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Finally, the Turbo E-Hybrid (which is badged simply ‘Turbo’) uses the same electric components but with a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8. This engine has been significantly upgraded compared with the outgoing version, mainly so it can continue to comply with emissions demands. It swaps its twin-scroll turbos for single-scroll items, because the latter are physically smaller […]
Best for: Mix of range and equipment The Ford Explorer might not look particularly inspiring, but our drive revealed that it’s actually a respectable electric SUV with lots going for it. It’s a good thing too, because the model’s launch had been severely delayed. Based on Volkswagen’s MEB platform, the Explorer is more than just a […]
And on that bombshell, Amazon’s motoring show has come to an end. Which means there’s no The Grand Tour or Top Gear to watch, nor a clear prospect of either returning, for the first time in yonks. There have been times we’ve been without either show in the past two decades, but this time feels […]
The Q6 E-tron’s interior also represents a change of tack for Audi. Most of the physical buttons have gone, and so has the lower screen for controlling the climate and secondary functions that you got in the Q8 E-tron. Instead, they have all been replaced with one big, curved screen that consists of a 11.9in […]
The seventh day of April, 1968. One of the worst days of my life, and even after all this time the sadness remains. That day my hero, Jim Clark, died in a Formula 2 accident on the Hockenheim circuit in Germany, when a rear tyre deflated and sent him into the trees at far too […]
Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng will launch in the UK in “less than a handful of months” as it works to expand its line-up to include right-hand drive cars, its co-founder has said. The EV company will launch with its G6 coupé-crossover, a rival to the Tesla Model Y, Brian Gu confirmed to journalists at the […]
Alpine has revealed an extreme new special edition of the A110 with 345bhp and a top-end price tag of nearly £300,000. Called the A110 R Ultime, the final edition of the French brand’s halo sports car is one of the most expensive four-cylinder cars of all time, far exceeding the £90,000 A110 R on which […]
But giving my boat the most buoyancy is tucked around the back, in a rather smaller, more ramshackle shed built out of a former war department canteen by an Austin 7 enthusiast and special builder called Jack French. He was a founder of the 750 Motor Club some 75 years ago, and he built a […]