The US is undergoing a change in the car market, the once popular saloon cars and hatchbacks are now being overtaken by pick up trucks and SUVs and part of the move is companies stopping selling smaller cars, such as the new Ford Fiesta which hasn’t been made available in the US and now the Volkswagen Passat, which will stop being sold in the US once the current model gets […]
The brand new Ford Mustang Mach E is due to be delivered to customers next month and ahead of the launch, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) in the US has approved the car with a maximum range of 300 miles on the top spec mode. The new Ford Mustang Mach E all electric SUV made its debut here in the UK earlier this year in February and was announced last […]
Malvern Hills based Morgan is ending production of the iconic 3 Wheeler next year in 2021 after what will be 10 years on the market due to approval of the S&S V-twin engine. The company has produced over 2,500 3 Wheelers over the years and to celebrate the end, just 33 limited run examples will be produced. The limited version will be called the P101 Edition and will cost £45,000, […]
This week, Subaru has updated the BRZ sports coupe, it has a nice redesigned front end, thinner headlights and redesigned rear bumper as well as power to make it compete better in its class. Subaru won’t be bringing the new BRZ to the UK, instead it’ll go on sale in Japan and the US only in 2021. However, like with the first generation Toyota GT86 and BRZ, the two companies […]
More and more cars seem to be offering wireless CarPlay in their new vehicles, as the rumour of the next iPhone not including any Lightning port whatsoever. For example, in the US, Hyundai is adding wireless CarPlay to the 2021 models of the new Tuscon, Santa Fe, Venue and Palisade. Here in the UK, the latest Volkswagen Golf 8 now has wireless CarPlay too. Wireless CarPlay uses a combination of […]
This week, Mercedes has officially broken the lap record at the Nurburgring with the AMG GT Black Series, a £335,000, 720bhp track monster with manually adjustable suspension and manually adjustable aero. The Black Series can do 0-60mph in 3.2 seconds and on to 201mph. The AMG GT Black Series did the lap in 6:43.616 minutes beating the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ which achieved it in 6:44:97 back in July 2018. The lap […]
This week, the UK Prime Minister has confirmed the news that general sale of brand new petrol and diesel cars and vans will now be banned from the year 2030, which has been brought forward from the 2040 goal it was previously. One thing to remember is that the sale of hybrids will be allowed for a little longer after 2030, which will be extended until 2035. This whole campaign […]
Last week the news broke that GM has recently started recalling Chevy Bolts due to the risk of the battery catching fire, GM is recalling a lot of cars, 68,677 of them and only ones manufactured earlier than 2020 due to the new model having improved battery chemistry. Detroit News broke the news last week and the recall will aid GM in getting to the bottom of five fires between 2017 and […]
Tesla cars are incredibly popular and here in the UK the popularity has increased a lot since the Model 3 went on sale last year. Back in April, at the start of the lockdown in the UK, while other car companies seemed to struggle in the transition from dealership sales only, The Model 3 became the best selling car in the UK, beating out the ever popular Ford Fiesta. Thanks […]
Yesterday, Ford announced its first all-electric Transit van which will be coming to Europe in 2022 at the earliest. The E-Transit wont be a one size fits all product either, in traditional Transit form it’ll come in about 25 different sizes, roof heights and lengths. Ford has also said the range will be up to 217 miles. Range, Charging and Power The batteries in the E-Transit are mounted under the […]
