The new Alpina B5 GT – as a saloon and Touring model – arrives as the most powerful Alpina model to date. Just 250 are being built. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – there is probably no finer all-round car you can buy than a BMW 5 Series Touring with AWD; […]
New Nissan Qashqai is the MOST reliable car in the UK, says Which?
The new Nissan Qashqai is the most reliable car in the UK, says Which?, awarded a five-star rating after a survey of 50,000 UK consumers. It’s 15 years since the Nissan Qashqai arrived to tempt families from a Hatch to a Crossover, and in that time has become Nissan’s best-selling car in the UK. And, […]
Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-In Hybrid Q4 goes on sale in the UK
The new Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-In Hybrid Q4 goes on sale in the UK as Alfa Romeo completes the Tonale range. Last summer, Alfa Romeo put their new Tonale SUV on sale in the UK, but it only came with a petrol MHEV powertrain option. Now, the range-topping Tonale – the Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-In […]
VW ID. Buzz is What Car? Car of the Year – wins too for BMW, Porsche, Tesla and more
The electric Volkswagen ID. Buzz – VW’s electric 21st century ‘Camper Van’ – is the What Car? Car of the year for 2023. We’ve got used to Car of the Year awards almost exclusively going to electric cars in the last couple of years (with the odd rare exception) so it’s no surprise that the […]
New Electric Volkswagen ID.7 will come with ‘SMART’ Air Con
The new Volkswagen ID.7, due to debut in a few months, will come with ‘Smart’ Air Conditioning for quicker and more efficient function. Earlier this month, we got our first look at the new Volkswagen ID.7, Volkswagen’s next electric ID outing ahead of its official debut in the coming months. Despite the camouflaged debut at […]
Mercedes CLA and CLA Shooting Brake get a NIP and TUCK for 2023
The Mercedes-Benz CLA and CLA Shooting Brake, including AMG models, get updated for 2023 with cosmetic tweaks and more equipment. Late last year, Mercedes revealed a facelift for the A-Class, and now it’s time to endow similar updates on the A-Class’s CLA sibling with cosmetic tweaks, extra equipment and tweaked engine offerings. In cosmetic terms, […]
Electric Jeep Avenger First Edition order book opens in the UK
The Jeep Avenger First Edition, Jeep’s first electric car, is now available to order in the UK priced at £36,500. Back in September, Jeep revealed their first electric offering a name older readers will associate with Hillman – the Jeep Avenger – and it’s now open to order although only in First Edition guise. The […]
Aston Martin DBS 770 Ultimate is a 759bhp FAREWELL to Aston’s range-topping DBS
The Aston Martin DBS 770 Ultimate is officially revealed as a barnstorming farewell to Aston’s range-topping DBS. Aston Martin has a bit of a habit of rolling out final iterations of their cars at the end of their life which makes you ask: Why wasn’t this the regular model all along? And so it is […]
Hertz to provide 10,000 Tesla Model 3 and Polestar 2 for Uber rent in London
Hertz is expanding its EV rental for Uber drivers, making 10,000 Tesla Model 3 and Polestar 2 available for Uber drivers in London. Whatever your take on the headlong rush into EVs is, there’s no question that EVs are perfect for relatively modest-length journies in cities and towns, reducing pollution at the point of use […]
Britishvolt battery Gigafactory falls in to administration
Britishvolt, a UK startup planning a huge EV battery Gigafactory in North East England, collapses into administration. As we roll inexorably into a future where all new cars are powered by electricity, the need to build batteries to power all those new EVs is paramount and the need to do that in the UK is […]