Alpine is taking on the 2023 Pikes Peak Hillclimb with the appropriately named Alpine A110 Pikes Peak with 500bhp. With the challenging Pikes Peak Hillclimb coming up in June, we already know Ford will be taking on the challenge with an electric transit Supervan (yes, really), and now Alpine has thrown its hat into the […]
Rolls-Royce Dawn heads in to the sunset ahead of the arrival of the electric Spectre
The Rolls-Royce Dawn heads into Rolls-Royce’s history book as production ends ahead of the arrival of the electric Rolls-Royce Spectre. Back in March, the Rolls-Royce Black Badge Wraith Black Arrow arrived as the final V12-powered Wraith ahead of Rolls-Royce heading down the electric road with the new Rolls-Royce Spectre, due to arrive before the end of […]
Classic Land Rover Defender Works V8 Islay Edition by Land Rover Classic costs from £230k
Land Rover Classic reveals the Defender Works V8 Islay Edition inspired by a Spencer Wilks Defender and costing from £230,000. Five years ago, to celebrate Land Rover’s 70th Birthday, Land Rover treated classic Defender enthusiasts – well, those with deep pockets – to the Land Rover Defender Works V8, a limited run of 150 suitably […]
Aston Martin now making NEW parts for classic models like the DB4, DB5 and DB6
Aston Martin is now making new parts for classic cars, like the DB4, DB5 and DB6, including gearboxes, cylinder heads and engine blocks. Car makers with a storied history – like Aston Martin and Jaguar – need their history to stay alive to drive their new car sales, but they have also been busy keeping […]
Chinese ORA launching new EV in UK to challenge Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 6
Chinese brand ORA is launching a new electric saloon in the UK to challenge cars like the Telsa Model 3 and Ioniq 6. If you think the Japanese car invasion in the UK, which started in the 1970s, and the Korean arrival, which started in the UK in the 1980s, were the start of a […]
Bentley Continental GT and GTC Azure – and Flying Spur – TWEAKED for 2023
Bentley is giving the Continental GT Azure, Continental GTC Azure and Flying Spur Azure a bit of a titivate for 2023. When you think of Bentley models – well, the VW era of Continentals and Flying Spurs – performance and sportiness tend to be at the forefront, together with brilliant interiors, rather than outright comfort […]
Range Rover Classic by Inverted gets 450bhp electric Tesla power
The Range Rover Classic gets an electric makeover from Inverted with 450bhp Tesla power and prices starting at £270,000. Whatever your take is on the conversion of classic cars to electric cars, it seems the trend is here to stay as well-heeled motorists flock to make classics a daily driver with EV power and modern […]
Electric Volkswagen ID.3 facelift on sale from today – and it’s a bit cheaper
The recently revealed facelift for VW’s first electric ID model – the VW ID.3 – goes on sale with new trim levels and a lower-price starting point. At the beginning of March, Volkswagen rolled out a facelift for its first electric ID model, the VW ID.3, in an effort to address the issues – from […]
Land Rover Defender 130 now with V8 option and a Defender Outlander model too
Land Rover adds a petrol V8 with 493bhp option to the Defender 130 offerings, and there’s a new Defender Outlander Edition too. It’s getting on for a year since Land Rover revealed the Defender 130 as the third variant of the new Defender with room to party for eight, but it didn’t come with PHEV […]
McLaren 750S REVEALED – it’s a McLaren 720S with tweaks
The McLaren 750S arrives to supplant the McLaren 720S with less weight, more power, better handling and small cosmetic changes. If you were expecting the new McLaren 750S – revealed as a replacement for the McLaren 720S – to be radically different, you’re either going to be disappointed or resigned to the fact that all […]