Honda has opened reservations for its new Honda e electric car, with Brits able to secure their place in the queue for an £800 deposit.
A special online reservation website has been set up to process the priority orders for the Honda e – and the firm adds the £800 fee is fully refundable if people later change their minds.
First deliveries are expected from spring 2020.
“We are delighted to be offering a reservation option to our customers in select European markets for the first time with the Honda e,” said Jean-Marc Streng from Honda Motor Europe.
“The Honda e in prototype form has received an overwhelming response and with over 25,000 registrations of interest across Europe, customers now have the opportunity to secure priority status to order the model”.
Honda UK head of car Phil Webb added that “UK customers are leading the charge by being among the first in Europe to reserve their priority status to order the Honda e”.
Already, more than 6,000 Brits have officially expressed interest in the new Honda e.
EV trend-setters can choose from five Honda e colours:
Platinum White Metallic
Crystal Black Pearl
Crystal Blue Metallic
Modern Steel Metallic
Charge Yellow
The firm isn’t yet ready to reveal full technical details, but does say the car will deliver an electric driving range of over 125 miles.
A battery charge to 80 percent capacity will take 30 minutes thanks to ‘fast charge’ capability.
What we don’t yet know is how much the Honda e will cost – although it is unlikely to be cheap. Project leader Kohei Hitomi compared the new model to an Apple iPhone during discussions with Motoring Research.
A list price of over £30,000 for the new Honda e city car is thus predicted by most analysts.
Fifty years ago, two iconic Nissan sports cars were born. We tell the story of the Z-car and the GT-R, from 1969 to the present day.
Nissan 240Z
Six generations of Nissan Z-car began with the 240Z in 1969. In Japan, it was known as the Fairlady – and ‘fair’ it was, with styling that paid homage to the epochal Jaguar E-Type. From day one, the notion of six cylinders out-front, with power going to the rear wheels, was set in stone.
Nissan Skyline GT-R ‘Hakosuka’
The KPGC10 was unveiled in October 1970 before going on sale in March 1971, and the classic two-door box-shaped Skyline GT-R was born. A total of 1,197 two-door Skyline 2000 GT-Rs were built, making it more common than its four-door sibling. That said, the ‘Hakosuka’ is a rare beast, as many were lost in racing. Loosely translated, the nickname means ‘boxy Skyline’.
Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R
A second-generation Skyline GT-R was unveiled in 1973. The KPGC110 was bigger and heavier than its predecessor, but its engine remained the same, meaning it was also slower. Its styling was more American muscle car than Japanese family saloon, but it did usher in one of the Skyline GT-R’s signature details: four round rear lights. Fewer than 200 GT-R coupes were built – all of which were sold in Japan – with production lasting just six months.
Nissan 260Z
The 260Z was released in 1974 and, although it’s closely related to the 240Z, it came with some significant updates. These included increased engine displacement – to 2.6 litres – plus a longer-wheelbase 2+2 version.
Nissan 280Z
More updates to the first Z in 1975 brought it up to 2.8 litres and added Bosch fuel injection. Although more powerful at 170hp, this update was also heavier, thanks in part to US federal safety regulations, as well as added luxuries.
Nissan 280ZX
The 280ZX of 1978 is considered the true second-generation Z car. It added yet more creature comforts, an optional T-top and a turbo for the American market. Like the E-Type that influenced it, the Z-car and its 60s curves had evolved over the course of a decade – and not for the better.
Nissan Skyline GT-R R32
The GT-R name sat dormant for the rest of the 1970s and most of the 1980s. However, in 1985, Naganori Ito was given the task of developing a new range of Nissan sports cars. Work started on the top-secret Project GT-X in 1986, with Nissan launching a succession of production cars based on the Skyline R32, including a true icon: the GT-R. Alongside the Porsche 959, it pushed the boundaries of performance car development, and was the first all-wheel-drive GT-R.
Nissan 300ZX (Z31)
It wouldn’t be until 1984 that the Nissan Z-car got a major overhaul The 1980s hit the Z hard, with the 240’s sexy styling sacrificed for pop-up lights and a wedgy silhouette. Underneath, the inline six made way for the VG V6, which would later be turbocharged and used in IMSA GTP racing.
Nissan 300ZX (Z32)
Another six years of tinkering would go by before the original 300ZX was replaced by the futuristic second-generation car. By 1990, we were comfortably into the era of the high-tech Skyline, and so the Z followed suit. This 300ZX was one of the first cars to be developed using computer-aided design.
Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33)
Today, Nurburgring lap records are two-a-penny, but the R33 Skyline GT-R sent shockwaves through the performance car world when it became the first production car to lap the ‘Green Hell’ in less than eight minutes. Its 2.6-litre straight-six engine was carried over from the R32, with output restricted to 280hp as part of a Japanese ‘gentlemen’s agreement’. A few engine tweaks meant that the R33 was a tad quicker to 62mph, but many people chose to take advantage of the RB26 engine’s seemingly unquenchable thirst for tuning. This was the first Skyline GT-R to be officially imported into the UK.
Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
If you’d somehow managed to miss the hype surrounding the Skyline GT-R, there was no escaping the R34 of 1999. Thanks to Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker), the Skyline GT-R was thrust into the mainstream when it appeared in 2 Fast 2 Furious. But the R34 was more than just a movie prop – this was one of the most technically advanced cars on the planet, featuring a trick four-wheel-drive system and four-wheel steering.
Nissan 350Z
The last Z had a slow death towards the end of the 90s, with increasing prices and slowing sales bringing the model line’s validity into question. But by 2002, the Z had been reinvented for the new millennium. With a naturally-aspirated V6, chunky yet sporty styling and back-to-basics sports car driving dynamics, the 350Z was a breakout success and helped ease the loss of the R34 GT-R.
Nissan GT-R (R35)
In truth, the Skyline GT-R story ends here, because Nissan chose to ditch the Skyline name. But the R35 GT-R didn’t just move the game on, it re-wrote the rulebook. With the Japanese agreement limiting horsepower consigned to the history books, Nissan was free to unleash fury. The £60,000 R35 featured a 485hp 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V6 engine at launch – and has been regularly upgraded ever since. As it stands today, it’s a 600hp supercar-slayer.
Nissan 370Z (Z34)
Even after seven years on sale, the 350Z didn’t evolve much to create the 3.7-litre 370Z. With a dusting of GT-R influence, it went on sale 10 years ago and continues to soldier on today, along with the R35 GT-R.
Nissan GT-R50
A coach-built GT-R by Italdesign is Nissan’s 50th birthday present to its most famous son. It will also be one of the most exclusive Nissans ever made, with just a handful of examples making their way to owners. As for the next-generation GT-R, rumours suggest a petrol/electric hybrid.
The next Nissan Z-car
The future of the Z-car is even more mysterious – with a sporty crossover initially mooted. Those rumblings have since died down, with recent news suggesting a true sports car is on the way. Sadly, we’re not sure the six-cylinder engine will survive. For now, let’s enjoy this 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition and hope for more Z-badged muscle to come.
Police have warned of targeted catalytic converter thefts, with the Toyota Prius being particularly vulnerable. The thieves are bold, targeting cars in broad daylight, as the Twitter video below shows.
Although this issue isn’t new, the latest warning comes from Hertfordshire Police. In the St Albans area alone, there have been a 21 recent incidents, with six in Welwyn, three in North Hertfordshire and one in Stevenage.
The thefts themselves are executed with the pace and precision of an F1 pit stop. Mere seconds pass while the car is jacked up and the exhaust is removed.
The crime in the video took place in East London. But such thefts are on the rise across the UK, with more than 900 cases reported to police in 2018.
Why are catalytic converters being stolen?
Catalytic converters are exhaust filters that contain precious metals, including gold and platinum. They can be worth hundreds of pounds.
Certain cars, such as the Prius, have them positioned in a way that’s easy to access – hence the rise in related crime.
One idea for closing the market to thieves is to ban difficult-to-trace cash transactions at scrap yards.
Sitting in your car with the engine idling could land you with an instant fine, if new proposals take effect.
Current fines range from £20 to £80, and are only handed out if prior warnings to turn off your engine aren’t heeded. Local councils such as Camden in London, however, are now calling for on-the-spot fines. And Westminster council is proposing fines of £1,000 to companies whose drivers are repeatedly caught idling.
“Having spoken to more than 20,000 drivers so far, our air quality marshals found that most who idle, do so out of habit,” said Westminster council leader Nickie Aiken.
“Once they know the damage it causes, including the health risks, and they’re asked to switch off the engine, they do so and think twice before idling again. Fines should be a last resort – we prefer to ask nicely.”
It’s suggested that guidance will be established and issued in order for local authorities to effectively – and fairly – enforce new legislation should it go through. Nonetheless, the severity of enforcement is likely to vary depending on local area.
