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Porsche's wireless charging tech is coming this year - here's how it works
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (394+ words) Charging without cables Coming to market this year Here's how it works The technology has existed for smartphones and electric toothbrushes foryears, buthas until now been incapable of efficiently working at higher power outputs required for cars. Inductive charging creates…...
Porsche purists should look away now
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (598+ words) " First ever 911 GT3 convertible" Manual-only; lightweight S/T parts" "200k and no production cap Your eyes are not deceiving you " this really is a soft-top version of Porsche's hardcore 911 GT3, a car likely to split opinion like no other recent 911 given the GT3's…...
Turns out Mercedes needs regular people to buy its cars
1+ week, 6+ day ago (892+ words) Mercedes changes tact Volume and growth will be key So it's time for mainstream premium Back in 2022 Mercedes-Benz boss Ola K'llenius emphatically declared that the increasingly crowded pool that the car industry calls "mainstream premium' was no place for his…...
The most sensible Mercedes is also one of its best
1+ week, 3+ day ago (726+ words) " The EQB is dead! Meet the GLB Electric" Seven seats as standard, and roomier than before" Potentially one of the best electric family cars? The new Mercedes GLB is a shining example of how electric cars are heading in the…...
The first electric Mercedes estate car is a hit
1+ week, 5+ day ago (864+ words) New cars editor for CAR and Parkers. Loves a car auction. Enjoys making things shiny " The first electric Mercedes estate car tested" Shooting Brake brings more practicality into the mix" But don't expect an estate car suitable for a chest…...
300 miles braving a storm in Ferrari's drop-top 12 Cilindri - do I survive?
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (830+ words) 300 miles in Ferrari's best V12 in AGES " We test a car for 300 miles" This time it's the 12 Cilindri" With no roof! If Ferrari's touting this as the most well-rounded V12 car it's ever made, it should be in its element here. If…...
Our M5 Touring or a Range Rover Sport SV?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (869+ words) We put the M5 against a key rival This or a Range? Read month 7 here Boot volume: a plentiful 1630 litres. All-wheel drive. A kerbweight of 2550kg. More than enough room for the family and the dog. Which car am I talking about?...
New GLE arrives with bigger grille, more tech, better engines
2+ week, 5+ day ago (526+ words) You're looking at the new, updated Mercedes GLE. Stuttgart says its tweaked almost everything about one of its most popular SUVs, with a raft of upgrades around design, comfort and technology. With that in mind, Mercedes says its engineers have…...
Ignore the fact it's more than twice the price of a Ferrari " the Aston Martin Valhalla is brilliant
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (1479+ words) Head of automotive video for CAR magazine, its sister website Parkers. co. uk and Motorcyle News. " Aston's first mid-engined production supercar" 1064bhp, 0-62mph in 2. 5 secs and 600kg downforce" Priced from an eye-watering "850k " So, is it all bad news, or is Aston about to…...
This Porsche SUV will snap at the heels of a Bugatti hypercar
3+ week, 3+ day ago (818+ words) Director of Content "Digital, car news magnet, crafter of words "Porsche Cayenne Electric driven"CAR's e-Cayenne review is here"Priced from "83k, on sale in June There's not much to criticise here, although we'd forgive you for thinking the styling is…...