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2023 Vauxhall Mokka Electric gets 252-mile range and more power

An updated Vauxhall Mokka Electric will arrive in 2023 with an increased range and more power as the British firm looks to keep pace with competitors such as the Hyundai Kona Electric. Available from March, the Mokka Electric gains a 20% range boost, thanks to the same 51kWh (usable) battery – replacing a 50kWh unit… Continue reading 2023 Vauxhall Mokka Electric gets 252-mile range and more power

Jaguar F-Pace updated with extra PHEV range and simplified trim levels

Jaguar is streamlining its F-Pace range for what it refers to as the 2024 model year, while also introducing minor tech upgrades and efficiency improvements for the plug-in hybrid model. Customers can order the revised F-Pace now, with pricing starting at £48,660 and stretching to £84,940 for the scorching SVR model. By fitting a larger… Continue reading Jaguar F-Pace updated with extra PHEV range and simplified trim levels

Philip Koehn is the new Jaguar MD

Jaguar has named ex-Rolls-Royce engineering supremo Philip Koehn as its new managing director – a significant step on its path to becoming an electric luxury brand from 2025. Koehn has been in a leading role at Jaguar since joining from now-defunct Sino-German brand Borgward in 2019, with his official appointment to the top job coming… Continue reading Philip Koehn is the new Jaguar MD

Philip Koehn is the new Jaguar MD

Mercedes-Benz R&D India hosts third Safe Roads India Summit in Bengaluru

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) hosted the third edition of Safe Roads India Summit in Bengaluru on December 12. In line with the theme of ‘Leading Safety with Sustainability at the Core’, the world’s most efficient electric vehicle – Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX – was unveiled for the first time in India by Manu Saale, MD and CEO, Mercedes-Benz Research and… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz R&D India hosts third Safe Roads India Summit in Bengaluru

Mercedes-Benz R&D India hosts third Safe Roads India Summit in Bengaluru

Former chief Rolls-Royce engineer Philip Koehn named Jaguar MD

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 14)

Episode 14 of My Week In Cars brings you closer to Matt and Steve’s weekly writings in Autocar magazine. Join our pair of petrolheads as they talk about the biggest stories from the Christmas Double Issue, including our now-customary secret Santa event, the Christmas road test of a British icon, and 4×4 Suzukis converted for… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 14)

Insight: Kia’s ‘multi-energy’ approach for the UK market

In 2019, the Niro sold just over 9000 units, and when Covid hit, sales actually then doubled, increasing incrementally ever since. In 2022, Niro sales will likely top 24,000, and it may well take a place in the top 10 best-selling cars of 2022. As of the end of November, 23,280 Niro had been sold,… Continue reading Insight: Kia’s ‘multi-energy’ approach for the UK market

Opinion: How Jaguar will compete with Bentley

Jaguar’s engineering boss of the past 18 months, Philip Koehn, first came to notice five years ago as chief engineer of Rolls-Royce, based at the time in BMW’s aluminium body-in-white plant at Dingolfing, near Munich. He had joined BMW as a dynamics engineer, he told us, but had moved to specialise in the design of… Continue reading Opinion: How Jaguar will compete with Bentley