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Vauxhall has added a new trim level to its Crossland SUV line-up. Called the Crossland Griffin, the new variant aims to increase the car’s charm next to rivals like the Ford Puma as well as Volkswagen T-Cross by bringing a lower starting cost as well as added set over the entry-level Crossland SE model. 
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The British brand’s compact SUV got a comprehensive upgrade in 2020, with updates to its suspension, steering as well as tech, together with an exterior redesign that incorporated Vauxhall’s ‘Vizor’ household face.

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The 2020 facelift added a new touchscreen infotainment system, bundled with Apple CarPlay as well as Android Auto, in addition to Bluetooth connectivity as well as a DAB radio. However, the new griffin design looks to bring much more basic devices for less money than the entry-level SE, improving value.
The Crossland griffin features the exact same seven-inch touchscreen as other designs in the line-up, however the cabin now features ambient lighting, heated front seats as well as a heated steering wheel. 
Automatic windscreen wipers as well as LED headlights are likewise fitted, together with security tech such as lane departure cautioning as well as speed indication recognition.
Outside, the Crossland griffin boasts black 17-inch twin-spoke alloy wheels, black door mirrors as well as a contrasting colour roofing system for additional visual impact. There are likewise chrome-effect upper window mouldings. 
Vauxhall’s newest addition to the Crossland household is offered with the exact same engines as the rest of the range. beginning the line-up is a 1.2-litre petrol establishing 82bhp, with a turbocharged variant upping power to either 108bhp or 128bhp. 
Buyers can likewise select between two diesel options, with a 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel creating either 108bhp or 118bhp.
Prices for the Crossland griffin begin from £17,555, undercutting the entry-level SE by a considerable £2,000 in spite of it boasting much more equipment. Vauxhall is likewise providing the Crossland griffin on a PCP scheme, with monthly payments starting from £215.
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Toyota has become the latest manufacturer to establish a scrappage scheme in the UK, offering savings up to £4,000 to drivers who trade-in their old car.
Running from 1 September until the end of the year, the scheme is open to any vehicle more than seven years old which has been owned by the current owner for more than six months.
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In return, Toyota is offering at least £1,000 towards new models like the CH-R, and £2,000 on cars like the Prius and Hilux. Those who opt for larger vehicles like the RAV4 can enjoy savings up to £3,500, while anyone who opts for the latest Land Cruiser will be handed a £4,000 discount.
All vehicles exchanged will be scrapped and processed at authorized treatment facilities run by Autogreen.
The full details of Toyota’s scrappage scheme are listed in the table below.
 
Model
 
 
Scrappage saving
 

 
Aygo
 
 
£2,000
 

 
Yaris and Yaris Hybrid
 
 
£2,500
 

 
Auris and Auris Hybrid
 
 
£3,500
 

 
Verso
 
 
£3,500
 

 
RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid
 
 
£3,500
 

 
C-HR and CH-R Hybrid
 
 
£1,000
 

 
Avensis
 
 
£3,500
 

 
Prius
 
 
£2,000
 

 
GT86
 
 
£2,000
 

 
Land Cruiser
 
 
£4,000
 

 
Hilux
 
 
£2,000
 

 
Proace
 
 
£2,000

Paul Van der Burgh, Toyota GB president and Managing Director, said: “Our scrappage scheme is a win-win solution. Motorists can dispose of their older vehicles and have access to our cleaner, more efficient model range. 
“Our world-leading petrol-electric hybrids will be an ideal choice, helping make a genuine contribution to protecting air quality – a crucial concern for today’s customers.
“What’s more, everyone who takes up our scrappage scheme can be assured their vehicle will be disposed of in an environmentally responsible fashion that maximises recycling opportunities.”
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Audi has exposed its response to the just recently updated Tesla design S, the e-tron GT. The new design utilizes the innovation as well as platform that likewise underpin the Porsche Taycan, as well as it’s because of go on sale in the UK in may with costs ranging from £79,900 to £133,340.
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Company manager Markus Duesmann explains the pure-electric saloon as “the a lot of crucial automobile for Audi”, occupying halo condition in the brand’s line-up. To mark its range-topping credentials, the e-tron GT will be developed at Audi’s Böllinger Höfe facility in Neckarsulm – the exact same factory that creates the R8 supercar.

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From launch, purchasers will have a option of two models: the e-tron GT quattro as well as RS e-tron GT. Both versions utilize an electric powertrain featuring a motor mounted on each axle for four-wheel drive. 
The entry-level vehicle creates 469bhp as well as 630Nm of torque, which Audi states is sufficient for a 0-62mph time of 4.1 seconds as well as a top speed of 152mph. It features double-wishbone suspension, digitally managed dampers, a locking rear diff as well as steel brakes with 10-piston calipers. There are 19-inch alloys as standard, although 20- as well as 21-inch wheels will be available.
The performance-focused RS e-tron GT, priced from £110,850 has a power output of 590bhp as well as 830Nm of torque – although the car’s introduce manage system can temporarily boost power to 637bhp. This version’s 0-62mph time drops to just 3.3 seconds, while its top speed boosts to an digitally restricted 155mph.

