Alpine mulls Lotus platform for new electric luxury SUVs

French performance brand Alpine’s upcoming flagship electric models will be crossover rivals to the Porsche Macan and Porsche Cayenne, and could be built on a Lotus platform. The two models will further expand the Renault-owned sporting brand’s electric range after the launch of the Alpine R5 hot hatch and the GT X-over sports crossover.  The pair, due… Continue reading Alpine mulls Lotus platform for new electric luxury SUVs

@niche: Front row for Praga at Autosport International002455

Praga joined thousands of motorsport fans and hundreds of exhibitors at Europe’s largest motorsport show, Autosport International, on its return to the NEC in Birmingham on 12-15 January. With four days of action to kick start the 2023 motorsport season, which will see the 2023 Praga Cup merge with the new Britcar Prototype Series, Praga… Continue reading @niche: Front row for Praga at Autosport International002455

Chevrolet’s big year as it rolls out these new EVs and a hybrid Corvette

General Motors has a big year ahead for Chevrolet, with the launch of four electrified vehicles this year and updates to four gasoline-powered cars in its lineup — including a hybrid Corvette that GM says will be the quickest version of the sports car yet, going from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds. On the… Continue reading Chevrolet’s big year as it rolls out these new EVs and a hybrid Corvette

Polestar boss Thomas Ingenlath’s drive for a truly emission-free car

Interview Polestar boss Thomas Ingenlath’s drive for a truly emission-free car Jasper Jolly Thomas Ingenlath: training as a designer was ‘superfrightening’ for his parents. Photograph: Richard Cannon/Eyevine Thomas Ingenlath: training as a designer was ‘superfrightening’ for his parents. Photograph: Richard Cannon/Eyevine The Swedish-based electric carmaker has pulled ahead of rivals thanks to its no-factory model… Continue reading Polestar boss Thomas Ingenlath’s drive for a truly emission-free car

Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray hybrid brings 4WD, unprecedented pace

The latest Chevrolet Corvette matches a roaring 6.2-litre V8 petrol engine with an electric motor, making it the first four-wheel-drive ‘Vette and the fastest-accelerating yet. Named the Corvette E-Ray, the long-awaited hybrid supercar has been revealed exactly 70 years since the original Corvette took to the stage for a debut at the Motorama exhibition in New York. It has… Continue reading Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray hybrid brings 4WD, unprecedented pace

Aehra hires ex-Ferrari and Lotus engineer to develop SUV and saloon

Italian-American EV start-up Aehra has taken a significant step towards launching its first car in 2025 with the appointment of ex-Ferrari and Lotus chassis maestro Franco Cimatti as its engineering boss. Cimatti is best known for his 32-year stint in Maranello, during which he progressed from testing engineer to manager of the road-testing department – overseeing… Continue reading Aehra hires ex-Ferrari and Lotus engineer to develop SUV and saloon

Aehra SUV: £155k BMW iX rival to begin road testing in 2023

Italian-US EV start-up Aehra will launch its £155,430 SUV in early 2025, with on-road testing of development cars scheduled to get under way as soon as the end of this year.  The radically styled ‘SUV’ (its official name) is conceived as a performance-oriented and luxury-flavoured rival to top-rung SUVs like the Lotus Eletre and BMW iX,… Continue reading Aehra SUV: £155k BMW iX rival to begin road testing in 2023

@Ferrari: Ferrari N.v.: Periodic Report on the Buyback Program000282

Maranello (Italy), January 16, 2023 – Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/EXM: RACE) (“Ferrari” or the “Company”) informs that the Company has purchased, under the Euro 200 million share buyback program announced on December 1, 2022, as the second tranche of the multi-year share buyback program of approximately Euro 2 billion expected to be executed by 2026 in… Continue reading @Ferrari: Ferrari N.v.: Periodic Report on the Buyback Program000282

@Ferrari: FERRARI ENTERS INTO A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH ASAHI EUROPE & INTERNATIONAL000281

Maranello (Italy), January 16, 2023 – Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/EXM: RACE) announces that Ferrari S.p.A., wholly-owned Italian subsidiary of Ferrari N.V., today has signed a multiyear agreement with Asahi Europe & International, Ltd effective from January 1, 2024, through which one of its non-alcoholic brands will appear on the Scuderia Ferrari F1 single-seater and cars of… Continue reading @Ferrari: FERRARI ENTERS INTO A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH ASAHI EUROPE & INTERNATIONAL000281

Ferrari N.v.: Periodic Report on the Buyback Program

Maranello (Italy), January 16, 2023 – Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/EXM: RACE) (“Ferrari” or the “Company”) informs that the Company has purchased, under the Euro 200 million share buyback program announced on December 1, 2022, as the second tranche of the multi-year share buyback program of approximately Euro 2 billion expected to be executed by 2026 in… Continue reading Ferrari N.v.: Periodic Report on the Buyback Program