“We are determined to reduce the damaging environmental impacts of drivers who keep their engines running while stationary, especially those in school zones,” said a Department for Transport spokesperson.
“This is why we are making guidance for local authorities clearer, so they know how and when to target drivers falling foul of the law. We will also be polling local authorities to understand how any potential review of these powers may look in future.”
You won’t get a fine for idling in traffic
Westminster council says an idling car produces enough gas to fill up to 150 balloons a minute. Also, engines can emit twice as much at idle as they do in motion.
Idling is bad for engines, too. Inefficient internal combustion is what raises emissions, and can increase wear on engine components. Car engines aren’t generators; they’re at their happiest when under load, and at speed.
That being said, older cars don’t like to be turned on and off repeatedly. So this new legislation will not apply to cars in traffic, only when parked.
Electric car sales are not taking off in lower-income EU countries, according to new data published by the European Automobile Manufacturers’s Association (ACEA).
The research shows that all countries with an EV market share of less than one percent have a GDP per capita below €29,000 (£25,385). Conversely, an EV market share above 3.5 percent only occurs in countries with a GDP of more than €42,000 (£36,766).
It means that a huge 80 percent of the EU’s electric vehicles are sold in just six countries.
Poland, a country with a GDP of €12,900 (£11,292), has the lowest uptake of electric cars in the EU, with just 1,324 EVs sold in 2018, creating a market share of 0.2 percent.
It’s a similar story in Slovakia (0.3 percent market share) and Greece (0.3 percent), while EV sales in Latvia totalled just 93 in 2018.
By contrast, EVs are securing a stronger foothold in Scandinavia and the Netherlands, where financial incentives make electric car ownership a more viable proposition.
The majority of EU member states offer fiscal measures to stimulate electric car sales, but while most countries grant simple tax reductions, only 12 nations offer premiums or bonus payments to buyers of these vehicles.
‘A matter of priority’
ACEA secretary general Erik Jonnaert said: “People throughout the EU should be able to consider purchasing an electric vehicle – no matter which country they live in – north or south, east or west.
“The affordability of the latest low- and zero-emission technologies needs to be addressed by governments as a matter of priority.”
The EU recently approved stricter CO2 reduction targets of -15 percent, and -37.5 percent for the years 2025 and 2030 respectively. The current target of 95g/km CO2 for the year 2021 was set in 2013.
Earlier this year, we revealed that 21 million more electric vehicles are expected to hit the streets by the year 2030, with Deloitte predicting that by 2024, the cost to own a BEV will be on a par with that of a petrol or diesel vehicle – that’s just five years away.
A legal order to improve air quality could see motorists in in Tyneside hit with substantial fees to drive into the centres of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead.
Increased levels of Nitrogen Dioxide and small particulate emissions have prompted Gateshead Council, Newcastle City Council, and North Tyneside Council to consider the drastic action.
Two possible solutions to combat air pollution, a Charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) and an alternative Low Emission Zone with tolls (LEZ), would see certain categories of vehicles liable for daily penalty charges.
Tyneside charging Clean Air Zone
The Clean Air Zone option would see cars, vans, buses, and HGVs liable to charges to drive on roads in the centre of Newcastle and Gateshead. Key arterial routes, such as the A1058 Coast Road which stretches to neighbouring Wallsend, would also be included.
Suggested charges for HGVs, buses and coaches would be £50 per day, with private cars, vans and taxis paying £12.50 per day to access the included routes.
Vehicles meeting the latest emissions standards, such as EU6 diesel cars, would be exempt from having to pay the fees.
Newcastle Low Emission Zone
A smaller Low Emission Zone would limit the area included to just the centre of Newcastle Upon Tyne, using three of the areas iconic bridges as toll points.
Eligible vehicles crossing the Tyne, Swing, and Redheugh bridge would be liable for fees of £1.70 per journey for cars and vans, with £3.40 for HGVs.
A public consultation, which was extended until Sunday 19th May, aims to find the views of residents and business owners in the areas which would be most affected by the plans.
However, many residents have already expressed concerns at the high price of suggested fees, whilst bus operators have stated their opposal to the potential charge of £50 per day if the CAZ option is chosen.
The three local authorities will now review the consultation responses, before submitting a final scheme proposal to central government for approval later in 2019.
From hot hatchbacks to SUVs, we have taken a look at the collection of vehicles VeeDub fans should keep a look out for this show season.
