The new Nissan Qashqai was the UK’s best-selling car of 2022, and Volkswagen the best-selling brand of the year. It’s 24 years since a UK-built car topped the sales charts for the year, and that was the Ford Fiesta, but now there’s a new British-built car topping the 20-22 sales charts with the new Nissan […]
New car registrations UP again in December – but 2022 was still down on 2021
New car registrations in the UK rose again in December – up by 18.3 per cent – but registrations for 2022 as a whole were still down 2.0 per cent on 2021. We’ve seen new car registrations continue to grow in the UK in recent months as car makers appear to be getting more adept […]
BMW i Vision Dee is a colour-shifting first look at a ‘Neue Klasse’ 3-Series BMW
The BMW i Vision Dee (Digital Emotional Experience) is a first look at a ‘Neue Klasse’ BMW i3 for 2025 bringing the “next level of human-machine interaction“. The car industry is in the process of ditching more than 100 years of development and design of cars and their powertrains as they’re forced into delivering electric […]
Aston Martin DBS 770 Ultimate TEASED as the end of the V12 ICE DBS
The Aston Martin DBS 770 Ultimate is teased as a final iteration of the V12 ICE Aston Martin DBS. Just 499 are being built. It’s more than four years since the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera arrived as a DB11-based GT with lower weight (although hardly qualifying for the Superleggera moniker), wider rear track, additional downforce […]
First look at the Volkswagen ID.7 EV – aimed at Tesla Model 3, Polestar 2 and more
Volkswagen reveals the first look at the new VW ID.7 electric saloon, aimed at cars like the Tesla Model 3 and Polestar 2. It’s more than two years since VW’s first electric car proper, the VW ID.3, went on sale, since when VW has added more ID models including the ID.4, ID.5 and ID.Buzz, and […]
Drift King Ken Block dies in Snowmobile accident
Legendary Drift King Ken Block has been killed in a snowmobile accident at his ranch in Utah. He was just 55 years old. Anyone with an ounce of petrol in their veins is aware of the immense driving skills rally supremo Ken Block possessed, so the news that he died in a snowmobile accident at […]
New Nissan X-Trail is the 2023 4×4 of the Year
The new Nissan X-Trail is declared 4×4 of the Year by 4×4 Magazine, as well as Best Medium SUV. The new Nissan Qashqai is Best Crossover. Nissan has had a bit of a busy last year or so, with the new electric Nissan Ariya finally arriving on sale in the UK to pick up the […]
Thinking of buying a Hyundai? Then you need to learn Hyundai’s ‘New’ name
As Hyundai continues its seemingly unstoppable progress, it’s decided it’s time we Brits learnt how to pronounce its name ‘properly’. VW has done a sterling job changing the perception of Skoda from a skip on wheels to an appealing quality brand delivering a Czech take on VW’s German values in the three decades it’s owned […]
It looks like the BMW X5 xDrive45e PHEV is about to be replaced by the X5 xDrive50e
The BMW X5 xDrive45e PHEV looks set to be replaced by the X550e with a bigger battery, more range and more power. Plug-in Hybrid cars have long been decried by EV anoraks – and former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn – as a waste of resources, with additional complication and weight without doing anything for emissions […]
UK car production UP again in November
UK car production was up in November – the sixth monthly rise in the last seven months – but still well below pre-Covid levels. Apart from a bit of a hiccup in September, when new car production in the UK fell in comparison to 2021, car production numbers have been rising since April, and November […]