The BYD Atto 8 arrives as BYD’s range-topping 7-seat SUV with up to 746 bhp, 115kWh battery and range of up to 405 miles. China is rapidly taking over the UK with its seemingly never-ending electric car offerings, and here’s yet another – the BYD Atto 8. The Atto 8 joins the Atto 2, Atto […]
Citroen 2CV RETURNING as a sub £13k everyman EV
The Citroën 2CV is returning as a sub-£13k electric car, previewed by the Citroën 2CV Concept and expected to go on sale in 2028. Renault has shown legacy car makers the way to get customers to buy EVs with the modern recreation of iconic historic models, with the new Renault 5 E-Tech and R4 doing […]
BMW iX4 ARRIVES as the iX3’s less practical, more expensive sibling
The BMW iX4 arrives as the flashier take on the Neue Klasse BMW iX3, with prices from £60,170 and range of up to 514 miles. It’s been almost exactly a year since the first of BMW’s Neue Klasse models arrived with the new iX3, and since then we’ve had plenty of ‘Neue Klasse’ models and […]
Used Car Finance and Write-Off Checks in the UK: What the Free DVLA Search Misses
The gleaming paintwork of a freshly polished used car often hides a complex history. When buying a vehicle privately in the United Kingdom, what you cannot see is often more dangerous than a worn tyre or a scratched bumper. Many buyers assume that a quick search through official government portals settles the question. It answers […]
Jaguar Type 01 REVEALED – Jaguar’s ‘Last Chance Saloon’
The Jaguar Type 01 – Jaguar’s first EV of its rebirth – is officially revealed with over 1,000bhp and prices starting from £130,000. We sort of understand JLR’s decision to take Jaguar in a different direction with an all EV future and reposition it in the market somewhere between high-end Mercedes and Bentley. After all, […]
Jaecoo 7 and Tesla Model 3 top September’s new car sales top ten
The Chinese Jaecoo 7 and US Tesla Model 3 beat the Ford Puma into third place in September’s new car sales chart. Who’d have thought, just a few short years ago, that the best-selling car in the UK would be from China, and the second-best-selling car an American EV? But that’s exactly what happened in […]
New BMW 3 Series ICE models get ‘Neue Klasse’ makeover
The ICE versions of the new BMW 3 Series arrive to join their EV siblings, with the new 320 and M350 xDrive as the first models. We’ve been told for years that car buyers have fallen out of love with saloons, and all they want is SUVs. The trouble is, no one has told BMW […]
Range Rover Sport Electric is a £110k RIVAL for the new Porsche Cayenne Electric
The Range Rover Sport Electric goes on sale in the UK with the same EV powertrain as the Range Rover Electric. Costs from £110k. It’s taken a very long time for JLR to deliver the first electric Range Rover, but the new Range Rover Electric finally arrived at the start of the month, thankfully looking […]
Volkswagen ID. Tiguan on the way as a FACELIFT of the VW ID.4
The Volkswagen ID.4 gets a facelift and becomes the electric Volkswagen ID. Tiguan, with ID.3 Neo styling and updates. The Volkswagen Tiguan has been with us for almost two decades and, for the last decade, has been VW’s biggest seller, with the Tiguan (and its sister model, the Tayron) finding over a million buyers in […]
Bentley Torcal arrives to CHALLENGE the Range Rover Electric
The electric Bentley Torcal is revealed as Bentley’s first EV, boasting up to 872bhp and range of up to 375 miles. Bentley, just like almost every other car maker, has backtracked on its plans to go big on EVs, taking the pragmatic route of electrification to aid ICE rather than outright BEVs. But now it’s […]