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Everything you need to know about cars this week: 22 Sept '19
More facts about Land Rover's new Defender and a drive in the McLaren GT
The 460bhp Renault Zoe e-Sport isn't dead yet
"Remember the Renault Zoe e-Sport? A 460bhp four-wheel-drive electric hot hatch, it was a show-stopping concept made to prove EVs can be fun but seemingly without much production plausibility. Or so we thought."
Advertisement - Page continues belowFear not, faster Audi RS6s are coming
"Audi Sport isn’t known for keeping its ranges slimmed down, and thus in time we’ll get a Performance variant just like before. Last time it added 40bhp to the regular RS6"
The BMW M2 CS will be here next year, with a racecar twin
"BMW M boss Markus Flasch has already confirmed the next M3 will get a manual gearbox. And now he’s telling us an M2 CS is just around the corner, with a racecar twin. It’s like his product planners have tapped right into our heads."
Advertisement - Page continues belowReview: Porsche Cayenne Coupe
"Sure, Lava Orange paintwork and 22-inch rims (both fitted to the test car at vast expense) don’t exactly melt the Cayenne into the scenery, but the raw bodywork handles the conversion from family SUV to needless, wannabe-coupe miles better than the risible BMW X6 or hideous Mercedes GLE Coupe. This just looks like a bigger Macan. Which is fine."
TG24: Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 vs Renault Megane RS Trophy-R
"The new Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, with its honed spoilers, racier engine and Porsche badges, costs £75,348. The new Megane RS Trophy R – a five-door hatchback that seats two, powered by a 1.8-litre engine that’s almost 100bhp down on the Porsche – costs £72,140. It’s a mere £3,208 less expensive. This isn’t some fluffy, throwaway experiment. These two are, incredibly, laser-aligned rivals."
Video: TG's top five SUVs from Frankfurt
Join TG Magazine’s Jack Rix as he walks you through the five hottest SUVs from the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Review: McLaren GT
"It drives like a McLaren sports car should, but a GT should probably be more practical."
Advertisement - Page continues belowThe Toyota Land Cruiser Namib is tremendous
"The 70 Series Toyota Land Cruiser hasn’t changed much in the 35 years it’s been on sale. Once available more or less worldwide, nowadays it’s only sold in parts of Africa, South America and the Middle East, where emissions and safety regulations aren’t quite as strict as they are in Europe and the US."
Review: Hyundai Kona Hybrid
"For now, this is the quickest – and more affordable – way to get your fix of eco-Kona. Other medium-size crossovers are more fun to drive, and plug-in hybrids give you more electric-only range, but fthe Kona does a good job of bridging those worlds together."
Advertisement - Page continues belowGallery: the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 at TG24
"Don’t say we never treat you, because this gallery is chock-full of hardcore Cayman images from the best photographers in the business."
Porsche’s Boxster and Cayman replacements will be electric
"Three years from now, Porsche showrooms could be stocking Taycans, electric Macans and electric Caymans and Boxsters. Beyond that, their next targets for full electrification are the Cayenne and Panamera, in that order."
TG24: Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro: what’s changed over a standard GT R?
"And there we were thinking the AMG GT R was as hardcore as AMG’s supercar got. Not even close, it transpires. The GT R Pro closes the gap between road cars and AMG GT3 and GT4 race cars to a previously unfathomable level."
Bugatti has made a €30,000 EV
"Bugatti didn’t just bring the £12 million La Voiture Noire to this year’s Geneva motor show. It also showed off a 3D-printed model of a rear-wheel-drive EV costing from as little as €30,000 (£27,000), of which it would make 500 examples…"
Hurrah! The Grenadier 4x4 could save Ford employees’ jobs
"Ineos Automotive has announced that it will build its Grenadier 4x4 in Bridgend, South Wales, near to the site of the soon-to-be-closed Ford factory. It’ll create up to 500 jobs in the process."
Why would you leave Alpine to work at Byton?
"You’ve just finished developing the sports car story of the last few years. It’s getting rave reviews. And then you get a call from an Chinese start-up asking you to head up the development of an electric SUV. What do you do? If you’re David Twohig, you move from Paris to California. From Alpine to Byton."
Glickenhaus will race this SCG007 at Le Mans in 2021
"Le Mans 2021 has just got even more interesting. We’ve already heard Aston Martin and Toyota say they’ll compete in the WEC’s new top-tier ‘hypercar’ class, and now Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus has thrown its hat in the ring too."
Robert Kubica will leave Williams at the end of this season
"Big news in the world of Formula 1! Robert Kubica has decided to leave Williams at the end of the current season."
Volvo XC90 B5 review: diesel hybrid SUV hits the UK
"What we have here is a 2.0-litre turbocharged diesel engine, with a 48-volt system to juice the starter motor, which also acts as a generator. You know the drill here: quicker-acting stop-start in traffic, electro-boost to reduce turbo lag, and engine narcolepsy when you’re coasting. Volvo says the savings in fuel appetite could add up to as much as 15 per cent, and quotes an average of 37-44mpg, depending on how big your rims are."
Gallery: the Renault Megane RS Trophy-R at TG24
"What’s that? You just can’t get enough of TG24? Well, it’s good news for you my friend, because we’ve got a wonderful gallery of Megane RS Trophy-R content for you to feast upon."
Mercedes GLE hybrid review: saviour of the SUV?
"The SUV is having a hard time. A handful of climate change groups have locked their crosshairs on bigger cars, with Greenpeace decrying “the SUVisation” of model ranges. Can this new GLE 350de appease the protesters?"
13 things you need to know about the new Land Rover Defender
"The solidity of this platform allows the Defender to withstand a seven-tonne upward load through the suspension – something the team did repeatedly by driving the development cars at a 25cm concrete kerb at 25mph. Ouchy."
Honda CR-V review: hybrid powertrain tested in the UK
"Now in its fifth generation, the CR-V completely shuns diesel. That means your drivetrain options are the aforementioned turbo petrol, with either a manual or CVT gearbox, or this – a hybrid version that pairs two electric motors with a 2.0-litre petrol engine."
Will Mercedes dominate Formula E like it has F1?
"'You can never expect us to be as dominant as we are in Formula 1.' It’s an odd choice of words for Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff to use at the launch of the company’s first Formula E car proper."
Top Gear’s Top 9: ways to crack 300mph
"Well, you don’t need the Bugatti, but it helps. Road-legal, automatic gearbox, the might of the VW Group’s mindlessly complicated engineering prowess – it’s one of the more stress-free ways to head for three-hundred. Apart from the threat of tyre failure. Or a crosswind. Or the small matter of the £4.2m price."
TG24: what's different about the new Ariel Atom 4?
"The best thing about showing you details of the Ariel Atom is that nothing is hidden. Maybe that’s why Ariel felt they needed to go to such lengths when turning Atom 3 into Atom 4 – people would easily spot the common parts, so they’d better make an effort."
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