News28th Oct 20172 min readVilner makes Abarth 595 even more Italian…News28th Oct 20172 min readVilner makes Abarth 595 even more Italian…
News28th Oct 20172 min readChevrolet COPO Camaro, Hot Wheels 50th Anniversary bound for SEMA…Scott Collie
News27th Oct 20174 min readTop ten cars and concepts from the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show…Mike CostelloMazda used the show to unveil a preview of what will become the next-generation Mazda 3, and the design didn't disappoint. Moreover, insiders suggest the production model will look similar - something for which the company has form. Remember the Minagi? …
News27th Oct 20172 min readWhat sound will a Nissan EV make?…Mike CostelloElectric cars may well be capable of driving in relative silence — save tyre noise — but that doesn’t mean regulators are going to let them. As a result, car-makers moving into the EV space must give them artificial ‘notes’ to warn pedestrians — potentially busy on their smartphones. That’s why Nissan, one of the world’s biggest EV producers, made a point of discussing a sound at today’s Tokyo motor show, before revealing the IMx concept car we were really there to see. …
News27th Oct 20173 min read2018 Jaguar XJ pricing and specs, here Q1 2018…News27th Oct 20173 min read2018 Jaguar XJ pricing and specs, here Q1 2018…
News27th Oct 20172 min readNissan plans self-driving road cars from 2022…Mike CostelloNissan plans to offer "fully autonomous" cars in 2022, and will take responsibility for any incidents that occur on the road with them from this time onwards, as Volvo and a few other brands have committed to do. The company discussed its plans for vehicle autonomy with media at its headquarter city of Yokohama this week, sharing findings from testing conducted in Tokyo, London and Silicon Valley dating back as early as 2013. …
News26th Oct 20173 min readNissan expects EV and combustion cost parity in 2025…Mike CostelloNissan has flagged 2025 as the year where electric vehicles and conventional combustion-engined vehicles will hit price parity, rapidly escalating their popularity in key markets, particularly those with the requisite charging infrastructure. The 2025 projection comes from two of the most senior executives within Nissan: chief planning officer, Philippe Klein, and executive vice-president for global marketing and sales, zero-emission vehicles and the battery business, Daniele Schillaci. …
