Fetch the smelling salts – quick. Environmentalists, green anti-car campaigners, and the puritanically woke brigade are about to have a fit of the vapours. Land Rover has announced the fastest and most powerful version of the Defender 4X4 ever built – a growling supercharged 5.0-litre 525 horsepower V8 petrol incarnation of its latest off-roader that … Read more
A new limited-edition British-made supercar has been unveiled this week and is a feat of automotive engineering. The flame-orange masterpiece is the work of legendary car designer Gordon Murray and is based on his forthcoming T.50 model. But this V12-engine stunner is a more hardened track-only version that takes the driving performance to the extreme. … Read more
There’s nothing quite like the buzz and intrigue when road testing a car that’s yet to be officially unveiled, never mind hit the road or appear in showrooms. Especially if the lightening-fast car you are driving under-cover is the very same one that will be revealed live to the world, priced at £140,000, at the … Read more
Motor industry bosses have expressed their ‘deep disappointment’ at Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown after it was revealed that car showrooms will be forced to keep their doors locked until at least mid-April – meaning customers won’t be able to browse dealerships during the busiest month of the year. March is traditionally one of … Read more
Hyundai is the latest car maker to unleash a new electric vehicle on the market, and it has clear intentions of taking down the market-leading Tesla Model 3. The Ioniq 5 is a bold new family-size crossover to be launched under the Korean manufacturer’s ‘Ioniq’ EV sub-brand this summer. Reports suggest entry models will cost … Read more
If you’ve ever wanted to check on who’s in your house, turn up the central heating, prepare the TV, turn on a smart oven or toaster, switch on the lights or shut the blinds – all from the comfort of your car when you’re still on the move, Mercedes-Benz has now got the answer. Its … Read more
Nearly three million more drivers have let their car insurance auto-renew so far this year compared to the same point in 2020 – a trend which has driven up 60 per cent, new research shows. A total of 7.6million motorists have paid a ‘loyalty tax’ to their insurer so far this year for allowing their … Read more
Car firm Kia has today launched an antidote for drivers of electric cars who suffer range-anxiety worries about where they can next charge their car. It’s new KiaCharge s ‘one-stop shop’ system gives drivers of its cars access to 13,900 UK charging points at which to recharge their pure electric or plug-in petrol-electric hybrid vehicles. … Read more
Porsche has outlined plans to begin trials in 2022 that could save its high-performance petrol cars from extinction. The German sports car maker has been developing its own synthetic fuel – or eFuel – that it claims would cut CO2 emissions produced by internal combustion engines by as much as 85 per cent. The fuel … Read more
Cash is still king for drivers paying for parking, according to a new study by the BPA Cash is still king for drivers when it comes to parking, according to the ‘largest ever study undertaken’ into how motorists pay at car parks. The British Parking Association conducted research to see if motorists are starting to … Read more