Autocar UK - August 30 2023
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aguar is preparing to and exuberant as you would performance potential before
launch a large, lavish wish it to. This wheelbase and the programme was halted
electric saloon to this architecture will deliver in 2021. It’s likely, however,
serve as an indirect the design intent.” that its replacement’s
replacement for the axed Priced from between impressive figures are only
XJ EV, Autocar can reveal. £100,000 and £125,000, the possible because of significant
It was previously understood three cars will come equipped advancements in battery,
that Jaguar’s new four-seat with four-wheel drive, four- motor and charging hardware
grand tourer, launching in wheel steering and ultra-fast in the intervening years.
2025, would be followed into charging capacity that will Not only will they make
dealerships by a pair of luxury allow for a 10-80% top-up time the new electric saloon
crossovers. But now a source of just 13 minutes. Early details immediately one of the most
familiar with the new models suggest each will produce no advanced cars in its segment
has told Autocar that while less than 450bhp, sprint from when it is launched, but they
one of the other two cars is 0-62mph in between 3.0sec should also ensure that the
indeed a Bentley Bentayga- and 3.8sec, top out at 155mph model remains at the cutting
sized flagship SUV, the other is and offer ranges of at least edge until the next step-
actually an imposing limousine 385 miles and up to 475 miles. change in the development of
conceived in the mould of the Before ex-JLR CEO Thierry electric drivetrain technology.
XJ, albeit heavily redesigned, Bolloré’s Reimagine plan was Autocar’s source said the
substantially larger and much introduced, Jaguar had been saloon and its range-mates
more luxurious. developing an electric XJ are unrelated to every car
All three cars will sit on that was based on the Range Jaguar has launched so far
the long-wheelbase JEA Rover’s MLA platform and and bear little resemblance
electric vehicle platform being originally due for launch by to the artists’ impressions
developed exclusively for use 2022. But the project was that have been circulating
by new-era Jaguar models. scrapped when the car was since the brand’s reinvention
Talking recently to Autocar, deemed incompatible with plans were first made public.
JLR CEO Adrian Mardell said the wider plan for Jaguar. Perhaps most surprising
the Jaguar brand needed its That car has never been of the details obtained by
own architecture: “Otherwise, revealed, and Jaguar had Autocar is that the new models
it doesn’t quite look as potent given no indication of its no longer bear the leaping Î
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lpine is bringing alternative to the flagship Alpines. They will have the separate story, right), all due Ferrari and Alfa Romeo, will be
back the A310 as two-seater, in a relationship DNA of agility and lightness. within the next seven years. instrumental in achieving this.
a rakish, four-seat mirroring that of Porsche’s Even if it’s an electric car with Pillard said the A310 is Villain added that Alpine
electric sports car, 718 Cayman and 911. a battery inside, you’re going emblematic of Alpine’s bid is working on taking the next
and bosses have confirmed The performance-oriented to feel the lightness. That’s for mass appeal: “The A110 is A110 “to the next level” for
the model will remain true APP architecture has been very important.” limited in volume because it’s the electric era, saying that
to the principles of lightness conceived to be as configurable Design director Antony a two-seater, and we know that he wants the trademark two-
and agility that have come as possible and will underpin Villain (pictured below) added: adding two more seats in a car seater to be a “reference point
to define the French firm. a compact four-seater that “We want to do a 2+2 sports will make a huge difference.” for the next 50 years”.
The revived A310 is one of Alpine bosses say will tout car, and of course some time That the cars are electric As well as readying a raft of
seven new electric cars set to engaging driving dynamics in the past we had the A310, is “not the problem”, Pillard mass-market battery-electric
be launched by 2030 as part to make it “an icon of future so we will bring together these added, but the focus is on sports cars, Alpine is also
of a wholesale reinvention sports cars”. two ideas as a first intention. giving them each a distinctive working to develop a running
programme for the Renault Alpine marketing director Our work now is to frame the character – and therefore prototype of its outlandish
Group’s sporting brand. It will Bruce Pillard [APP] platform that we’re appeal – for customers. Alpenglow hypercar concept.
be based on the same Alpine said: “If all our working on, and the final Villain said the “vast Due to be revealed “soon”, it’s
Performance Platform (APP) future models design will be finished in expertise” that Alpine has set to serve as a showcase for
as the forthcoming electric are going to a year and a half.” at its disposal, including the feasibility of hydrogen-
A110 coupé, due in 2027, be electric, The decision to make its Formula 1 race team and combustion technology in
and is expected to serve in they’re going the A310 a four-seater recently appointed CEO the performance car sector.
effect as a more practical to be true comes in line with Alpine’s Philippe Krief, formerly of JONATHAN BRYCE
transformative initiative
to move away from being
a niche manufacturer to
becoming a key volume
player on the world stage.
