The brains behind the Yo-Go buggies is Samuel Bailey. The automotive engineer wanted to give Londoners an alternative to the expensive electric car and found the answer in China, where the buggies are built by a company called Marshell. Each has a small 5kWh battery powering a 4kW electric motor and giving a range of… Continue reading Where I go, Yo-Go: exploring London in an electric golf buggy
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
MWIC Bonus Episode 13: Autocar Meets car designer Julian Thomson, GM Advanced Design Europe
Julian Thomson is one of the world’s best car designers and if you don’t know the name, you’ll know his cars. As Lotus’s chief designer he designed the Elise and at Jaguar Land Rover created the LRX concept, which went on to become the Range Rover Evoque. But most of Thomson’s career has been spent… Continue reading MWIC Bonus Episode 13: Autocar Meets car designer Julian Thomson, GM Advanced Design Europe
Owners told to stop driving 2009-2019 Citroën C3 and DS 3
Stellantis has told all UK owners of Mk1 DS 3s and Mk2 Citroën C3s built between 2009 and 2019 to stop driving their cars immediately. The order affects both the Citroën DS 3 and later examples of the supermini that were sold solely under the DS brand. It comes a week after a woman in… Continue reading Owners told to stop driving 2009-2019 Citroën C3 and DS 3
Owners told to stop driving 2009-2019 Citroën C3 and DS 3
Stellantis has told all UK owners of Mk1 DS 3s and Mk2 Citroën C3s built between 2009 and 2019 to stop driving their cars immediately. The order affects both the Citroën DS 3 and later examples of the supermini that were sold solely under the DS brand. It comes a week after a woman in… Continue reading Owners told to stop driving 2009-2019 Citroën C3 and DS 3
New 321bhp Edition 50 is the most powerful VW Golf GTI yet
At the rear, the Edition 50 reintroduces a twin-attachment track rod – reminiscent of the Mk7 GTI – and new wheel carrier geometry for greater lateral stiffness and toe stability under load, particularly in fast direction changes. VW has also recalibrated the electromechanical steering, DCC (Dynamic Chassis Control) and VDM (Vehicle Dynamics Manager) to suit the Edition 50’s… Continue reading New 321bhp Edition 50 is the most powerful VW Golf GTI yet
New 321bhp Edition 50 is the most powerful VW Golf GTI yet
At the rear, the Edition 50 reintroduces a twin-attachment track rod – reminiscent of the Mk7 GTI – and new wheel carrier geometry for greater lateral stiffness and toe stability under load, particularly in fast direction changes. VW has also recalibrated the electromechanical steering, DCC (Dynamic Chassis Control) and VDM (Vehicle Dynamics Manager) to suit the Edition 50’s… Continue reading New 321bhp Edition 50 is the most powerful VW Golf GTI yet
How BYD’s Blade battery technology slices EV charging times
EV drivetrains and particularly batteries are developing at a remarkable pace compared with the combustion engine. As a result, range has increased but probably even more marked is the desire to bring charging times in line with ICE refuelling. BYD recently announced its Super e-Platform along with the latest ‘flash-charge’ version of its lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP)… Continue reading How BYD’s Blade battery technology slices EV charging times
Tyre wear in the spotlight as EV-specific rubber gains traction
A year since it began marketing EV-specific tyres for electric vans and taxis, British company Enso has launched its first tyres for passenger EVs – specifically, the Tesla Model 3 and Y and Jaguar I-Pace. There are currently more than 1.5 million electric cars on UK roads, and this year car makers expect to sell a… Continue reading Tyre wear in the spotlight as EV-specific rubber gains traction
Pagani power for peanuts – why now is the Mercedes CL65’s time
An autumn day in 2003. The job was a good one: compare a Bentley Continental GT with a Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG. I must confess I went into it carrying something no road tester should: prejudice. Not nationalistic prejudice, or brand prejudice – more a suspicion that this rakish new Bentley, with its W12, all-wheel drive,… Continue reading Pagani power for peanuts – why now is the Mercedes CL65’s time
Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours
The Mercedes-Benz 190E will return to top-flight motorsport in 2026 when German engineering firm HWA enters its new Evo into the Nürburgring 24 Hours. It will campaign two examples of the Evo, which was inspired by Mercedes’ 190E DTM racer and the homologation special that it spawned, into the race’s SP-X class for special vehicles. It has… Continue reading Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours