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Month: January 2023

‘GM taking over Honda would be a disaster’

‘GM taking over Honda would be a disaster’

The leading business on the worldwide motorsports stage during these very first days of summertime 2021? If I had to pick one, it would be Honda. best now it’s in impolite health, savouring the kind of success it hasn’t tasted because Ayrton Senna won it a number of formula One titles, while likewise establishing groundbreaking showroom cars and trucks such as the Honda NSX in his spare time. What a guy. Advertisement – short article continues below Wind ahead three…

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Subaru introduce restricted edition S208 WRX STi

Subaru introduce restricted edition S208 WRX STi

Subaru has revealed a new restricted edition design of its WRX STi at the Tokyo motor show called the S208, with 450 units being created for the Japanese market. It is based on the present S207 WRX STi, the range-topping rally-bred variant of the Impreza saloon, however with a couple of modifications by Subaru’s performance offshoot Subaru Tecnica worldwide (STi) to make the S208 stand out. Advertisement – post continues below • Best performance cars and trucks 2017 As a possible…

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Vauxhall’s up! is taking shape

Vauxhall’s up! is taking shape

The new Corsa is due in only a few months’ time, but Vauxhall is also forging ahead with plans for a new city automobile to take on the VW up! and Toyota Aygo. The initial idea was to develop this model in a partnership with PSA Peugeot Citroen, but Vauxhall owner general Motors now wants to build it on the next-generation Chevrolet spark platform instead. Advertisement – short article continues below • Vauxhall Corsa 2014 facelift release date & specs…

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New 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge EV on sale priced from £49,950

New 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge EV on sale priced from £49,950

Volvo has revised the pure-electric XC40 Recharge range’s trim structure, providing purchasers of its all-electric SUV more choice. The XC40 EV is available to purchase now with costs starting from £49,950, which makes it a direct rival for the upcoming Tesla model Y. Since the XC40 Recharge’s initial release earlier this year, Volvo no longer provides the automobile in R-Design trim (a nameplate utilized by its combustion engined vehicles) and instead provides a distinct trim-level structure. Volvo XC40 Recharge T5…

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Mercedes recalls 400,000 UK automobiles over faulty airbag system

Mercedes recalls 400,000 UK automobiles over faulty airbag system

Mercedes has announced it will recall 400,000 models in the UK after it was alerted to incidents of airbags accidentally deploying. The recall will apply to A-Class, B-Class, C-Class, E-Class and CLA, GLA and GLC models built between November 2011 and July 2017. Mercedes says a clock spring in the steering column could break, causing the airbag to deploy. The recall will allow Mercedes dealers to replace the clock spring. Advertisement – article continues below The fix will take around…

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Killer drivers to face life sentences

Killer drivers to face life sentences

Motorists who cause death by dangerous driving will now face life sentences according to new plans announced by the Government. Drivers causing death by dangerous driving, speeding or using a mobile phone behind the wheel could now face sentences equivalent to manslaughter, with the maximum penalties raised from 14 years to life, the Ministry of Justice confirmed. Advertisement – article continues below The announcement follows a consultation launched last year seeking to change penalties for the worst vehicle crimes. The plans…

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Paris car ban lifted after just one day

Paris car ban lifted after just one day

Paris has lifted its car ban after just one day with police issuing practically 4,000 fines as pollution fell back below the safe limit. Motorists with even-numbered licence plates had been prohibited from driving in the smog-filled capital on Monday, with restrictions expected to be reversed to even-numbered plates on Tuesday and so on. Advertisement – short article continues below But after just one day and 3,859 chauffeurs who chose to disregard the strict policies stopped by police, French officials…

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Specialist vehicle brands like McLaren as well as Aston Martin voice worry over Brexit uncertainty

Specialist vehicle brands like McLaren as well as Aston Martin voice worry over Brexit uncertainty

The UK’s expert automobile producing sector, which includes the likes of Aston Martin, McLaren, as well as Lotus, has alerted that the recent success of the market might be put to jeopardy were the government to stop working to reach a favourable Brexit offer in the future. The UK is house to the world’s largest expert automobile producing market with over 60 different brands grouped within it. A expert automobile service provider is classified as one that develops less than…

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Exclusive: Jaguar’s luxury reinvention to start from £100k

Exclusive: Jaguar’s luxury reinvention to start from £100k

Jaguar Land Rover CEO Thierry Bolloré has shone new light on his plans to reinvent Jaguar as a luxury automobile brand. Bolloré’s ‘Reimagine’ technique has already revealed plans to reposition Jaguar and take it all-electric with a whole new product range arriving from 2025. but in his first interview because taking charge of JLR last September, Bolloré has told car express that the initial design work for a new family of Jaguars has been completed and that the brand will…

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Traffic jams expense economic climate £9 billion a year

Traffic jams expense economic climate £9 billion a year

The UK’s worst web traffic jams have been exposed in a new research study that discovered tailbacks expense the economic climate £9 billion a year. Research by web traffic analysts Inrix shows motorists encountered 1.35 million web traffic jams in the UK in 2016, accounting to over 3,700 every day. The estimated costs are calculated as a result of lost time, fuel economic climate as well as pollution.  Advertisement – post continues below • London is Europe’s worst city for web…

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