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Month: February 2023

LEC launches affordable EV conversion for classic small

LEC launches affordable EV conversion for classic small

London electric automobiles (LEC) has launched a new electric conversion kit for the original Mini, which it says is one of the much more affordable electrified classics on the market. prices start from £25,000, excluding the cost of the donor automobile and relevant taxes, which makes it look relatively affordable compared with other players in the electrified classic automobile sector. Advertisement – short article continues below LEC’s conversion for the small uses a compact 20kWh battery pack, which keeps the…

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Best of the rest at Frankfurt 2017

Best of the rest at Frankfurt 2017

The Frankfurt motor show is one of the biggest dates in the automotive calendar. This year’s show saw big public debuts from Mercedes, Renault, Land Rover as well as Ford, in addition to idea vehicles from BMW, Kia as well as Honda. however in amongst the glitz as well as glamour, a few vehicles (and planes, believe it or not) caught our eye. Here, we round up the very best of the rest from the Frankfurt show. AeroMobil 12 It…

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Police use Playstation and Gran Turismo sport for high-speed chauffeur training

Police use Playstation and Gran Turismo sport for high-speed chauffeur training

police officers in Lincolnshire have used a video game to hone their pursuit and high-speed driving skills, as part of a new partnership between the force and PlayStation.  Four specialist operations officers from Lincolnshire police spent the day at Silverstone, turning the new Gran Turismo sport racing game into a high-speed driving school. Advertisement – short article continues below • The world’s best and worst police cars The officers were first asked to clock an initial lap time around the race…

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Porsche 718 Cayman as well as Boxster GTS exposed

Porsche 718 Cayman as well as Boxster GTS exposed

Porsche has added variety topping GTS designs to the Cayman as well as Boxster lineups, with both making utilize of a tuned 361bhp 2.5-litre turbocharged flat-four as well as featuring a riches of additional common equipment. Visually, black exterior outlining as well as black-tinted Bi-Xenon headlamps mark out the Cayman as well as Boxster GTS. Black GTS badging as well as tinted rear lamp clusters likewise feature, together with 20-inch satin completed alloy wheels. Advertisement – post continues below •…

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Bargain Dacia spring EV could still come to the UK

Bargain Dacia spring EV could still come to the UK

Dacia is still “actively considering” converting its budget city automobile EV, the Spring, to right-hand drive and introducing it to UK buyers. and the company’s CEO says a decision must be made this year. The spring is a 3.7 metre-long electric automobile that mixes a modest power output of just 44bhp and a relatively small 27.4kWh battery. but it also weighs less than one tonne, helping to deliver an official WLTP range of 143 miles between charges – a lot…

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Limited edition FIA Shelby Cobra exposed

Limited edition FIA Shelby Cobra exposed

To mark 50 years considering that the Shelby Cobra very first debuted in the FIA racing world, Shelby America has revealed a restricted edition design to celebrate reaching the milestone. The Cobra CSX7000 will be restricted to just 50 models, with each completed in ‘Viking Blue’ as well as embellished with FIA racing stripes. Advertisement – post continues below The design is created to replicate the 1964 Shelby 289 FIA Cobra, so features widened front as well as rear bumpers,…

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Ferrari celebrates 70th anniversary in London

Ferrari celebrates 70th anniversary in London

Ferrari is celebrating 70 years in the car industry in 2017, and celebrations pertained to the UK yesterday with a large parade of cars from the popular Prancing horse hitting the streets of London.  Though the bones of the Italian supercar company were constructed in 1940, it wasn’t until 1947 that the first car to bare Enzo Ferrari’s name surfaced – the 125 S. Advertisement – post continues below • best supercars 2017 In the 70 years considering that the…

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‘Electric cars and trucks will shake up the market – as well as the timing couldn’t be better’

‘Electric cars and trucks will shake up the market – as well as the timing couldn’t be better’

exactly how long do you believe it takes to introduce a new cars and truck company? In the situation of Polestar – the new electrified performance brand that sits within the Volvo cars and truck group – it’s just two years. Back in 2015 on a frozen test track in Sweden, Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson, while examining an early production version of the Volvo idea Coupe, made a decision that it shouldn’t wear a Volvo badge – however something different….

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Volkswagen Scirocco facelift brings fresh deal with as well as new set

Volkswagen Scirocco facelift brings fresh deal with as well as new set

A facelift for the Volkswagen Scirocco coupe is in the works, however just like the just recently updated Polo, the huge modifications will come under the skin. • Volkswagen Scirocco review As our special picture reveals, VW will stick carefully to the elegant shape very first introduced in 2008, with subtle updates to the grille as well as headlights. The Scirocco is still one of the best-looking vehicles in the line-up, so there’s no sense in alienating prospective purchasers with a…

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Mitsubishi electric Emirai 4 EV unveiled at Tokyo

Mitsubishi electric Emirai 4 EV unveiled at Tokyo

Mitsubishi Electric, a separate entity from Mitsubishi Motors, has unveiled an autonomous EV concept called Emirai 4 at this year’s Tokyo motor Show. Normally accustomed to manufacturing domestic electrical appliances, Mitsubishi electric has developed the Emirai 4 with three particular fields of research; electrification, autonomous driving and connectivity. Advertisement – short article continues below • All the most recent from the 2017 Tokyo motor Show One of the main features on the Emirai 4 is the chauffeur sensing system. A…

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