Toyota updates its Corolla Commercial Van with the latest fifth-generation Toyota hybrid tech and more technology. It’s not much more than a year since the Toyota Corolla Commercial went on sale as Toyota turned the Corolla Estate in to a useful hybrid workhorse. But since then, Toyota has given the Corolla a facelift and new […]
Dacia celebrates 10 years in the UK – and we love a white, top spec, Dacia Duster the most
Dacia is celebrating a decade of UK sales, with 240,000 Dacias sold and the most popular model in the UK the rugged Dacia Duster. The Dacia range of budget-friendly cars have been on sale in the UK for a decade, arriving in 2013 as the UK boomed after the recession and the UK new car […]
Audi TT Final Edition is another (CHEAPER) farewell to Audi’s TT
The Audi TT Final Edition arrives as a farewell to Audi’s TT after 25 years, available as a TT and TTS Coupe and Roadster with prices from £41,910. It’s 25 years since the Audi TT bowed in, but despite its success – particularly in the UK – it’s being sent to the car graveyard in […]
Ford Mustang Mach E to get new LFP battery to cut costs
Ford is adding a lithium-iron-phosphate battery (LFP) to the electric Mustang Mach E to reduce cost, improve durability and reduce charging time. Ford recently reacted to Tesla’s price cuts by reducing the price of the Mustang Mach E (well, in the US at least), but a price war with Tesla isn’t going to do Ford’s […]
Peugeot 3008 and 5008 get new 48v Hybrid powertrain
As Peugeot moves down the electrification route, it delivers a new hybrid powertrain option for the 3008 and 5008. Peugeot may be on a mission to go electric – like most other car makers – having already delivered the electric 208 and 2008, and plans to deliver an electric 3008 and 5008 in the works. […]
Electric Mercedes EQE SUV UK prices and specs announced
The new Mercedes EQE SUV goes on sale in the UK with a choice of EQE SUV 350 and EQE SUV 500 and prices starting at £90,560. Mercedes rolled out its electric EQE SUV back in October, including a range-topping AMG EQE 53 model, and now the EQU SUV goes on sale in the UK. […]
New Volkswagen Touareg REVEALED ahead of May debut
A new VW Touareg will be revealed in May, ahead of which Volkswagen delivers some detail and testing photos of a camouflaged Touareg. It’s getting on for five years since the current Volkswagen Touareg went on sale in the UK, so it’s due for a bit of an overhaul. Due in May, the new Touareg […]
MINI Electric Convertible arrives – at a WHOPPING price
The MINI Electric Convertible arrives as a limited-run open-top MINI EV with fixed specifications and a £52,500 price tag. Surprisingly, it was 2019 when the first electric MINI arrived – apart from the ‘test’ MINI EVs we had back in 2009 – and it’s been quite a success despite its modest range and power. What […]
New Renault Espace TEASED – looks like a stretched Austral
A new Renault Espace is teased to be on the way, no longer an MPV but a seven-seat stretched Renault Austral SUV. There was a time when the Renault Espace was the MPV to have, but its appeal waned as buyers opted for SUVs instead of MPVs and it hasn’t been sold in the UK […]
Ford’s EV PUSH costs 1,300 jobs in the UK
Ford’s drive to be a maker of electric cars for Europe sees engineering jobs cut, with 1,300 jobs going in the UK alone. Just a week ago, Jim Farley, Ford CEO, told Blomberg that part of Ford’s lack of profitability – apart from the ongoing impact of supply-chain issues, Covid and Ukraine – was down […]