A diversified seven-strong
line-up will comprise the
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EV successor to A310, GT X-Over crossover Alpenglow concept
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camper vans, ushering in new the roof can top up
now easier to navigate, and standard-fit
platforms, heavily reworked the leisure battery
with a flatter floor and USB-C ports
cabins and – for the first time – while stationary
electrified powertrain options. a more compact
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Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf,
Germany, and have been Inclinometer levels
conceived to cater to surging the van to make for
demand in this segment, easy set-up and a
with sales of leisure vehicles comfortable sleep
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insurance premium paid by A younger driver could
motorists between April and save £240 doing this
June this year was £511, an
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period last year. Renewals
were priced at an average of Describe your job
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increased by 48% in the 12 black box or telematics
months to June this year. policy
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increases on a number of Check out a pay-per- Quotes for a Golf driven
factors: the £2.4 billion mile policy. If you’re a by a 63-year-old ranged
insurers paid out for vehicle low-mileage driver, you from £340 to £4464
parts and repairs, the costs could save £170
of which have risen by 33%;
the cost of replacement cars, data has revealed that average
which are up 29%; and on car insurance premiums have
personal injury claims, which, increased by up to £208 year
in the first quarter of the year, on year, reaching £743 in June
were 14% higher than in the 2023. The increasing price
same period last year. of premiums has been partly
Autocar has found that driven by a rise in the cost
despite these universal of claims for insurers as well
increases, insurers are Claim Guru, says this proves of the market for business “They could fill the hole in their as the rising cost of vehicle
still quoting very different that despite the inflationary reasons,” he said. revenues from the profits made repairs. Drivers hoping to save
premiums for the same vehicle pressures they claim to be He added they are doing during Covid when people were money on their car insurance
and driver. For example, for a under, insurers are still ‘cherry- this against the backdrop of driving less and claims fell. But should compare prices online,
Volkswagen Golf insured by picking’ business. “The issue declining investment returns. they’re passing all of the cost where they could save up
a 63-year-old, Compare the of premiums rising because “Insurers make much of their on to motorists.” to £457 by switching their
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ranging from £340 to £4464. part of some insurers who have but this income has fallen, research, Ursula Gibbs, director The pressure on premiums
Tim Kelly, an insurance increased them only to price making them more exposed to at Compare the Market, said: was meant to be alleviated by
expert and founder of Motor themselves out of certain areas the effect of inflation,” he said. “Compare the Market’s latest tighter rules on whiplash claims
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sharply styled, five-seat Enyaq iV, Ford Explorer and regard the interior of their EV entrant into its ‘EV’ family of storage cubbies.
electric SUV that majors Fisker Ocean. SUV not just as a place to sit electric cars will ultimately be
on practicality and space. The influence of the flagship safely and comfortably when offered with a hot GT range-
It will initially be built and seven-seat EV9 is obvious in travelling from A to B, but as an topper, which means a potent,
sold in China, but Autocar the EV5’s upright, two-box additional room to live life in”. 4WD version of the EV5 is on
understands that a European silhouette, chunky lower The dashboard, steering the cards for a debut soon
launch – including the UK – body cladding and distinctive, wheel and infotainment suite after the standard car.
is highly likely. Kia promised angular alloy wheel designs. look to be largely carried With a UK launch expected
details of a launch in “select The EV5 also shares its over from the EV9, with a to be at least a year away,
global markets” at an event sibling’s aggressive ‘tiger nose’ wraparound digital panel it is early to speculate on Customers can
in October.
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front-end design and kinked
rear beltline – hallmarks of
housing the driver display
and central touchscreen
pricing, but landing at
around the £50,000 mark
5 personalise the
cabin, with a choice of four
dealerships, it will serve as the electric Kia line-up. and a raft of physical would line up the EV5 neatly colours, five seat patterns
an electric alternative to the The interior has been buttons and switches against its direct rivals. and three materials.
similarly sized Kia Sportage, designed around the idea that retained for core functions. FELIX PAGE
Kia has disclosed no
It will arrive technical details about the
with a 215bhp, EV5 yet, but specifications
229lb ft motor uncovered by Chinese media
reveal that it will be launched
with a rear-mounted motor
producing 215bhp and 229lb ft.
