The new BMW i5 – BMW’s electric take on the next generation 5 Series – revealed winter testing ahead of a debut later this year. It’s more than a decade since BMW trademarked i1 to 19 monikers as it started its journey down the EV route, although the initial plan for a wide range of […]
New Electric Kia EV9 can do up to 336 miles on a single charge
The newly revealed Kia EV9 electric SUV flagship comes with an official range of up to 336 miles with a 99.8kWh battery. It’s just a couple of weeks since Kia revealed the new EV9 Flagship as they continue to drive down the EV route, but although we got a proper look at the EV9 we […]
Ford reveals the Ranger Wildtrak X and Ranger Tremor as new rugged Rangers
Ford adds two new models to its Ranger offerings – the Ranger Wildtrak X and Ranger Tremor – with added off-road ability. It was the end of 2021 when Ford revealed its new Ranger – twin to the VW Amarok – looking a lot like a baby Ford F-150 and aiming to keep its status […]
New Renault Espace arrives as an SUV – but not for the UK
Renault has revealed the new Espace, which is now an SUV – effectively, a bigger Austral – but it’s not coming to the UK. It’s almost seven years since Peugeot turned the 5008 MPV into a really rather good SUV as buyers’ desire for MPVs waned. And it’s been quite a success. Now, Renault is […]
Fisker Ocean Extreme Electric SUV has 440-mile range to top the Tesla Model Y
The Fisker Oceam electric SUV will come with a WLTP 440-mile range in Ocean Extreme guise, the longest range of any EV on the market. Last summer, Fisker took their Ocean EV SUV to Goodwood to show off what we can expect from Fisker’s rival to the Tesla Model Y when it arrives in the […]
Smart #3 Electric SUV TEASE begins for the second Mercedes Geely EV
The Smart #3 electric SUV is teased as the Mercedes Geely Smart partnership heads for a debut in April at the Shanghai Motor Show. It’s almost a year since the first fruits of the Mercedes-Geely partnership to reinvent the Smart brand as a ‘Premium’ EV offering arrived in the guise of the quite compact Smart […]
New Aston Martin DB12 – Aston’s replacement for the DB11 – SPIED on video
The Aston Martin DB11 is about to be replaced, and we have video of the new Aston – probably the Aston Martin DB12 – on track. It’s seven years since the Aston Martin DB11 arrived to replace the Aston Martin DB7 after almost thirteen years on sale. So, on that basis, you might expect that […]
King Charles’ Land Rover Discovery 3 sells for just £12k
A 2007 Land Rover Discovery 3, first owned by the then Prince Charles, sells at auction for a very modest £12,050. We’re used to seeing cars with former ‘celebrity’ owners fetching a premium at auction as buyers seek the cachet of a bit of showbiz glitz attached to their buy and are prepared to pay […]
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N SPIED on video as debut nears for Hyundai’s first ‘N’ EV
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 will spawn an ‘N’ version this year, ahead of which we have the Ioniq 5 N on video blatting at the Nurburgring. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has turned in to a proper success story for Hyundai, with appealing retro- looks, bags of space, decent range and good performance. But what’s been […]
Watch the electric Hyundai Ioniq 6 get charged by a robot
Hyundai has developed an ‘Automatic Charging Robot’ which automatically connects and charges an EV without driver input. There was a time, as older readers will remember, when the local butcher and grocer delivered your goods to your door, and filling up with petrol saw a man in overalls do the job for you, clean your […]