Suzuki Jimny 1.5 GA AllGrip – R334,900 Renault Duster 1.5dCi Zen 4WD – R396,999 Mahindra Scorpio 2.2CRDe 4WD S11 – R414,999 Suzuki Vitara 1.6 GLX AllGrip – R429,900 Subaru XV 2.0i – R464,000 Off-roading is a popular activity for many South Africans, but one that can seem expensive at ...
The oil and gas industry is the planet’s bad boy and target of environmentalist groups, and rightly so, remember Exxon Valdez? It is not just the risk of oil spills, because digging for oil in deep ocean also cause large scale impact to marine life, and generate huge carbon ...
Converting a classic gas Mini into a modern emissions-free electric traveler is a rather smooth transition.
What is the Mitsubishi Delica Mini? Is the Mitsubishi Delica Mini an EV or hybrid? What is the 2023 Nissan Sakura? There are lots of Japan-only or JDM vehicles produced that we have to wait 25 years before importing. For whatever reason, they don’t meet U.S. safety or equipment ...
If you have been itching to travel, Mercedes Benz just teased a new 100% electric “fully fledged micro-camper” that’s sure to upgrade your next adventure. The Mercedes-Benz camper you’ve been waiting for, fully electric Camping in a van can be a lot of fun, but the gas mileage and ...
It has 97 hp and a 103-mile range.
It'll be held at BMW's Performance Center at the Thermal Club in California.
Small as a bicycle, yet fast as a motorcycle
Mini recently brought the manual transmission back to its line-up, and it wants as many people as possible to take advantage of it. It opened the Mini Manual Driving School at the BMW Performance Center in Thermal, California, to teach drivers of all ages how to drive a stick. ...
The brand will use BMW's test center in Thermal.
The Sakura electric kei car is so popular customers need to wait a year or more for delivery.
The adorable trucklet has 4WD and hybrid power.
Hitech Grand Prix has announced Gabriele Mini will race for the team during the 2023 FIA Formula 3 campaign. Mini, 17, spent the last two years racing in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, taking second in the 2022 standings. The Italian took three wins and a further six ...
A North Korean missile did not fly over Japan on Thursday, despite authorities issuing warnings to residents in several areas, the country’s defence minister said. Early on Thursday, the country’s J-Alert system was activated and residents in the northern Miyagi, Niigata and Yamagata regions were sent warnings to take ...
Meet the Geely-owned brand's second production vehicle and the world's first to feature CATL's Qilin battery tech in a 140-kWh pack.
The all-wheel-drive, dual-motor family hauler has air suspension and massaging seats.
Proposed £3.8bn battery factory in Northumberland secures additional funding to avoid financial crisis
Marteen Burger and Dave Budge want to give electric life to old Land Rovers. Source: Jaunt Motors Jaunt Motors, an Australian company specialising in converting classic petrol and diesel cars such as Land Rovers into electric vehicles, has merged with a UK-based conversion specialist to create what the companies ...
2022 Hyundai Veloster N 2022 Mini Cooper Clubman 2022 Volkswagen GTI 2022 Ford Bronco Sport What are the best alternatives to the Mini Cooper? It’s no secret that the Mini Cooper is a fun subcompact car to drive. Each model is packed with character, but it has some flaws. ...
Proposed £3.8bn battery factory in Northumberland under threat as cash-strapped start-up faces financial crisis
Tesla has talked with Glencore about buying stake of the Swiss mining giant. Sources close to the matter told Financial Times that Tesla and Glencore held preliminary discussions last year. Talks between the company continued until March 2022. Glencore’s chief executive Gary Eagle visited Tesla’s Fremont Factory in March. ...
This 10-cm box will make history as the smallest radar instrument to be flown in space – and the very first radar to probe the interior of an asteroid. Its target? The Dimorphos asteroid, which on the night of 26 September had its orbit diverted and a vast 10 ...
How small is the La Bagnole? How off-road capable could the La Bagnole be? Who makes the La Bagnole? First off, for an MSRP of under $10,000, how can you go wrong? A capable electric off-roader sized just right for maneuvering cramped, rugged, narrow trails. The Kilow La Bagnole ...
