Electric Kia Stinger GT to rival Tesla model 3

The new Kia Stinger, launched at the 2017 Detroit motor Show, is likely to feature an all-electric model that will rival Tesla’s forthcoming model 3 saloon.  The sleek new five-door GT will be launched with a 3.3-litre V6, followed by 2.0-litre petrol and then a 2.0-litre diesel model. but assuming the reaction to the Stinger …

New 2020 Kia Rio facelift on sale now from £13,995

This is the updated Kia Rio. It’s offered to buy now, with costs starting from £13,395 for the entry-level “1” specification. This figure climbs to £20,895 for the range-topping GT-Line S variant, which Kia really hopes will offer a appropriate variety of competitors for whatever from the Toyota Yaris to the Volkswagen Polo. Advertisement – …

Prices still sky-high at new service stations

The extortionate expense of buying anything from a cup of tea to a litre of fuel has always been one of drivers’ biggest complaints about motorway service stations. So will the new facilities opened last month at Britain’s latest service station, Cobham, between J9 as well as J10 of the M25 in Surrey, be any …

Mercedes B45 AMG

Mercedes is thinking about putting a 350bhp AMG version of the B-Class MPV into production. Called the B45 AMG it will join the A45 AMG, set to be exposed at the Geneva motor show in March, in the new little cars and truck family. “If the advertising people tell me we have the numbers then …

World Rally championship 2017: preview and calendar

This weekend sees possibly the most anticipated world Rally championship season in years kick off, with the conventional late January check out to the Monte Carlo stages. The withdrawal of the all-conquering VW team and its star chauffeur Sebastien Ogier’s relocation to Ford, along with new technical rules, the return of Citroen and the arrival …

All-new Peugeot 5008 SUV turns up the style

It’s not just the 3008 that has undergone a radical change in Peugeot’s ever-expanding range. The Peugeot 5008 has also been reborn, with the MPV being replaced by a seven-seat SUV. like its smaller sibling, it’ll capitalise on the crossover grow and offer the same sort of practical, versatile family transport as the previous car, …

Automotive apprentices receive £100,000 support

struggling automotive firms running apprenticeship schemes are to receive £100,000 of support from an industry fund to help them retain their apprentices. The society of motor manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Charitable trust Fund has earmarked the money to be given to small and medium-sized businesses where apprentices are at risk of being made redundant due …