Since the 1960s, kit cars have served as good ways to get drivers into building custom vehicles and creating more accessible replicas of rare sports cars. Kit cars initially got their name because manufacturers would sell the cars in pieces, like a full-size model kit. It was up to the purchasers to assemble them according… Continue reading Kit Cars Put You in the Driver’s Seat of the Hottest Cars in the World – Auto | HowStuffWorks
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Automotive Skateboard Chassis Market Recovery and Impact Analysis Report – Tesla, Volkswagen Group, Hyundai – Designer Women – Designer Women
California (United States) – Automotive Skateboard Chassis Market research is an intelligence report with meticulous efforts undertaken to study the right and valuable information. The data which has been looked upon is done considering both, the existing top players and the upcoming competitors. Business strategies of the key players and the new entering market industries… Continue reading Automotive Skateboard Chassis Market Recovery and Impact Analysis Report – Tesla, Volkswagen Group, Hyundai – Designer Women – Designer Women
ACI: the ‘greenest’ cars according to Green NCAP
01.07.2022 The results of the first test series 2022 with updated and improved evaluation 5 stars: Audi Q4 e-tron electric 2.5 stars: Hyundai Bayon hybrid, Renault Kangoo TCe 130 and VW Caddy 1.5 l TSI 2 stars: Peugeot 308 1.2 I PureTech 1 star: Gasoline-powered Genesis GV70 In the first test of 2022, among the… Continue reading ACI: the ‘greenest’ cars according to Green NCAP
What are Euro 7 emissions regs and what will they mean for cars?
Open gallery Audi Q3 in Mahle Powertrain’s cold chamber Euro 7 will add significant costs to testing emissions from cars Audi Q3 in Mahle Powertrain’s solar testing facility Mahle Powertrain facility Close Access to this content requires a subscription to Autocar Business The Knowledge. Click here to purchase a subscription to The Knowledge. Go to… Continue reading What are Euro 7 emissions regs and what will they mean for cars?
German Handelsblatt: Pilot test: Volkswagen and Eon turn electric cars into storage004602
Volkswagen is turning the ID.Buzz into an electricity storage device Deliveries of the new ID.Buzz from Volkswagen will begin in autumn. The minibus becomes “bidirectional” and can thus return the charged electricity to the grid – and thus becomes a storage device. (Photo: dpa) In the future, electric cars can help to solve a major… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Pilot test: Volkswagen and Eon turn electric cars into storage004602
German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad: Compromise in the VW software dispute – Audi and Porsche have to step back004601
Herbert Diess The VW boss was under pressure to find a concept to solve the problems at the software subsidiary Cariad. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) In the two years since it was founded, the VW software subsidiary Cariad has mainly caused problems for the group. Schedules for newly developed software were not met. As a result,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad: Compromise in the VW software dispute – Audi and Porsche have to step back004601
Skoda confident but not complacent
“We exist in a global business and no country can work in isolation with parts coming from China and Europe.” Brand Director of Skoda Auto India, Zac Hollis, says he is happy with the turnaround but there is still a lot of work ahead. As Brand Director of Skoda Auto India, Zac Hollis is doubtless… Continue reading Skoda confident but not complacent
Revealed: Tech highlights of Ducati’s first electric motorcycle
Ducati has released technical details of its MotoE project in a video in which the prototype is illustrated by the team that has overseen its creation and is following its development. ‘V21L’ in Borgo Panigale identifies Ducati’s first electric motorcycle, a prototype that starting from 2023 will compete in the FIM MotoE World Cup, of which the Bologna-based… Continue reading Revealed: Tech highlights of Ducati’s first electric motorcycle
Matt Prior: Where have all the practical fast cars gone?
At the launch of the Alpina B4 Gran Coupé, Alpina’s engineers and marketers pulled up a few charts showing pricing comparisons with rival vehicles. (Even if they’re selling a niche expensive product, it’s still a competitive marketplace.) They’re talking Audi RS models and Mercedes-AMG cars, and mostly quietly overlooking the M variants of BMW. But… Continue reading Matt Prior: Where have all the practical fast cars gone?
Nissan Ariya
Its on-paper performance stacks up well against competitiors, too. Our test car was specified in range-topping Evolve trim but with the entry-level front-wheel-drive powertrain and smaller 63kWh battery, and so offered 215bhp and 221lb ft, compared with the range-topping e4orce car’s 388bhp and 443lb ft, and an official range of 250 miles rather than the… Continue reading Nissan Ariya