After two years of ‘confinement’ it was great to be able to set off for Dover, cross to Calais and head south for a late spell of warm weather before the winter.
The car’s the star, of course and a 2,500 mile 11-day round trip in a Kia Stinger 3.3-litre Twin-Turbo V6 was a stark reminder of what we will lose should the UK insist on its 2030 ban on the sale of new ICEs (2035 for Hybrids – as yet undefined).
But hope remains that wiser counsels might prevail. The EU has had compromised, to an extent, and delayed its draconian Euro 7 Regulation — but only until around 2025-2026 apparently (and all cars will still have to be ‘zero emission’ by 2035).
The car’s the star, of course and a 2,500 mile 11-day round trip in a Kia Stinger 3.3-litre Twin-Turbo V6 was a stark reminder of what we will lose should the UK insist on its 2030 ban on the sale of new ICEs (2035 for Hybrids – as yet undefined).
But hope remains that wiser counsels might prevail. The EU has had compromised, to an extent, and delayed its draconian Euro 7 Regulation — but only until around 2025-2026 apparently (and all cars will still have to be ‘zero emission’ by 2035).
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