Car Grant. The ECG, announced last week, will discount new EVs (priced below £37,000) by either £3750 or £1500. These bandings will, however,… Continue reading New discount makes GWM Ora 03 one of UK’s cheapest EVs