You have to admire Lotus‘ creativity in coming up with new-ish models from its elderly sports car line up. The Norfolk-based company hasn’t launched any truly fresh sports cars since the Evora in 2008 – the current Elise and Exige are evolutions of the original S1 Elise first shown to the world 25 years ago. And yet, by fiddling with […]
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The Suzuki Swift has emerged as the best-selling car in India in 2020, with Maruti Suzuki reporting around 160,700 units were sold to customers. The company also had another reason to celebrate last year, as the model crossed the cumulative sales milestone of 2.3 million units across all generations. The Swift was first introduced in India in 2005, and by […]
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Jay Hanson has lost his podium finish in the opening race of the 2021 TCR Australia season at Symmons Plains after being hit with a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Chaz Mostert. Ash Seward Motorsport driver Hanson was battling with Mostert for third position when he clipped the Audi of the Supercars ace on lap 17, pitching him […]
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Exige, Evora and Elise will cease production this year; here's what we know about the future By Matt Bird / Monday, January 25, 2021 / Loading comments The announcement of one new Lotus would be pretty significant news for a Monday morning; it's hardly like they come around every couple of years. However, today sees more than one new Lotus […]
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McLaren is targeting improved low-speed performance and a car that’s less sensitive to gusty conditions with its 2021 Formula 1 challenger. The Woking-based outfit made good gains last year with its MCL35, and has high hopes that a switch to Mercedes power for this season will deliver a step forward in pace. But beyond the power unit change, McLaren says a core focus […]
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A group of scientists is calling on governments to consider the continued use of strict control measures as the only way to reduce the evolution and spread of new COVID-19 variants. The experts in evolution, virology, infectious disease and genomics—at the University of East Anglia (UEA), Earlham Institute and University of Minnesota—warn that while governments are negotiating a “precarious balance” […]
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The company is not sugarcoating the situation, admitting last year’s numbers were “insane.” 2020 was a bad year for virtually all automakers due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it was particularly awful for Subaru’s European division. While automakers are extremely careful picking out the words to describe a bad year for sales, Subie is not sugarcoating the numbers. In an […]
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The year 2020 was one of previously unknown hardship and ordeals, with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic felt not just in Malaysia but around the globe. It was a year in which Malaysia Speed Festival (MSF) confronted the challenges head-on. Unfortunately, the much-awaited brand new MSF Touge Hillclimb event series was unable to get off the ground, initially due […]
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Despite delayed launches, the brand is happy with the current situation. The new Ford Explorer may be one of the company’s best-selling models but it was definitely not launched smoothly. The large SUV has already been recalled at least 10 times (literally) but the automaker is positive the quality level of its new-vehicle launches is getting better and better. Hau […]
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Mercedes-Benz is continuing the slow tease of the new EQS ahead of its world premiere this year. In the first instalment of what appears to be a multi-part video series, Stuttgart is giving viewers a peek (in vertical form, annoyingly) of what its new electric executive sedan is like to drive. In this seven-minute film, Danish television host Felix Smith […]
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