The Renault Megane RS Trophy-R has claimed a Nurburgring record for the fastest production front-wheel drive car, and it will go on sale as a limited edition. We’re not entirely sure anyone actually cares that much about Nurburgring records any more, but of you do you’ll be thrilled to know there’s a new Nurburgring record […]
Hyundai Nexo Hydrogen FCEV selling TWICE as fast this year
The Hyundai Nexo Hydrogen FCEV – Hyundai’s replacement for the iX35 FCEV – has already passed the 1,000 sales mark in 2019. Sales of Hydrogen fuelled cars are still tiny in comparison even to electric cars. But they are growing, despite high prices, and the Hyundai Nexo appears to be leading the charge. We reported […]
Electric Honda E – the Urban EV that was – RESERVATIONS now open
The electric Honda E, the car we knew as the Urban EV, is now open officially open for reservations in the UK ahead of orders later in the year. We learnt earlier this month that the appealing Honda Urban EV will be the Honda E when it officially goes on sale. But that’s not quite […]
Mercedes X-Class Element Edition – to persuade you to buy a posh Nissan Pick-up
The Mercedes X-Class Pick-up gets a limited edition model – the ELEMENT Edition X 250d 4MATIC – with added gloss to boost sales. The Mercedes X-Class pick-up officially arrived in the UK at the end of 2017 in the UK as Mercedes moved to grab a piece of the lucrative market for pick-ups. But it […]
Mercedes GLE Experimental Safety Vehicle previews future safety tech
The Mercedes Experimental Safety Vehicle is revealed as a GLE featuring a raft of new safety technologies, some coming and some far away. We’ve all seen safety technology in cars move forward rapidly in recent years, with stuff like AEB, once a rarity, now standard fit. But what of the future? Mercedes has decided to […]
BMW M550i xDrive gets an EXTRA 67bhp in 2019 BMW range upgrades
The BMW M550i – the 5 Series that’s not quite an M5 – gets a 67bhp boost as BMW reveal a raft of upgrades across their range for 2019. When BMW do a raft of upgrades across their extensive range, you sometimes have to dig through the nips and tucks promised to find a little […]
Skoda Citigo-e – an ELECTRIC Citigo – teased ahead of next week’s reveal
The Skoda Citigo-E – an electric Citigo and sister car to the VW e-Up! Electric – is teased ahead of a reveal on 23 May. All the Volkswagen Group focus at the moment seems to be on delivering a new range of ID EVs to convince us all we really want to drive an electric […]
Electric MG ZS EV confirmed with 44.5kWh battery
The electric MG ZS EV goes on sale in September in the UK, and MG confirm it will come with a 44.5kWh battery and a likely range around 150-170 miles. Just last week we revealed the electric MG ZS EV was heading for a UK debut at the London Motor Show, and with the debut […]
This is the BMW M5 Edition 35 Years
It’s 35 years since the very first BMW M5 arrived and changed fast performance saloons forever, so BMW are celebrating with the BMW M5 Edition 35 Years. Car makers love an anniversary to hang an expensive model on, and BMW are no different. So with 2019 marking 35 years (not exactly a significant number) we’re […]
BMW 1 Series is the most UNRELIABLE used car in the UK
The BMW 1 Series (2005-2011) is the most unreliable used car in the UK according to a new survey by What Car? The Toyota Yaris is the most reliable. We’re somewhat pre-conditioned to think that German cars are amongst the safest of used car buys – great engineering and great build quality – but a […]