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2024 Ford Puma gains tech upgrade and drops manual ST

The hot Ford Puma ST has gone hybrid-only as part of a model-line refresh that aims to preserve the Puma’s status as the UK’s best-selling car. There are significant upgrades for the crossover’s interior and the exterior styling has been tweaked, but the headline change for fast Ford fans is the removal of the 197bhp… Continue reading 2024 Ford Puma gains tech upgrade and drops manual ST

2024 Ford Puma gains tech upgrade and drops manual ST

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 74)

Episode 74 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about pre-flight checks in an electric Audi, a new classic car event running this summer at Castle Combe, Jeep drivers ducking each others cars, the continuing diversity of the niche British car industry, Euro… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 74)

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 74)

Tata Tech’s smart manufacturing solution gets Tata Motors’ new Sanand plant rolling in 12 months

On January 10, 2024, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility began production of passenger vehicles from its new plant in the GIDC hub of Sanand, Gujarat. The start of production came exactly a year after Tata Motors completed the acquisition of the former Ford India plant, making the facility the home-grown automaker’s second plant in Gujarat to… Continue reading Tata Tech’s smart manufacturing solution gets Tata Motors’ new Sanand plant rolling in 12 months

Autocar magazine 7 February: on sale now

This week in Autocar, we have all you need to know about the new Audi RS5, reveal the new Porsche Taycan, and look at a Renault redesigned with Lego. News The Audi RS4 will soon be called the RS5, bringing with it a hybrid-assisted V6 and a set of dynamics to take the fight to… Continue reading Autocar magazine 7 February: on sale now

Petrol Mini Cooper brings 154bhp for £22k

This is claimed by Mini to be the first round OLED touchscreen in a production car, hosting critical information about it (such as road speed and fuel economy) at the top and a menu bar at the bottom. The screen is also used for the bulk of the climate functions, although usefully buttons remain for… Continue reading Petrol Mini Cooper brings 154bhp for £22k

New BMW 5 Series Touring revealed as PHEV and EV only in UK

The new BMW 5 Series Touring will be launched in the UK in May with the choice of plug-in hybrid and electric drivetrains, including a dual-motor M-badged EV with nearly 600bhp. The first estate car from BMW to offer an electric drivetrain option arrives six months after the launch of the eighth-generation 5 Series saloon, with which… Continue reading New BMW 5 Series Touring revealed as PHEV and EV only in UK

New Porsche Taycan: 320kW charging, 422 miles and 939bhp

The new motor houses a reworked rotor and stator, which boosts power density and cuts losses, while tweaks to the inverter software give “more efficient control” of the power delivery, says Porsche. Meanwhile, a Formula E-derived ‘push to pass’ function, included in the Sport Chrono options pack, can add up to 94bhp for 10 seconds… Continue reading New Porsche Taycan: 320kW charging, 422 miles and 939bhp

Magna wins specialised eDrive system business with North American OEM

Magna is growing its electrification customer base with a newly awarded contract from a North America-based OEM to supply a specialized primary rear eDrive system for one of the company’s high-end niche vehicle platforms. The award reinforces Magna’s commitment to supporting the automotive industry’s short and long-term transformational needs. The highly complex system, a variant… Continue reading Magna wins specialised eDrive system business with North American OEM