The much-touted BMW i5 Touring will arrive in spring next year, the German firm has confirmed this morning, as the first all-electric estate on the market. Marking the fifth generation since the full-size estate was launched in 1991, the EV will also get a hotter M Performance variant, BMW chairman Oliver Zipse said during the car maker’s annual conference this… Continue reading BMW i5 Touring confirmed for 2024 with M Performance model
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EV start-ups: Can anyone replicate Tesla’s runaway success?
Production of the FF91 was originally planned for 2018. Cost-cutting delayed the introduction of the final production version many times, which, in turn, pushed back the job one date by years. After years of promises, the production version of the FF91 was demonstrated in early 2022. With a production capacity of 10,000 units per year,… Continue reading EV start-ups: Can anyone replicate Tesla’s runaway success?
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 27)
Episode 27 of the My Week In Cars podcast finds our resident gearheads Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about industry calls for low- or no-carbon fuels to be allowed into the 2030s, asking if there’s a realistic alternative to road pricing, and wondering whether one should buy a Jeep Wrangler or Ford Ranger Raptor.… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 27)
BAC ‘backs off’ from hydrogen E-Mono project
British sports car manufacturer BAC has “backed off” from development of its hydrogen fuel-cell E-Mono, company co-founder Neill Briggs has told Autocar. In 2021, BAC announced it had partnered with MIRA-based Viritech to create a zero-emission version of the Mono sports car. Their efforts yielded the E-Mono, a virtual study using a hydrogen fuel cell… Continue reading BAC ‘backs off’ from hydrogen E-Mono project
ZF displays brake-by-wire solution for off-highway vehicles at CONEXPO 2023
ZF’s Industrial Division has introduced its new brake-by-wire solutions at CONEXPO/CONAGG 2023 which is being held in Las Vegas from March 14-18. The ZF display is at South Hall 4, Booth #584214 A global leader in hydraulic and electrohydraulic braking systems, ZF caters to the heavy duty, off-highway, construction, mining, and agriculture sectors with safe… Continue reading ZF displays brake-by-wire solution for off-highway vehicles at CONEXPO 2023
ZF displays brake-by-wire solution for off-highway vehicles at CONEXPO 2023
ZF’s Industrial Division has introduced its new brake-by-wire solutions at CONEXPO/CONAGG 2023 which is being held in Las Vegas from March 14-18. The ZF display is at South Hall 4, Booth #584214 A global leader in hydraulic and electrohydraulic braking systems, ZF caters to the heavy duty, off-highway, construction, mining, and agriculture sectors with safe… Continue reading ZF displays brake-by-wire solution for off-highway vehicles at CONEXPO 2023
Kia reveals new EV9 seven-seat electric SUV with 540km range
Kia Corporation has revealed images of the exterior and interior design of the Kia EV9, its first three-row, seven-seat electric flagship SUV. The global premiere of the latest Kia electric vehicle is to take place at the end of March. The new EV9 is the second of Kia’s fast-expanding family of bespoke electric cars, combining compelling… Continue reading Kia reveals new EV9 seven-seat electric SUV with 540km range
Kia reveals new EV9 seven-seat electric SUV with 540km range
Kia Corporation has revealed images of the exterior and interior design of the Kia EV9, its first three-row, seven-seat electric flagship SUV. The global premiere of the latest Kia electric vehicle is to take place at the end of March. The new EV9 is the second of Kia’s fast-expanding family of bespoke electric cars, combining compelling… Continue reading Kia reveals new EV9 seven-seat electric SUV with 540km range
From the archive: on this day in 1983
After British Leyland had killed off the MGB sports car in 1980, the MG brand lay dormant until sports versions of Austin’s new Metro and Montego arrived. Soon after, BL engineers gave the A-Plus four-cylinder engine an innovative turbocharging system that let it hit peak torque at well below then normal turbo engine speeds: 85lb… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1983
Autocar magazine 15 March: on sale now
In this week’s Autocar, we showcase Kia’s flagship SUV, discover Britain’s best cheapest car and find out if EV battery manufacturing is the environmental disaster people believe it to be. News The Kia EV9 has arrived as the firm’s largest, most expensive and most advanced car yet, and it’s here to take on a brand… Continue reading Autocar magazine 15 March: on sale now