Kia adds a Sportswagon (estate) version to the new K4 offerings, challenging ICE Estates like the Skoda Octavia Estate. New ICE cars are a dying breed as we’re forced into an EV-only car landscape, so it was refreshing to see Kia launch the K4 (effectively a replacement for the Kia Ceed) a few months ago […]
Volkswagen Golf GTI EDITION 50 will cost AT LEAST £47,995
The Volkswagen Golf GTI EDITION 50, the quickest Golf GTI ever, will cost £47,995 in the UK, and a chunk more with the Performance Package. This year, 2026, marks 50 years since the original Golf GTI arrived. To celebrate the milestone, VW has built the Golf GTI 50 Edition as the ultimate iteration of the […]
Kia EV2 revealed and set to CHALLENGE the Renault 4 E-Tech
The Kia EV2 is revealed as Kia’s sixth EV model, with a choice of two battery options, 400V architecture and prices expected to start at around £25,000. It’s getting on for a year since we saw the Kia EV2 Concept as a first look at a new Entry-level Kia due in 2026, delivering chunky urban […]
Hyundai Staria Electric REVEALED to challenge Hyundai PV5 and VW ID. Buzz
The Hyundai Staria is revealed as Hyundai’s challenge to MPVs like the Kia PV5 and Volkswagen ID. Buzz with up to nine seats. Just before Christmas, we had a tease from Hyundai for a new EV debuting at the Brussels Motor Show, which Hyundai said would be its largest EV to date. It seemed highly […]
New Volvo EX60 will boast a 503-mile range – BEATING the Neue Klasse BMW iX3
The new electric Volvo EX60 – due to debut this month – will deliver a 503-mile range, beating the Neue Klasse BMW iX3. Volvo has all sorts of problems with its glitchy EX30 and EX90 models, so now, with the imminent arrival of the new EX60, an EV alternative to the best-selling XC60, it’s crucial […]
Volkswagen was the UK’s Best-Selling BRAND in 2025 – and over 80% were ICE cars
Volkswagen was the best-selling brand in the UK in 2025, selling 176,607 cars, and 55,884 more than its nearest rival, BMW. Yesterday, we reported on the best-selling cars of 2025 in the UK, which saw Volkswagen claiming only a single place in the top ten, at number five with the Golf, and not a single […]
Ford Puma was 2025’s BEST-SELLING car – with not a single EV in the Top Ten
The Ford Puma was the UK’s best-selling car in 2025 as new car sales broke the 2 million mark, with not a single EV in the top ten. The economy may be a basket case, and millions are deciding whether to heat or eat, but despite this, new car sales in the UK in 2025 […]
Volkswagen ID. Polo interior REVEALED ahead of a spring debut for VW’s Renault 5 E-Tech rival
The interior of the new Volkswagen ID. Polo is revealed ahead of an expected spring debut for VW’s new entry-level EV. It was back in 2023 when we got our first proper look at VW’s new entry-level EV with the reveal of the VW ID.2All Concept, expected to be followed in early 2026 by a […]
Alpine A390 takes aim at Porsche Macan EV, BMW iX3 and more with prices from £61,390
The new Alpine A390 is about to go on sale in the UK in GT, Premier Edition and GTS guises with prices from £61,390. The new Alpine A390 EV was revealed back in May as the production take on the Alpine A390_b Concept and aimed at competition like the Porsche Macan EV, BMW iX3 and […]
Renault EV Concept manages 626 ‘MOTORWAY’ miles on the Scenic E-Tech’s battery
The electric Renault Filante has managed to run for 626 miles on a single charge of the Scenic E-Tech’s battery at an average of 63mph. Car makers, and others, do like to perform range tests to show just how far they can go on a single tank of fuel or a single battery charge, with […]