The electric MG4 is the UK Car of the Year 2023, with the Dacia Jogger in second place and the Toyota GR86 in third. We bang on endlessly about electric cars being beyond the reach of most, with prices for a relatively modest family EV costing £40k, far more than an ICE family runabout. Volkswagen’s […]
New Van registrations hit a 25-year February high
New van registrations in the UK hit a 25-year February high according to the SMMT as supply-chain shortages begin to ease. We’ve seen car prices rise since Covid as car makers struggle with inflation, the Covid hangover, supply-chain shortages and more, but we’re now seeing regular increases in new car registrations as supply-chain issues ease […]
Bowler Defender 100th Edition is an almost £100k ‘Old’ Land Rover Defender
The Bowler Defender 100th Edition arrives to celebrate Bowler’s 100th Fast Road Conversion of the old Land Rover Defender. Costs £93,600. If you still hold a torch for the old Land Rover Defender and its earlier Series model siblings, there’s no shortage of options, if your pockets are deep enough, to get a tweaked and […]
Nissan ‘X-in-1’ Drivetrain will make E-POWER hybrids as cheap as ICE models
Nissan is aiming to cut production costs for EVs and e-Power hybrids with a new modular process promising a 30 per cent reduction. Nissan may have squandered the EV lead they had with the LEAF, but they’re now back in the game with the new Ariya and plans for many more EVs – and e-Power […]
New MINI Countryman SUV will add to MINI’s electric offerings
The new MINI Countryman, due to be revealed in September, will grow in size and come with an electric powertrain option. It’s 13 years since BMW’s MINI adventure first delivered a new Countryman as a MINI suitable for MINI fans with families and, despite the incongruity of seeing a super-sized MINI, it’s been quite a […]
Ford Puma ST now with 1.0-litre mild hybrid and Powershift auto ‘box
Ford extends the Puma ST offering with a new 1.0-litre mild hybrid engine option complete with Ford’s Powershift auto ‘box. It’s getting on for four years since the Ford Puma arrived as a small SUV/Crossover based on Fiesta underpinnings but with the now almost de rigueur raised ride height. Now, four years on, the Ford Puma […]
Lamborghini LB744 is the Aventador’s 1,000bhp PHEV successor
The Lamborghini LB744 is the Aventador’s replacement and it will come with a new V12 and 1,00bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain. Last month, we saw the last naturally-aspirated V12 Lamborghinis arrive in the shape of the Lamborghini Invencible and Autentica before Lamborghini bow to the inevitable and start to add electrification into the mix. But unlike […]
New Hyundai Kona is a Kona ELECTRIC first and ICE Kona second
Hyundai designed the new Kona as an electric car first and then made it work as an ICE hybrid too, with more space and improved specs. You might have expected Hyundai to bin the electric Kona as it moves forward aggressively with its electric Ioniq range, but just before Christmas they revealed the new Hyundai […]
Bradley Walsh’s Aston Martin Vantare GT up for SALE
The limited run of the Aston Martin DB9-based Vantare GT, the brainchild of Bradley Walsh, looks to have stalled. Back in September 2021, we revealed Bradley Walsh’s Vantare GT as an Aston Martin DB9-based homage to 1960s Aston Martin DBs. And it looked pretty good. Built by British Automotive Engineering, the Vantare GT was Bradley […]
New Car Registrations almost back to pre-pandemic levels in February
New car registrations in the UK in February 2023 rose, for the seventh month in a row, and are almost back to pre-Covid levels. Despite ongoing supply chain shortages, ever-increasing car prices, the Covid-hangover, rising interest rates, and a general cost of living crisis, demand for new cars remains, and new car registrations continue to […]