Grancabrio EV is "status product" for Italian brand; will hit UK shores later this year priced at around £185,000 Maserati has partially lifted the veil on the new Grancabrio Folgore, a soft-roofed electric GT promising to meld high-performance thrills with a tranquil open-air driving experience. The Folgore (Italian for lightning) swaps its
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From the archive: looking ahead to our atomic future
Optimism of ‘atomic age’ inspired a whole new school of design Radiation was being considered for use in medicine and even drinking water, but could there have been a nuclear car? “CITY OF 300,000 VANISHED IN VAST BALL OF FIRE. Bomber crew in black spectacles. Heat felt 10 miles
BMW X3 prototype drive
Major overhaul in every department for Munich’s best-selling model BMW’s recent unveiling of the Neue Klasse X concept showed us how the BMW iX3 is set to radically progress in 2025. The heavy focus on the electric SUV doesn’t mean Munich is abandoning the combustion-engined BMW X3 any time soon, though. On
Welcome to the weird world of the 1970s microcar
Barrett owns a Mini Comtesse (left), SEAB Flipper (centre) and a William Cyclo (right) This collector focuses on these miniature marvels and plans to drive one all over the UK. We learn more At a Sunday morning car meet recently, I was about to tuck into a bacon sandwich when
Abarth reveals retro sports coupe based on Alfa Romeo 4C
Limited-run two-seater pays tribute to one of the Italian brand's most successful racers Abarth has revealed a retro two-seat sports coupé to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Called the Abarth Classiche 1300 OT, it's based on the Alfa Romeo 4C and is described as a 'modern reinterpretation' of the 1965 Fiat-Abarth OT 1300
Best of a dying breed: Ford, Lexus and Jaguar V8 showdown
The LC and F-Type's retirement leaves the Mustang as the last V8 bruiser standing. But is it the best? The walkers, cyclists and assorted day-tripping visitors of the Peak District should have no trouble hearing us coming. It's an early July day in the middle of the working week (and, yes, this
Omoda E5 prototype review
New brand Omoda uses BYD batteries to create an electric crossover Omoda is a new brand from state-owned car manufacturer Chery, and the new Omoda E5 electric crossover that you see here is the first model that will reach the UK, alongside the petrol-powered Omoda 5.Sales start this summer, with the