The Abarth take on the Fiat 500e – the Abarth 500e – is now on sale in the UK as a launch edition Scorpionissima Edition. Back in November, Abarth revealed their take on the electric Fiat 500e – unsurprisingly named the Abarth 500e – complete with Abarth titivations and 152bhp from its electric motor, but […]
Dacia Jogger gets Extreme and turns into a CAMPERVAN
Dacia announces a new Extreme trim for the Jogger, Stepway and Duster, and a Sleep Pack option to turn the Jogger into a Campervan. If you want a go-anywhere Dacia you’ll probably opt for the Duster, but the latest Jogger is perhaps a better option as a sort of high-riding Estate/SUV/MPV, complete with seven seats […]
Volkswagen ‘FIXES’ the electric ID.3 with an early facelift
Volkswagen has rolled out an early facelift for the electric ID.3 to address complaints, with improved tech and higher quality interior. You might think it’s a bit early for the electric VW ID.3 to get a facelift as it only started to arrive in the UK as a First Edition in September 2020, despite a […]
2010 Land Rover Defender 110 built for Prince Philip sells for £123,750
A 2o10 Land Rover Defender 110 built for Prince Philip has been sold at Silverstone Auctions for a record-breaking £123,750. We all know the Royal Family – and in particular the late Queen and Prince Philip – has a distinct fondness for Land Rovers and Range Rovers, either rugged Defenders and Series models used at […]
2023 UK Car of the Year Category winners include Toyota, Range Rover and Lotus
Ahead of the announcement of the winner of the UK Car of the Year Award on 10 March, the category winners are revealed. It’s become the norm for ‘Car of the Year’ winners to be EVs as car makers throw their energies into building EVs ahead of the 2030 cut-off point for ICE sales in […]
Nissan Ariya will be joined by 27 new electrified Nissans by 2030
Nissan is accelerating its electrification efforts, promising 27 new electrified Nissans by 2030 to join the new Ariya EV. It’s taken a long time for Nissan to build on its early EV lead with the LEAF, but the new Nissan Ariya is now on the roads and Nissan now has plans to accelerate its EV […]
Hyundai i10 gets a FACELIFT as Hyundai keeps faith with the City Car
The Hyundai i10 City Car gets a facelift for 2023, with a cosmetic update, a new N Line variant and more connectivity. The plan to make us all buy only electric cars by 2030 is seeing car makers shy away from small City Cars as they’ll be tough to market at prices buyers can afford, […]
1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 sells for an INCREDIBLE £596,250
An ‘As New’ 1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 went across the auction block at Silverstone Auctions this weekend, selling for £596,250. We’ve seen ‘Fast Fords’ from the 1980s turn from unsellable to desirable in the last few years as those who lusted after one from afar in their youth hit middle age and find themselves […]
Ford is throwing its 2,000bhp ELECTRIC Supervan 4 at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb
Ford Performance is taking its latest electric Supervan 4 to this year’s Pikes Peak Hillclimb to show what an electric van can do. Ford has played with giving its Transit Van immense performance in the past, shoving ICE of major output to turn the Transit in to a barnstormer dubbed ‘Supervan’. But big ICE power […]
UK Car Production STEADY in January – electrified models up by 50%
The latest figures from SMMT show car production in the UK remained steady in January 2023, but electrified car production rose by 50%. UK car production has been hit hard by a combination of Covid and war, but as supply chain shortages start to ease and car makers adapt to a ‘new world’, things are […]