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battery uses a 400V wiring Architecture
architecture instead of the of interior also
EV9’s 800V system in a bid draws on EV9
to keep its entry price down.
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W H I C H C A R WA S B E S T F O R T H E 25 0 - M I L E D R I V E T H E R E?
Given most of us live in the south, our The Cupra proved an agreeable The Renault also fared well, with its While we had all been glad to take a
showdown began with some long trips long-distance companion too, with now-standard heat pump lending its quick blast around the moors in the
just to reach these fine driving roads. its relatively efficient single-motor driver a degree of reassurance that plucky little E, it was the last set of
So maybe the real winner here was powertrain, 58kWh battery and quick- was missing from the initial batch of keys swiped from the bucket at the
Matt Prior, whose 1996 Lotus Elise S1 charge capability making the jaunt weather-susceptible UK cars. end of the test. Each of us had more
got him to Helmsley quicker and more up from Kent relatively painless. Things were less rosy over in the than 200 miles to travel home, and this
comfortably than any of our test MG’s corner, where it quickly emerged short-legged, slow-charging city car
contenders. Oh, to have avoided that the 200bhp power boost was hardly the obvious steed of choice.
a 45-minute stop at Wetherby and second driven axle had Steve Cropley was unfazed,
services in the driving rain. a rather dramatic effect however, and set off cheerily towards
But as for the EVs, it was the on cruising consumption, the Cotswolds. It wasn’t until much,
Kia that elicited the biggest although 140kW charging much later that the rest of us realised
smile from its pilot before the was a thin silver lining. what a lucky escape we’d had: a
test proper got under way, Certainly, the Abarth tricky contactless payment problem
leaving London with 274 miles driver could only look on in prolonged his already lengthy charging
on the display and pulling envy as his luminescent lout stops, and that, together with the
over before the finish line lapped up electrons at need to maintain a range-maximising
only because of the capacity a piffling 85kW. 55mph cruise, meant a notional sub-
limitations of its driver. And so what of the Honda? five-hour journey took nearer nine.
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it last; Verpraet put it second last; Cropley is among the best 5 Kia Niro EV 36 38 55 29 30 188
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Benz palace. I show up to Ibbetts of St Neots, the latest Unimog, and more sparse. Bare metal
which is labelled by Google as a lawnmower abounds, although the steering wheel is still large
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Porsche 911 Carrera T manual (15deg C, wet)
Standing quarter mile 13.2sec at 111.4mph, standing km 23.5sec at 143.4mph, 30-70mph 3.8sec, 30-70mph in fourth 6.9sec
30mph 40mph 50mph 60mph 70mph 80mph 90mph 100mph 110mph 120mph 130mph 140mph
2.1s 2.7s 4.0s 4.9s 5.9s 7.7s 9.1s 10.6s 13.0s 15.3s 17.9s 21.4s
0 10s 20s
Chevrolet Corvette C8 3LT Coupé (2022, 18deg C, dry)
Standing quarter mile 12.3sec at 116.9mph, standing km 22.3sec at 148.1mph, 30-70mph 3.2sec, 30-70mph in fourth 6.3sec
30mph 40mph 50mph 60mph 70mph 80mph 90mph 100mph 110mph 120mph 130mph 140mph
1.8s 2.4s 3.1s 3.9s 5.0s 6.2s 7.5s 9.1s 10.9s 13.2s 15.9s 19.2s
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B R A K I N G 60-0mph: 3.18sec
Porsche 911 Carrera T manual (15deg C, wet)
30mph-0 50mph-0 70mph-0
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Chevrolet Corvette C8 3LT Coupé (2022, 18deg C, dry)
30mph-0 50mph-0 70mph-0
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EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST
Active sports exhaust
Sport Chrono Package including drive T E C H N I C A L L AYO U T
mode control knob, Track Precision app Carrera T’s layout is about as simple as 911s get: flat six behind the rear axle drives
Sports Seats Plus, leather/cloth the rear wheels exclusively. Adaptive dampers are standard and four-wheel
PASM Sport suspension steering is optional, but the anti-roll bars are conventional. Our test car weighed a
20/21in Carrera S wheels in little less than Porsche’s DIN kerb weight claim on the scales with a quarter-tank
Titanium Grey fuel fill and the weight was distributed 36% front, 64% rear.
