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Tesla Model S and Model X receive 1,000bhp+ Plaid variants and interior upgrades

Tesla’s new U-shaped steering wheel is legal

Are the U-shaped steering wheel yokes shown in images of the new Tesla Model S and Model X legal? We asked the regulators.
Published 03 February 2021
Volkswagen expects ID.4 sales to hit 100,000 in first year

VW expects ID.4 sales to hit 100,000 in first year

Volkswagen predicts that it could deliver "well over" 100,000 units of its new ID.4 electric SUV during 2021, it revealed yesterday.
Published 03 February 2021
Hyundai teases Ioniq 5 as it prepares 12-model electric car assault over four years

Hyundai teases Ioniq 5 electric car

Hyundai has released teaser images of its forthcoming Ioniq 5 pure-electric car, which will spearhead a new range of more than 12 battery electri
Published 01 February 2021
Tesla Model S Plaid

Tesla Model S gets 1,100bhp variant

Tesla has today unveiled a raft of updates to its Model S saloon and Model X SUV that include 1000bhp+ Plaid variants and interior upgrades.
Published 29 January 2021
BMW M5 CS is the most powerful production BMW M car ever made

BMW M5 CS is the most powerful BMW M car ever

BMW has revealed the 626bhp M5 Clubsport (CS), the most powerful BMW M car ever made.
Published 27 January 2021
Lotus to kill off Elise, Exige and Evora models

Lotus to kill off Elise, Exige and Evora models

Lotus has announced that it will stop production of its ageing trio of sports cars — the Elise, Exige and Evora — at some point this year.
Published 26 January 2021
Is there a 200mph Chevrolet Corvette, as Joe Biden claims?

Is there a 200mph Corvette EV, as Biden claims?

In August, Joe Biden's campaign published a video to YouTube, in which he talks about his love for American Auto and his 1967 Corvette Stingray.
Published 21 January 2021
First electric Rolls-Royce will be a completely new model called Silent Shadow

Rolls-Royce's first electric car gets a name

Rolls-Royce's first electric model will be officially unveiled by the end of this year and take the form of a completely new model, reports say.
Published 18 January 2021
Richard Porter reviews the Audi e-Tron Sportback

Audi e-tron Sportback is 'spoilt' by tech

The Audi e-tron Sportback is a handsome, refined electric car spoilt by its technology, reckons motoring writer Richard Porter.
Published 18 January 2021
Renault to launch reincarnation of iconic 5 hatchback

Renault to launch reincarnation of iconic 5

Renault will launch a new, all-electric version of the iconic 5 hatchback as part of a new "Renaulution" strategy.
Published 15 January 2021
Sony's electric car tested on European roads

Sony's electric car shown testing in Europe

A year after its surprise debut at the 2020 Consumer Electrics Show (CES), the Sony Vision-S electric car has been shown testing on European road
Published 13 January 2021
Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA

The 7 most exciting new cars scheduled 2021

After what has undeniably been a historic year for the car industry, there are a number of great new cars scheduled for 2021.
Published 10 January 2021