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Virgil Abloh, fashion designer and head of design at Louis Vuitton, has passed away at the age of 41 due to a rare form of cancer. Abloh has also worked with Mercedes-Benz on the Geländewagen project, a unique and quirky Mercedes G-Wagen painted in off-white, Abloh’s signature colour as well as the name of his … More Virgil Abloh sadly passes away, but his ideas will live on
Ford wants you to know that the 2022 Maverick Hybrid, can achieve an EPA-tested 42 MPG in the city. Mind you, when they say ‘in the city’, I’m fairly certain they don’t mean New York City or LA. The Maverick Hybrid is powered by a 2.5-litre EcoBoost engine, paired with a tiny electric unit, for … More 2022 Ford Maverick is America’s most fuel-efficient truck, apparently
The Alpine A110 was launched in December 2017 and it is a fantastic little car. I’ve driven one – the S model – in late 2019 and I loved every minute of it. And with it. Alpine has since revealed a bunch of spin-offs models such as the Première Edition and the Légende GT 2021, … More There’s a new Alpine, like the old one but better
The hypercar that gave us a headache because we didn’t know how to pronounce its name turns 10. First launched in 2011 as a successor to the Zonda, the Huayra has kept all its promises and more. Pagani is celebrating the car’s 10th birthday, as we speak, at the Riyadh Cars Show in Saudi Arabia. … More Happy birthday, Pagani Huayra!
BMW Group has devised something called the ‘eDrive Zone’, which is now available in 138 cities in 20 European countries. It is basically a service that they offer, using technology that allows plug-in hybrid BMWs to automatically switch to all-electric driving mode upon entering inner city areas, thus reducing emissions and of course helping you … More What is the ‘BMW eDrive zone’ and does your city have one?
Volvo’s spin-off brand Polestar (but they’re both of Geely Group) apparently can’t count because after the Polestar 1 and 2, they’ve revealed the new 5. Odd. The thing is, allocating numbers to your car is a bit tricky because it implies a certain hierarchy. How will BMW, for example, build a car that’s smaller than … More Polestar apparently doesn’t know how to count, but the new 5 looks promising
In 2017, 2018 and 2019 I went to Los Angeles for the LA Auto Show and the first two days (of four in total) were dedicated to tech, hackatons and stuff like that. I wasn’t really paying attention, I was just there for the free cookies, but I should have. You live, and you learn. … More Volvo wants to revolutionise head-up displays
Hyundai has clearly been throwing design ideas against the wall to see what sticks. Well, this stuck. It’s called the ‘SEVEN”, and it is Hyundai’s first SUEV concept. SUEV stands for Sport Utility Electric Vehicle. It’s built on Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, an architecture that the Korean automaker specifically built and designed for BEVs. It changes … More The SEVEN is further proof that Hyundai has gone mad (and I love it)
Ferrari is the most exciting car brand in the world… if you own one. I suppose there’s a still strong, wide fanbase, a number of people who love to read about it, watch videos, but the truth is the brand if inflated. And inflationary. They famously spend zero dollars on marketing, because their allocation policies … More There’s a new one-off Ferrari (but does it matter?)
One of the reasons why Tesla is still ahead in the EV game – and some would say it’s the biggest reason – is it still the only automaker with its on proprietary network of chargers. This is important because at the time of writing, late 2021, there are many countries, and many areas within … More Porsche and IONITY want to expand the charging network in Europe (#aboutTime)
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