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Concept cars surely don’t come much better looking than this! It’s that time of year when various marques will start to look to the design boards for late 2019 and early 2020. In this case, it is Alfa Romeo that has come up with this tasty mid-size SUV in the form of the Tonale concept. […]
Volvo Cars, as a worldwide leader in safety, is sending a strong signal about the dangers of speeding and will limit the top speed on all its cars to 180kph (112mph) from 2020. The company’s Vision 2020, which aims for no one to be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo by 2020, is […]
If a sports car marque isn’t too careful, simply chopping off the roof to reach another market can cause problems. Scuttle shake for example, poorly fitting seals and extra weight can all be problems when a hard top is converted to be a ‘Spider’ variant. However, this is a McLaren – the 720S Spider no […]
With the first Aston Martin Valkyrie prototypes beginning to take shape, now is the time to reveal the full performance figures delivered by Aston Martin Valkyrie’s hybrid powertrain. The Valkyrie features a naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12, that alone delivers 1,000bhp @ 10,500rpm and 740Nm @ 7000rpm. This is however mated to a battery-electric system by Rimac […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging courts across the country to get tough on drivers and riders who accumulate 12 penalty points on their licences. The call comes as a further example emerges of a driver who successfully invoked the ‘exceptional hardship’ excuse and managed to persuade magistrates that he should […]
The London Concours, presented by Montres Breguet, has announced the first of its exceptional special features; a show-stopping gathering of iconic Lamborghini Miuras. Once the world’s fastest production car, and hailed as one of the greatest automotive designs of all time, as many as eight examples will be on display at the London Concours this June. In the forthcoming, […]
The all-new Kia Soul EV brings long-range, zero-tailpipe emissions power to the urban crossover class. The third globally-sold electric vehicle from Kia Motors will make its European debut at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show next month. In its third generation, Kia’s pioneering urban crossover has become more distinctive, dynamic and innovative than ever. While […]
Volvo Cars has taken a significant step towards its electrification goals with the release of upgraded and newly developed electrified powertrain options, to be made available across its entire model range in the future. The company has upgraded its existing Twin Engine plug-in hybrid powertrain, while at the same time confirming that plug-in options will […]
Just when you thought you’d seen all of the aggressive looking small SUVs that you could want in late 2018/early 2019, along comes CUPRA with the Formentor concept car. It would seem that whilst this body shape is not going to go away any time soon, CUPRA obviously needed a model in their lineup to […]
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) takes note of the European Parliament’s vote on the revision of the General Safety Regulation, which mandates the safety technologies to be included as standard in new vehicle types. The vote, held on the 21st February 2019, by the lead Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee marks an […]