Renault confirmed this morning that it will revive two of its most iconic numbers as part of its shift to electric cars in the next half decade. The Renault 5, which was made from 1972 to 1996 and also became a rally icon, is confirmed to return as an electric supermini, having been revealed as … Read more
If you want a vehicle that can hit 60mph in less than 3.5 seconds you don’t need to buy a low-slung, spine-twisting supercar. Instead, you can have all the creature comforts and loading space of a pick-up. That’s because US hypercar brand Hennessy has just unveiled its latest model – the Mammoth 1000 TRX. The … Read more
Vauxhall’s parent company Stellantis is in ‘ongoing conversations’ with the Government over the fate of its Ellesmere Port factory (pictured) Vauxhall’s parent company Stellantis is in ‘ongoing conversations’ with the Government over the fate of its Ellesmere Port factory in the North West as negotiations continue to turn it into a cutting-edge electric car plant, … Read more
Car makers today urged the Government to go ‘full throttle’ to boost the motor industry in post-Brexit Britain – publishing a 12-point plan to get UK car production up to full speed and create up to 40,000 new jobs. That includes providing 2.3million public charging points by the end of the decade, so that motorists … Read more
If you want a vehicle that can hit 60mph in less than 3.5 seconds and has a top speed in excess of 200mph, you don’t need to buy a low-slung, spine-twisting supercar. Instead, you can have all the creature comforts and loading space of a pick-up. That’s because US hypercar brand Hennessy has just unveiled … Read more
Car manufacturer Nissan is set to announce later this week plans to build a new battery gigafactory in the North East of England by 2024, according to new reports on Monday. The plant would provide around 2,000 new jobs to supply batteries for the Japanese firm’s electrified vehicles – such as the Leaf, which is … Read more
If your garage is so full of junk that you can no longer put your car inside it, you are not alone. Fifty-three per cent of drivers with garages never park their cars in them. And 68 per cent of them say it is because they use their garage to store other items. The survey of … Read more
Game changer, tipping point; however you’d like to phrase it, the new Audi Q4 e-tron certainly feels different. And that’s because the German car giant’s ‘most affordable all-electric SUV’ is straight forward. I just jumped in and fired it up. There were no buttons to press or ‘twist-and-go’ gear set-up. Easy to drive, great pace … Read more
Skoda is the latest car maker to offer electric vehicles to emergency services after the Czech brand this week revealed images of its Enyaq iV in police, ambulance and fire response liveries. The battery-electric SUV will be able to give chase to criminals or respond to life-threatening situations with a 0-to-60mph acceleration time of 8.5 … Read more
New research has uncovered the UK’s illegal vehicle modification hotspots, based on the number of offences reported in the last year. It found that the most common illegal alteration to cars, motorcycles, vans and trucks were to the number plates. Responding police forces said they had slapped 13,720 drivers with fines in 2020, which made … Read more