“Urus is definitely a competitor. DBX definitely. Purosangue, I’m not sure,” says McLaren Automotive’s COO Michael Straughan as he gives us our best steer yet on what to expect from the Brit carmaker’s upcoming SUV. “The Ferrari concept is very different to the rest of the competitive set. Wait until you see the styling of…
We’ll repeat that, because those words in that order don’t appear to make a lot of sense: Monaco—the Formula 1 circuit famous for its lack of overtaking—will host an F1 Sprint race—a format predicated on an abundance of overtaking—in 2027. Right… The only logical explanation is that Formula 1 bosses have spent the summer chugging…
McLaren has confirmed that it will invest £500 million (around P41.2 billion) to expand its manufacturing and engineering operations in the UK, with the cash creating “at least 1,000 direct and indirect jobs across McLaren’s UK operations by 2032.” The investment—which forms part of a larger commitment by shareholder L’IMAD, a sovereign investor of the…
This is the Volkswagen Mission Efficiency. Admittedly not the most exciting of monikers, but in this era of electric mobility and cost-of-living squeeze, an exciting project: It’s an ID. Polo-based hatchback capable of around 800km of range. And as you can see, it channels the spirit—and fairings—of the brilliant little XL1 from 2013. Where that car had…
A load of new options has been added to the Porsche Cayenne Electric configurator for its new model year, the most interesting of which has to be the wireless charging pad. And no, we’re not talking about a tiny little wireless charger on the dashboard for your phone. This is wireless charging for the whole Cayenne….
