The impending arrival of the production version of the Aston Martin AM-RB 003 will be called the Aston Martin Valhalla, AML confirm. We did suspect, some three months ago, that Aston Martin would name the AM RB 003 the Aston Martin Valhalla for production. And so it is. AML has today confirmed that their tradition […]
VW ID.3 Electric Hatch – 125kW battery CHARGING and 8-Year Battery Warranty
The Volkswagen ID.3 electric Hatch will be able to rapid charge at up to 125kW, and its batteries get an eight-year warranty. The Volkswagen ID.3 – VW’s new electric Hatch it hopes will take the EV world by storm – has been drip-fed to us for a while as VW try to build excitement for […]
New Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 and 718 Spyder REVEALED
The new Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 and 718 Spyder arrive as the enthusiasts option for Porsche’s entry-level sports car – with naturally-aspirated 4.0 litre. Every car maker on the planet seems to be downsizing engines, adding a bit of electric, throwing in some forced induction and doing anything they can to take away the real […]
2019 Renault ZOE EV – now with 242-mile range
The 2019 Renault ZOE gets a bigger battery – 52kWh – and a range of 242 miles as Renault updates its electric car to compete against newer rivals. The Renault ZOE has been a round for as long as almost any other electric car, and it’s changed little in the looks department although it has […]
LEVC’s New London Taxi turns in to a range-extender Delivery VAN
LEVC, the Geely-owned London Taxi firm, reveals a new range-extender delivery van based on the underpinnings of the London Taxi and going on sale in 2020. We’ve already seen an ‘Electric Van’ story today with the rise and rise of Nissan’s electric e-NV200, and now we get another – a range-extender van from Geely-owned London […]
This is the Autonomous Volvo XC90 which, one day, won’t need a ‘Mission Specialist’
Volvo has revealed the first XC90 heading for Uber to be used as a fully autonomous taxi, although it doesn’t feature Volvo’s own autonomous driving systems. Eighteen months ago, Volvo revealed it had signed a deal with Uber to deliver ‘tens of thousands’ of XC90 models suitable for Uber to bolt on its own autonomous […]
Electric Nissan e-NV200 sales UP 200% in 2019
Sales of the Nissan e-NV200 van have risen by 200 per cent in 2019 as businesses throughout the UK and Europe get switched on to electric transport. There is a lot of nonsense talked about electric cars as zero emission, because the electricity they use is often far from ‘clean’ and, just like ICE cars, […]
Top Gear is BACK tonight: ‘First’ cars plus McLaren and Ferrari
Top Gear returns to BBC tonight for a new series – Series 27 – with Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness joining Chris Harris for ‘New New’ Top Gear. Has Top Gear been the same since the departure of Messrs Clarkson, Hammond and May? No, of course it hasn’t, but let’s not kid ourselves; later series […]
BMW Vision M NEXT teased – a new ELECTRIC BMW i8?
BMW has delivered a set of artwork photos teasing the arrival of the BMW Vision M NEXT next week. Is this a new electric BMW i8 to come? We’re still not entirely sure BMW has worked out their electric car strategy fully, but they do now seem to be heading in a more cohesive direction […]
Mazda MX-5 now with up to 221bhp thanks to BBR’s ‘Super’ Packages
The Mazda MX-5 gets performance and power upgrades from BBR with their new Super 200 and Super 220 packs delivering up to 221bhp. It’s been said a thousand times before, but the Mazda MX-5 is the closest thing you can get to a modern take on a classic British Sports Car, with low weight, sensible […]