A 2007 Land Rover Discovery 3, first owned by the then Prince Charles, sells at auction for a very modest £12,050. We’re used to seeing cars with former ‘celebrity’ owners fetching a premium at auction as buyers seek the cachet of a bit of showbiz glitz attached to their buy and are prepared to pay […]
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N SPIED on video as debut nears for Hyundai’s first ‘N’ EV
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 will spawn an ‘N’ version this year, ahead of which we have the Ioniq 5 N on video blatting at the Nurburgring. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has turned in to a proper success story for Hyundai, with appealing retro- looks, bags of space, decent range and good performance. But what’s been […]
Watch the electric Hyundai Ioniq 6 get charged by a robot
Hyundai has developed an ‘Automatic Charging Robot’ which automatically connects and charges an EV without driver input. There was a time, as older readers will remember, when the local butcher and grocer delivered your goods to your door, and filling up with petrol saw a man in overalls do the job for you, clean your […]
Is Ford’s take on the Volkswagen ID.5 to be the new Ford Capri?
It looks like Ford’s next VW-based electric car will be Ford’s take on the Volkswagen ID.5 and be badged Ford Capri. There’s still a lot of love for the Ford Capri – well, the post-1968 Ford Capri, not the earlier Consul Capri – and over the years there’s been much speculation that Ford was about […]
New MINI Clubman Final Edition bids Farewell to MINI’s Estate
The MINI Clubman Final Edition arrives as a limited run of 1,969 cars marking the end of the MINI Clubman. Costs from £37,000. In Mini’s 1960s heyday, if you wanted a Mini Estate, Mini had the Traveller as a more practical take on the regular Mini. But in 1969, Mini decided they needed a model […]
New Ford Explorer EV arrives as a Volkswagen ID.4 in a COWBOY hat
The new Ford Explorer electric SUV/Crossover arrives with American looks and Volkswagen MEB underpinnings. Ford has historically done very well out of the UK market, selling affordable family cars to generations of UK drivers. But the world is changing and Ford is on a mission to change our perception of what owning a Ford means. […]
Polestar 2 BST Edition 230 – another Polestar 2 ‘Special’ with a big stripe
There’s a new ‘Edition’ Polestar 2 on offer – the Polestar 2 BST Edition 230 – with enhanced performance and cosmetics. Costs from £73,900. The Polestar 2 is an appealing EV – although far from bargain basement – offering good looks and decent performance as a left-field take on Volvo’s more mainstream offerings. Although the […]
Kia Concept EV5 ARRIVES as a baby brother to the new Kia EV9
The Kia Concept EV5 has been revealed at Kia’s Chinese EV Day, previewing a new production EV5 SUV, first for China. It’s only a week since the reveal of the big Kia EV9 electric SUV, so we weren’t expecting anything else new from Kia for a while. But we were wrong. At Kia’s Chinese EV […]
Rolls-Royce Black Badge Wraith Black Arrow – a very long name for the last V12 Wraith
Rolls-Royce is sending the V12 ICE Wraith to the history books with the Rolls-Royce Black Badge Wraith Black Arrow. It’s a decade since the Rolls-Royce Wraith arrived since when it’s spawned a number of ‘Special Edition models like the ‘Inspector Morse’ Wraith and the Rolls-Royce Wraith Luminary Collection. Among the special edition Wraiths, we also […]
New Ferrari Roma Spider means GOODBYE to the Ferrari Portofino M
The arrival of the new Ferrari Roma Spider last week – Ferrari’s first soft-top since the 1960s – means the end of the road for the Ferrari Portofino M. Fifteen years ago, Ferrari decided they needed a new entry-level car to entice buyers away from cars like high-end Mercedes SLs so, for the first time […]