Suzuki GB staged a landmark event inWales to highlight 55 years of their clever and effective ‘ALLGRIP’ four wheel drive systems. At a recent test drive session held in south Wales and centred on the ‘Monster Mountain’ off-road facility near Merthyr Tydfil, motoring writers were invited by Suzuki to test-drive a selection of their models, both current and … [Read more...]
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Toyota Gazoo Racing to showcase hydrogen Rally2
Toyota Gazoo Racing will debut the GR Yaris Rally2 H2 Concept, a rally car equipped with a hydrogen engine, at Rally Finland, taking place from 31 July to 3 August. Toyota has been competing with a hydrogen engine Corolla since 2021 in Japan’s Super Taikyu endurance circuit racing series, accelerating its efforts to create ever-better motorsports-bred cars … [Read more...]
Chery to blossom in Britain this summer
Chery International will be entering the UK market under its own brand this summer and its initial model will be shown at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this week. Marking another significant step in the Chinese manufacturer’s ambitious expansion into the United Kingdom, Chery UK will initially launch with two SUVs, both optimised for the local market … [Read more...]
The heart of future hybrids unveiled
A future power source for a new generation of hybrid vehicles has been unveiled. Allotrope Energy has developed a new class of supercapacitor with twice the energy density of current technology. Their use could form the basis of a new generation of hybrid powertrains that recover far more energy and provide greater power assistance, yet at a substantially … [Read more...]
Concerns over “driverless” cars
Just one in 25 people (4%) believe driverless cars are already safe enough to be used on UK roads and only 11% said they would use the technology if it was available now. July’s Startline Used Car Tracker also reveals that 34% wouldn’t feel safe riding in a driverless car and 26% think they will never be as safe as a human driver. Almost half (49%) agree … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: X Peng G6 Long Range
Among the newest of the Chinese car-makers coming to the UK, XPeng has partnered with the people who brought us Subaru and Isuzu in Britain, so let that be a warning to rivals. The Chinese company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong, with offices in Mountain View, California, and Munich. It has partnered platform and electrical … [Read more...]
Manufacturers pouring money into registrations
Manufacturer and dealer incentives meant the UK’s new car market grew for the second consecutive month in June, as registrations rose 6.7% to 191,316 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. It was the best June since 2019, helping lift first half performance 3.5% above the same period last year, although the market remains -17.9% … [Read more...]
More businesses fitting ev charge points for fleets
More than three out of four UK fleets (77%) either have an electric vehicle (EV) charging strategy in place or are planning to adopt one, according to new research. The 2025 Arval Mobility Observatory Fleet and Mobility Barometer looks at three types of charging provision – at home, using public infrastructure and at company premises –either being currently … [Read more...]
Newslines 30 June
On line and later on-site car dealer Cazoo collapsed with over £250M of debt just over 12 months ago and owed money to about 10,000 creditors, according to data at Companies House, Cardiff. The business was sold for £5M last year after filings showed it had been under financed and overstretched itself and was hit by the Covid-crisi and a change in market … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Kia EV3 GT-Line S
Some cars immediately impress, others take a bit longer and they stand out against models which made no measureable impression after a much longer period behind the wheel. The Kia EV3 GT-Line S is an example of the series which seems to get better each time it’s driven. We first drove the new Kia EV3 last December and were impressed, but a lot’s happened … [Read more...]
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