Manual cruise control
10.9in PCM touchscreen ENGINE POWER & TORQUE ECONOMY
infotainment with connected Installation Rear, longitudinal, TEST MPG Track 15.0mpg
500 500
navigation, wireless smartphone rear-wheel drive Touring 39.1mpg
mirroring (Apple and Android), Type 6 cyls horizontally opposed, 380bhp at Average 30.4mpg
Porsche Connect music streaming 2981cc, twin-turbocharged, 400 6500rpm
332lb ft at 400
Solid paint, Racing Yellow nco petrol 1950-5000rpm CLAIMED Low 15.1-15.4mpg
Side window trims, high-gloss black £383 Made of Aluminium block and head Mid 26.2-27.4mpg
Power output (bhp)
80
0-70 5.9 60-80 – 2.8 3.6 4.5 5.6 8.5
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0-90 9.1 80-100 – 3.0 4.0 5.1 6.6 9.3 *claimed 40
0-100 10.6 90-110 – 3.4 4.2 5.7 7.2 10.6 Jaguar F-Type P450 V8 75
0-110 13.0 100-120 – – 4.5 6.2 8.2 – 20
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0-130 17.9 120-140 – – 6.4 – – – 71mph 138mph 182mph New 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years
0-140 21.4 130-150 – – – – – – 7500rpm 7500rpm 6608rpm z ‘992’ RVs remain strong. Despite the
0-150 – 140-160 – – – – – – Porsche’s higher price, you’d lose only
0-160 – RPM in 7th at 70/80mph = 1995/2280 £3k less on the F-Type over three years.
THE SMALL PRINT Power-to-weight and torque-to-weight figures are calculated using manufacturer’s claimed kerb weight. © 2023,
Haymarket Media Group Ltd. Test results may not be reproduced without editor’s written permission. For information on the 911 Carrera T ,
contact Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd, Bath Road, Calcot, Reading, RG31 7SE (03457 911 911, porsche.com/uk). Cost-per-mile figures R OA D T E S T N o 5 639
calculated over three years/36,000 miles, including depreciation and maintenance but not insurance; Lex Autolease (0800 389 3690).
Insurance quote covers 35-year-old professional male with clean licence and full no-claims bonus living in Swindon; quote from Liverpool
Victoria (0800 066 5161, lv.com). Contract hire figure based on a three-year lease/36,000-mile contract including maintenance; Wessex
Fleet Solutions (01722 322888). Read all of our road tests autocar.co.uk
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ROAD TEST
Testers’
notes
MATT
SAUNDERS
Some well-
tuned, quality
passive dampers and a
lightweight forged wheel
would have transformed
this car. As it is, it feels
just a little like a 911
you could have dressed
up yourself on the
configurator by chance,
rather than something
new and special.
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VERPRAET
Decal stickers
on your 911’s
doors are a
divisive thing, so Porsche
lets you go all-in on a set
of numbers of your own
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VERDICT entirely for no cost. I
Spec advice
Sharper 911 has a likeable simplicity but makes key compromises Go for a bold standard
colour, standard wheels,
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and a front-axle lift
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911 Carrera T, so the story continues.
system (£1965). Leave
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real-world pace, flexibility and combustive appeal that a top-level driver’s car really Jobs for
needs. And thanks to its excellent manual gearbox, it can involve its driver in ways that
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so many paddle-shift rivals simply can’t. special cabin features to
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character and accessible handling than a Carrera S, you will come away disappointed. suspension system
for a purer and more
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and handling mix.
