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.
Toyota has exposed a new idea SUV at the new York motor show called the FT-4X – standing for “Future-Toyota-Four-Wheel Drive Crossover”. It’s a boxy looking crossover idea developed with young, metropolitan motorists in mind, while its aesthetics hint any type of production version being a prospective successor to the now retired FJ Cruiser – a cool Toyota SUV we never got officially in Britain.
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The idea was produced by Toyota’s Calty style research study team in California as well as Toyota is extremely keen to tension the FT-4X’s street cred as much more of an metropolitan run-around than a few of its much more tough off-roaders like the Land Cruiser. Toyota believes it has produced a crossover in tune with the millennial generation, putting emphasis on the easy-going character it envisions within the FT-4X.
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Some of the style highlights packed into the boxy shape include a GoPro video camera developed into the side of the drivers’ wing mirror, while the hatch at the rear can open two ways. Called Mutli-Hatch, it can slide horizontally like a van side door for packing in metropolitan environments, while it’s likewise hinged from the top, which Toyota states produces an “impromptu shelter from the elements”. elements of the bodywork itself are produced from changeable panels too.
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Based on Toyota’s worldwide C-Platform as well as boasting four-wheel-drive, the FT-4X is similar to the variety Rover Evoque in terms of size, being a bit shorter, at 4,249mm long, as well as 1,623mm tall. though the idea is engineless, Toyota hints that a small-displacement four-cylinder engine wouldn’t look out of location under the bonnet. hybrid innovation isn’t mentioned, however Toyota’s existence in the hybrid market as well as the FT-4X’s metropolitan picture implies it’s not difficult to envision a part-electrified drivetrain either.
Should the FT-4X equate into a production car to replace the FJ Cruiser, a market release in the UK seems unlikely.
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The Jaguar XKR-S GT has been unveiled on the eve of the new York motor Show. currently restricted to just 30 cars for the North American market (although a right-hand drive version might be made if demand in the UK is sufficient), the XKR-S GT has been designed as the ultimate road-going version of the XK Coupe.
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Taking the XKR-S as a base, the present 542bhp 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine as well as six-speed automatic gearbox are carried over unchanged. However, Jaguar has added a especially striking bodykit to set the XKR-S GT apart.
There’s a carbon fibre front splitter than juts out 60mm in front of the uprated front bumper, plus little carbon fibre winglets as well as wheelarch extensions designed to enhance the effectiveness of the flow of air around the car, as well as into the engine as well as brakes for additional cooling.
There are likewise additional vents in the bonnet, a carbon fibre rear diffuser as well as a significant rear wing, which Jaguar claims produces 145kg of downforce when the cars and truck is travelling at its 186mph restricted top speed. The top speed is the exact same as the routine XKR-S, however the 0-60mph time drops from 4.2 to 3.9 seconds. Jaguar claims its capable of a sub 7 minutes 40 seconds lap of the Nurburgring aing as well as might hit over 200mph with the limiter removed.
together with its new Citroen DS3 Cabriolet as well as facelifted C3 Picasso, Citroen will show off an all-electric version of its DS3 at the Paris motor Show.
Called the Citroen DS3 Electrum, Citroen declares that the electric vehicle “ensures performance consistent with the present DS3 together with zero emissions.”
The electric DS3 is driven by two 87bhp electric motors, which power the front wheels. A 17.5kWh lithium-ion battery provides a variety of as much as 75 miles.
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The DS3 Electrum’s battery can be recharged from empty to 80 per cent full in 30 minutes, when plugged into a quick charging station.
Citroen declares that the electric DS3’s drivetrain is compact sufficient not to jeopardize the DS3’s cabin or boot space. This advancement enables the firm to offer electric-powered versions of other existing designs in the future.
Jaguar Land Rover boss Ralf Speth has said that he wants the brand’s future range of electric cars to be manufactured in the UK. It’s a relocation that could create up to 10,000 new jobs at the company, a report in the financial Times has suggested.
In a speech dealt with to automotive leaders and politicians, Speth said his ambition was to double JLR’s production to around 1million cars by the end of the decade. However, this would only be possible if JLR was able to conquer ‘infrastructure and capacity issues’.
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In the same time frame, JLR has also said that it wants at least half of its car to be made available with the option of some sort of electrification.
JLR demonstrated its push towards electric cars with the I-Pace concept at the recent Los Angeles motor Show. The production version will arrive in 2018 but will be built in Graz, Austria. Beating the electric SUV into showrooms, though, will be plug-in hybrid versions of the range Rover and range Rover Sport.
The news comes as a even more increase the UK automotive manufacturing industry and follows on from Nissan’s decision to expand production at its UK facility in Sunderland despite Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
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