Month: April 2023 (Page 1 of 3)

Skoda’s Citigo (pictured in electric Citigo-e form) may have just disappeared from the company’s line-up, but a new all-electric city automobile is on the cards that will be a Skoda version of the Volkswagen ID.1.
Volkswagen is said to be developing a smaller version of its MEB platform, called MEB-entry, and the automobile resulting from it is likely to take the ID.1 name. now new Skoda chairman Thomas Schäfer has confirmed that there would be a Skoda version.

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“We would absolutely try and follow suit on that,” he said. “If the platform is there we could do something creative on top of it – it would absolutely look completely different.
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“It’s a good side of the family so you don’t have to do everything yourself.”
The MEB-entry family is expected to use a affordable version of the MEB architecture, indicating a automobile length of around four meters – similar in length to today’s VW Polo. VW executives have previously spoken of aiming for a starting price of under £20,000, which Skoda would probably look to undercut. Volkswagen is also rumoured to be planning an SUV based on the MEB-entry platform, likely to take the ID.2 name.
However, Schäfer did alert that we would be unlikely to see a new electric city automobile from Skoda until the middle of the decade, with his company focusing first on the launch of the electric Enyaq crossover next year, followed by a smaller hatchback model.

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“One of our greatest focuses at the moment is to go below Enyaq, that will be our first priority, then together with the group we could do something that is a city vehicle.”
Schaffer also hinted that an electric saloon, about the same size as an Octavia, could follow at some stage after 2025, while the Octavia name could well continue as part of Skoda’s electric plans post 2030. “The Octavia is our key, crucial model,” he said.
Would you be tempted by a small Skoda EV? let us know in the comments…

breaking poor reaches its season 5 finale over the next week, as well as as filming has already been completed, the producers are auctioning off a broad variety of props utilized across the show’s five seasons.
The auction includes six cars and trucks driven by characters in the show, including protagonist Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston) – the underachieving chemistry instructor who turns to making medications to raise money for his household after finding he has terminal cancer.
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In the show’s early seasons, Walt is seen driving the household Pontiac Aztek – commonly criticised for being one of the ugliest cars and trucks ever developed – completed in a rather off-putting shade of light green.
Three Azteks were utilized in the making of breaking Bad, as well as the one up for auction was crashed in a unforgettable scene. The damage hasn’t been repaired as well as the cars and truck is noted as a non-runner, however such is the buzz surrounding breaking poor it ought to still offer for a significant amount.
Later in the show, Walt utilizes a few of his medication revenues to purchase a brand-new Chrysler 300 SRT8 (along with a Dodge Challenger for his son), however the gawky Aztek is the cars and truck many audiences will partner with this renowned character.
Fans of the show can likewise quote on the traditional Jeep Wagoneer driven by Walt’s other half Skyler, the scruffy Toyota Tercel hatchback had by Walt’s partner-in-crime Jesse Pinkman or the neat blue VW Beetle of Walt’s sister-in-law Marie Schrader.
Unfortunately, there’s no indication of the well-known RV camper van utilized by Walt as well as Jesse as a mobile meth lab in the show’s early seasons, or smooth-talking attorney Saul Goodman’s fancy Cadillac, however the auction’s 224 great deals include various tools, products of furniture as well as garments that audiences will instantaneously recognise.

The method consumers own as well as utilize their cars is on the cusp of a transformation as vehicle producers across the market assess methods of introducing autonomous tech as well as mobility to younger generations as well as those living in congested cities.
Today’s core sales model, of one household or one consumer having a vehicle, looks to be under risk as makers around the world look at methods to target clients who would generally not think about purchasing a car since of where they online or their income.
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One of the most significant disrupters to the concept of vehicle ownership are so-called millennials who, according to Richard Balch, Ford’s wise Mobility manager in Europe, “don’t feel the requirement to own whatever in their lives”.
He added: “The leasing type design as well as the pay-per-use design are growing in significance. If you slice the demographic as well as look at the millennials coming through, those [sales models] are far much more acceptable to the younger generation.”
Back in 2015, Ford introduced a car-sharing plan in London called GoDrive, which enabled registered individuals gain access to to 50 cars across the city that were paid for by the minute. other market big-hitters are still running similar car-sharing schemes – such as BMW with its DriveNow programme in the capital, drawing in over 24,000 members who pay from 33p per minute to utilize one of 300 vehicles found around the city.