VW Jetta GLI Super Touring Concept
The new Jetta GLI caused a storm when it launched at the Chicago Auto Show earlier this year. It is the most powerful production GLI ever, producing 228 horsepower and 258lb-ft of torque from its 2.0-litre TSI engine.
With 1990s culture bang on trend at the moment, it seems fitting that VW has opted to mimic the heyday of touring car racing with the GLI Super Touring Concept. K&W coilover suspension helps slam it to the ground, with a new spoiler, bigger brakes, and performance exhaust also added.
A major talking point is the set of brand-new 19-inch Fifteen52 alloy wheels, which are making their American debut attached to this Jetta GLI Autobahn.
VW GTI Rabbit Confetti Concept
Volkswagen released the Rabbit Edition of the GTI hot hatch for the 2019 model year, and that car serves as the base for this concept.
A special vinyl wrap sees Rabbit logos in multiple hues sprinkled, like confetti, across the bodywork of the GTI. VW also notes that the wrap contains a ‘hidden surprise’ for fans to try and find.
H&R lowering springs help give the Rabbit Confetti Concept an aggressive stance on the 19-inch Rotiform RSE wheels. The latter wear retro-influenced Aerodisk covers, whilst roof bars and a Thule basket tick off more scene points.
VW Golf Alltrack Combi Concept
Using the Alltrack wagon will undoubtedly endear the Combi Concept with VW enthusiasts. But the Volkswagen Technical Service Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan has gone even further with a mixture of different parts.
A front bumper from a Golf GTE meets a rear spoiler from a GTI Rabbit Edition. The short-throw shifter comes from a diesel Golf GTD, whilst H&R supply the lowering springs.
Most noticeable are the continuing theme of the 1990s-inspired retro graphics which stand out against the dark paintwork. The Volkswagen roof bars also incorporate an LED light bar, and support a Thule cargo box.
VW Tiguan Adventure Concept
Unlike most of the other vehicles in the 2019 Concept collection, the Tiguan Adventure features raised, rather than lowered, suspension.
Built in collaboration with suspension manufacturer H&R, this SUV wears Adventure Raising Springs and a set of 18-inch Rotiform wheels mounted with all-terrain rubber.
Volkswagen has also gone to town with official accessories, including Monster Mats, rear protection plates, side steps, and roof bars carrying a Kayak.
VW Golf R Spektrum Concept
For the 2019 model year, Volkswagen now offers the potent Golf R hot hatch in a range of custom paint choices as part of the Spektrum package.
A total of 40 different paint options form part of the Spektrum offering, with many of them heritage hues from Volkswagen’s back catalogue of greatest hits.
VW has painted this Golf R in classic Ginster Yellow, and it also features the inevitable H&R lowering springs. A set of 20-inch Vossen Hybrid Forged HF-1 wheels add some contrast, along with special decals running along the side sills.
VW Atlas Basecamp Concept
The substantial three-row Atlas SUV has proven to be a popular product for Volkswagen, with the plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee churning out big numbers of them.
However, this concept is the work of Alex Earle, Exterior Design Manager at the Volkswagen Design Center California, who wanted to build the best Atlas for extreme mountain biking.
Previously seen at the New York International Auto Show, the Basecamp Concept wears 17-inch Fifteen52 alloy wheels, a custom body kit from Air Designs, and an H&R lift kit with coilover suspension.
VW Arteon R-Line SEMA Concept
Finally, Volkswagen is also taking the modified Arteon four-door coupe from the 2018 SEMA Show on the road. Developed with Vossen wheels, a set of 21-inch Vossen Forged M-X4T wheels are the most significant part of the upgrades.
The Pure White paint wears a satin protection film, and the Arteon also features H&R Ultra Low coilover suspension to drop it closer to the ground by 3 inches. A big brake kit and custom body kit was added after the SEMA event.
Volkswagen fans wanting to check out the seven cars in more detail should head to one of these eight events throughout the summer of 2019:
SOWO: The European Experience | Savannah, GA | May 18-19
The London Motor Show is back for another year in 2019 at Excel in London’s Docklands. The organisers are calling it a new breed of motor show, where live action is as much of a draw as the new cars displayed on brand’s stands.
Tyre-smoking action is guaranteed throughout the four-day show: if you’re visiting this weekend (18-19 May), here are some of the other supercars, award-winning cars and British car reveals you must check out.
