Nissan and NASA are extending their collaboration to develop technology to manage fleets of autonomous vehicles using artificial intelligence from Space projects. When you think of NASA, you think of ‘Space’ missions and astronauts, huge rockets and the moon. And you wonder, beyond the fascination of exploration, what is the point? But Space exploration has […]
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Lotus Evora GT410 Sport REVEALED – it’s another ‘NEW’ Lotus
The Lotus Evora GT410 Sport is revealed as a new version of the Evora, replacing the Evora 410 and sitting below the GT430. Costs from £85,900. Until Lotus gets some actual new products – from track day to sports cars to supercars and even SUVs – as Geely nous gets stuck in at Hethel, ‘New’ […]
McLaren 570 GT Sport Handling Pack makes the PERFECT 570
The McLaren 570 GT – McLaren’s ‘luxury’ Sports Series car – can now be had with the Sport Handling pack, essentially combining the best of the 570 S and 570GT. It’s two years since the McLaren 570GT arrived as a new softer, more luxurious take on McLaren’s Sports Series 570S. McLaren hailed the 570GT as […]
Ford Edge SUV Facelift REVEALED ahead of Detroit debut
The Ford Edge SUV has been given a bit of a facelift for and has been revealed ahead of its debut in the US at the Detroit Motor Show. Not expected in the UK until 2019. It’s only two years since the Ford Edge SUV arrived in the UK market as a big brother to […]
2018 MINI gets more tech and new DCT option
The 2018 MINI – Hatch, five-door and Convertible – gets additional tech, more customisation, LED lights and a new optional seven-speed DCT gearbox. MINI is giving its range – hatchback, five-door and convertible – a bit of a makeover for 2018 including, for the first time, the arrival of a dual-clutch automatic gearbox. All MINIs […]
2018 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer and 2 Series Gran Tourer FACELIFT
The BMW 2 Series Active Tourer and 2 Series Gran Tourer get a bit of titivation for 2018, with styling tweaks for BMW’s MPVs, more efficient engines and DSG gearbox too. It’s four years since the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer arrived (and three years since the Gran Tourer arrived) to deliver a ‘Premium’ MPV (although BMW call […]
1948 Land Rover LAUNCH car being restored by JLR Classic
Jaguar Land Rover Classics is restoring one of the three 1948 Land Rover launch cars, recently rediscovered, as it starts its Land Rover 70th anniversary celebrations. It’s 70 years this year since the very first Land Rover arrived at the Amsterdam Motor Show and started an unbroken 67 years of production for the Land Rover […]
Kia Picanto X-Line UK Price and Spec announced
The new Kia Picanto X-Line – a butch take on Kia’s City Car – goes on sale in the UK with prices starting at £12,595 and a single 1.25 litre petrol engine option. Turning cars in to pseudo SUVs has become big business for car makers as they pander to the seemingly insatiable appetite for […]
Toyota’s average CO2 emissions in the UK DROP in 2017
Average CO2 emissions for Toyota’s UK car sales actually dropped in 2017, just as average emissions for many others rose as buyers turned away from diesel-engined cars. When the 2017 sales figures for new cars in the UK were revealed a few days ago, one snippet of information was that average CO2 emissions from cars […]
Kia Niro EV Concept debuts at CES – 238 mile range for Kia’s electric Niro
The electric Kia Niro has debuted at the 2018 CES in Las Vegas, boasting new styling, new technology and a claimed range of 238 miles. It previews the production Niro EV. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is rapidly turning in to a de facto Motor Show, and Kia has chosen CES to […]