Suzuki Motor Corporation, Daihatsu Motor Co and Toyota Motor Corporation are to officially unveil prototype mini-commercial van electric vehicles (BEVs) equipped with a jointly developed BEV system tomorrow. The unveiling will take place at an exhibition event that introduces the Japanese automobile industry’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality (CN), from Thursday (May 18) to Sunday… Continue reading Suzuki, Daihatsu and Toyota develop electric mini-commercial van with 200km range
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Hyundai and Kia renew partnership with Royal College of Art
Hyundai Motor Group and the Royal College of Art (RCA) have announced that affiliates Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are renewing their partnership with the RCA in support of the Hyundai-Kia Innovation Laboratory at the RCA’s Intelligent Mobility Design Centre (IMDC). Recognised as a global centre of excellence in automotive and design education, IMDC is the… Continue reading Hyundai and Kia renew partnership with Royal College of Art
Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha join forces to research and develop hydrogen-powered engines
Kawasaki Motors, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Honda Motor Co and Yamaha Motor Co have jointly announced today that they have received approval from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to form a technological research association called HySE (Hydrogen Small mobility & Engine technology) for developing hydrogen-powered engines for small mobility. HYSE has outlined the… Continue reading Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha join forces to research and develop hydrogen-powered engines
Continental working on cost-efficient ADAS tech for Indian carmakers
Safety-related advanced driver assistance systems or ADAS technology is increasingly gaining momentum in India. Leading passenger vehicle manufacturers such as Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hyundai Motor India as well as MG Motor India are now offering some of these solutions in some of their popular models on sale in the market. While the Mahindra… Continue reading Continental working on cost-efficient ADAS tech for Indian carmakers
Updated 2023 Range Rover goes hybrid-only
The Range Rover will be available with only hybrid powertrains from the 2024 model year, which also brings upgraded plug-in hybrids and a new V8 option. A new 215bhp electric motor boosts the 434bhp P440e to 454bhp, while the 503bhp P510e has been uplifted to 542bhp. As such, the two PHEVs are now badged as the… Continue reading Updated 2023 Range Rover goes hybrid-only
From the archive: on this day in 1925
“The motoring world owes a great deal to [Ettore] Bugatti, not only because he was one of the first men to make the small sports car a serious rival in competitions but also because he appears to be constitutionally endowed with originality and unable exactly to follow any other designer’s lead.” Emerging successfully from the… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1925
Autocar magazine 17 May: on sale now
This week in Autocar, we’ve got the latest news on JLR’s trio of stunning new EVs, go off-road in Scotland’s equivalent of the Land Rover Defender and drive the totally absurd Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato. News JLR is reinventing its Land Rover lineup, beginning with the Range Rover Velar which will arrive with a radical all-electric… Continue reading Autocar magazine 17 May: on sale now
New Range Rover SV is 607bhp range-topping performance SUV
The hottest version of the new Range Rover will use a 607bhp, 553lb ft twin-turbocharged hybrid V8 to become “the fastest, most dynamic and technologically advanced” version of Solihull’s sports SUV yet. Called the Range Rover SV, dropping the ‘R’ suffix of the previous car, it uses a hybrid powertrain for the first time, with all new Range Rovers going hybrid-only from next… Continue reading New Range Rover SV is 607bhp range-topping performance SUV
Abarth 500e
The biggest change dynamically, if you can call it that, has been the addition of the Abarth Sound Generator, a big external speaker, multi-channel amplifier and subwoofer mounted under the boot floor where the spare wheel well would be. It sounds like something from the Max Power era and makes the sound of something like… Continue reading Abarth 500e
Mother, daughter are rare team building Ford F-150 Lightning as plant expands
While the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning has made headlines around the world, few people know of the mother-daughter team inside the Rouge factory that builds the popular pickup truck — women who carry on a family tradition that reflects generations of hard work on the production floor. “It’s important when you do have generations working… Continue reading Mother, daughter are rare team building Ford F-150 Lightning as plant expands