Lamborghini Temerario has a 920hp V8 and revs to 10,000rpm August 20, 2024 Lamborghini has used Monterey Car Week to reveal its replacement for the Huracan – and bid farewell to the naturally aspirated V10 engine. The Lamborghini Temerario becomes the Italian marque’s new ‘junior’ supercar, slotting into the range beneath the V12 Revuelto. As per long-standing Lamborghini tradition, the Temerario is named in honour of a famous fighting [...]
Porsche 911 Turbo celebrates 50 years with retro special edition August 20, 2024 After 60 years of the Porsche 911 in 2023, this year sees the flagship 911 Turbo celebrate its 50th anniversary. And the folk in Stuttgart have not let the occasion pass unnoticed. Porsche announced the aptly-named 911 Turbo 50 Years edition at the glamorous Monterey Car Week in California. Production will be limited to 1,974 [...]
Electric Moke review: driving a reborn icon of the Swinging Sixties August 14, 2024 Question: what do The Beatles, Madonna, George Russell, Jennifer Lopez, The Beach Boys, Cher, Hunter S Thompson, Brigitte Bardot and Kate Moss all have in common? The answer, obviously, is that they have all been pictured in a Moke. First launched in 1964, the Moke simultaneously stuck two fingers up to fashion while being embraced [...]
Mercedes-Benz CLE review: Two become one in luxurious coupe August 10, 2024 Cast your mind back to the early 2000s, a time when Mercedes-Benz seemingly embarked upon a plan to cover every possible niche in the automotive market. The results included oddities such as the R-Class, along with a proliferation of coupes and ‘shooting brake’ estates. Time has moved on, however, and Mercedes is now attempting to [...]
Lamborghini Revuelto: Hybrid tech brings hypercar performance August 9, 2024 Like an automotive sequel to Night at the Museum, I half-expect the slumbering supercars to burst uproariously into life. But there’s still an hour to go before the Museo Lamborghini opens its doors to the public, the lights are dimmed and all is eerily calm. I sit alone for a few moments in quiet contemplation, [...]
The star cars to see at London’s Concours of Elegance this month August 8, 2024 Hampton Court Palace will shortly play host to some of the most exotic and exquisite classic cars from around the world. Taking place in West London later this month, the must-visit Concours of Elegance is now into its 13th year. Around 1,000 classic cars will be parked inside the grounds of the royal palace during the [...]
Volvo: Record-breaking year for car maker as UK sales near £2bn August 7, 2024 Volvo's UK sales jumped closer to the £2bn mark after another record-breaking year, it has been revealed in newly filed accounts.
BMW back in the black after UK sales move up a gear August 7, 2024 The UK arm of BMW surged back into the black during 2023 thanks to a jump in sales across all its brands. The Hampshire-headquartered division has reported a pre-tax profit of £114m for the year after posting a pre-tax loss of £16.8m in the prior period. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also show that its [...]
TVL makes ‘strides’ in securing £19.5m investment for refinery set to power UK’s EV boom August 5, 2024 The company behind Tees Valley Lithium (TVL) said it is making "significant strides" in securing up to $25m (£19.5m) in funding for its Wilton refinery project.
Who will pay to phase out petrol cars? July 29, 2024 Is the elimination of petrol cars the inevitable march of progress or an area ripe for government intervention? Labour must decide, says Eliot Wilson Last week the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) set out seven measures it wanted the government to implement in order to make “automotive sustainability” a competitive advantage for the [...]