A new type of roadside camera that detects sound levels will be deployed in four areas across the UK as part of a £300,000 trial to stamp out noise pollution and anti-social driving. The cameras, which will be used in Bradford, Bristol, Great Yarmouth and Birmingham over the next two months, will target illegal exhausts… Continue reading UK councils clamp down on loud cars with roadside mics
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Bentley tipped to replace W12 engine with V8 PHEV
Bentley is poised to replace its emblematic W12 engine with an even more powerful plug-in hybrid system – one that Matthias Rabe, the company’s head of engineering, hints is likely to be based around a V8. “I want all of our future plug-in hybrids to be more powerful than today’s 12-cylinder,” Rabe told Autocar at… Continue reading Bentley tipped to replace W12 engine with V8 PHEV
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (episode 6)
Welcome to episode six of My Week In Cars – this week, coming to you from the back of a Nissan Qashqai. Join Matt Prior and Steve Cropley for another half-hour of car chat, as they discuss the Festival of the Unexceptional, car gatherings, racing drivers as novelists and much more. Plus, your correspondence. Make… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (episode 6)
From the archive: on this day in 1958
We often talk lovingly about ‘diminutive’ sports cars, but the early efforts of Abarth took small dimensions to absolute extremes. Just look to the Zagato-bodied 750 GT of 1958: it’s 614mm shorter, 452mm slimmer and 58mm lower than even an Alpine A110 of today. The 750 was based on the Fiat 600, using the little… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1958
Dacia considering new model line on CMF platform
Dacia is considering expanding its core line-up with a new model line based on parent company Renault’s modular architecture. The Romanian firm’s line-up currently comprises the huge-selling Sandero supermini, Duster SUV and Jogger MPV in the UK, plus the Spring electric city car and Logan saloon and in other markets. The flexibility of Renault’s CMF-B platform – upon which Dacia plans… Continue reading Dacia considering new model line on CMF platform
Porsche 911 Carrera gains dynamic Touring specification
The Porsche 911 Carrera has become the latest Porsche to receive a Touring specification, bridging the gap between the standard 911 Carrera and the 911 Carrera S. Priced from £98,500 in the UK, the new 911 Carrera T features improved driving dynamics over the base model. It joins the Porsche Macan T, Porsche 718 Cayman… Continue reading Porsche 911 Carrera gains dynamic Touring specification
Cadillac aims to prove it’s still the world’s finest automaker with the 2024 Celestiq EV
Cadillac engineers had to relearn lessons the company forgot decades ago as they developed the 2024 Celestiq, an ultra-luxury electric vehicle that aims to be the world’s most personalized and advanced car, resetting expectations for Cadillac as the auto industry’s apex predator. Cadillac hasn’t built a car to order like this since a pair of legends… Continue reading Cadillac aims to prove it’s still the world’s finest automaker with the 2024 Celestiq EV
IKEA teams with self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics to test deliveries in Texas
Kodiak Robotics truck in front of an IKEA store. Source: Kodiak Robotics Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics said that it has begun a pilot program with IKEA in Texas. A semitruck equipped with Kodiak’s autonomous driving system is making daily delivery runs from an IKEA warehouse near Houston to a store close to Dallas, roughly… Continue reading IKEA teams with self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics to test deliveries in Texas
Warren Buffett-backed BYD pops more than 5% after Chinese EV maker forecasts surging profits
Warren Buffett-backed BYD said it expects a more than 300% jump in third-quarter profit. Despite headwinds including a resurgence of Covid in China, rising material costs and a slowing economy, BYD has remained fairly resilient. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese electric carmaker BYD rose Tuesday after the company forecast a… Continue reading Warren Buffett-backed BYD pops more than 5% after Chinese EV maker forecasts surging profits
GM tests limits of Cadillac’s brand power with $300,000 Celestiq electric car
2024 Cadillac Celestiq Cadillac DETROIT – Cadillac is testing the limits of its brand allure and pricing power with the 2024 Celestiq – a large, bespoke electric car that will start at more than $300,000. The vehicle – unveiled Monday night – launches the General Motors brand into the ultra-luxury segment against the likes of… Continue reading GM tests limits of Cadillac’s brand power with $300,000 Celestiq electric car