Carrera, will probably mark the Carrera T out as a slightly peripheral player to most z A lighter, always-noisy
performance exhaust
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oomph, too, and plenty
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PORSCHE 911 CARRERA T LOTUS EMIRA 3.5 V6 CHEVROLET CORVETTE BMW M2 MANUAL JAGUAR F-TYPE R 75 COUPE
Verdicts Engaging, versatile and fast – FIRST EDITION STINGRAY 3LT Delivers large on power, usability Wants for nothing where charm
on every everything that a no-nonsense Six-cylinder Evora replacement Has a charismatic, naturally and driver appeal, but isn’t and pace are concerned but
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Power, torque 380bhp, 332lb ft 400bhp, 310lb ft 474bhp, 452lb ft 453bhp, 406lb ft 567bhp, 516lb ft
0-62mph, top speed 4.5sec, 182mph 4.3sec, 180mph 3.5sec, 184mph 4.3sec, 155mph 3.7sec, 186mph
CO2, economy 234-247g/km, 25.9-27.4mpg 258g/km, 25.0mpg 277g/km, 23.3mpg 226-230g/km, 29.1mpg 239g/km, 27.0mpg
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ADAM COO K
changes off road
“My Freelander is the rare three- INTERIOR
door with removable hard-top. It’s Don’t expect this to be in the first
not as practical as the five-door and flush, but having established that
visibility isn’t as good, but I like the the windows go up and down and
looks. It was registered in 2006 so the central locking works, be on the
is one of the last ones and has done lookout for unsightly damage, such
100,000 miles. Being a TD4, it does as a cracked dashboard, ripped
around 30mpg. In recent months, upholstery or a leaking sunroof,
the driveshafts and rear brakes have which can cause electrical problems.
been replaced, but there’s no rust.
It’s very reliable. I’ve been to the Isle B O DY
of Skye in it and through all weathers Corrosion shouldn’t be an issue
and it has never missed a beat.” even at this age. Instead, check
the underside, sills, front and rear
overhangs and driveshafts for
Buyer beware…
ENGINE
damage caused by overly
ambitious off-roading.
Early 1.8 petrols suffered cooling
issues, but most were resolved with
the fitment of an upgraded head
gasket. Many surviving cars will
Also worth knowing
The Freelander has a so-called
have had this work done, but check viscous coupling unit (VCU) that’s
around the oil filler for oil and water meant to transfer power to the rear
‘mayonnaise’ anyway. Check the wheels when the fronts begin to slip.
coolant is fresh and topped up, too. Unfortunately, with age, the viscous
The timing belt should be changed fluid can become thick and the unit
every 72,000 miles or seven years. unresponsive. Rather than replace it,
The L-series diesel is trusty, but the some owners just disconnect or even
TD4 is the one to buy. It has a timing remove the propshaft and live with
chain and is reliable, except for some front-wheel drive. Check that the
issues with the fuel-injection system propshaft is present, connected
and turbocharger. and transferring drive as it should.
G E A R B OX
This requires careful scrutiny. At
motorway speeds and in reverse,
How much to spend
£5 0 0 - £ 1 4 9 9
Check everything listen for noises and creaking. Inspect Pre- and post-facelift three- and five-
works – especially the transfer case at the rear for oil door TD4s, most with 120,000-plus
windows and air-con leaks. Make sure gearchanges are miles and in average condition.
positive and the clutch isn’t slipping.
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Peugeot’s 205 GTi was an instant classic upon its 1984 arrival, being “the best Having established itself in the UK
of the lot in combining the roles of sporting hatchback, useful load-carrier and with four-wheel-drive cars, Subaru
relaxed long-distance cruiser”. And two years later, we were happy to find that began to diversify. Its range-topper
the revised model hadn’t “notably lost any of its tractability or responsiveness”. from 1985 was the XT sports coupé;
There wasn’t too much difference, mind you, the 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine and then in 1987 it added below that
having been boosted from 105bhp to 115bhp by way of revisions to the cylinder
head and ignition timing. Power still peaked at 6250rpm but the redline was
Brummies enjoy washout a three-door version of its GL saloon,
with the same 134bhp 1.7-litre boxer-
raised by 400rpm to 6900rpm – although torque actually had fallen 0.6lb ft. After 17 years of work to get Britain’s four engine and 4WD, making for an
Performance proved virtually identical up until 70mph, but then the better first-ever street race allowed and unconventional rival to Ford’s Capri.
breathing came into play, and the new car hit 100mph 2.9sec quicker. arranged, even the deluge brought Although not cheap (at £11k, or £31k
Of even greater intrigue was the new 205 CTi soft-top, built by Pininfarina and by Hurricane Charley couldn’t take today) and in some ways technically
state of the art in that it had a new ‘skeleton’ (comprising the crossmembers, the shine off things. There was a gimmicky, “it could be the answer for
rear end, screen rail, pillars, sills and doors) to minimise the reduction in rigidity. “tremendous atmosphere” as 26 someone requiring easy drivability
Crucially, the hood was easy to Formula 3000 cars bounced and and practicality combined with a
manually operate and well sealed slid around Birmingham. Pierluigi useful off-road ability”.
