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All change

2021 will present a raft of new challenges. Are you ready to accept them?

VOLKSWAGEN ID.3 First Edition

It’s Volkswagen’s most important launch in a generation, so can the ID.3 live up the standard set by the segment benchmark Golf?

Toyota Yaris Hybrid

Jonathan Musk drives the latest Yaris Hybrid, but just how economical is it?

FORD KUGA PHEV

Richard Gooding finds that Ford’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid passenger car an efficient and enjoyable drive.

PEUGEOT E-208 & VAUXHALL CORSA-E

The accelerated electrification of PSA Group models charges ahead with all-electric versions of its popular small cars, the Peugeot 208 and the Vauxhall Corsa.

Taking centre stage

Over 310 miles on a charge with multi-charging and bi-directional power conversion electronics: Hyundai Motor Group unveils its dedicated E-GMP EV platform, the latest in a growing line of bespoke, next-generation all-electric chassis

Pushing the envelope

Improved thermal management of EV batteries results in a longer life, faster charging and increased range. Submerged cooling technology is now ready to offer these benefits.

FIAT 500 ‘La Prima'

Fiat hopes electric drive will continue the success of its world-conquering city car – but powertrain changes are only the tip of the iceberg.

LAND SPEEDER

Out of this world electric high performance need not be the preserve of expensive hypercars. Voxan Motors has recently set a clutch of world speed records with its streamlined Wattman electric motorcycle

CITROËN ë-C4

Offered alongside ICE versions, Citroën’s first mass-market EV has comfort at its core, finds Alex Grant.

AN INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRIC CAR TARIFFS

So you’ve bought yourself a shiny new electric car. Now you’ll want to make the most of it, and that means taking a long hard look at how you use energy. Autovolt reached out to a few energy companies that each provides electric vehicle tariffs, designed to offer the best compromise between energy provision for your home and car.

Space and Time

With the events of the world making things just that little bit less busy for a few weeks, John Murphy used the time well, cracking on with the rebuild of his awesome Daf 2800 ATi Space Cab

Tipping up

This has to be one of the smartest tippers on the road; a Kelsa clad Scania R500 XT

The White Stuff

Ray White’s 1993 Volvo F16 turns heads wherever it goes – and now it’s up for sale

Shift low, sweet chariot

A big seller for Daf in Europe, the XF low-deck is popular with event companies in the UK such as Fly-By-Nite

Fryin' Machines

Richard Fryer has built an impressively sized fleet packed with smartly-specced Volvos in just over two years since setting up his own transport business, seeing his hard work ethic pay off

Rallying Haul

Five Star Vehicle Deliveries decided to put together a special rally-themed FH 500, and they brought not only the truck, but Jimmy McRae and the legendary 1995 World Rally Championship winning Subaru Impreza to Knockhill Racing Circuit for a very special photoshoot!

On The Blower

While the Mercedes-Benz Actros is certainly a popular truck, you don’t often see them in this particular configuration

Country living

When Chris took delivery of a Daf XF Space Cab after T&D Editor Dougie had it for a week in the summer, he was sceptical but ended up pleasantly surprised. Also, a dramatic incident for the Maddison Foden…

Being Frank

Retired driver Frank Fiddy shares with us his transport tales from back in the day

Tales Of Driving, Daring And Disaster...

In the distant past, when dinosaurs roamed the planet, truck drivers were a very different breed, made from sterner stuff than us mere mortals

The BSC PTA family

Brand-new ‘OO’ gauge models of the British Steel Corporation(BSC) PTA iron ore tippler wagon (and derivatives) have caused a lot of excitement in the D&E modelling community.

‘Aventras' enter service with Greater Anglia

It is all change in East Anglia as the first ‘720s’ enter service, ‘360s’ are transferred away, and ‘317s’ go for scrap.

Transport review will promote levelling up

The Union Connectivity Review will look at improving links between the four countries that make up the UK

Graham Farish late-condition ‘Goyle'

Three late-condition (refurbished) Class 31s are part of the latest batch of six ‘N’ gauge Class 31 models to be released by Bachmann under the Graham Farish label. New toolings have been employed to create this version of the ‘Goyle’ which dates from the 1980s.

Powerscene

Our authoritative class-by-class review of newsworthy locomotive workings.

Swansong of the ‘483s'

With the Island Line’s veteran Class 483 EMUs counting down to their withdrawal on January 3, Christopher Westcott talks to two drivers who have operated the trains on London Underground and the Isle of Wight.

Accurascale iron ore tipplers

British Steel Corporation (BSC) PTA wagons were originally built for iron ore traffic until the decline of steel making and demand for iron ore widened their use and modelling appeal. They have been redeployed on freight flows as diverse a coal, aggregate and sand tra together with JSA conversio for carrying semi-finished steel, models of which are due early in 2021.

125 Group acquires second HST power car

Porterbrook releases HST for preservation.

Budget BR blue GUVs

Lima and Hornby ‘OO’ gauge Mk.1 General Utility Van models are basic, but enjoy some excellent detailing and is useful rebuilding and repainting material.