Luke Wilkinson
Deputy Editor of @ParkersCars. Occasional lackey for @CARmagazine. Impenetrable Cumbrian accent. Classic Mini owner.
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1 week ago |
carmagazine.co.uk | Luke Wilkinson
►Alpine CEO confirms plans for an SF90 rival►F1-derived V6 engines, dual electric motors…►… just not where you’d expect them to beIt seems Alpine has gone quite mad. The brand is charging into its electrification strategy with cars like the A290 hot hatchback, A390 SUV and the upcoming electric replacement for the A110 sports car – but the company’s CEO, Phillipe Krief, still thinks there’s room for a petrol-powered supercar at the top of the range. And good grief, has he set his sights high.
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1 week ago |
carmagazine.co.uk | Luke Wilkinson
► Alpine launches its first-ever SUV► Obviously, it’s electric and powerful► The brand also says it ‘feels’ lightweightI’m getting rather tired of watching performance car manufacturers disrespect their heritages with SUVs. Everyone from Aston Martin to Porsche has jumped on the bandwagon – and now Alpine, the final bastion of the lightweight sports car, has caved under the weight of popularism. Meet the all-new, all-electric A390 SUV. Alpine won’t admit it’s built an SUV, mind.
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3 weeks ago |
carmagazine.co.uk | Luke Wilkinson
►We chat to Alfa Romeo’s marketing boss►He wants to get back to attainable sports cars►But he wants to make some more profit firstProfitability. That six-syllable word can strike down any Alfa Romeo accountant. Or at least it could before Jean-Phillipe Imparato arrived in 2021 to steady the ship. By the time he stepped down as CEO at the end of 2024, Alfa Romeo was one of the fastest growing premium brands in the world, enjoying a massive 30% increase in sales in 2023 alone.
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1 month ago |
carmagazine.co.uk | Luke Wilkinson
►Meet Jeep’s new rival for the Volkswagen Tiguan►Off-road inspired looks, some off-road capability►Far more technology than the previous carJeep has its work cut out. The brand is navigating an ever-more environmentally conscious market that’s perched on the edge of an electric revolution – but it’s spent the last 80 years forging a reputation in the combustion-powered off-roader market. As new starts go, this is a tough one. But Jeep has tried to set off on the right foot.
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1 month ago |
carmagazine.co.uk | Luke Wilkinson
►How Leapmotor fits into Stellantis►Cutting carbon for the other brands…►… and potential for R&D sharing laterIn 2023, Stellantis bought a 21% stake in the Chinese electric car company, Leapmotor. When the deal was struck, its reported purposes were quite simple. The biggest aim was to increase Leapmotor’s sales outside its home market, using Stellantis’s enormous dealer network. Stellantis achieved this by forming a new company called Leapmotor International.
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I took the Swift home a couple of weeks ago. Here's proof of me crossing the border back into the civilised world. https://t.co/sDKAWnkJLY
Also, big thanks to @tesaUK_tape for sending up some loom tape. It'll get put to use tidying up Roxy's stereo wiring. The rest of her wiring isn't worth saving, so it's getting hacked out with side cutters and going in the bin. https://t.co/W7OVIbiEKY
Got the orbital out. Found more rot, including a very worrying hole in the driver's headlamp mount. The front wing cleaned up quite well, though. #RescueRoxy #ClassicMini https://t.co/ebhP9cJIYr