Author: Trendici
Aion will prioritise sustainable growth rather than chasing market share when it comes to the UK next year with a range of electric and plug-in hybrid models, bosses have said. The Chinese brand will give GAC – China’s fifth-largest car manufacturer – an official presence in the UK for the first time. It will arrive in the spring with a Volkswagen ID 4-rivalling SUV called the V, followed by the smaller UT hatchback, a Mini Cooper rival. A pair of larger PHEVs will follow later in the year. Cars will be imported and sold by Aion Auto UK, a joint venture between GAC…
Mohamed Salah’s return will dominate the headlines, but the most important thing for Liverpool was beating Brighton, which they did thanks to the only striker they needed to sign in the summer: Hugo Ekitike. Salah was certainly out of line with his comments after the Reds’ 3-3 draw against Leeds United, effectively throwing the club under the bus by claiming that he himself had been “thrown under the bus” and that he has “no relationship” with head coach Arne Slot. He was rightly omitted from the squad for Tuesday’s Champions League win over Inter, and much of the week, even…
Porsche insiders stress that, to be viable, the new fifth-generation ICE models must achieve dynamic parity with their electric siblings – a high bar, given what they described as an “ultra-low centre of gravity” provided by the electric architecture. Achieving that will be no small task. The PPE Sport platform uses a stressed, load-bearing battery pack and a flat floor, so removing the battery would significantly weaken the entire bodyshell. As a result, the proposal from Porsche engineers centres on developing a new structural floor section that bolts into the platform’s existing hard points, effectively adding the rigidity back in.…
Liverpool boss Arne Slot says “it was an easy decision” to bring Mohamed Salah back for Saturday’s Premier League match against Brighton. Salah was omitted from the squad for Tuesday’s 1-0 Champions League win over Inter but returned to the matchday squad a week after an explosive interview in which he claimed the club had “thrown him under the bus”. Mo Salah vs Brighton: Key stats 1 assist and 5 key passes 1/3 dribbles completed Dispossessed 0 times 7.62 WhoScored match rating The Egyptian forward was a substitute for the fourth Premier League game in a row but was introduced…
Audi has channeled the spirit of its most legendary race cars for a wild one-off concept that celebrates 50 years of the firm’s venerable five-cylinder engine. The new GT50 concept is the latest creation from Audi’s Neckarsulm-based apprentices, who each year create an outlandish one-off concept that pays tribute to a historic model or hints at a future programme. Previous instalments include the radical RS6 GTO concept (which became the limited-production RS6 GT), a 236bhp reworking of the NSU Prinz and last year’s A2 E-tron electro-mod, which reimagined the millennial supermini with modern cues and EV power – all of…
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche is a legend in Zuffenhausen. Best known as the father of the 911, he also brought icons like the 904 Carrera GTS and the 804 Formula 1 car to life. Yesterday, he would have turned 90—and to mark the occasion, Porsche unveiled a very special tribute. Meet the 911 GT3 F.A. Porsche, inspired by the G-Body 911 that Ferdinand drove throughout the 1980s. It wears a bespoke F.A. Green metallic paint, a modern take on the Oak Green metallic of his original car. Inside, the custom cabin is trimmed with a unique fabric called F.A. Grid-Weave—a fresh…
Enzo Maresca has bizarrely described the last couple of days as ‘the worst’ of his time as Chelsea boss, after a 2-0 win over Everton ended a four-game winless run since the 3-0 thrashing of Barcelona. One point from two Premier League games against Leeds and Bournemouth had seen Chelsea slip out of title contention, while a 2-1 defeat at Atalanta has raised the prospect of requiring a play-off to reach the last 16 in the Champions League. Nevertheless, it was a surprise to see Maresca so combative after a solid home win over the Toffees, especially as there had…
We try to keep our group tests somewhat relevant, so it’s not often that a Lamborghini Revuelto and a Skoda Superb meet on the same shoot. But it eventually happeend because of logistical reasons, which led me to the delightful discovery that the two share a handbrake switch. We sometimes criticise expensive cars for using components from cheaper ones, particularly when it’s in a prominent place and the part in question doesn’t feel appropriate. Fiat 500 door switches aren’t a good look in a £200,000 Maserati Granturismo, for instance. But deep down, I love a game of parts bin bingo.…
Renault has axed its electric Mobilize Duo quadricycle before bringing it to the UK, citing “limited profitability prospects”. The Duo – effectively a successor to the Renault Twizy – was the flagship for the Renault Group’s car-sharing and urban mobility programme: Mobilize. The brand was established in 2021 with the ambition of becoming a leading name in the field of “everything beyond automotive”, with charging stations, servicing programmes, urban mobility solutions and vehicle remanufacturing programmes falling under its remit. Ultimately, the Renault Group envisioned that Mobilize would account for 30% of its total turnover by 2030. The two-seat Duo –…
The Premier League table has looked weird pretty much all season. The scale and closeness of the mid-table morass has led to all sorts of teams popping up incongruously near the top of the league. We’re not having a go, but Everton were fifth for a bit the other week. How did that happen? At various points Liverpool, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Chelsea have looked or do look like title contenders despite that being really quite hard to square with what your eyes often tell you about them. Especially Chelsea, but especially Liverpool. But there was at least two…