when up; and wind buffeting was Martini led from the start but soon
minimal when it was stowed away. lost out to Pavesi Ralt team-mate
As weight increased by 52kg, Luis Pérez-Sala, who then built up
performance suffered, but only a 20sec lead and won, despite twice
by 0.2sec in the 0-60mph sprint. spinning. The race was called early,
No tester had anything bad to after 24 laps, after Andrew Gilbert-
say about the CTi, even though it Scott spun and hit one of the many
cost £2005 more than the hard- retired cars. Sadly, the Superprix
top – £5675 in today’s money. would be held only four more times.
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330d xDrive M Sport AAAAB 15.1.20 I-Pace EV400 S AAAAB 12.9.18 XV 2.0i SE Lineartronic AAACC 28.2.18
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545e M Sport AAAAC 20.10.21 Wrangler 2.2 M’Jet-II Ov’d AAAAC 10.4.19 308 1.2T Puretech 130 GT AAAAC 25.5.22
M5 AAAAB 18.4.18 508 GT BlueHDi 180 AAAAC 24.10.18 TESLA
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Chevrolet had got the hang of air-cooled engines by the time it brought out the Corvair. Nevertheless, this car became a
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him involving wire taps and prostitutes. Chevy still shifted 1.8 million of them – but GM hasn’t made a rear-engined car since.
DAVID FINLAY
Holden Torana GTR XU-1 1972 GMC Syclone 1991 Opel Sintra / Vauxhall Sintra 1996
The ’72 Torana causes little offence, but one The latest Hummer – a 4.7-tonne yet super-quick Unlike its closest rivals, GM Europe took the easy
version was so controversial that it was canned EV – isn’t GMC’s first controversial fast pick-up. route into the large MPV market in the 1990s by
before production began. Powered by a 5.0-litre For a short period in the early 1990s, the Syclone simply repurposing the Chevrolet Venture and
V8 with a reputed output of around 320bhp, it featured a turbocharged 4.3-litre V6 engine adding more Euro-familiar badges. The result was
was a homologation special intended for use in producing 280bhp and driving all four wheels. something that had plenty of room and lots of
a class of Australian racing that required only It was found in independent testing to be quicker equipment, which was a good start. However, the
200 examples to be built. But a news article over a standing quarter mile than a Ferrari 348 Sintra was very heavily criticised in a Euro NCAP
about it and counterparts from Ford and Chrysler TS, even though it was only slightly more than a crash test report (which included the word ‘fatal’
triggered what became known as the Aussie fifth of the price of the Italian car. Unfortunately, twice) and it finished 182nd out of 182 in a JD
‘supercar scare’ and they were all ditched. though, it could carry only around 250kg. Power customer satisfaction survey.
Cadillac Catera 1997 Pontiac Aztek 2001 Opel Zafira OPC / Vauxhall Zafira VXR 2005
Having already established with the Cimarron The Aztek was a practical mid-size SUV that in This hot-rod MPV featured a 236bhp 2.0-litre
that reworking a European model (the Vauxhall some ways was ahead of its time, but its styling turbo engine borrowed from the Astra VXR,
Cavalier) for North America wasn’t a good idea, wasn’t greeted with enthusiasm by most people. and although it had decent grip and brakes, its
Cadillac tried to disprove its own point 15 years Its corporate cousin, the Buick Rendezvous, high centre of gravity could lead to interesting
later by introducing the Catera. This was a lightly wasn’t exactly pretty either, but it was far less moments. There was also the question of whether
redesigned Vauxhall Omega and ads called it ‘the offensive and achieved more sales in its second anyone would want to buy a seven-seater with
Caddy that zigs’ – like that was going to help. Poor worst year than the Aztek did in its best. And yet, such high performance (0-62mph in 7.2sec),
sales persuaded Cadillac to abandon production because of the way these things work, the Aztek although of course a few people did, helped along
in Germany after the 2001 model year. is by far the better known of the two today. by a famous ‘daddy cool’ TV ad campaign.
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