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Electrogenic classic car electric conversions

Why convert a classic car to electric?

Is converting a classic car to electric power sacrilege or do we need to get with the programme? We visit Electrogenic to understand the appeal.
Published 21 May 2021
Nearly-new electric cars cost more to run than petrol and diesel

Nearly-new EVs cost more than petrol, diesel

Electric cars bought one or two years after manufacture are costlier to run than petrol or diesel equivalents, according to the largest new and u
Published 30 April 2021
Jenson Button and Ant Anstead to revive Radford coachbuilding

Jenson Button to revive Radford coachbuilding

Former F1 champion Jenson Button and TV presenter Ant Antstead will lead the revival of Radford, a historic coachbuilder.
Published 17 March 2021
David Brabham: dad Sir Jack Brabham 'did everything possible to keep me away from motor sport'

Jack Brabham wanted son David to be a farmer

Le Mans winner David Brabham has revealed how close he came to becoming a farmer after his F1 champion father steered him away from motor sport.
Published 27 August 2020
Lotus boss Phil Popham interview with Will Dron: Evija hypercar back on track as company expands after lockdown - Evija hypercar

Lotus boss: Evija hypercar back on track

Lotus CEO Phil Popham talks about how his company has weathered lockdown, its electric future, the Evija hypercar and SUVs.
Published 17 July 2020
McLaren P1 hypercar designer Frank Stephenson has created 'world's safest' baby seat

McLaren P1 designer has created a baby seat

Frank Stephenson's latest project is a series of child seats that incorporate military-grade impact absorption technology and supercar materials.
Published 11 May 2020
Domagoj Dukec

BMW design chief: 'You can't please everybody'

Driving.co.uk caught up with Domagoj Dukec at the LA Auto Show to discuss his design roots, his love for all things BMW ... and large grilles.
Published 27 December 2019
There will be no land speed record attempt without sponsors, says Bloodhound owner

Bloodhound record won't happen without sponsors

It was one of the good news stories of the year: the Bloodhound LSR car, having been saved from bankruptcy by a private buyer, hitting 628mph...
Published 24 December 2019
BMW M Vision NEXT’s exterior designer, Jose Alberto Casas Peña

BMW's next supercars: we meet the designer

BMW’s Vision M Next concept broke cover at 2019’s Frankfurt Motor Show. It’s a hint as to what future BMW M products will look like.
Published 16 December 2019
The Allan McNish formula: Audi's electric motor sport tech and how it trickles down to road cars

The Allan McNish formula: electric cars and racing

Driving.co.uk traveled to Formula E in Saudi for a chat with Allan McNish, former F1 driver turned Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team principal.
Published 12 December 2019
Brendan Cormier, curator of Cars: Accelerating the Modern World — Q&A with curator of new V&A exhibition

Cars: Accelerating the Modern World — Q&A

Cars: Accelerating the Modern World is perhaps the most interesting and cerebral explorations of the automobile and its effect on socie
Published 21 November 2019
Andy Green interview - Bloodhound LSR 628mph

Andy Green Q&A: What it's like to drive Bloodhound

The Bloodhound LSR team is packing up after a testing programme that saw Andy Green pilot the car to 628mph.
Published 18 November 2019