The Polestar 4 arrives as a new electric coupe SUV from Volvo’s Polestar with up to 537bhp and prices expected to start around £55k. Polestar started out as Volvo’s performance tweakers, but progressed to a standalone brand back in 2017, first with the halo model Polestar 1 hybrid and then with the mainstream electric Polestar […]
Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680 SUV is a regular EQS SUV with much Lily Gilding
The Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680 SUV is revealed as the pinnacle of the EQS SUV with much added glitz and 649bhp of electric motors. If you thought the Mercedes EQS SUV was a pricey SUV, you’ll probably not like the price of the Maybach take on the EQS SUV when it goes on sale. Safe to […]
Smart #3 – Smart’s second electric SUV – officially revealed
The Smart #3, the second new electric SUV from the Mercedes Geely partnership, is revealed ahead of a European debut at the Munich Motor Show. The reinvention of Smart under the point ownership of Mercedes and Geely revealed the first fruits of its labours with the Smart #1 almost exactly a year ago, an electric […]
Volkswagen ID.7 REVEALED to challenge the Tesla Model 3
VW’s latest electric ID model – the Volkswagen ID.7 – is revealed as Volkswagen takes aim at the Tesla’s Model 3. We’ve heard of the death of the saloon car for years, with car makers shifting their focus from saloons to SUVs as drivers proclaim their love for a car that sits as high as […]
The millionth MINI 3-Door Hatch of the current (F56) MINI rolls off the line in Oxford
Almost a decade after its launch, MINI is celebrating production of the one-millionth example of the current MINI 3-Door Hatch (F56) in Oxford. Back in November 2013, the current MINI 3-Door Hatch arrived as BMW’s MINI went a bit more upmarket and a bit roomier, and owed much of its underpinnings to BMW with its […]
New Hyundai Kona ICE and Hybrid models price and specs announced
Hyundai announces prices and specifications for the new Hyundai Kona with ICE or Hybrid powertrains. Cost from £25,725. We got a sneak peek at the new Hyundai Kona just before Christmas, with Hyundai actually revealing it properly just last month. But that reveal last month was for the Kona Electric as Hyundai prioritises the new […]
New Porsche Cayenne TEASED ahead of 18 April debut
Ahead of a debut on 18 April, Porsche releases a tease image of the front end of the new Cayenne confirming the evolutionary styling updates. Porsche is heading down the VE road with a bit of a passion, with the Taycan already out and selling well and the Macan EV finally due to arrive soon. […]
Aston Martin reveals the DBS 770 Ultimate Volante – and it’s all sold out
Aston Martin revealed the DBS 770 Ultimate earlier this year, and now we get to see the open-top version – the Aston Martin DBS 770 Ultimate Volante. Just like every other car maker, Aston Martin is busy planning a future where V12s and V8s are supplanted by electric power. But before we say goodbye to […]
Ford Mustang Mach-E gets UK’s first ‘Hands-Free’ self-driving with Ford’s BlueCruise
Ford launches BlueCruise – the UK’s first ‘Hands-Free’ legal self-driving system – on the Mustang Mach-E for use on UK motorways. Actual hands-free driving – Autonomous level 2 – has been legal in the UK for a couple of years but, so far, no car maker has launched a system. Until now. Ford has revealed […]
Electric MG Cyberster Roadster REVEALED – but it looks a bit underwhelming
The production version of the electric MG Cyberstar Sports Car has leaked from China’s patent office ahead of an imminent debut. When the Chinese gobbled up MG more than a decade ago, it came with what is now an almost 100-year history, from Morris Garages in 1924 through the heyday of sports cars in the […]