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Breakdown cover specialist GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers to take care during the next few days, with a Met Office amber and yellow warnings in place for heavy rain across large parts of the country. There is an amber rain warning today for parts of southern and eastern Britain, where some places could see […]
This is the rather refined looking new Koleos SUV from Renault. It sits at the top of their SUV range and one of the highest specced Renault cars that you can buy. The previous car had a noted sales success with over 100,00 cars sold in globally in 2018. This new car has improved in […]
Volkswagen Motorsport wrote history with the fully electric-powered ID.R at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife: Romain Dumas (F) lapped the 20.8- kilometre track with the ID.R in 6:05.336 minutes – faster than any electric vehicle has done before. Dumas beat Peter Dumbreck’s (GB, NIO EP9) previous 2017 record by 40.564 seconds and underlined once again the impressive performance […]
Ford is set to lose the Bridgend Plant in Wales, which will put around 1,700 jobs in total at risk. This is shock news for the industry, and presents really worrying times for those affected. Whilst it may not be immediate (some are touting 2020 at the earliest), this is a further example of global […]
As the picture indicates, this is the rear of the Lotus Type 130 – which is a codename for the all-electric hypercar coming from the Hethel based marque. There’ll only be 130 examples made and apparently buyers are already in the book, so you’d better move fast if you want one. The car will apparently […]
Motorists concerned if a vehicle is subject to a manufacturer recall can put their minds at ease by carrying out an instant HPI safety recall check. The advice, from trusted vehicle experts HPI, comes as Honda is recalling 141,321 cars fitted with potentially dangerous Takata airbags. The UK-wide safety notice affects Accord, Jazz, Insight and […]
Kia Motors (UK) Limited is conducting a voluntary recall of 5,020 Kia Niro hybrid and plug-in hybrid models due to possible overheating in an electrical relay. Vehicles will be inspected at dealerships and affected relays will be replaced at no cost to customers under this recall identified as part of the company’s on-going research and […]
This is the new Ferrari SF90 Stradale and we truly hope to get to see one in the metal soon. Just look at this thing! It is the first first series production PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) model from the iconic Prancing Horse marque. It is the first time that a V8 powered car sits […]
We sadly report that British engine manufacturing has fallen significantly recently. April 2019 has seen a drop of -23.4% as UK car plant Brexit shutdowns affect demand. Production for home and international markets are down -41.1% and -12.8% respectively, as global demand is slowed by general economic conditions. It may not be well known, but […]
As more and more new energy vehicles are entering on the market, four vehicles of the batch were tested as other than petrol or diesel variants. Audi’s new 4×4 was assessed as full electric and can be compared to Tesla’s Model 3, due later this year, and Jaguar’s I-Pace and Nissan Leaf tested under the […]