The Dacia Duster and Dacia Bigster get a new Hybrid 150 4×4 option, complete with an auto ‘box for the first time. Dacia’s offerings are not the bargain basement option they once were, with, for example, the Dacia Duster, which cost just £8,995 when it arrived in the UK in 2012, now costing from £20,650, […]
Lepas L8 on the way to RIVAL the Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sorento, Toyota RAV4 and more
Lepas start their assault on the UK market with the L8, joining Chery’s stable of offerings, which include Jaecoo, Chery and Omada. Chinese automotive giant Chery is on a quest to dominate the UK car market, and is already selling cars under the Jaecoo and Omada brands as well as its own-brand Chery. Just in […]
Vauxhall Corsa GSE Electric ‘Hot Hatch’ TEASED
The Vauxhall Corsa GSE is teased as a new electric ‘Hot Hatch – the EV take on the old Corsa VXR – due to arrive later in 2026. The Vauxhall Corsa VXR was Vauxhall’s challenger for the Ford Focus ST, but it’s eight years since production ended as Vauxhall shifted its focus to EVs. Now, […]
Lamborghini Lanzador DEAD as buyers have ZERO interest in an electric Lamborghini
The electric Lamborghini Lanzador – revealed as a concept in 2023 – is dead in the water as buyers have no interest in an electric Lamborghini. More than two years ago, in the summer of 2023, the Lamborghini Lanzador Concept arrived as a first look at the first electric Lamborghini, wth Lamborghini telling us it […]
New Audi RS 5 REVEALED with 630bhp – and half a tonne of bloat
The new Audi RS 5 is revealed as a replacement for the old RS 4, with a 630bhp PHEV powertrain and priced from £90k. Thanks to Audi’s confusing backwards and forwards on badging, we get what should be the new Audi RS 4, but is actually the new Audi RS 5, with a new PHEV […]
Polestar 4 ‘Estate’, new Polestar 2, and Polestar 5 and 7 INCOMING
Polestar goes on a product offensive with a new Polestar 4 ‘Estate’, all-new Polestar 2 and the Polestar 5 and 7 on the way. Polestar hasn’t had the easiest of times since it became an independent (well, sort of) Volvo/Geely brand, with its sales expectations hampered by a general antipathy to EVs. But instead of […]
Skoda Kodiaq Edition X CELEBRATES 10 years of the Kodiaq SUV
The Skoda Kodiaq Edition X arrives to celebrate a decade of the Kodiaq SUV with upgraded spec and prices from £40,590. For those old enough to remember, Skoda’stransformation from a purveyor of skips on wheels to the powerhouse it now is, arguably the most successful VW Group brand, is nothing short of miraculous. And a […]
Kia EV2 is the best EV in FREEZING temperatures – but still loses 25% of its range
Norway’s Automotive Federation’s El Prix winter range test pitted 25 EVs against -24 °C temperatures, and the Kia EV2 did the best. We all know that very cold weather has a detrimental effect on range and performance in ICE cars, but in EVs, it’s a much bigger problem. With EVs a small part of the […]
Ford Fiesta was the BEST-SELLING used car in 2025.
The Ford Fiesta, no longer in production, was the best-selling used car in the UK in 2025, followed by the Vauxhall Corsa and VW Golf. The last Ford Fiesta rolled off the production line in July 2023 as Ford binned its best-seller in a misguided effort to force us all into EVs, but despite Ford […]
Volvo EX30 Black Edition adds to Volvo’s Black Edition offerings
Volvo rolls out yet another ‘Black Edition’ model – the EX30 Black Edition – with a raft of cosmetic tweaks. Car makers love a ‘Black Edition’ model to catch the eye of buyers wedded to a stealthy look, and Volvo, in particular, seems to be rolling out more and more Black Editions across its range […]