The BMW Concept Touring Coupe is revealed at Villa d’Este as a one-off Shooting Brake take on the BMW Z4, inspired by the Z3 M Coupe. Italy’s Villa d’Este is a bit like the UK’s Goodwood, with modern concepts and fabulous classic cars rubbing shoulders in a great location and attracting the biggest names in […]
New Electric BMW i5 LEAKS ahead of official debut on 24 May
Ahead of the debut of the new BMW 5 Series on 24 May, we have what looks like an official leaked photo of the new electric BMW i5. Back in March, BMW started the tease for the new 5 Series, confirming its wide range of powerplants – ICE, Hybrid, BHEV and BEV – and telling […]
Hyundai REVIVES the 1974 Pony Coupe Concept almost 50 years on
The 1974 Hyundai Pony Coupe Concept, which effectively heralded Hyundai’s arrival, is renewed and on the way to Vill d’Este. Last summer, Hyundai revealed the HYDROGEN N Vision 74, a car clearly influenced by the very first Hyundai Pony Coupe Concept back in 1974, and although there have been rumours the N Vision 74 will go […]
Volkswagen Polo GTI Edition 25 celebrates 25 years of the Polo GTI
The Volkswagen Polo GTI Edition 25 arrives as a titivated 2,500 run special to celebrate 25 years of the Polo GTI. Despite the success of the Golf GTI, which arrived just two years after the original Golf in 1976, the VW Polo had to wait almost two decades to get a GTI version, and even […]
MINI John Cooper Works 1to6 Edition is a £40k farewell to manual gearboxes in MINIs
The MINI John Cooper Works 1to6 Edition is revealed as a limited run of titivated MINI JCWs as the last ever manual transmission MINI. MINI is travelling quickly down the EV road and that means the end of manual gearboxes, but not just for EVs with their single gear, but for legacy ICE MINIs too. […]
Volvo EX30 – Volvo’s new baby electric SUV – is ‘Cycle Safe’
Ahead of the debut of the Volvo EX30, Volvo highlights the safety tech on offer including protecting cyclists from door opening. Volvo’s next EV is the Volvo EX30, due to arrive in June and bookmarking Volvo’s dedicated EV range, joining the EX90 at the other end of the range. Ahead of that arrival, Volvo is […]
Range Rover UPDATED with more powerful PHEV powertrains and 607bhp V8
JLR has updated the Range Rover with new more powerful PHEV powertrains, Midl Hybrid ICE and a new 607bhp V8 option for SV models. It’s only eighteen months since the new Range Rover arrived, and there are probably buyers still waiting for delivery who jumped in early on as JLR struggle to build the new […]
New Audi SQ8 e-tron now on sale in the UK – and it’s NOT cheap
The New Audi SQ8 e-tron, revealed six months ago, is now on sale in the UK with prices starting from £97,000 and rising to £117,000. It’s six months since Audi revealed the Q8 e-tron as it turned the e-tron into the Q8 e-tron, as well as revealing a new SQ8 e-tron in regular and Fastback […]
Renault Rafale TEASED as a Coupe SUV take on the Renault Austral
The Renault Rafale is teased ahead of a debut in Paris on 18 June as a Crossover/SUV Coupe based on the Renault Austral. It’s more than a year since the Renault Austral arrived to replace the Renault Kadjar with new looks and new hybrid powertrains and sitting on Renault’s new SMF-CD Platform. Now, Renault has […]
Electric Ford E-Tourneo Courier REVEALED – and there’s an ICE Tourneo Courier too
For reveals the electric Ford E-Tourneo Courier – an MPV take on the electric E-Transit Courier – ahead of it going on sale in 2024. Just last month, Ford revealed the E-Transit Courier van as act three of its electric Transit offerings, and now it’s time for an MPV take on the E-Transit Courier with […]