Jaguar I-Pace: World Car Awards champ
The Jaguar I-Pace is the star car on the World Car Awards stand. This year, it scooped an unprecedented THREE prizes at the awards ceremony in New York – World Green Car, World Car Design and overall World Car of the Year 2019. It’s shown alongside the actual gongs borrowed from Jaguar’s trophy cabinet…
McLaren 720S: world’s best performance car 2019
The McLaren 720S is another World Car Awards winner, taking the 2019 World Performance Car prize. And it seemed to be one of the most-photographed exhibits at this year’s London Motor Show.
Tesla Model 3
The Tesla Model 3 is at last landing in the UK! One of the must-have, most hotly-anticipated new EVs of 2019 is sure to draw plenty of interest this weekend.
New Range Rover Evoque
Another new model arriving in dealer showrooms right now is the latest Range Rover Evoque. The firm is hoping it can repeat the incredible success of its sector-defining predecessor.
MG ZS EV: an electrifying show debut
British brand MG actually gave its all-electric ZS EV a British market debut at the Excel Docklands show. It arrives later this year and the firm is targeting both an incredibly competitive price tag and a range of over 200 miles. Bosses are quietly confident this could be a game-changer for the reborn firm now based in Marylebone, London.
Noble M500 prototype
The more affordable alternative to the Noble M600 supercar, the M500 is Noble’s vision of what its sports car rival to the McLaren 570S could look like. Boasting a Ford V6 twin-turbo putting out 500 to 550 horsepower, this model is in development right now. The prototype is an early look at what’s in store…
Hyundai Tucson N-Line
Hyundai has only just announced the N-Line series for its popular Tucson family SUV, yet it’s already here on show in London. Standout features include sportier wheels and black-accented body cladding, plus a neat set of black door mirrors.
Liberty Walk
Liberty Walk is one of the most talked-about and controversial modding companies of recent years. If you want the stance and aero of a racing car, they’ll make it happen. They’ve applied their not-so-subtle touch to everything from Nissan GT-Rs to Ferraris and Lamborghinis. Such is the popularity of these rivet-happy modders, their kits are even available as upgrades on a variety of racing games.
Ferrari Enzo
In the name of the Father. The Enzo was named after the man himself, Enzo Ferrari, otherwise known as the man that started it all in Maranello. The Enzo, originally F60, earned its name because of how proud the marque was of its creation back in 2002. A 650hp 6.0-litre V12, revolutionary paddle-shift transmission and an all-carbon structure and those striking looks made this one of the most desirable hypercars of the early 2000s. While it cost ‘just’ £600,000 in period, if you were lucky enough to be selected to buy one, today, Enzo entry costs well over £1 million…
Del Boy’s Reliant van
It wouldn’t be a true East London car show if there wasn’t an Only Fools and Horses van on show, would it? This is one of several cars actually used by Del Boy and Rodney in the 1980s sitcom.
Back to the Future DeLorean
Another motor show regular is a Back to the Future DeLorean. Given that the first instalment was released back in 1985, it’s likely to be dads rather than their kids queuing up here to have their photo taken in it…
Golden Rolls-Royce
For when your bank balance far outstrips any sense of taste you might call upon, there’s this golden Rolls-Royce…
Slammed Range Rover Evoque
Likewise, this ‘low ’n’ slow’ Range Rover Evoque. We don’t see this tackling the Darien Gap any time soon…
Audi e-tron EV
The Audi e-tron is the all-electric rival to the Jaguar I-Pace. Britain pipped Germany in the World Car Awards finals, leaving the e-tron as a still-worthy runner-up.
Lamborghini at London Motor Show 2019
The mighty Lamborghini Huracan Performante Spyder is on display at the London show. The hard-top coupe set a Nurburgring lap record, and the Spyder is not likely to be far behind. It puts out 640 horsepower from its mid-mounted V10 engine, but it’s the noise and spectacle that’s more of a draw for most…
Ford Focus Active
The Focus Active is Ford’s ‘in-betweener’ SUV. It’s a raised-up Focus with extra body cladding and tougher bodyside mouldings, for those who want to feel a bit more secure and all-roads ready without going all-out with an SUV.
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
The Outlander PHEV (and its commercial van sister car) is Mitsubishi’s answer to the London ULEZ. The Japanese brand is here at the London Motor Show 2019 with an officially-backed stand to support its London-based dealers in spreading the message.
Bugatti Chiron
London is lucky enough to have what could be the world’s fastest car at the 2019 Excel show. The Chiron has yet to set a top speed challenge…
Bugatti Veyron
… But it’s sure to beat the 261mph time set by the ultimate version of its Bugatti Veyron predecessor, right?
