Seven new cars have scored maximum awards in the latest crash safety tests. Euro NCAP releases the safety ratings of seven car models: Mercedes-Benz’s first electric off-road, the EQC (pictured), and their second generation CLA; Škoda’s high-riding Kamiq; the fourth generation SsangYong Korando; BMW’s latest Z4 and the new Audi A1. In addition, the Ford … [Read more...]
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New mild hybrid Volvo XC90
A new mild hybrid powertrain is debuting in the revised Volvo XC90. Volvo has introduced a series of upgrades for the seven-seat XC90, with new styling details, additional equipment, upgrades to petrol-electric plug-in versions and the UK debut of a new mild-hybrid powertrain. On sale now, the 2020 model year XC90 range is the first to offer Volvo's … [Read more...]
Cambridgeshire bred and bored
Cambridgeshire is the most boring place in Britain. That's the opinion of a drivers' group questioned for a lifestyle probe ahead of the new Isuzu D-Max XTR pickup. It found an alarming percentage of Brits feel bored with their life. The poll of 1,000 adults found that those aged 18-34 were the most bored demographic in Britain – with 26% … [Read more...]
Porsche launch electric sports car
Porsche’s launched its first fully-electric sports car. The Stuttgart supercar maker has gone all high tech for the future with its Taycan series. It’s also broken away from its traditional coupe two-seater models and designed the Taycan as a four-door sports saloon to give wider appeal. That also leaves more room to fit the advanced 800 … [Read more...]
Newslines 6 September
It blazed a trail in design and kicked off a whole new sector, but the latest Nissan Juke made in Sunderland is moving on again when it hits streets in November. A decade from introduction, the second generation Juke is bigger and better equipped while retaining its sporting lines and uses a triple cylinder 117ps 1.0 litre engine with 6sp manual … [Read more...]
EV kit to convert bicycles
Swytch Technology, a London-based Tech Startup, unveiled its new “hand-held” eBike conversion kit, the “Swytch Kit” at the Eurobike 2019 International Cycling trade show this week. The Swytch Kit can transform any bicycle into a state-of-the-art electric bike with up to 40 miles electric range. It is easy to fit, and instantly removable, allowing customers … [Read more...]
Welsh TVR factory moves nearer completion
The TVR sports cars’ Welsh factory will be fitted out for assembly of its 200mph Griffith supercar, the company has told its enthusiastic owners’ club. West Wales-based Jones Brothers have been appointed to carry out the work on its site adjacent to the A465 Heads of the Valleys road and overlooking Ebbw Vale. In a statement, the TVR Car Club said it … [Read more...]
Tesla Model 3 outsold Ford Focus in August
The all-electric Tesla Model 3 outsold the Ford Focus in Britain last month. In a major turnaround for battery powered cars, the mid-sized Tesla led a battalion of battery powered cars which saw registrations jump 377.5% as they powered ahead in new car sales. Fiesta and Golf topped the charts but the Tesla Model 3 achieved 2,000 registrations and beat the … [Read more...]
Take a few historic laps of Silverstone
We’re all familiar with the iconic Silverstone track and the incredible F1 moments created there. What some people don’t know is that Silverstone was initially built on the site of a World War II Royal Air Force bomber station, which opened in 1943. Leasing Options has created an animation where you can see how the track has evolved from three runways … [Read more...]
Sporting lines 5 September
Following the outstanding success of Asif Kapadia’s award-winning documentary on Formula 1 driver SENNA we have upcoming documentary Rapid Response out in UK cinemas 6 September, which looks at revolutionary safety in motorsports. Rapid Response is a fast-paced documentary that tells the story of medical and safety professionals who refused to accept the … [Read more...]
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