Testing Underway for the Sportier Sibling: The Alpine A290, Based on the Renault 5

► A290β is first look at Alpine EV hatch► Based off forthcoming Renault 5 EV► Production car will launch in 2024 Our spy photographers have snapped the Renault 5’s hotter cousin out winter testing – and it still appears to be remarkably true to the concept. Despite the camouflage, it’s possible to see the same

Korma Kona Unleashed: Hyundai Introduces the Tempered Flavor of Kona Electric N Line

► Hyundai’s latest family SUV unveiled► Choice of hybrid and electric powertrain► Now with N Line trim Hyundai has revealed a new N Line version of its electric Kona crossover. Significantly, Hyundai’s best-selling EV (that’s over the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6) is the first to get the mildly spicy N Line treatment. Here’s what

Mokka Long Range: Vauxhall Initiates Reservations for the Latest 54kWh Battery Electric Vehicle

► Crossover in ICE or BEV► Mokka-e details arrive first► New face of Vauxhall Order books have opened for a new Long Range version of the Mokka Electric. Featuring a new 54kWh battery capable of up to 4.1miles per kWh, it’s boosted WLTP range 20% over the previous 50kWh battery to a more competitive 252 miles. What’s new? 

Debut of the Subaru Crosstrek: A Revamped Successor to the XV

► It’s a new Subaru! To a fashion, anyway► Subaru Crosstrek facelifts the XV► Plus, there’s some new technology inside The Subaru XV has been around for a long time, now. It hit the UK market in 2017 – and Subaru’s reluctance to give the car a comprehensive update in that time meant it was

Meyer Shank Racing, Defending Rolex 24 Champions, Forced to Watch the Race from a Distance Following Cheating Scandal

Meyer-Shank Racing team, from left, Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, Colin Braun, Tom Blomqvist and Simon Pagenaud, of France, celebrate in Victory Lane after they won the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Some six weeks after the victory — the third overall for the

Decoding Racing Excellence: Behind the Wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup & GT3 R

► Porsche racing cars driven at Estoril► Behind the wheel of the 911 GT3 Cup and 911 GT3 R► What makes a great racing car? Driving the spectacularly good Porsche 911 GT3 RS, it’s hard to imagine how any 911 could ever deliver anything beyond its astounding levels of pace, telepathic feel and laugh-out-loud fun.

Jimmie Johnson, a Hall of Famer, remains committed to racing; ‘I can’t release my grip.’

Typically, induction into a Hall of fame — in this case, halls — follows the conclusion of a distinguished career.But Jimmie Johnson is far from being done.“I miss being in a race car,” the 48-year-old El Cajon native said Thursday morning on the eve of being inducted in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. “That’s why