[ad_1] The Renault Austral is a new C-segment SUV, 4.5 metres long, replacing the Kadjar and arriving in British showrooms imminently. Renault says it has learnt from the latest Mégane that its customers like simplicity, and this is a market overflowing with rivals, including the big-selling (and related) Nissan Qashqai, so there are only three variants, all with the…
[ad_1] The petrol 2008 will be available with the same three specification levels: Active (priced from £24,020), Allure (from £27,220) and GT (from £31,020). All three offer slightly different design features, with range-topping GT models sporting the most eye-catching design. Standard equipment on all includes Peugeot’s iConnect infotainment system with a 10in touchscreen (which can be…
[ad_1] In the current issue of Autocar, we asked the team to select their all-time favourite Le Mans racers. This is what we came up with: Cadillac Le Monstre Sauber-Mercedes C9 Porsche 956 Mazda 787B 2015 Corvette C7.R Ferrari 250 SWB ‘Breadvan’ 1966 Mini Marcos Which cars have we unfairly…
[ad_1] Episode 39 of the Autocar motoring podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident gearheads Steve Cropley and Matt Prior rediscovering a classic Chevrolet Corvette, back-to-back testing cars, talking the future of motoring and Euro 7 and learning a new word for high-riding 4x4s (hint: excuse our language). There\’s also much more besides, including your correspondence. Make…
[ad_1] The reinvented Aston Martin Vantage will be styled to be a “complete hooligan” as part of a plan to make it even sportier, chief creative officer Marek Reichman has told Autocar. Although the Vantage will undergo a similar interior overhaul to the DB12, it will be differentiated by its character on the road. Given…
[ad_1] Beyond confirming that it won’t have a long bonnet and won’t be “bulky”, Jannarelly stopped short of giving strong clues as to the shape and size of the new model, although he did point to the slimness and simplicity of an EV architecture as facilitators for improved packaging and compactness. Jannarelly’s commitment to lightness…
[ad_1] =8. Rimac Nevera – 258mph If ever there was a car that put to bed the myth that electric cars are slow, it’s the Rimac Nevera. The Croatian hypercar has clocked 258mph, making it the joint fastest electric car in the world. It’s also the world’s fastest accelerating production car over the quarter mile (8.582sec),…
[ad_1] There will also be selected AMG models, though again Mercedes-Benz is holding back on details right now. The existence of a six-cylinder petrol engine in standard CLE models hints at a possible CLE53 model. Speculation also revolves around a range-topping CLE63 with the same 2.0-litre four-cylinder-based plug-in hybrid system used by the C63. The…
[ad_1] There is also an emphasis on interior storage, including a centrally located dashboard glovebox-style multi-function centre console in the front and a removable storage box at the back of the tunnel console. Four interior designs – termed ‘rooms’ by Volvo – will be offered, all using different recyclable and renewable materials, including one that…
[ad_1] The straight six’s wonderfully even supply of torque, its excellent response and outright range, and its tuneful, rasping audible character make it a big draw in itself. £65k certainly isn’t over the top for it, not by today’s standards. But in order to really drink in all that engine offers, to tap synaptically into the…