It seems every week a new electric SUV is being launched with an eye-watering price tag. Recent entrants to the rarified high-rider sphere include the £100,000-plus BMW iX, the range-topping £120,000 Lotus Eletre R and the £143,000 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV. New Italian-American outfit Aehra’s first venture surpasses the lot, tipping at just over £155,000; the firm targeting… Continue reading Opinion: Exciting new brand Aehra needs to show off its viability
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Alpine confirms two new large luxury sports cars from 2026
French sports car firm Alpine will introduce two new large sporting EVs as part of a drive to capture market share outside of Europe. The Renault-owned marque, which is on track to go all-electric by 2026, has already confirmed that a new-generation A110 sports coupé, a Renault 5-based hot hatchback and a rakish-roofed sporting crossover will… Continue reading Alpine confirms two new large luxury sports cars from 2026
10 Things Everyone Forgot About The Noble M600 – HotCars
Supercars seem to be everywhere. Nearly every big brand manufacturer does, has, or potentially looked to offer up some form of high-performance super machine. Getting noticed amongst the constant barrage of four-wheeled speed on offer is a tricky job, but the ballistic Noble M600 stands tall. Wiping the floor with the likes of the McLaren… Continue reading 10 Things Everyone Forgot About The Noble M600 – HotCars
Lotus boss: firm ‘feels like it’s alive again’
You’re going through a transition. What is Lotus about not just in 2022 but in 2030? “Lotus in 2030 will be very different from where we are today. But then Lotus in 2022 is very different to where it was in 2017.” How about your battery project with Britishvolt? “We have a memorandum of understanding… Continue reading Lotus boss: firm ‘feels like it’s alive again’
Mauro Forghieri obituary – Ferrari’s inimitable F1 engineering force – Motor Sport
Mauro Forghieri: 1935-2022 Mauro Forghieri, who has died aged 87, was unique in Formula 1, indeed in top-level motor sport. Multi-talented, the Italian was not only a smart team manager but also designed chassis, engines and transmissions. The fact that he did this for that most iconic of teams, Ferrari and from an early age,… Continue reading Mauro Forghieri obituary – Ferrari’s inimitable F1 engineering force – Motor Sport
OBITUARY: Mauro Forghieri, technical genius behind some of Formula 1’s greatest Ferraris, remembered – Formula 1
Mauro Forghieri, who has died at 87, found himself thrust into the F1 limelight in 1962 at the tender age of 26. His grandfather Anselmo was a passionate and committed socialist who was a friend of Mussolini and Sandro Pertini, the socialist politician who went on to become the president of Italy from 1978 to… Continue reading OBITUARY: Mauro Forghieri, technical genius behind some of Formula 1’s greatest Ferraris, remembered – Formula 1
Zeekr to enter Europe with radical EV line-up in 2023
Zeekr is set to enter selected European markets in 2023 as part of a globalisation strategy for the Geely-owned electric vehicle company, its CEO has confirmed. In an address to journalists at the launch of the new Zeekr 009 MPV in China, An Conghui said Zeekr was planning to make official its plans to begin sales… Continue reading Zeekr to enter Europe with radical EV line-up in 2023
@Geely: Wed 02 Nov 2022Pinnacles of motorsport meet the pinnacle of hypercars: F1 Champions Emerson Fittipaldi, Jenson Button and the Lotus Evija hypercar com…
Pinnacles of motorsport meet the pinnacle of hypercars [embedded content] Lotus-and-Fittipaldi—Back-Together.mp4 Two race legends drive Evija on the iconic Hethel test track “The next level of performance for hypercars” – Emerson “I am amazed by the agility of it” – Jenson Hethel, UK – 2 November 2022 Two of the most famous names in Formula… Continue reading @Geely: Wed 02 Nov 2022Pinnacles of motorsport meet the pinnacle of hypercars: F1 Champions Emerson Fittipaldi, Jenson Button and the Lotus Evija hypercar com…
UK battery startup Britishvolt secures short-term funding
The UK government under former prime minister Boris Johnson had touted Britishvolt’s project. By Nick Carey UK battery startup Britishvolt said on Wednesday it has secured a short-term investment to stay in business and staff will take a temporary pay cut while the company seeks longer-term funding for its planned gigafactory project in northern England.… Continue reading UK battery startup Britishvolt secures short-term funding
This is the Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo – Top Gear
In 2011, after half a century of marriage, Ferrari cut ties with Pininfarina and established Centro Stile Ferrari – its own in-house design studio. The first Ferrari road car to emerge without the hand of Pininfarina forging its bodywork was quite a vehicle: the LaFerrari. So, Fittipaldi’s EF7 is the opportunity for Pininfarina to show… Continue reading This is the Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo – Top Gear