With the first two weeks of February coming to a close with Valentine’s Day on the 14th, a quick look at the Vahan website reveals that 39,735 electric two-wheelers have been sold across India, up 9.66% month on month (January 1-14, 2025: 36,234 units). Of this number, the Top 10 OEMs account for 37,476 units,… Continue reading Bajaj Auto remains No. 1 e2W seller in February Week 2, ahead of TVS and Ola
Category: US Motoring Press
How will ZEV mandate and 2035 ICE ban affect small car makers?
The latest government consultation on how quickly the UK car market should migrate to fully electric vehicles concerns what will happen between 2030 and 2035. But it has made it 100% clear where the entire industry, even small- and micro-scale manufacturers, will stand after that. All new cars, no matter who makes them, must be… Continue reading How will ZEV mandate and 2035 ICE ban affect small car makers?
Kia Carens surpasses 200,000 sales, refreshed model and Carens EV coming soon
The Kia Carens premium MPV, launched exactly three years ago on February 15, 2022, has driven past the 200,000-units milestone in the domestic market. As per the latest wholesales data released by SIAM, the Kia Carens has sold 199,952 units till end-January 2025, just 48 units shy of the 200,000 mark which would have been… Continue reading Kia Carens surpasses 200,000 sales, refreshed model and Carens EV coming soon
Kia Sonet breaks through 400,000 milestone and chases further growth
February 2025 is turning out to be a milestone month for Kia India, particularly for its domestic market sales. While the Carens MPV has turned three years old today and crossed 200,000 sales, the Sonet compact SUV has driven past the 400,000 wholesales mark 53 months or a little over four years after it was… Continue reading Kia Sonet breaks through 400,000 milestone and chases further growth
Maserati MC20 GT2 Stradale
The springs are around 10% stiffer, but otherwise the dynamics hardware is fundamentally unchanged, just retuned. As standard, like the regular MC20, you get a mechanical limited-slip differential but an electronically controlled one, which is all we’ve ever tried, is optional. You can move through drive modes to firm the dampers, which also punches gearshifts… Continue reading Maserati MC20 GT2 Stradale
State Dept. Suspends Plan to Buy Armored Vehicles From Elon Musk’s Tesla
The State Department said Thursday that it had put plans to buy armored electric vehicles on hold after reports that the $400 million order would go to Tesla, whose chief executive, Elon Musk, is one of President Trump’s most important advisers and supporters. The agency pushed back against suggestions that the purchase was designed to… Continue reading State Dept. Suspends Plan to Buy Armored Vehicles From Elon Musk’s Tesla
New Peugeot boss open to 208 GTI revival
Peugeot is considering reviving the Peugeot 208 GTi as a hot EV, new boss Alain Favey has said. Favey said bringing the GTi moniker back was “a question I’ve been asking myself very much” since taking over the role of Peugeot CEO from Linda Jackson as part of a wide-reaching Stellantis management shake-up just 10 days… Continue reading New Peugeot boss open to 208 GTI revival
Peugeot 5008, e-5008 now available with five seats for bigger boot
Peugeot has launched five-seat versions of its 5008 and e-5008, trading the third row of seats for one of the biggest boots offered in the segment. The SUVs now offer 994 litres of cargo room behind the second row of seats, which is 78 litres more than in a seven-seat 5008 with the third row folded down.… Continue reading Peugeot 5008, e-5008 now available with five seats for bigger boot
Vauxhall Corsa
In persistent rain, our 99bhp Vauxhall Corsa test car battled through a shortage of traction off the line to hit 60mph in 11.2sec. In similarly adverse conditions last year, however, a 94bhp Volkswagen Polo with smaller, 15in wheels and 185-section tyres was able to hit 60mph from rest half a second quicker. A respectable but… Continue reading Vauxhall Corsa
Check the spec: Finding the forbidden fruit on car configurators
Recently, we featured a road test of the new Audi S5, and the process of writing it gave me an excuse to engage in an underrated pastime: playing with car configurators. All in the name of research, you understand. Not time-wasting. Not at all. The thing with cars like the S5 is that you don’t just have to… Continue reading Check the spec: Finding the forbidden fruit on car configurators