Car.co.uk Weekly News - June 25 2021
Plenty of performance this week as Maranello takes on Woking, but we have a nice plug-in hybrid estate to show you too.
Car.co.uk Weekly News - June 18 2021
We’ve driven Nissan’s new Qashqai this week, it seems Porsche wants us to go touring again and is Ferrari’s new sports car going to be called the Dino?
Car.co.uk Weekly News - June 11 2021
This week we have lots of news when it comes to new models on their way. Plus we opened the book of Genesis and drove something we can’t tell you about, yet. Intriguing.
Car.co.uk Weekly News - June 4 2021
BMW has revealed an electric performance coupé that’s a serious rival to its petrol performance coupé. Kia is teasing us with mysterious images of its new Sportage and there’s now a McLaren Elva we can all afford.
Car.co.uk Weekly News - May 28 2021
In this week’s Car.co.uk news: Cupra reveals its first electric car, Jeep electrifies its Wrangler and we look at something very very very expensive from Rolls-Royce.
Car.co.uk Weekly News - May 21 2021
Another edition of weekly automotive news. Highlights include - Volkswagen has teased the new Polo GTi which will get its official debut in June & Land Rover has launched a HST version of its Evoque with sporty design bits and a 300 hp motor.
Car.co.uk Weekly News - May 14 2021
Another edition of weekly automotive news. Highlights include - Volkswagen has teased the new Polo GTi which will get its official debut in June & Land Rover has launched a HST version of its Evoque with sporty design bits and a 300 hp motor.
Car.co.uk Weekly News - May 7 2021
It seems fitting to kick off this week’s Car.co.uk news round-up with the announcement that Genesis will begin sales in the UK in the summer of this year.
Car.co.uk Weekly News - April 30 2021
If you’re hoping for news of a great new family runabout this week, then we’re afraid you’ll be a bit disappointed because it’s all mostly been about performance. That and the big headline-grabbing story of the week, the possible arrival of ‘self-driving’ cars on UK motorways this year. It’s really just an advanced driver assistance system that will only be able to drive at speeds up to 37km/h in a single lane of specific sections of motorway, but you’ll be allowed to take your hands off the wheel while they do so, provided you pay attention so you can take control back again if something happens. So no watching Game of Thrones or other box-sets and certainly no having a nap. We’re not sure what everyone’s getting excited about.
Car.co.uk Weekly News - April 23 2021
This week has been all about money, not how much the car companies made, but how much the top football companies make and how much more they want to make. But we’re not a football site, so as the Superleague slipped into relegation, we look at the big news in the world of cars. Here is our weekly round-up of automotive news!
UK motorists welcome government’s MOT extension
UK motorists were today greeted by an announcement from the UK Government that if their MOT is due on or after 30th March 2020 they would receive an automatic extension of 6 months.
Ford launches ‘Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC’
The Ford Motor Company has announced the launch of its new organisation that is to be responsible for the research and development of automated vehicles, with a view to aggressively expand its place within the AV market. To companies like Google, Uber and now Ford, self driving vehicles are being seen as something of a Holy Grail, with the two tech companies spending huge amounts of money and effort on what many other companies considered to be little more than a pet project.
Warning over tyre and brake dust particle pollution
Even all-electric vehicles will continue to produce harmful pollutants from tyres and brakes, a new report warns.
Nissan Leaf battery sparks row over charging times
Buyers of the New Nissan Leaf were left feeling a little flat after discovering their re-charge times aren’t quite as advertised.
Toyota patents tear gas system to deter thieves
The Toyota Motor Corporation has filed a patent for a tear gas system to combat car thieves.
Carrying car seats put new mums at risk of injury
New mothers are being cautioned that both carrying and lifting car seats for babies could be putting their recovering bodies under excessive stress.
Volvo to cap the speed limit of all its cars to 112mph from 2020
From next year the Swedish automaker Volvo will limit all cars in its line up to a top speed of 112mph.
Tesla to cut 9% of its workforce in a bid to chase profits
In an attempt to lessen the blow of a leaked email, Elon Musk took to Twitter and addressed the fact that Tesla are set to reduce their current workforce by 9%. The “difficult but necessary” move will see over three thousand employees lose their jobs.
Nissan emission figures clouded by false data
The Japanese car manufacturing giant has admitted to falsifying data gathered from Nissan’s emissions tests performed at Japanese factories.
