picking a top 10 from the Frankfurt motor show is always a struggle – not just because there are hundreds of world debuts to pick through, but the sheer size of the Messe Frankfurt exhibition complex means you’re unlikely to see everything on display. luckily our news editor wore his…
Police spend £18million on unmarked cars
police forces in the UK have spent £18million on unmarked police cars, with executive models including the likes of the Jaguar XF, Audi A6 and BMW X5 arriving on police fleets. A freedom of information request by the daily Mail found that the West Midlands force had spent the most…
New ATS GT supercar to be exposed at salon Prive
ATS (Automobili Turismo e Sport) is to unveil its new ATS GT Supercar at this year’s salon Prive on 31 August. The new vehicle will function a twin turbo V8 as well as seven speed, double clutch gearbox, although no power or performance figures have been revealed yet. The vehicle…
New 355bhp Peugeot 508 sport Engineered revealed as a lot of powerful road-going Peugeot ever
This is the new Peugeot 508 sport Engineered. It’s the first model from the French brand’s newly formed performance arm, which will rival the BMW 330e and Volkswagen Passat GTE in a rapidly expanding marketplace of sporty plug-in hybrid saloons. The new model is expected to go on sale in…
McLaren 650S performance figures revealed
Take a McLaren 12C as a starting point, add styling and technology from the P1 hypercar and the new 650S is the result. revealed here in coupe form, ahead of its debut at the Geneva motor show next month alongside a Spider version, the 650S slots into the line-up between…
Electric car charging fees on UK motorways to change
The UK’s sole motorway charging provider for EVs is scrapping its £6 flat fee, and replacing it with a pay as you go pricing struture. Last year, Ecotricity introduced a £6 flat fee for a 30 minute charge on its 300 strong network of EV charging stations across the UK’s…
UK drivers to escape EU speed camera fines due to Brexit
Brexit brings with it many changes, and the latest to emerge is that speeding British drivers caught on speed cameras in European Union countries are unlikely to face penalties. This is because the UK’s departure from the EU ends an arrangement that previously allowed continental countries to pursue speeding offences…
Used vehicle sales autumn to lowest level considering that 2012
utilized vehicle sales in the UK fell by 14.9 per cent in 2020 as a result of coronavirus lockdowns closing showrooms as well as denting consumer confidence. A overall of 6,752,959 utilized vehicles altered hands, down from 7,935,105 in 2019, the worst year for the market considering that 2012. The…
Bristol Cars: doubts around the British brand’s future
Doubts have been cast over the comeback of Bristol Cars, after a firm of insolvency practitioners said it did not understand how planned “continuation models” will be created due to issues relating to intellectual home rights (IPR). The rebirth of Bristol was announced in early may 2021, and with it…
“Buyers as well accepting of insufficient reliability”
walking around the stands at the Frankfurt motor show last week, it struck me just what a golden age for cars and truck advancement this is. There were household cars, supercars, F1-inspired cars, electric cars, hybrid cars, cars and trucks in homes (!), autonomous cars and trucks as well as…