• The finest cars of Buick

    The finest cars of Buick
    Buick: the story of America’s oldest auto firm still runningSmall to large.By a small margin, Buick is the oldest North American company still building cars today, was the first to be incorporated into General Motors, and marked its 120th birthday in 2023.
    To have survived so long, Buick has clearly been doing something right for the last 120 odd years, which is as good a reason as any for us to delve into its history:The founder
    David Dunbar Buick (1854-1929) was born in Arbroath on
  • The rise of the virtual gearbox: Why EV sports cars are faking it

    The rise of the virtual gearbox: Why EV sports cars are faking it
    Simulated sequential 'boxes, pioneered by Hyundai, are the hottest new trend in high-performance EVsThe sign of any great new technology is how quickly it smoothly slips into your life.
    When was the last time you actively thought about making a contactless card payment? The speed at which I defaulted to using the faux gears of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N's N e-Shift system after making first acquaintance with it - even keeping it murmuring away in the background, mimicking a dual-clutch automatic 'box
  • My 1992 V8 Range Rover only costs me £100 in repairs each year

    My 1992 V8 Range Rover only costs me £100 in repairs each year
    It's rare to find a Mk1 Range Rover used as intended, but this one is"It's a genuine Chelsea tractor," says Mike Hurst, pointing to the Chelsea & Kensington parking permit on the windscreen of his 1992 J-reg Range Rover 3.5 V8 Vogue SE auto, finished in Ardennes Green.
    It's not his permit: it was there when he bought the car 19 years ago, unbelievably from a chap at the roadside.
    Mike recalls: "He said it was knocking from somewhere and he wasn't happy. I drove it round the block. It just ne
  • Inside the Leapmotor-Stellantis deal that's changing the car world

    Inside the Leapmotor-Stellantis deal that's changing the car world
    Stellantis and fast-moving firm Leapmotor joined forces three years ago – what's next?European manufacturers have faced significant disruption and challenges in recent years, but the rapid expansion of Chinese firms into the region presents the biggest existential threat to their survival yet.
    How can legacy car firms, already struggling with the cost of electrification and ever-shifting legislation, combat aggressive rivals who are out to rapidly grow market share through being leaner, fa
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