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Tech Explains: the complicated lineage of the new Alfa supercar’s V6 engine
Success, particularly in Alfa’s corner of Italy, has many fathers. By Ben Miller.
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BMW Group launches proving ground for automated driving and parking in Sokolov
​The BMW Group celebrated the launch of its new test site in Sokolov (Czechia), the Future Mobility Development Centre (FMDC).
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Gigafactory boost for Jaguar Land Rover
​As we went to press the future of JLR as a relatively small player in the global rush to the EV had been given a boost with the news that parent Tata is to create a so-called gigafactory to manufacture batteries here in the UK
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Sustainable fuel on sale
​Pioneering renewable fuel specialist, Coryton, has launched the UK’s first publicly available sustainable fuel.
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Internal combustion ban relaxed
​Revised rules from Brussels at the behest of the German Transport Secretary have given internal combustion a stay of execution
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Can synthetic fuels save the flat-six Porsche 911?
​There we were, rushing headlong into the arms of electrification, whipped by a looming ban on the sale of combustion-engined cars, only for an announcement that
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The Porsche 911 electrifies
​How the world’s favourite sports car will embrace e-power
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Porsche plugs in - nothing sells like an SUV, and bigger is better, obviously
​How the rest of Stuttgart’s line-up is embracing EV
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Porsche leads fight for ICE survival
​eFuels could save the 911 from an enforced electric future, but while Porsche is an advocate, Volkswagen boss, Thomas Schäfer, has called the debate “unnecessary noise”…
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Porsche Classic launches new magnesium crankcases for 911
​Not long before this issue of Classic Porsche went to print, our editor, Dan Furr, was given a sneak peek of the UK’s first new magnesium crankcases released by Porsche Classic for air-cooled 911s built between 1968 and 1976.
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NG Barratt’s well-known Jaguar E-Type is already running on synthetic fuel
​With the EU aiming to reduce 100 per cent of CO2 emissions from all new vehicles sold after 2035 and a UK ban on new ICE car sales coming into force five years earlier
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Next-gen iDrive revealed
​BMW has reached the latest stage of development with its iDrive system. A new home screen with clearly arranged functions offers greater ease of use on the BMW Curved Display
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Gaydon increases employment
Aston Martin is increasing employment at its Gaydon headquarters with the creation of more than 100 jobs in its manufacturing facility as it prepares for its next generation of sports cars.
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Porsche launches PCCM Plus for 911 997
​A retrofit factory option now brings modern sat-nav, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality
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BMW announces partnership with National Parks UK to improve EV access and boost nature restoration
​BMW UK and National Parks UK have announced a new three-year partnership, called Recharge in Nature, that will help to make the 15 National Parks even more accessible for electric cars
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Highest score from Euro NCAP: Five stars for the new BMW X1 U11 and the new BMW 2 Series Active Tour
​The independent safety experts at the European consumer protection institute Euro NCAP awarded both the X1 Sports Activity Vehicle and the 2 Series Active Tourer
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How to turn Rolls-Royce electric
First things first. Isn’t this just a more expensive BMW i7? Rolls and BMW both say no. They concede that there is sharing of knowledge between Goodwood and Munich
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Hydrogen 2023 BMW X5 G05 enters production
​BMW is continuing to test hydrogen as an option for electric drivetrains, now the iX5 Hydrogen has entered small series production.
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