The new Mercedes E-Class is revealed as Mercedes keeps its ICE ‘E’ alive, with new longer-range PHEVs and plenty of technology. As we said when Mercedes teased this reveal of the new E-Class, it’s Mercedes answer to the upcoming new BMW 5 Series, albeit with a slightly more focussed direction because, unlike the BMW where […]
BMW Digital Key now available on Android devices
BMW’s Digital Key which allows owners to use their phone as a car key is now rolled out to Android devices as well as Apple. It’s a couple of years since BMW delivered its ‘Digital Key’ for owners to be able to use their phone instead of a car key, but it was only available […]
Smart #1 electric SUV UK prices and specs – 422bhp in the Smart #1 Brabus
The Smart #1 electric SUV costs from £35,950 in the UK, with a choice of three trim levels – Pro +, Premium and Brabus. It’s a year since the first fruit of the ‘new’ Smart from the Mercedes-Geely partnership was revealed as the Smart #1, an EV around the size of a MINI Countryman promising […]
Electric Cupra Tavascan Coupe SUV – Cupra’s take on the VW ID.5 – REVEALED
The Electric Cupra Tavascan Coupe SUV – first seen as a concept in 2019 – is revealed as Cupra’s take on the Volkswagen ID.5. SEAT, VW’s Spanish off-shoot, seems to be slowly disappearing from the car landscape as its ‘performance’ brand, CUPRA, grabs the headlines and boosts sales. In fact, it’s getting on for two […]
MG HS SUV gets a bit of an update – but with no price rise
The MG HS SUV – MG’s biggest-selling offering in the UK – gets a facelift for 2023 and new trim levels. And there’s no price increase. MG is busy building itself as a purveyor of sensibly-priced and quite appealing EVs with the MG4 doing good business with good reviews and the Cyberster electric Roadster now […]
Range Rover Sport SVR successor will debut next month as the new Range Rover Sport SV
There’s a successor to the Range Rover Sport SVR debuting in May, dubbed the Range Rover Sport SV and promising much performance. It’s almost a year since the new Range Rover Sport went on sale in the UK but, at the time, the only V8 petrol model available – this time BMW’s 4.4-litre V8 – […]
Volvo EX90 Excellence turns the luxury dial up to 11 in Volvo’s new range-topping EV
The new electric Volvo Ex90 hasn’t hit dealers’ forecourts yet, but there’s already a new range-topping version – the Volvo EX90 Excellence. It’s getting on for six months since the new Volvo EX90 was revealed as Volvo’s new flagship EV, although it won’t supplant its ICE sibling – the Volvo XC90 – for some time […]
New electric Jaguar will be a four-door GT as Jaguar Land Rover invests £15 billion
Jaguar Land Rover is investing £15 billion to transition to electric cars, and the first new electric Jaguar will be a £100k 4-door GT. Jaguar has been in self-inflicted hibernation for the last couple of years since the new electric Jaguar XJ was canned as Jaguar decided it wasn’t the right direction, and the ‘Reimagine’ […]
Renault Clio E-Tech refreshed and hybrid-only to pick up sales from the defunct Ford Fiesta
The facelifted Renault Clio E-Tech arrives with a cosmetic makeover and a new ‘Alpine’trim with single petrol hybrid option. Superminis are starting to disappear from the car landscape in the UK, especially with For ending Fiesta production this year, but Renault plans to grab a big slice of the Fiesta market with a new (well, […]
Another ‘James Bond’ Land Rover Defender SVX up for grabs
One of the seven remaining Land Rover Defender SVX models built for the James Bond film Spectre is up for grabs on Collecting Cars. More than eight years ago, Jaguar Land Rover revealed that they would be present and correct in the then latest James Bond outing – Spectre – with a Range Rover Sport, […]