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Ford bucking Bronco tradition with Europe launch plan " will it work?
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (1052+ words) For many Brits, Ford doesn't feel like a particularly American brand. The Explorer badge is already here (albeit on an electric SUV riding on a Volkswagen Group platform), and there are plans for more valuable Ford IP to follow. Nothing…...
Mr Muscle and mineral water: the grubby truth behind car photoshoots
3+ week, 1+ day ago (712+ words) Alongside the recent feature that Matt Prior wrote about getting 100mpg out of his Audi A2, there was a video that went on Autocar's You Tube channel. It opens'with a shot of Matt at a jet wash, cleaning the A2. Scroll down and,…...
Can a "4000 upgrade make my 2. 3-tonne EV drive like a sports car?
4+ week, 39+ min ago (740+ words) The super-saloon class has, in recent years, been dominated by the Germans " and, to a lesser extent, the Italians. Upstarts such as Polestar are hoping to muscle in by taking the familiar recipe and making it "fusion: get hold of…...
From Ant to Zebra via. .. Golf? The most surprising cars names after animals
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1318+ words) From the'diminutive (Austin) Ant to the robust (Daihatsu) Zebra, the automotive world has long looked to the animal kingdom for inspiration." It is a logical leap, really: naming a machine after a beast infuses cold steel with breath, character and…...