BMW has revealed that the plug-in hybrid version of the X2 crossover will be priced from £37,885 in the UK. Badged as the BMW X2 xDrive25e, the newcomer goes head-to-head with the Mercedes GLA 250 e plug-in, with very first deliveries expected in the summer.
The X2 utilizes a 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine creating 125bhp as well as 220Nm of torque. This is joined by an electric motor establishing 95bhp as well as 165Nm of torque, which is powered by a 10kWh battery pack. overall powertrain output is 217bhp with 365Nm of torque.
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Every X2 xDrive25e has four-wheel drive, with the engine supplying power to the front axle, as well as the electric motor driving the rear wheels. BMW declares as much as 35 miles is possible on electric power alone, while 0-62mph takes 6.8 seconds. declared fuel economy stands at 148mpg with CO2 emissions quoted at 43g/km.
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BMW adds that recharging the battery from flat will take as much as five hours from a domestic power source, however utilizing a 7kW wallbox reduces that time to around three hours. However, boot capability has dropped by 60 litres to 410 litres, because of the batteries mounted under the floor.
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Sebastian Vettel has qualified on pole for the inaugural united states Grand Prix.
The reigning world champion – who might clinch the title this weekend – had dominated the weekend’s method sessions but, while he handled to top the timing sheets during the very first as well as second qualifying sessions, it looked as if Lewis Hamilton was going to snatch pole.
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The McLaren driver fell just short on his final lap, though, while Vettel pulled off a stunning final flyer to go a tenth quicker. His Red Bull teammate, mark Webber, will begin from third.
Romain Grosjean was fourth fastest after a couple of extremely quick laps in Q3, however a new gearbox means he will begin from eighth. Kimi Raikkonen inherits fourth place, ahead of Michael Schumacher, who will begin his penultimate formula One race from fifth on the grid – 12 locations ahead of his teammate.
Felipe Massa was seventh fastest as well as was expected to begin sixth, however Ferrari took a tactical decision to break the seal on his gearbox which means he will begin down in 11th. Nico Hulkenberg will begin sixth, while Fernando Alonso will now begin seventh – on the clean side of the track – having struggled for speed throughout the weekend.
Audi has exposed UK introduce costs as well as specs for the new A5 Cabriolet, the final member of the new A5 family. buy book are open now, with very first deliveries arranged for April. costs will begin at £35,235.
The new A5 Cabriolet made its debut at last year’s LA motor Show, joining the A5 Coupe as well as 5-door A5 Sportback. We’ve likewise driven it for the very first time, on the eve of sales commencing.
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The style of the sophisticated convertible complies with predictable Audi themes with the strong carry line as well as steeply raked rear window angle lifted from the Coupe, together with Audi’s trademark grille as well as the current signature LED headlamps. short front as well as rear overhangs provide it a stylish stance while maximising area in the four-seat interior. At 4,673mm long, the new Audi A5 Cabriolet is 47mm longer than the previous model.
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The common soft-top acoustic roofing can fold immediately at the pull of one switch in 15 seconds. If the heavens open, it’ll take 18 seconds to close once again however either operation can be done at speeds of as much as 31mph. Rollover hoops as well as side airbags, with immediately prolonging aluminium profiles, have been established for the convertible to improve safety.
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The A5 Cabriolet borrows the current five-link independent suspension system from the A5 Coupe, with adaptive dampers offered as an choice to be incorporated into the Drive choose system. The exact same electromechanical power steering set-up is likewise brought over.
production of the Vauxhall Adam is officially underway at the Eisenach plant in Germany, where it will be developed on the exact same line as the Corsa.
GM has invested 190million Euros to introduce this second production line, however it’s paying off – a lot more than 16,000 orders have already been taken in spite of the Adam not officially showing up in showrooms up until 19 January.
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Building the Adam has posed a special set of problems, because of the extraordinary level of personalisation. a lot more than 61,000 exterior as well as 82,000 interior combinations are available, however cautious organisation of the elements – enabling them to be provided to the ideal location on the production line at exactly the ideal time – has made it possible.
“Whoever orders an Adam today can be rather specific that they won’t see an similar car,” Thomas Sedran, deputy CEO told us. “That’s exactly how substantial the diverse variety is that we’re building here.”
The Rolls-Royce Wraith will make its public debut at the Geneva motor show in March. The Wraith is the coupe version of the Rolls-Royce Ghost, and first deliveries to customers will be in late autumn this year.