The Mini Electric carries over the retro styling of the beloved British classic Is it fun to drive? How much is the Mini Electric? What is the range of the electric mini? The electric vehicle (EV) market is inundated with high-range and practical options like the Tesla Model 3. ...
MINI has brought a new trim level range to the Cooper, Countryman and Clubman
No stranger to the world of Swedish minimalism, Volvo has given us a sneak peek at the design and layout of the technology inside its upcoming EX90 battery electric SUV that completely throws out physical buttons. The company says it is hoping to remove stress and complexity completely out of ...
One of the newest dealerships of Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC), Isuzu La Union, celebrated its first-year anniversary with a Mini-Truck Fest and LCV Show last October 21 to 22, 2022. Despite being constructed and inaugurated at the height of pandemic , One Maharlika Motor Sales and Service Corporation remained ...
Volvo wants to present info to drivers in a simplified way.
When you think of a performance-oriented GTX or GTI model, a van is not what immediately comes to mind. Not if you are Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles! With a unique take on the category, the VW ID. Buzz GTX promises offers plenty of features and some extra excitement. Confirmation Silke Bagschik, ...
► Rumours swirling of supermini’s demise► Fiesta’s been a consistent best-seller► Ford’s electrification plans bringing models into question CAR understands that Ford is intending to kill off its perennial Fiesta supermini. The small car has been a huge bestseller in the UK and Europe for decades, but its lifespan could ...
Satire A man has noted with some intrigue that a person who finished second in a contest has now been given the winner’s prize Here’s TopGear.com’s roving correspondent, Cory Spondent, with his mostly incorrect exclusives from the world of motoring A British man following the Conservative leadership race has observed ...
Model year matters Locks and battery Possessed sliding doors Head unit and electronics Spark plugs Final thought The Kia Sedona was all-new for model-year 2015, making its debut in the springtime of 2014 and flaunting a total redesign to push style, safety, space and comfort to new levels. The ...
What is the most long-lasting minivan? Should you get a 2023 Honda Odyssey? What is the best family vehicle on the market? Minivans are great for long road trips with many passengers. Vans are also great for shuttling around large groups of people for short distances. Automakers like Honda, ...
Russia’s defence minister held rare telephone talks with his US counterpart Friday, after pro-Kremlin officials said they were turning Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson into a “fortress” as Kyiv’s forces advance. Few details emerged of the conversation between Russia’s Sergei Shoigu and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, but both ...
Mini owners from the Queen City of the South enjoyed a fun drive and adventure at the Mini Cebu Getaway, held at the City of Smiles—Bacolod City. The event was jointly organized by Mini Philippines and Mini Cebu. The Mini Cebu Getaway began at the island province’s showroom, where ...
Ever since the tragic fatal accident of Cyrus Mistry, road safety is being discussed more and I think it is the right time to seriously consider having a Ministry of Road Safety. Presently road safety comes under the ambit of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and though the ...
There’s hardly anyone who wouldn’t know about the brand Mini. And you’d be certainly living under a rock if you are unaccustomed to car manufacturers bringing in electric vehicles. This Mini Cooper SE is the electric version of the iconic Mini Cooper hatchback. In place of a conventional internal ...
After releasing plans to scale EV and battery production in the US, BMW announced Thursday it would also be adding a new battery assembly line and new cell varnishing lines at its plant in Leipzig, Germany. The luxury automaker says the batteries will be used for its fully electric ...
Electric Cars and motorbikes? Easy. Heaving mining fleet and a train that’ll use gravity to recharge its batteries? Er, sure It probably goes without saying that mining vehicles have not, historically speaking, been the first thing you’d call environmentally friendly. That whole ‘ripping the earth open for valuable minerals’ thing ...
After a false start in Australia years ago, Chery appears to be making a new attempt. A badge familiar to, and in hindsight loved by, Aussies will return to the local market for the first time in decades, but not in the way it once did. The last time ...