The Audi A3 now has a a lot more powerful 2.0-litre TDI engine in its line-up.
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Emitting only 108g/km of CO2, returning 68.9mpg and capable of 0-62mph in 7.3 seconds, the new 182bhp 2.0-litre engine is available on all A3 and A3 Sportback models, with the Saloon to follow later.
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Audi will also offer the new engine with the Quattro all-wheel-drive system, but only in sport and S-line specification.
Another new feature on the A3 is LED headlights. Audi claim the new headlights achieve ‘daylight-like levels of illumination’ and says are the first to be fitted to a automobile in the premium compact class.
The headlights are available for every A3 and S3 variant and cost owners who spec SE and sport models £2,000. They come as part of a package, which includes LED rear lights, light and rain sensors and LED ambient interior lighting. In S line and S3 models the LED headlights are available as a stand-alone option that costs £795.
Order books for the Audi A3 are now open with prices starting from £24,375 and rising to £30,055. first deliveries are expected in September.

Oxford-based classic car converter Electrogenic has completed two world-first electric conversions for the triumph Stag and series II Morgan 4/4. Both the conversions are unique one-of-one cars and have been made to exacting customer specifications. 
The electric triumph Stag is a 1976 model, but it has had its 3.0-litre V8 engine removed. In place is a brushless electric motor with 107bhp and 235Nm of torque. That’s around 40bhp down on the Stag’s original combustion engine, although its torque figure remains near-enough identical.

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Unlike some classic car EV conversions, such as RBW’s electrified MGB, Electrogenic’s swapped Stag still features its standard four-speed manual gearbox and rear differential, which simplifies the install and should provide a little more driver involvement.
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By modern standards, the conversion uses a relatively small 37kWh battery pack, which takes the place of the engine, fuel tank and spare wheel well in the Stag, to offer a modest range of 150 miles. However, It does keep the weight of the conversion down. 
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Electrogenic says that despite the powertrain swap, the Stag’s owner wanted to retain as much of the car’s original character as possible. As a result, all of the car’s factory instruments and switchgear have been modified to work with the new electric powertrain.
The 1957 Morgan 4/4 EV has been built in much the same way as the Stag, with its original 1.2-litre four-cylinder petrol engine removed in favour of a 107bhp electric motor and 37kWh battery pack. like the Stag, the motor is also mated to the Morgan’s original manual gearbox, offering the same 150-mile range.
In cases where the company’s electric conversion vastly inflates the original car’s power output, such as the Morgan, Electrogenic will upgrade the suspension, brakes and chassis to ensure the vehicle can handle the upgrade. 
What do you make of Electrogenic’s EV conversions? let us know in the comments section below…

After much speculation, the McLaren P1 hypercar has posted a sub-seven minute lap at the Nurburgring. However, the producer has not issued an exact time, suggesting it failed to beat the Porsche 918 time of 6 minutes 57 seconds.
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McLaren labelled the sub-seven minute lap “the final objective in the development programme” for the P1. Over the 13 mile circuit, which has much more than 150 corners, the P1 averaged 111mph.
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Powered by a 727bhp 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 engine, coupled with a 176bhp lightweight electric motor, total output for the P1 is 903bhp. combined with the aero-optimised body, the P1 can hit 62mph in 2.8 seconds and reach 186mph in 16.5 seconds. At those speeds the P1 can generate up to 600kg of downforce.
McLaren chief test driver, Chris Goodwin, who completed the sub-seven minute lap, said, “The track is like the rollercoaster from hell. However, the automobile feels balanced and poised throughout, and inspires you to push on with the levels of grip and all-round ability.”