Talking about the Wraith, Rolls-Royce CEO, Torsten Muller-Otvos, said: “Expect the boldest design, the most dramatic performance and the most powerful Rolls-Royce that has ever played host to the famous Spirit of Ecstasy figurine.”
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The Wraith name was first used by Rolls-Royce in 1938, following the new, BMW-owned Rolls’ decision to resurrect the Phantom and Ghost names from its past, too.
The name for the coupe has been chosen because, “Wraith alludes to an almost imperceptible but powerful force, something rare, agile and potent, a spirit that will not be tethered to the earth. It is the perfect name for our new model.” added Muller-Otvos.
The Wraith will rival the Bentley Continental GT and will use the same BMW 7 Series-derived underpinnings as the Ghost saloon. The 6.6-litre V12 engine is likely to be the same, too, albeit tweaked to produce closer to 600bhp, up from the saloon’s 563bhp.
In keeping with the Wraith’s sporting pretensions, the air suspension has been lowered and recalibrated at the Nurburgring in Germany.
In terms of design, the Wraith will feature traditional Rolls-Royce proportions, with a short front overhang and much larger rear one. However, the two-door coupe will also feature a roofline which plunges steeply towards the rear, ensuring that the Wraith will be a Rolls for the driver, rather than one to be driven in.
Prices will be confirmed closer to the car’s on-sale date, but are expected to be more than the Rolls-Royce Ghost, which starts at £170,250.
Motorists have been hit with a lot more than £300,000 worth of fines for utilizing the Olympic path Network, deliver for London (TfL) has admitted. around 2,400 motorists have chosen up £130 penalties for straying into sections of the 109 miles of “Games Lanes” reserved for VIPs, officials, business sponsors and athletes.
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Garrett Emmerson, chief operating policeman for surface deliver at TfL, said: “The operation of the Olympic path Network (ORN) as well as games Lanes has gone well. We have no rate of interest in unnecessarily penalising motorists and, with a extremely high compliance rate of around 98 per cent to date, the overwhelming majority are complying with the demand to stay out of games Lanes when they are in use.”
Emmerson stated that alerting notices rather than charge charges were issued for the very first six days the games Lanes were in operation, to provide motorists a possibility to ended up being accustomed to them. He added: “We’re seeking compliance from drivers, not earnings from fines. To date, some 2,400 PCNs have been issued.”
The Olympic path Network will be end operation as well as enforcement at midnight on Tuesday 14 August. however 8.7 miles of games Lanes will be re-instated overnight on Saturday 25 August for the Paralympics. The Paralympic path Network will not be enforced up until Wednesday 29 August.
This is the Pagani Zonda Revolucion, the most recent, ‘ultimate’ incarnation of the Zonda supercar. The track-only model was unveiled to Pagani’s clients during the ninth running of its ‘Vanishing point 2013 – international Pagani’ gathering.
Power comes from a tuned 6.0-litre Mercedes AMG V12 that develops 789bhp and 730Nm of torque – up 49bhp and 20Nm respectively over the figures that Pagani claims for the Zonda R.
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Pagani is yet to make any performance claims for the car, but the Zonda Revolucion is expected to be marginally faster from 0-62mph than the 3.0 seconds it takes the Zonda R, and also eclipse its 233mph top speed.
The Zonda Revolucion is based on the already massively fast Zonda R, but uses Pagani’s newest carbon-titanium material for its monocoque to shave 34kg from the Zonda R’s kerbweight. That implies the Revolucion weighs just 1,070kg –almost exactly the same as a Volkswagen Polo – and has a power to weight ratio of 738bhp per tonne.
The Revolucion features a six-speed sequential gearbox that changes gear in just 20 milliseconds, while the car also features a Bosch-developed 12-stage traction control system.
Pagani has also fitted its newest model with Brembo’s F1-derived carbon-composite brakes, which cut weight by 15 per cent and are many resistant to fade, plus a new ABS system.
In addition to the technical upgrades, the Revolucion benefits from some aerodynamic tweaks, which include winglets on the front bumper and an F1-style Drag reduction System (DRS) rear wing.
The DRS system can switch between high-drag or high-speed modes at the push of a button, at speeds above 62mph. Hold the button longer, and the car will automatically switch between modes based on algorithms programmed by Pagani.
And the cost for the Zonda Revolucion? Pagani charges 2.2-million Euros plus tax for its supreme trackday car, which makes the car a little over £2.2-million here at the current exchange rate. just five will be made, with four already sold.
McLaren is to make 1,200 personnel redundant, shedding a quarter of its workforce “to ensure its long-lasting future success.” The move comes as the Covid 19 pandemic effects sales across all echelons of the industry, while McLaren has likewise been hit by many F1 races being cancelled or postponed, as well as a revised calendar of behind-closed-doors events still yet to be agreed.