Volvo will soon add its new Google-developed infotainment software to the XC60, S90 and V90. The technology will be rolled-out just in time for the MY22 plate change and will supply out-of-the-box support for Google Maps and Google Assistant, without the need to connect a compatible smartphone.
The new software was first trialled on the pure-electric Volvo XC40 Recharge and now, for its general roll-out, it will also be paired with the brand’s new digital services package. The add-on grants owners access to a range of Google services and Volvo’s dedicated smartphone application, as well as a data package to run the various online features.

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From new, Volvo’s digital services package will remain active for four years, after which time the car’s owner can choose to pay an additional fee to continue their subscription.
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As this is Volvo, there’s also a crucial safety aspect to the new infotainment software. The brand says it will allow motorists to do a lot more functions using voice control, (such as setting the cabin temperature, selecting music or sending text messages), which will allow the motorist to keep their focus on the road.
Following the same theme, Volvo has also updated the XC60, S90 and V90 with its most current motorist help technology, which features a fresh range of cameras, radar sensors and ultrasonic detectors.

Auto Express visitors are clearly conscious of the process of electrification that all cars and truck business are going with at the moment. Our inbox is split between those of you who want as much detail as well as clarification on EVs as possible, as well as lots of people who’d rather we focus on the efforts to extract every last bit of time as well as performance from combustion engines.
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Rest assured, this contrast is not lost on us; we like cars, after all. as well as that’s why we get somewhat misty-eyed when putting together tests such as this week’s front cover story: two rear-wheel-drive super-saloons (including one bring the legendary M3 badge) with a integrated output of more than 1,000bhp from a couple of turbocharged six-cylinder petrol engines.

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We’re not about to provide out any type of spoilers right here on the result, collated from a blend of road as well as racetrack tests. however integrate the truth that this is the recently introduced BMW M3 with a typical seven-year design cycle as well as you can begin to comprehend the prospective significance of the test in general. It’s remove that we are in a period now where wonderful cars and trucks that have thrilled us all for decades are perhaps entering their final incarnation, at least in a recognisable form. The M3 as well as its Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio rival are specify of the art. as well as yet, in some ways, they’re likewise dinosaurs.
It’s not simple to admit this, however CO2 fleet targets, government incentives as well as penalties, as well as just ordinary old client demand make it difficult to judge exactly how many more tests of this ilk lie ahead between now as well as the UK’s ban on pure-combustion-engined vehicles from 2030. 
There will be thrilling cars and trucks in the years to come; we’re persuaded of it. however we should likewise feel free to celebrate as well as enjoy what may eventually be declared ‘peak combustion engine’. And, in the situation of this week’s test, those motors are installed in cars and trucks that you can bring the household in as well as drive everyday – a amazing achievement.
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A 1956 Maserati 450S Prototype, famously driven as well as crashed by Stirling Moss, is set to be auctioned in Monaco next month for between £3.3 million as well as £4.5 million.
Originally developed as a six-cylinder 350S for the 1956 Mille Miglia race, the cars and truck was terribly damaged when a brake failure required Moss as well as his navigator off the road just outside Rome, narrowly avoiding a ravine in the process.
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Following a return to the Maserati factory for repairs, the 350S was transformed into a prototype for the 450S programme, featuring an prolonged wheelbase to fit a new 5.7-litre V8 engine. A new Fantuzzi body was likewise fitted, as well as the cars and truck was evaluated at the Swedish Grand Prix in August 1956.
After a number of even more outings, Maserati retired the 450S Prototype into storage, from which it was offered without an engine in 1965. A new Ferrari transmission as well as Corvette V8 engine were fitted to make the cars and truck roadworthy, before it was exported to the United States.
Imported back to its native Italy in the early 80s, a full restoration returned the cars and truck to 450S specs in 1987, maintained to the present day save for a redesigned transaxle. According to RM Auctions, it’s because of go on sale in may together with a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C as well as a 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS.

Alpine has partnered with the Argentinian artist Felipe Pantone to create a restricted edition A110 S art car. 
The pair plan to create four examples, of which just three will be offered to buy. They won’t come cheap, though, with each costing a staggering €125,000 (around £107,000). For comparison, costs for the common Alpine A110 S begin from £58,255.

