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3 weeks ago | 
carmagazine.co.uk | Jake Groves
► CAR magazine’s final report on life with a BYD Seal► We’ve lived with two different versions► Read month 5 hereAt the start of this six-month test of a BYD Seal, I had said the mission was to find out if our initial positivity about it was more than skin deep. I kept an open mind, having had mixed experiences of BYD before. The Dolphin hatchback felt like it was only competitive in certain versions, and the Seal U DM-i plug-in hybrid I road tested felt extremely soggy and bland.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Jake Groves
10 hours agoTesla has announced that it now offers interest-free loans on the Cybertruck until the end of the month. The move is the equivalent of a roughly $10,000 discount and shows that Tesla has reached a new level of desperation in trying to sell the Cybertruck. Following the unveiling of the Cybertruck in …
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3 weeks ago | 
us3.campaign-archive.com | James Attwood |Charlie Martin |Jake Groves |Ethan Jupp
Hello there, <<Name>> every Friday we compile a roundup of the latest car news from - Autocar, EVO and CAR to save you some time 🗞️ Here's the week in car news up until 06/06/25 Polestar 7 due 2027 as Evoque-rivalling sports SUV with fresh design By James Attwood on Jun 03, 2025 02:35 pm Swedish firm targets significant sales growth with expanded line-up led by crucial new electric SUV Read in browser » Volume-chasing Polestar 7 will “behave totally like a Polestar” By James Attwood on Jun...
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Jake Groves
Volvo has reinvented the seatbelt. The Swedish brand that originally invented the safety belt in 1959 has given it another crack, designing a new …
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3 weeks ago | 
carmagazine.co.uk | Jake Groves
► Volvo announces new ‘multi-adaptive safety belt’► Uses data and sensors reduce injuries► Measures size and weight of occupantsVolvo has reinvented the seatbelt. The Swedish brand that originally invented the safety belt in 1959 has given it another crack, designing a new ‘multi-adaptive safety belt’ that’s designed to respond and react better in the event of a crash.
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3 weeks ago | 
carmagazine.co.uk | Jake Groves
► New Bentley Bentayga Speed revealed► W12 retired in favour of V8► Now has 641bhp, claims to be ‘most dynamic’ SUV yetBentley says this new Bentayga Speed is its most powerful and ‘most dynamic’ SUV ever, saying that significant chassis improvements have been made. The new flagship Bentayga model now features a V8 – rather than a W12 – and remains Hybrid-free, unlike the latest Continental GT Speed. Here, a new version of the 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 is used, developing 641bhp and 627lb ft.
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1 month ago | 
carmagazine.co.uk | Jake Groves
► The Favorit supermini is reborn!► Design study a crucial car for the brand► Should it make production? Skoda’s design team have dug deep into the brand’s modern history, reimagining the Favorit supermini as an electric car. The Favorit hatchback was originally launched in 1987, and helped transform Skoda from Eastern Bloc minnow to the VW Group-owned European powerhouse it is today.
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1 month ago | 
carmagazine.co.uk | Jake Groves
► Hyundai’s EV strategy is working► Is it making cars people want? ► The EV N cars we’re excited aboutAfter a genuinely fun electric car for the enthusiast? No one does it better right now than Hyundai. Want interesting and attractive car for the family, fitted with clever details and ‘I hadn’t thought of that’ touches? Call Hyundai. How about a brand that’s smartly playing the field when it comes to powertrain options, instead of putting all its eggs in the battery-electric basket?
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1 month ago | 
carmagazine.co.uk | Jake Groves
► Saving the small car – mission impossible? ► Stellantis and Group Renault call for regulation rethink► Dacia boss Denis Le Vot weighs in on what’s nextLighter. Cheaper. Simpler. More efficient. That’s the kind of cars what Europeans want and need, according to both Group Renault and Stellantis.
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1 month ago | 
carmagazine.co.uk | Jake Groves
► Dacia boss on brand’s varying EuroNCAP star ratings► ‘Passive’ safety is the focus more than ADAS► Le Vot points to older cars still being worse in crash safetyDacia CEO Denis Le Vot has told CAR that the brand ‘is not chasing EuroNCAP stars,’ when questioned about the brand’s crash safety ratings.
