Author: Matt Robinson
£11,500 Replacement Key Among Hilarious Bugatti Chiron Parts/Maintenance Costs
What to know how much it costs to run a Chiron? Here’s a breakdown of 10-year ownership costs, plus some examples of how much you’ll have to pay if things break You wouldn’t expect a Bugatti Chiron to be a cheap car to run – we’re talking about a multi-million pound, 1478bhp hypercar hand-built using
Heated Seatbelts Are Coming To Make Winter Driving Less Miserable (And Greener)
ZF has produced a heated seatbelt which will make EVs less reliant on range-sapping heater systems Heated seats and steering wheels do a great job of making the colder months bearable, but soon, you could be experiencing additional warmth from an additional source in your car: the seatbelt. The catch? You’ll be more likely to
New Gran Turismo Live-Action Movie: Here’s Our First Proper Look
The film features an all-star cast and will chronicle the life and career of GT Academy winner Jann Mardenborough Gran Turismo is heading to the big screen, and thanks to this new ‘sneak peek’ video, we can see how it’ll shape up. Which, by the looks of it, is very nicely indeed. It’s a live-action
Citroen Ami Tries To Takes Monaco Hairpin Like An F1 Car, Fails
A driver of the dinky quadricycle pushed things a little too far on the streets of Monaco If you thought the Citroen Ami‘s 8bhp output and 28mph top speed make it impossible to get into trouble behind the wheel of the quadricycle, think again. As proven by some particularly committed driving from one individual on
£47k For A Honda Civic Type R? That Doesn’t Seem Like Such A Bad Deal
The new ‘FL5’ Civic Type R might sound expensive on the face of it, but it justifies its punchy price tag and then some A fair few eyebrows were raised when pricing was announced for the new ‘FL5’ Honda Civic Type R. £46,995 seems uncomfortably close to £50,000, and like a pretty obscene figure considering
Ferrari 296 GTB And F12 Crash Into Someone’s Garden Wall One After The Other
This buy-on-get-one-free Ferrari crash in Italy resulted in a sorry-looking 296 and a rather crispy F12 With 819bhp and 730bhp respectively, the Ferrari 296 GTB and F12 are both rather brisk. Put your foot down in either for more than a moment, and you’ll soon be doing silly speeds. It’s best to take it easy
The Wörthersee GTI Treffen Is Moving To VW HQ In Wolfsburg
The GTI Treffen will return for 2024 after years of cancellations, but in a new location Pretty much every year since 1982, thousands of Volkswagen fans have descended upon the little Austrian town of Reifnitz for the ‘Wörthersee GTI Treffen‘. We say ‘pretty much’, as Covid led to its cancellation several years running, and now
The IIHS Loaded A Pick-Up With Concrete And Smashed It Into A Wall
To make sure its crash-testing system is ready for ultra-heavy EVs on the way, the IIHS carried out some unusual tests The limitations of current battery technology mean EVs tend to be on the porky side. Further adding fat, the popularity of SUVs means many EVs are in this body style, while in the US
Watch Lexus’s Weird EV Manual ‘Gearbox’ In Action
Lexus has released a video of a prototype UX featuring a simulated manual shift Lexus is developing a manual transmission for electric cars, and here’s a first look at a working prototype. Is this the future of the driver’s car? https://t.co/sUIaspEpeO pic.twitter.com/aaTUBz6qGg— evo magazine (@evomagazine) December 5, 2022 Amidst the release of the manual version
This Gated Manual-Converted 458 Speciale Is The Perfect Modern-Era Ferrari
Miami-based Modificata has installed a gated manual gearbox in one of the greatest modern Ferrari supercars Forget the one-offs commissioned by the uber-rich and the hypercars bought by the, erm, slightly less uber-rich – the best, purest modern-era Ferrari models are the middleweight, mid-engined supercars. And these peaked with the 458 Speciale, with its uncompromising