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The Woking-based business stated redundancies would comply with a consultation period, as well as will come from its Applied, Automotive as well as Racing businesses, with back-office as well as support functions likewise impacted.
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McLaren’s executive chairman, Paul Walsh, said: “We deeply regret the effect that this restructure will have on all our people, however particularly those whose tasks may be affected.” Walsh added the firm had “worked difficult to avoid” redundancies, however McLaren had “no choice” however to make the layoffs, which comply with a series of “dramatic cost-saving measures across all areas of the business.”
Even before coronavirus hit, the automotive sector was going with considerable changes. Nissan verified 12,500 layoffs globally last summer, with Jaguar confirming 4,500 redundancies at the begin of last year, as well as Ford shedding 12,000 European roles.
McLaren’s redundancies comply with weeks of uncertainty as well as instability, with factories shutting down as well as dealerships closed. Lockdown measures are now beginning to simplicity – plants are restarting as well as dealerships can reopen their doors once again from 1 June – however the disruption to the economic climate was evident in April’s new-car registrations, which were down 97.3 per cent, to trace levels.
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If the official figures are to be believed, UK-based motorists played a blinder in 2016 by buying so many new cars that registrations for the year nudged 2.7 million – a record high. Corresponding numbers for factory-fresh vans and trucks were up, too. The same goes for used sales. All this, don’t forget, in one of the most tumultuous 12-month periods in British history.
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This truly unprecedented demand for brand new, pre-registered and second-hand vehicles meant traditional dealerships (plus increasingly important non-traditional retail outlets) attracted more paying customers than ever in 2016. In turn, HM Treasury enjoyed easy profits – via sales and other vehicle-related taxes – like never before.
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More than 200,000 engines were built every month, and while the official figures due later this month are expected to show 2016 wasn’t quite the best ever year for annual car production (1.9m vehicles in 1972 remains the target to beat), that 45-year-old record is set to be smashed in 2017 when around 2m cars should roll off UK production lines.
Buyers in mainland Europe and beyond have in recent months demanded more, not fewer, cars wearing ‘made in Britain’ labels. and that trend is likely to continue – largely thanks to our number one producer, Jaguar Land Rover, building a new range of cars that’s better than many (or most) German firms’.
According to the society of motor manufacturers and Traders, of every 100 new cars registered here last year, just three were alternatively fuelled vehicles. That’s worrying, because the mix of three per cent ‘alternative’ and 97 per cent ‘conventional’ in 2016 is a repeat of 2015 – proving that AFVs remain comparatively unattractive to the motoring masses.
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Another bummer is that two legendary us brands finally threw in the towel last year when Chevrolet registered only four cars, while Chrysler did even worse with, er, none. Not one. Conversely, registrations for homegrown marques such as Bentley, JLR, McLaren and MG rocketed.
All this is enough to make the good people of Blighty feel proud to be British. and why not? We may be a small and somewhat isolated land. but we’re punching well above our weight – in our design studios, engine plants, car factories and increasingly busy showrooms.
And let’s give a special new Year thank you to the strike-free, salt of the earth British car workers, who are now ranked among the world’s best.
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The majority of UK chauffeurs feel that speed cameras have made roads safer, according to results of the Institute for advanced Motorists’ (IAM) annual speed video camera survey.
Results showed that 82 per cent of people thought it was acceptable for authorities to use speed cameras, while 85 per cent believe they have helped towards the decline in road deaths because the 1990s.
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Around 45 per cent of people still don’t count on them and think that raising cash is the main reason for their use, however.
At the same time, 72 per cent of respondents think that speed awareness courses are a good idea.
Simon Best, IAM chief executive, said: “Simply catching and fining chauffeurs does not change drivers’ awareness of the hazards of excessive speed. The popularity of speed awareness courses show that the public thinks training is the best option.
“Speed cameras are an vital part of the policing toolkit and are becoming much more and much more accepted, but it’s clear that some people need reassuring about their purpose and funding.”
Attitudes towards speed cameras have changed somewhat over the past five years. In 2007, 30 per cent of people said they were unacceptable – this has now dropped to 16 per cent.
Feelings towards speed cameras varies across the home nations, though. They’re least popular in Wales, with 32 per cent of people thinking their use was unacceptable.
They were much more popular in Scotland where just 15 per cent felt they were not acceptable. Meanwhile, 20 per cent of people in England didn’t think they’re acceptable.