Israel will not send weapons to Ukraine, Defence Minister Benny Gantz said Wednesday, two days after Russia warned that an Israeli move to bolster Kyiv’s forces would severely damage relations. “Our policy vis-a-vis Ukraine will not change — we will continue to support and stand with the West, we ...
It’s got them covered on paper, but has Mini’s latest Works GP got the moves to outperform Renault’s rival Mégane RS Trophy-R and VW’s benchmark Golf GTI Clubsport S?
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has announced that the country’s only 20-year-old driver’s licence printing machine has not broken down again, but that it was affected by “power outage challenges coupled with routine maintenance and the replacement of components.” This comes after Eastern Cape acting chief director for transport regulations, ...
Sweden’s new right-wing government said Tuesday it was ditching the country’s pioneering “feminist foreign policy”, launched by the left-wing in 2014, saying the label could be counter-productive. New Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom announced the move just moments after Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented his new government, backed by the ...
Photo / Supplied BMW has confirmed that the production of electric Minis will be moved from Mini’s historic plant in Cowley, outside Oxford. The automaker will instead produce its EVs in China, with the help of BMW’s partner, Great Wall. In addition to the electric Mini, it appears that ...
The US Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on December 6, 2022, off central and northern California. It’s also the first-ever US sale to support potential commercial-scale floating offshore wind energy development. BOEM ...
In February, Stellantis recalled 19,808 examples of the 2017 and 2018 Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivan due to reports of fires in 12 vehicles. The minivans were manufactured between August 12, 2016, and August 7, 2018. All were parked and turned off when they caught fire; eight of them ...
Satire Fallout from mini-budget forces party to usher in AI humanoid as ‘safe pair of hands’ Here’s TopGear.com’s roving correspondent, Cory Spondent, with his mostly incorrect exclusives from the world of motoring Tesla’s Optimus robot will replace incumbent prime minister Liz Truss following the continuing fallout from last month’s mini ...
More than a hundred marine scientists have written an open letter to the Biden administration urging action to protect a recently discovered Gulf of Mexico whale species known as Rice’s whale. Rice’s whales are a new whale species discovered last year in an effort led by the National Oceanic ...
The new head of MINI, Stefanie Wurst, said that future electric MINIs might be built again in the UK, though.
A spokesman told Automotive News Europe that will be producing electric hatchbacks and a small SUV in China through its partnership with Great Wall Motor. As such, the company will cease production of electric versions of hatchbacks in the UK. In 2019, Great Wall Motor and the BMW Group ...
McDivitt also served as program manager for Apollo 12 through Apollo 16.
Industry association boss suggests UK may become strong market for used zero-emissions vehicles as supply from Japan weakens.
BMW is going to cease all production of electric Minis in the UK and build them in China and Germany instead. Electric Minis in China BMW’s current production of 40,000 electric Minis annually at its Cowley, Oxfordshire, factory will end next year as part of its plans to reshape ...
After Mini’s American arm removed the manual transmission from the brand’s lineup in May as a result of supply chain constraints, the automaker announced it’s bringing the stick back for 2023. Starting with vehicles produced in November, the manual transmission option for two-door Hardtop Cooper, Cooper S, and John ...
The Times reports that Mini will stop producing electric cars in England in 2023 and move them to China. BMW makes around 40,000 electric Minis a year at its plant in Cowley on the outskirts of Oxford. Production is due to cease there next year despite the company’s far-reaching ...
The Times reports that Mini will stop producing electric cars in England in 2023 and move them to China. BMW makes around 40,000 electric Minis a year at its plant in Cowley on the outskirts of Oxford. Production is due to cease there next year despite the company’s far-reaching ...
It’s no secret that there’s no such thing as a perfectly clean vehicle, completely free of environmental impact. Polestar’s push for sustainability Batteries on the blockchain… mostly Recycling and remanufacturing End-of-life is another area of focus for the brand, particularly the recycling and repurposing of its batteries and vehicle ...
The first Russian soldiers to take part in a new joint force with Belarusian troops have arrived in Belarus, Minsk’s defence ministry said on Saturday. “The first convoys of Russian servicemen from the regional force group have arrived in Belarus,” the ministry said, adding that their mission was “exclusively ...
