The BMW 3.0 CSL returns from the 1970s as a limited-run BMW M4 with enormous modifications and is expected to have a huge price tag. It’s only six months since BMW revealed the M4 CSL, reviving a badge only ever used on the 1972 3.0 CSL and 2004 M3 CSL as it added power and […]
Want a RELIABLE car? Then buy a Honda, Toyota, Suzuki, Kia or Hyundai
Warrantywise, providers of aftermarket car warranties, unsurprisingly reveal the most reliable cars come from Japan and South Korea. There’s nothing more frustrating than buying a car with a propensity to break down, having spent your hard-earned on a new car only to find it’s back at the dealer to fix faults. But if you buy […]
Safety Charity IAM RoadSmart CONDEMNS plans to give all car drivers ‘Lorry’ licences
Government plans to upgrade the licences of all drivers to C1, allowing driving of ‘Lorries’, is condemned by IAM Roadsmart. The Covid pandemic has caused problems across a wide range of industries by reducing parts supplies and jobs – particularly in the car industry – but it’s also had a major impact on goods deliveries […]
Electric Polestar 2 hits 100,000 – and the UK has 10,000 of them
The electric Polestar 2, the first full EV from Volvo’s offshoot, passes the 100k mark, with 10 per cent of those in the UK. It’s five years since Polestar revealed its first car after morphing from a Volvo performance badge to a fully-fledged brand, with the Polestar 1 a performance PHEV Coupe with 592bhp, great […]
Abarth 500e REVEALED as Abarth’s ‘Hot’ take on the Fiat 500 Electric
The Abarth 500e arrives as Abarth starts its EV journey as a more powerful and dynamic Fiat 500 Electric with performance better than the Abarth 695. Abarth has been rolling out endless iterations of its 595 and 695 hot versions of Fiat’s 500, but now it’s time to join the EV party with the arrival […]
Ford E-Tourneo Custom REVEALED as an E-Transit Custom MPV with seats and windows
The Ford E-Tourneo Custom arrives as an MPV take on the new E-Transit Custom with eight seats and a 230-mile range. Just last month, Ford announced it was ending production of the Galaxy and S-Max MPVs (and the Fiesta) as it moves focus to EVs. But that doesn’t mean it’s given up on offering transport […]
Electric Pininfarina Battista BLASTS to 62mph in 1.86 seconds
The Electric Pininfarina Battista set new performance records, hitting 62mph in just 1.86 seconds, and braking as impressively. It’s getting on for four years since the electric Pininfarina Battista opened reservations as a new electric hypercar, with bonkers specs and serious performance potential. But with underpinnings borrowed from the Rimac Nevera, delivering up to 1900bhp […]
First customer Peugeot 205 GTI Tolman Edition RESTOMOD revealed
Tolman Engineering has revealed the first customer Peugeot 205 GTI Tolman Edition, a stunning Restomod of a 1980s hot hatch icon. Restomods of cars by classic car specialists seem to be all the rage at the moment, especially restomods with new electric powertrains. Which is all well and good if your classic car has an […]
Electric Mercedes EQE and EQS “Acceleration Increase” SUBSCRIPTION on the way
Mercedes looks to be heading down the subscription route for add-ons, with an ‘Acceleration Increase’ subscription for EQE and EQS EVs. In recent years, we’ve all become used to paying modest subscriptions for stuff like Netflix and Amazon, and we’re now very used to paying a monthly mobile phone payment bundling handset, calls and data […]
New Lexus RX 500h F Sport Performance is a “Major step forward in dynamic quality”, says Lexus
The New Lexus RX 500h F Sport Performance, part of the new Lexus RX range, has a performance edge, says Lexus. In a world populated by big premium SUVs doing their damnedest to emulate a huge hot hatch with performance and dynamics trying to defy physics, the Lexus RX has always been a bit of […]