It’s here at last: Top Gear magazine’s massive, shiny Awards issue, in which we crown the very best cars of 2014. And there have been some crackers from which to choose. From the ludicrous LaFerrari and revolutionary BMW i8 changing the face of hybrid, through Merc’s AMG GT S and Lamborghini Huracan pushing fast in
The Hamsters are back, and they’re performing a science experiment that resulted in this: the 2015 Kia Soul EV. It’s one of the newest electric cars on the market, but what’s it like to use? Let’s start with what makes the Soul EV different from any other Kia Soul to date: the powertrain. It’s driven
Today begins the UNFCCC’s COP20 which, since the failure of the Copenhagen Accord, will build on the Durban Platform which follows the Bali Roadmap and the Warsaw Outcomes to replace the Kyoto Protocol. Overwhelmed? Fair enough. Confused? Don’t be. The world of international climate politics seems almost indulgently complex. Yet the negotiations that are about
The German brand has used some radical new ideas for its new electric car. He The future is here! BMW has launched its long-awaited i3 electric city car in Australia. It’s certainly unlike any previous BMW, with its electric motors, carbon fibre reinforced plastic structure and cutting edge looks. What was your first impression, Daisy?
MITSUBISHI believes it’s a game-changing SUV, but does the part electric Outlander spark our interest? On the road THIS particular Outlander may look like any other 4×4 from the outside, but it’s much more than that on the inside. And while the name might not exactly trip off the tongue, the technology under the skin
The £15 billion ‘Road investment strategy’ will increase the capacity and improve the condition of England’s roads. An ambitious £15 billion plan to triple levels of spending by the end of the decade to increase the capacity and condition of England’s roads, was announced to Parliament today (1 December 2014) by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin
Tony Dron drives the new e-tron hybrid version of the Audi A3 Sportback. Prepare to be seriously impressed. When I put the obvious question about their latest model to Audi, I was astonished by what happened next, but we’ll get to that later. First, things are moving fast in automotive technology and the changes in
Plug-in hybrids like the 2016 Audi A3 e-tron — especially those with well-tuned responses and zippy performance — are the evangelists that have the best chance of converting the masses to the joys of all-electric motoring. Yes, electric-car fans, please set aside your all-the-way-or-nothing thinking for the moment. On one side, the A3 e-tron preaches
[Useful information published February 2013] A £37 million funding package is set to benefit drivers with plug-in vehicles Drivers with plug-in vehicles are set to benefit from a £37 million funding package for home and on-street charging and for new charge points for people parking plug-in vehicles at railway stations. The coalition government will provide
Order books open for electric Mercedes B-Class
Mercedes has opened the UK order books for its first volume electric car, the B-Class Electric Drive. Available in two trim levels – Sport and Electric Art – the B-Class Electric Drive can cover up to 142 miles on a single charge and accelerate from 0-62 mph in 7.9 seconds, making it, says Mercedes, the
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