A new range-topping BMW iX – the BMW iX M60 – will be revealed online tomorrow, ahead of which it leaks out on Instagram. It’s more than a year since the BMW iX was revealed, although we only got prices and specs last spring, with an initial offering of the 300bhp iX xDrive 40 and […]
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Ford Capri, Cortina, Escort, Granada and Orion RETURNING as Electric Cars?
Ford has filed trademark applications for Capri, Cortina, Escort, Granada and Orion, raising the prospect of old badges for new EVs. When Ford decided to attach the Mustang badge to their new electric SUV, many thought it sacrilege to use such an iconic badge on a new EV SUV. But despite the moans, it does […]
L-Charge rolling out rapid MOBILE charging for electric cars
Russian start-up L-Charge will launch rapid mobile EV charging in London in the spring using units powered by Hydrogen and LNG. We are rapidly going down the EV route in the UK, with just eight years to go before the sale of ICE cars is banned and we all have to buy into the EV […]
UK car production falls AGAIN in November – down by 28.7%
Car production in the UK fell again in November – the fifth month in a row – with just 75,756 built, a fall of 28.7 per cent on 2020. To no one’s great surprise, ‘Covid and Chips’ continues to dog UK car production, with total UK production in November 2021 down by 28.7 per cent […]
Electric Polestar 2 gets Vivaldi browser so you can shop and browse on the go
Polestar rolls out the Vivaldi web browser on the Polestar 2, allowing owners to access a full-scale web browser on the go. Cars are rapidly changing into mobile computers, with buyers seemingly more interested in what technology is available than the ‘drive’. And, it seems, despite having a mobile phone in their pockets – or […]
Lotus Elise, Exige and Evora production ENDS to make way for the new Lotus Emira
Production of the Lotus Elise, Exige and Evora ends at Hetherl as the old range of Lotus cars makes way for production of the new Lotus Emira. We know things are changing rapidly at Lotus as Geely money sees a new wave of Lotus models – including the electric Evija Hypercar and a Lotus SUV […]
Electric Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 UK Price and Spec Announced
The Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ goes on sale in the UK in Touring and Night Edition specs with prices starting from £154,995. The Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 was revealed back in September as the first proper electric AMG model, and now it’s going on sale in the UK with prices starting from a not insignificant £154,995 and […]
Bentley’s Mulliner planning a W12 Coupe follow-up to the Convertible Bacalar
The limited-run Bentley Bacalar is to get a Coupe follow-up according to reports, with a run of 25 cars at £1.8 million plus. Perhaps, if you’re wealthy enough, relative value matters little, and the price is irrelevant when you’re buying exclusivity? That certainly seems to be the thinking behind cars like Lamborghini’s ‘specials’ which are […]
Fancy a Land Rover Defender Convertible? There is a way, but not (yet) from Land Rover
Land Rover doesn’t offer a convertible version of the new Defender, but a Dutch firm, Heritage Customs, will build you one from £140,000. The new Land Rover Defender range has already grown from the initial offering of the Defender 110 to include the three-door Defender 90, and will soon be joined by a Defender 130. […]
Peugeot 208 and electric e-208 updated for 2022
Peugeot updates the 208 – including the electric e-208 – for 2022, including a revised model range and streamlined engine offerings. Last month, Peugeot gave the 3008 and 5008 SUVs a bit of a titivate although, sensibly, without changing too much on what are already successful models. Now it’s time for a 2022 update for […]