The Volkswagen Golf Black Edition arrives as a new model in VW’s Golf range, sitting between the R-Line and GTE models. Costs from £31,985. You might be forgiven for thinking that all VW cares about is promoting its range of EVs, but EVs don’t pay the bills – ICE cars do. So Volkswagen has decided […]
Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally OFFICIALLY revealed with 480bhp for unpaved frolics
The electric Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally is officially revealed as an electric dirt-road basher with 480bhp and 650lb/ft of torque. Ford gave us a first look at the Mustang Mach-E Rally at Goodwood in the summer, and now it’s officially revealed ahead of going on sale in 2024. Designed to be a conqueror of unpaved […]
New Skoda Superb will be an Estate and a Hatch – unlike the VW Passat
The new Skoda Superb will be available as both an Estate and a Hatch, unlike its VW Group sibling the new Volkswagen Passat. We’ve already had two months of teases for the new Skoda Superb, with a camouflaged Superb Estate arriving as Skoda announced the new Superb is growing in size, and a look at […]
New Car Registrations UP in August – thanks to fleet registrations
New car registrations were up again in August 2023, with a big jump in fleet registrations and BEV and PHEV vehicles. Things are sort of getting back to some sense of normality post-Covid and supply chain issues, and August 2023, traditionally a low-volume month pre-plate change, saw another significant rise. The new car market grew […]
Audi Q8 and SQ8 get a bit of a half-hearted facelift
The Audi Q8 and SQ8 get a bit of a facelift as Audi tries to keep its ICE range-topper relevant. But it’s mostly mild cosmetic updates. It’s five years since Audi decided that the Q7 needed a Coupe SUV sibling to go head-to-head with cars like the BMW X6, but decided Q7 Coupe didn’t sound […]
New entry-level electric BMW iX1 eDrive20 has 296-mile range – costs from £44,560
BMW launches the electric iX1 eDrive20 as a new entry point for the iX1 EV, with a 296-mile range and prices from £44,560. Last summer, the new BMW X1 arrived, slightly bigger than its predecessor, a bit more SUV with a bigger grille and added butch, with the latest BMW curved display and the latest […]
Mercedes Concept CLA-Class is a preview of Mercedes new entry-level EV
The Mercedes Concept CLA-Class is revealed as a first look at Mercedes new entry-level electric car, to be followed by three more. We’ve had BMW’s Neue Klasse reveal this week previewing a whole new direction for BMW EVs, and now we get what is probably Mercedes’ answer to what BMW is doing with the reveal […]
Volkswagen ID.GTI Concept is a VW GTI for the electric era
Volkswagen has revealed the ID.GTI Concept as a look at what the GTI badge will mean in the era of electric cars. Volkswagen may be churning out plenty of EVs now – but managing to dent its reputation with bland design, glitchy software and less-than-stellar materials – but, so far, nothing in the EV range […]
BMW Vision Neue Klasse OFFICIALLY revealed as your 2025 electric BMW 3 Series
The BMW Vision Neue Klasse is initially revealed as a look at the 2025 BMW 3 Series with a completely new design and highly efficient powertrain. We’ve already seen the BMW Vision Neue Klasse thanks to the BMW i Vision Dee concept at the start of the year. And it looked a bit twee and […]
This is the new MINI Countryman – and there’s an ELECTRIC Countryman too [Video]
The new MINI Countryman is revealed, with BMW X1 underpinnings, grows in size and is available with an electric powertrain. We’ve already seen the arrival of the new MINI Cooper Electric today, and now we get its much bigger sibling with the reveal of the new MINI Countryman. For the first time, the MINI Countryman […]