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The rush to electric cars has generally coincided with a slowing down if not a complete pause in looking for breakthroughs in internal combustion engine development. Car makers’ pockets typically do not run deep enough to invest so heavily in parallel technologies. Yet with EVs set to make up only half of all global sales […]

BMW has released the first images of a new model set to be revealed at the upcoming Villa d’Este Concours, seemingly fusing last year’s Skytop concept with the famed ‘Clownshoe’ Z3 M Coupé. Images posted to social media show the silhouette of a model with the same rear lights as the Skytop, a rakish open-top

Range: 436 miles Effectively the new-age, electric equivalent to the popular Passat, the ID 7 serves as a statement of intent for Volkswagen’s next generation of EVs. It introduces the company’s new, more efficient ‘AP550’ rear motor, which brings a boost to efficiency. With the largest available battery (in the Pro S model), it will afford 436

Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer has cast doubt on the prospect of the brand introducing range-extender (REx) powertrains in Europe, because it is already well served here by more conventional hybrid powertrains. Volkswagen last month revealed the ID Era concept at the Shanghai motor show as a preview of a large, range-extender electric SUV, aimed at the

In-car audio is as much about relaying information to the occupants as it is listening to music. With that in mind, one of the latest ideas to emerge from Continental is an instrument display that doubles as a sound chamber to transmit sound without the need for separate speakers. The display is based on the company’s

The Land Rover Discovery has been treated to a pair of special editions and some subtle updates in a bid to sustain its appeal as it enters its eighth year on sale.  The primary additions for the 2026 model year are a pair of new special-edition Discovery models that JLR says have been designed to

The No4 is again offered with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, this time with a larger and more efficient 14.6kWh battery. This provides as much as 50 miles of electric range, 30% more than the car it replaces. The PHEV combines a 178bhp turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with a gearbox-integrated motor for 222bhp and 266lb ft. The

Peugeot has launched a new version of the 208 that cuts the supermini’s starting price from £24,645 to £19,995. Named the 208 Style, it’s available only with a turbocharged 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine that sends 99bhp to the front wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox. It’s visually distinguished from its more expensive siblings by a colour-contrasting black grille and steel

Electric power will also feature heavily thanks to the set-up’s 34kWh battery. In the Omoda 9, this gives a claimed electric range of 93 miles, something the Freelander could even exceed, given its more slippery shape. After the plug-in hybrid, REx and fully electric powertrains will arrive. RExs are the latest spin on hybrid cars, whereby

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