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Each special edition A110 S features a hand-painted red, white as well as blue graphic that complies with the contours of the car’s body. Alpine states the graphic was developed to provide the “impression of speed, even when the cars and truck stands still.”
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As they’re all hand-painted, the three cars’ graphics will differ slightly. Pantone will even add a variety of distinct embellishments to every model, implying every example will be bespoke. Alpine likewise states the painting process takes a number of weeks to complete.
Each art cars and truck is based on the Alpine A110 S, which implies they’re powered by the brand’s many potent powertrain. The turbocharged 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine produces 288bhp as well as 320Nm of torque, which Alpine states is sufficient for a 0-62mph time of 4.4 seconds as well as a top speed of 161mph.
The engine sends drive to the rear wheels through a seven-speed automatic gearbox and, as this is the S model, purchasers likewise get a few performance-focussed chassis tweaks, such as stiffer anti-roll bars, lower suspension, specially tuned dampers as well as grippy Michelin Pilot sport 4 tyres. Not that you’d ever want to drive it in anger, though, for worry of getting a stone-chip.
Pantone explained his vision for the project, saying: “My concept concerning the work on the A110 is to evoke a sense of “ultradynamism.” visual speed is something that I have been investigating for many years now as well as I feel it truly comes together on this car, emphasising its fantastic style with a fast, technological look.”
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Honda has launched a new package of semi-autonomous motorist help functions, which it says is the first ‘level 3’ autonomous driving system to be given the legal go-ahead by Japanese authorities. 
Called Sensing Elite, the motorist help technology takes a step beyond the level two systems widely on sale today by supporting hands-off autonomous driving under certain conditions, such as heavy traffic or when travelling on the motorway – other systems require hands on the steering wheel. 

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As such, the brand has beaten Tesla to the punch by getting a government-sanctioned level 3 system on sale first.
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Honda’s Sensing Elite system builds on the brand’s existing Sensing safety technology, but uses a a lot more accurate global positioning system, a lot more in-depth three-dimensional maps and several sensors which give the ECU a 360-degree view of the car’s surroundings.
The cabin also gets specially configured 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster and a motorist facing camera, which monitors whether the motorist is still paying attention to the road. The steering wheel and dashboard also get new LED lights, which illuminate when the autonomous driving mode is activated.
The a lot of excellent part of the new Sensing Elite system is the hand-off driving mode, which uses Honda’s existing adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist systems to assume total control over the automobile when driving on the motorway.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie has went into full production with the completion of the very first client cars and truck announced. The groundbreaking hypercar was very first teased in idea type five years ago, as well as early clients can now expect shipment of their completed versions in the coming weeks.
150 units of the Valkyrie coupe are being hand-built at Aston Martin’s UK headquarters in Gaydon, taking more than 2,000 man-hours each to create. All are already sold. A further 85 Valkyrie Spiders as well as 40 track-only Valkyrie AMR Pros will follow, commanding a premium over the £2-3 million cost tag of the common coupe.

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Each Valkyrie will be shaken down at the Silverstone circuit – the advancement ground for the job – before delivery, ensuring that each example is customer-ready as well as track-fit.
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Speaking on the announcement, Aston Martin CEO Tobias Moers said: “It is an immensely proud moment for us to total our very first ever hypercar. The Aston Martin Valkyrie programme has tested everybody who has worked on it to the limit however the commitment to the dream has created a truly incredible car, an F1 cars and truck for the road. The Valkyrie is born out of the steadfast commitment of a big group of extremely skilled engineers as well as technicians who have worked tirelessly to get Valkyrie to the production stage. I’m sure our clients will be delighted with what they have achieved.”

Bentley has added a new model to the Bentayga SUV line-up called Bentayga S. It’s a sportier alternative to the existing V8 version of the brand’s luxury off-roader.
Priced from £179,900, S specification builds on the regular V8 Bentayga with a raft of new styling features, but also changes under the metal intended to make the big Bentley sportier to drive.

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On the outside, the new Bentayga S is marked out by its new, racier appearance. Black detailing is used extensively, covering the exterior brightwork. The new black tint is applied to the lower door and bumper cladding, the window linings, the headlight and taillight housings, the side vents and the new lower front grilles. You’ll also find it applied to the housing of a new, larger rear wing. 
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Joining the list of new details is a set of 22-inch five-spoke wheels distinct to the S specification. There’s also a much more imposing looking rear exhaust setup. The new sports exhaust is another S-model particular alteration, which Bentley claims is freer flowing and introduces much more volume as well as a sportier tone. The new design is available in three finishes. It comes silver painted as standard, but can be purchased in full gloss black or a two-tone finish for an extra fee. 
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In the cabin, the Bentayga S gets new split-tone Alcantara upholstery, while two sports seats now make up the front row. It’s still available in four, five or seven-seat configurations, while elsewhere new touches include embossed S logos on the seats and new treadplates. 
Power is offered by an unchanged turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 producing 542bhp and 770Nm of torque, enabling 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 180mph. but while there’s no extra power, the Bentayga S gets a revised chassis with distinct settings for the Bentayga’s sport drive mode. 
The car is still fitted as standard with three-chamber air suspension but the air setup is now up to 15 per cent stiffer than on the regular Bentayga, when the sport drive mode is selected. sport mode also introduces a new traction control setting and a new tune for the dynamic ride control anti-roll technology.

Bentley claims this results in a sharper turn-in, less body roll and better steering feel. The brand has also recalibrated the torque vectoring system (which brakes the inside wheels slightly to aid turn in) to a much more aggressive setting.
While the Bentayga S fields a new sport mode, it keeps hold of the regular Bentayga’s optional All-Terrain package with its four off-road modes (Snow and wet Grass, Gravel and Dirt, Mud and Trail, and Sand).
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