The Volkswagen ID.2all Concept is revealed previewing a production ID.2 for 2025 and expected to cost from £22k. Volkswagen may now be churning out plenty of electric cars as it rushes headlong into an EV future, but none of them is really affordable for normal car buyers, with prices even for the ID.3 electric Hatch […]
New BMW 5 Series TEASED – and there’ll be an electric i5 and i5 Touring
The next generation BMW 5 Series is teased for the first time, promising ICE, Hybrid and PHEV powertrains and BEV i5 and Touring. BMW has been busy adding electric cars to its offerings, and next in line to go electric is the next-generation 5 Series, teased today ahead of a debut in October. But BMW […]
New Kia EV9 Electric SUV revealed as Kia heads in to Range Rover territory
Kia reveals its new range-topping electric SUV – the Kia EV9 – as a full-size EV SUV looking very like the Concept EV9. It was late 2021 when the Kia EV9 Concept arrived to point towards a new, full-size, electric SUV range-topper from Kia, since when Kia has confirmed the EV9 will be sold in […]
New Mercedes GLC Coupe revealed – PHEV models have up to 80-mile EV range
The new Mercedes GLC Coupe arrives to join its new GLC SUV sibling, with all models getting electrical assistance. Last year saw the arrival of a new Mercedes GLC SUV, and now its more ‘stylish’ sibling – the GLC Coupe – arrives with a swoopy roof and a range of powertrain options all with some […]
Lamborghini Aventador’s LB744 Hybrid replacement LB744 ‘Monofuselage’ revealed
Ahead of an imminent debut for the Lamborghini Aventador’s replacement – the LB744 – Lamborghini reveals its ‘Monofuselage’. Just last week, we got the first proper news about the Lamborghini Aventador’s replacement – codenamed LB744 – and its hybrid powertrain, as Lamborghini start to bow to the inevitable and harness electric power to add to […]
Looks like the electric VW ID.2 concept is arriving this week
Volkswagen promises the debut of a new electric Concept on 15 March, previewing a new design language and, probably, a new VW ID.2. Volkswagen is trying hard to turn itself into a proper EV company with its ever-burgeoning array of ID EVs. But despite that, most are out of the reach of ‘normal’ car buyers […]
Electric Porsche Cayenne and new range-topping K1 SUV CONFIRMED by Porsche
At its Annual Press Conference, Porsche confirmed the electric Porsche Cayenne for production and a new ‘K1’ range-topping electric SUV. Porsche is heading hard down the electric route, with the Porsche Taycan already in production, the Electric Porsche Macn next up and the 718 Boxster and Cayman Electric already confirmed. Now, to no one’s great […]
MG4 is UK Car of the Year 2023 – beating Dacia Jogger and Toyota GR86
The electric MG4 is the UK Car of the Year 2023, with the Dacia Jogger in second place and the Toyota GR86 in third. We bang on endlessly about electric cars being beyond the reach of most, with prices for a relatively modest family EV costing £40k, far more than an ICE family runabout. Volkswagen’s […]
New Van registrations hit a 25-year February high
New van registrations in the UK hit a 25-year February high according to the SMMT as supply-chain shortages begin to ease. We’ve seen car prices rise since Covid as car makers struggle with inflation, the Covid hangover, supply-chain shortages and more, but we’re now seeing regular increases in new car registrations as supply-chain issues ease […]
Bowler Defender 100th Edition is an almost £100k ‘Old’ Land Rover Defender
The Bowler Defender 100th Edition arrives to celebrate Bowler’s 100th Fast Road Conversion of the old Land Rover Defender. Costs £93,600. If you still hold a torch for the old Land Rover Defender and its earlier Series model siblings, there’s no shortage of options, if your pockets are deep enough, to get a tweaked and […]