BMW will stop making electric versions of Mini hatchbacks in the UK, dealing a setback to a country trying to transition its already diminished auto industry to battery-powered models. Although the Mini factory near Oxford, England, will again start making convertibles starting in 2025, BMW has elected to make ...
LONDON: Automaker BMW is set to move production of its electric MINIs from the United Kingdom to China, The Times reported on Friday. BMW makes 40,000 electric MINIs a year at its Cowley factory on the outskirts of Oxford and plans to end the production by next year end, ...
Mini's November production announcement came with a number of changes.
Captain Pike and the Enterprise crew come to Number One's defense in this new companion project.
The Lotus Evija is now in production and Lotus has marked the occasion with the reveal of a special edition dubbed the Evija Fittipaldi. As the name suggests, the car honors Emerson Fittipaldi, who won the 1972 Formula 1 title while driving for Lotus. BMW was once again spotted ...
Mini removed the 6-speed manual from its options list in the spring, citing at the time supply issues and promising a return of the transmission at a later date. That later date has finally arrived, as Mini on Thursday said a manual option will be made available once again ...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing Ireland to rethink its long tradition of military neutrality, the country’s European Affairs Minister Thomas Byrne has told AFP. Public opinion may not be ready for membership of the US-led NATO alliance yet, Byrne said in an interview during a visit to France, ...
Remember the Honda Freed? The current generation is more than just an extended with sliding doors as Honda Japan announced that it is the best-selling minivan in the country in the first half of 2022. Freed Black Style shown The first half period in Japan is recorded from April ...
For the latest classic car news, features, buyer’s guides and classifieds, sign up to the C&SC newsletter here No large, formal car has ever truly filled the shoes of the Ebony Rover 3.5 Litres that served the Wilson, Heath, Callaghan and Thatcher governments so faithfully between 1968 and 1981. By then it ...
Government reveals to industry group it is investigating how to rid our roads more quickly of low-rated vehicles.
Shell has announced the formation of a consortium to create electrification solutions for mining sites. Besides Shell, the consortium includes Skeleton Technologies, Microvast, Stäubli, Carnegie Robotics, Heliox, Spirae, Alliance Automation and Worley. Shell envisions working with the nine-member consortium to create battery solutions for off-road vehicles that can be ...
Andean villagers in Peru told an inter-American rights court on Wednesday about how their health has suffered for decades due to environmental damage caused by a mining company extracting heavy metals in their midst. The community of La Oroya accuses the government in Lima of having allowed the Doe ...
MINI’s Oxford factory will build the petrol versions of the new MINI Cooper Convertible
This narrow off-road EV will take you where few other vehicles will and you can charge it by towing it behind a larger vehicle.
Government announces selections will resume for two residency visas, including the skilled migrant category.
Ukraine has received the first Iris-T defence system from Germany, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has said. “IRIS-Ts from (Germany) are already here. (American) NASAMS are coming. This is only the beginning. And we need more,” Reznikov tweeted late on Tuesday. “There is a moral imperative to protect the ...
Is the MINI Cooper Hatch a good car? Who is the MINI Cooper Hatch a good car for? Is the MINI Cooper Hatch a good first car? Is the MINI Cooper Hatch a good family car? Is there a Hybrid MINI Cooper Hatch? What’s it like to drive? Reviewer’s ...
The product surpassed my expectations which weren’t much, to begin with. BHPian Rambo-RS recently shared this with other enthusiasts. Greetings BHPians! I am sharing a quick review of a dashcam that I bought recently. It is “DDPai Mini” and I bought it for Rs. 3500 from Amazon. The product ...
The initial binding commitment is for 3,000 units through 2024; it's the second largest order of the year after Walmart's 4,500 units.
With 453 hp and a standard six-speed manual, the M2 returns as the most appealing M car in the lineup.
Fits your paisley headbands and Beethoven bust with its fold-down rear seat.
MTA keen for Michael Wood to address areas of concern for its members during speech at national conference.
MINI’s upcoming all-electric SUV has been spotted out testing before it arrives in 2024
The MINI Aceman will bring concept car styling to the EV crossover segment