Hilton Holloway

Midhurst

Founder and Editor at 5054 Magazine

Associate Editor at Autocar

Automotive writer since 1993. Won a few awards and built a few houses.

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Articles

How Land Rover Discovery can be reborn for the EV era

Feb 19, 2025 | autos.yahoo.com | Hilton Holloway

New Land Rover Discovery front three quarter renderThe Discovery needs to carve its own niche at JLR. Here’s how the Mk6 might lookJLR says it needs to completely reinvent the Land Rover Discovery for its fourth decade and is starting from a clean sheet. However, with it vying for space alongside the Defender, Range Rover and to a lesser extent Jaguar, this looks like a significant task.
Cancelled Jaguar J-Pace revealed in new images

Nov 20, 2024 | autocar.co.uk | Hilton Holloway

This is the first glimpse of the Jaguar J-Pace premium SUV, which was cancelled three years ago, when development was well advanced. The J-Pace would have been a sibling model to the current Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, being built on the same MLA 'flex-fuel’ platform. The studio model pictured here was built primarily to demonstrate the J-Pace’s interior and interior packaging to company management, according to an insider.
How city cars can be reborn for the EV era

Aug 12, 2024 | autocar.co.uk | Hilton Holloway

The trend towards bigger, heavier cars with more safety kit and features has put the future of the affordable city car in serious doubt. Small cars used to be a popular sight in our cities, but they’re now an endangered species – which is bad news for anyone seeking an affordable new car.
I've finally failed to outrun the Green Blob

May 21, 2024 | righthanddrive.co.uk | Hilton Holloway

I spent 30 years in central London. And, as a driver, I spent the vast majority of that time trying to avoid the Green Blob cutting me off at the axles. For the first few years it was avoiding creeping parking permits (a nightmare when you might have a different car every evening), but I managed to stay one step ahead. Then came the run up to the introduction Congestion Charge, and 18 months of manufactured congestion, road closures and galactic traffic jams that really did stretch for miles.
Report finds WLTP hugely over-estimates car fuel economy

Apr 11, 2024 | autocar.co.uk | Hilton Holloway

The car industry is facing a possible crisis concerning real-world fuel economy data – which could have wide-ranging repercussions as significant as the fallout from the Dieselgate emissions test cheating scandal. Two reports have emerged from the European Union over the past few weeks, the latest from the European Commission, and both could have far-reaching effects on the type of vehicles that manufacturers will be selling as soon as 2026. What has happened?
Report finds WLTP hugely over-estimates car fuel economy

Apr 11, 2024 | autos.yahoo.com | Hilton Holloway

Hilton HollowayApril 12, 2024 at 1:01 AM·5 min readeuropeanwltpemissionsThe car industry is facing a possible crisis concerning real-world fuel economy data – which could have wide-ranging repercussions as significant as the fallout from the Dieselgate emissions test cheating scandal.
Nissan e-NV200

Mar 26, 2024 | autos.yahoo.com | Hilton Holloway

The Nissan e-NV200 is the world's first all-electric seven-seat MPV, according to the Japanese car firm. Based on the NV200 van, the electric people-carrier joins existing 1.5 dCi versions of the commercial vehicle. Nissan says it caters for a demand from private hire companies and shuttle services and could also appeal to larger families. The e-NV200 uses the same basic electric powertrain as the Nissan Leaf. The electric motor develops a modest 107bhp and a useful 187lb ft of torque from start.
Range Rover SVAutobiography

Mar 26, 2024 | autos.yahoo.com | Hilton Holloway

Range Rover SVAutobiographyThe SVAutobiography is the new Range Rover flagship model, which the company says is ‘exclusively handcrafted at the Special Vehicle Operations technical centre’ near Coventry. The most obvious change compared with the standard Range Rover is the SVA’s dual rear seats and substantial centre console arrangement. The console stores a pair of fold-out aluminium tray tables and has a refrigerated locker that can take two tall glasses and a small bottle.
European Parliament backs relaxed Euro 7 emissions rules

Nov 9, 2023 | autos.yahoo.com | Hilton Holloway

Euro 6 test conditions and limits set to remain in placeThe European Parliament has voted in favour of proposed revisions to the impending Euro 7 emissions regulations, which are set to relax the testing procedures for new cars with significant implications for their manufacturers.
How Land Rover Discovery can be reborn for the EV era

Oct 20, 2023 | autocar.co.uk | Hilton Holloway

Close JLR says it needs to completely reinvent the Land Rover Discovery for its fourth decade and is starting from a clean sheet. However, with it vying for space alongside the Defender, Range Rover and to a lesser extent Jaguar, this looks like a significant task. It was hard not to raise an eyebrow when JLR’s new CEO, Adrian Mardell, told Autocar in August that one of the company’s four “brand pillars” was about to undergo a complete rethink.