The landscape of leading car brands in Britain is looking different with the arrival of more pure electric cars. Traditional market leading brands are taking a back seat as manufacturers who were among the first to "go-electric" are making big inroads among motorists and businesses seeking to "go-green" and the Skoda Enyaq (above) topped October's registrations for BEVs. SMMT statistics for all … [Read more...]
Sports cars hold value best
A new study has revealed that sports cars retain more of their value than any other type of car when resold. According to the latest car valuation data looking at prices for cars after three years and 36,000 miles of use, sports cars boast an average retained value of 52.38% - more than any other vehicle type. The research comes from Auto Express, which analysed figures from used car market … [Read more...]
Gone but not forgotten classics we still hanker for
Cars are discontinued as they become less profitable, powerful and able to compete within the market. It has already been announced that models such as the Audi R8, Mercedes-Benz C Class and Jeep Cherokee will be discontinued in 2024 and ATS Euromaster has used on-line search data over the last 12 months to determine which discontinued cars are missed the most: 1. Lamborghini Aventador – … [Read more...]
Chinese stake in Aston Martin Lagonda
Chinese backers have moved to take a share of the quintessentially British Aston Martin Lagonda brand. Geely, who are behind Volvo, Polestar and Lotus, have taken a 17% stake of £234M in the Gaydon and St Athan luxury car makers and may raise it to 22%. The move makes the Chinese giant the third-largest shareholder in Aston Martin, behind the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (18% holding) … [Read more...]
Tradelines 19 April
The all-electric British designed MG Cyberster sports car will come to UK in 2024, but may be sold outside the usual dealer network. MG has previously said it believes having a showroom network has been behind its success in recent years, but the first sports model in over a decade may be see another sales avenue created. A swathe of car dealer suppliers are at loggerheads with one of the … [Read more...]
Newslines 15 April
Car fans in Wales are most likely to search for an Audi R8 when it comes to supercars. According to Rivervale Leasing that’s the model on-line hunters wanted in Cardiff, Newport and Swansea while other parts of the UK went for Porsche, Lamborghini, Polestar and Lotus as well as the R8. The Hyundai IONIQ 5 was named 2022 World Car of the Year live at the New York International Auto Show. It … [Read more...]
Newslines 22 February
Jagaur Land Rover is reported in media to be well advanced on plans to develop a new pure electric car squarely aimed at the Bentley sector from 2025. It comes as other media stories say Ford, Renault and Mercedes-Benz are also looking at ramping up their electric cars, Toyota group has revealed a range of pure electric cars to replace all their existing models in a couple of years, while Lotus … [Read more...]
Price confirmed for Lotus Emira V6
Lotus has confirmed the price and full specification of the all-new Emira V6 First Edition. The car, fully loaded with a host of desirable technology, infotainment and comfort features plus unique badging, costs £75,995 plus OTR charges with a 400hp 3.5V6 Toyota engine, six speed gearboxes and 180mph maximum giving 0-60mph in 4.3 seconds and 242 gkm emissions. … [Read more...]
Lotus and Bentley’s new contrasting performance models
The Lotus Emira has been unveiled as the company’s final model with a mid-mounted internal combustion engine. In fact there’s a choice of two power units, the familiar 3.5V8 or AMG 2.0 i4 giving 360 to 400hp, a maximum 180mph and choice of manual or automatic transmissions and on the road from next spring from under £60,000. All-new mid-engined sports car perfectly embodies ongoing … [Read more...]
Beauties to behold even after 2,500 years
A mathematical ratio dating back 2,500 years has been used to analyse the aesthetics of performance cars over the last 70 years. The study conducted by carwow analysed the proportions of 197 of the world’s most powerful cars and then compared them to ‘the golden ratio’ – a mathematic measure for perfect proportions. The top 10 is dominated by classic sports cars from the 60s and 70s, but … [Read more...]
