It looks like Ford’s next VW-based electric car will be Ford’s take on the Volkswagen ID.5 and be badged Ford Capri. There’s still a lot of love for the Ford Capri – well, the post-1968 Ford Capri, not the earlier Consul Capri – and over the years there’s been much speculation that Ford was about […]
New MINI Clubman Final Edition bids Farewell to MINI’s Estate
The MINI Clubman Final Edition arrives as a limited run of 1,969 cars marking the end of the MINI Clubman. Costs from £37,000. In Mini’s 1960s heyday, if you wanted a Mini Estate, Mini had the Traveller as a more practical take on the regular Mini. But in 1969, Mini decided they needed a model […]
New Ford Explorer EV arrives as a Volkswagen ID.4 in a COWBOY hat
The new Ford Explorer electric SUV/Crossover arrives with American looks and Volkswagen MEB underpinnings. Ford has historically done very well out of the UK market, selling affordable family cars to generations of UK drivers. But the world is changing and Ford is on a mission to change our perception of what owning a Ford means. […]
Polestar 2 BST Edition 230 – another Polestar 2 ‘Special’ with a big stripe
There’s a new ‘Edition’ Polestar 2 on offer – the Polestar 2 BST Edition 230 – with enhanced performance and cosmetics. Costs from £73,900. The Polestar 2 is an appealing EV – although far from bargain basement – offering good looks and decent performance as a left-field take on Volvo’s more mainstream offerings. Although the […]
Kia Concept EV5 ARRIVES as a baby brother to the new Kia EV9
The Kia Concept EV5 has been revealed at Kia’s Chinese EV Day, previewing a new production EV5 SUV, first for China. It’s only a week since the reveal of the big Kia EV9 electric SUV, so we weren’t expecting anything else new from Kia for a while. But we were wrong. At Kia’s Chinese EV […]
Rolls-Royce Black Badge Wraith Black Arrow – a very long name for the last V12 Wraith
Rolls-Royce is sending the V12 ICE Wraith to the history books with the Rolls-Royce Black Badge Wraith Black Arrow. It’s a decade since the Rolls-Royce Wraith arrived since when it’s spawned a number of ‘Special Edition models like the ‘Inspector Morse’ Wraith and the Rolls-Royce Wraith Luminary Collection. Among the special edition Wraiths, we also […]
New Ferrari Roma Spider means GOODBYE to the Ferrari Portofino M
The arrival of the new Ferrari Roma Spider last week – Ferrari’s first soft-top since the 1960s – means the end of the road for the Ferrari Portofino M. Fifteen years ago, Ferrari decided they needed a new entry-level car to entice buyers away from cars like high-end Mercedes SLs so, for the first time […]
Audi’s EV plans means an UPDATED nomenclature differentiating ICE and EV
Audi is planning to deliver at least 10 new electric cars in the next two years, and it’ll mean new model designations for ICE and EV. Audi, despite the German motoring industry’s doubts about the headlong rush in to EVs, is planning an electric car blitz in the next couple of years. We’ve already seen […]
Ferrari Roma Spider ARRIVES as Ferrari’s first soft-top since the Daytona
The Ferrari Roma Spider is revealed as Ferrari takes the top off the Roma and adds a soft-top, the first Ferrari soft top since the Daytona. It’s been a while since the Ferrari Roma arrived – more than three years – but Ferrari has now managed to deliver a car which should have arrived sooner […]
Mercedes GLA and GLB get a bit of a tweak and mild hybrid assistance
Mercedes’ smallest SUVs – the GLA and GLB – get a bit of a design overhaul for 2023 as well as new mild-hybrid engines. Competition in smaller ‘Premium’ SUVs is quite intense, and Mercedes GLA and GLB offerings are important offerings for Mercedes even as it aims to push itself further upmarket. So, to keep […]