Minis and mini skirts will be the order of the day at this year’s Goodwood Revival, as the popular event brings Swinging Sixties London to the Sussex countryside.
Three Mini Coopers once owned by Beatles Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr will star alongside a Mini previously owned by Cilla Black.
Brian Epstein presented each member of the ‘Fab Four’ with a Mini in 1966, with each car sent to coachbuilders Radford and Hooper for customisation.
Ringo’s was given a hatchback to accommodate his drum kit, while George’s was treated to a ‘Tantric’ paint job. Sadly, the whereabouts of John Lennon’s Mini Cooper are unknown.
As is traditional for the Revival, period fashion is very much part of the event, so visitors are invited to plan their outfits in advance.
Mary Quant, Twiggy and Dior are expected to be the strongest influences, with mini skirts, thigh-high boots, geometric prints and beehives likely to be the order of the day.
Mod fashion and the ‘Mop Top’ will also feature highly, although anything from the 1948-66 era is suitable for the Revival.
To encourage event-goers to make a special effort, Goodwood will create several photo back-drops with professional photographers, so you can expect plenty of Instagram action.
The Goodwood Revival takes place over the weekend of 13-15 September, but Saturday tickets and three-day passes have sold out. Friday and Sunday tickets are still available.
A rare Roman coin can be added to the list of amazing artefacts found by the archaeologists working alongside the A14 upgrade in Cambridgeshire.
It follows the discovery of what is believed to be evidence of the first beer brewed in the UK, along with the remains of a woolly mammoth and woolly rhino, both probably at least 100,000 years old.
Other discoveries found by the team – led by the aptly-named Dr Steve Sherlock – include prehistoric henges, Iron Age settlements, Roman pottery kilns, three Anglo-Saxon villages, and a deserted medieval village. The project also unearthed a coin dating back to 57 BC, meaning it was likely minted to help fund the resistance to Julius Caesar.
Get Tony Robinson on the blower: this is enough to fill an entire series of Time Team.
A ‘remarkable discovery’
The coin is described by Highways England as a “remarkable discovery” and depicts the Roman emperor Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus wearing a radiate crown. It’s only the second of its kind to be discovered on an archeological dig in England.
It was found in a ditch of a small Roman farmstead unearthed on the project. The head on the coin has been identified by a leading expert.
We’ve done a little, um… digging of our own, and have discovered that Laelianus was born in 269 AD and that “history has little real knowledge about the gallic emperor”.
A number of coins were issued in his name, but his reign was thought to have lasted for just a couple of months before he was executed by his own soldiers.
A ‘rich history’
Dr Sherlock said: “Discoveries of this kind are incredibly rare. This is one of many coins that we’ve found on this exciting project, but to find one, where there are only two known from excavations in this country that portray this particular emperor, really is quite significant.
“I look forward to seeing how the analysis of this find along with numerous other Roman remains that we have found on this project help us better understand our past.”
Julian Bowsher (pictured), numismatist at MOLA Headland Infrastructure, added:“Roman emperors were very keen to mint coins. Laelianus reigned for just two months, which is barely enough time to do so. However, coins were struck in Mainz, Germania.
”The fact that one of these coins ever reached the shores of Britain demonstrates remarkable efficiency, and there’s every chance that Laelianus had been killed by the time this coin arrived in Cambridgeshire.”
Work on the £1.5bn A14 improvement scheme started in November 2016 and includes a new bypass to the south of Huntingdon. The new road is expected to open to traffic by the end of 2020.
Honda has opened reservations for its new Honda e electric car, with Brits able to secure their place in the queue for an £800 deposit.
Summer is almost here and, for thousands of Volkswagen fans across America, that means the chance to show off their cars at 
The new Jetta GLI caused a storm when it launched at the 
Volkswagen released the Rabbit Edition of the 
Using the Alltrack wagon will undoubtedly endear the Combi Concept with VW enthusiasts. But the Volkswagen Technical Service Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan has gone even further with a mixture of different parts.
Unlike most of the other vehicles in the 2019 Concept collection, the Tiguan Adventure features raised, rather than lowered, suspension.
For the 2019 model year, Volkswagen now offers the potent Golf R hot hatch in a range of custom paint choices as part of the Spektrum package.
The substantial three-row Atlas SUV has proven to be a popular product for Volkswagen, with the plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee churning out big numbers of them.
Finally, Volkswagen is also taking the modified Arteon four-door coupe from the 
