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Going recklessly into the Sahara desert, 98 years ago

It took a brave soul to go into a desert in a 1920s car. No satellite phones, either

7 March 2025
Going recklessly into the Sahara desert, 98 years ago
Slideshow

Famously disastrous cars that were in fact successful

The true story behind many famous automotive disasters needs to be told

7 March 2025
Famously disastrous cars that were in fact successful
Volkswagen ID Every1 front studio
ID Every1 uses same platform as ID 2all, Cupra Raval and Skoda Epiq
New cars

No plans for Cupra or Skoda variants of Volkswagen ID 1

New city car won't follow its predecessor, the Up, in spawning similar models from sibling brands

7 March 2025
No plans for Cupra or Skoda variants of Volkswagen ID 1
VW ID Every1 GTI logo
ID 1 is due to be launched in 2027 at a starting price of around £17,000
New cars

Volkswagen ID 1 could spawn Up GTI successor

ID 1's underpinnings will accommodate a more powerful motor – if VW gives it the green light

6 March 2025
Volkswagen ID 1 could spawn Up GTI successor
maserati mc20 ev foglore front three quarter
MC20 Folgore was planned as one of six electric Maseratis due by next year
New cars

Maserati MC20 Folgore cancelled due to insufficient demand

Brand confirms previous reports that planned electric version of its V6 supercar was on the chopping block

6 March 2025
Maserati MC20 Folgore cancelled due to insufficient demand
VW ID Every1 interior close
New ID Every1 concept has a proper button bar for the most-used functions
New cars

Volkswagen reintroducing physical controls for vital functions

Brand's design chief commits to "never" repeating the "mistake" of relegating essential controls to touchscreens

6 March 2025
Volkswagen reintroducing physical controls for vital functions
Motability
Motability posted the £565m loss despite its revenues actually growing by 24%
Consumer

Motability takes £565 million blow as costs soar

Operator of UK's biggest fleet pins loss on more expensive cars, insurance, servicing

6 March 2025
Motability takes £565 million blow as costs soar
Volkswagen ID Every1 lead
ID Every1 uses new 94bhp motor, giving a claimed top speed of 81mph
New cars

Volkswagen ID Every1 previews £17k city car for 2027

Spiritual successor to the Up is described as the 'last piece in the puzzle' in VW's line-up

5 March 2025
Volkswagen ID Every1 previews £17k city car for 2027
Slideshow

The world’s largest engines

We all know about large car engines of today, but those in the past have been larger – and as for those engines fitted into other types of vehicle…

5 March 2025
The world’s largest engines
volvo ex90 front quarter tracking
Dual Nvidia Orin computers in the ES90 will be retrofitted to existing EX90s
New cars

Volvo to upgrade existing EX90s to more powerful ES90 computer

Complimentary upgrade is said to boost the EX90's computing power eightfold

5 March 2025
Volvo to upgrade existing EX90s to more powerful ES90 computer

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