With the new Volvo EX90 due to arrive tomorrow as an electric XC90, Volvo U is back with another, not very revealing, tease. For all Volvo’s proclamations about an electric future, they’ve been quite slow to deliver electric cars with, so far, just the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge on the market as actual BEVs, […]
New Citroen C5 X and new C5 Aircross get IMPROVED PHEV powertrain
Citroen has upgraded the plug-in hybrid powertrain in both the C5 X and C5 Airross to offer an improved EV range. EV anoraks condemn plug-in hybrids as the worst of both worlds, and that’s not helped by the bonkers official economy figures proclaiming three-figure mpg when, in the real world, you don’t have a prayer […]
Audi e-Tron and e-Tron Sportback about to turn in to the Audi Q8 e-Tron and Q8 e-Tron Sportback
The Audi e-trona and e-Tron Sportback will turn into the Audi Q8 e-Tron and Q8 -Tron Sportback with a facelift to debut on 9 November. The Audi e-Tron arrived back in 2018 as Audi’s first serious electric SUV push, but it’s starting to fall a bit behind more recent premium EVs. We’d expected the e-Tron […]
Ford Fiesta regains sales TOP spot in October – but Nissan Qashqai is this year’s best-seller
New car registrations in the UK rose by 26.4 per cent to 134,344, with the Ford Fiesta regaining top spot. But it’s the Nissan Qashqai at the top for the year so far. New car registrations are still a long way short of numbers pre-Covid as its hangover and supply chain problems constrain production. Despite […]
Can a Porsche 911 get to the top of the world’s HIGHEST Volcano?
Porsche has modified a 911 Carrera 4S to tackle a climb up the world’s highest volcano – Ojos del Salado in Chile. For at least the last decade, there have been rumours that Porsche plans to build an off-road 911 – however incongruous that may seem – dubbed the 911 Safari. Those rumours have intensified […]
Watch Lewis Hamilton give the Ineos Grenadier a bit of a THRASHING
The ‘Real New Land Rover Defender’ Ineos Grenadier is given a workout by Lewis Hamilton, with Ineos boss Jim Ratcliffe riding shotgun. Sir Jim Radcliffe, boss of chemical giant Ineos, had a back of a fag packet moment back in 2016 and decided he wanted to build a 4X4 true to the ethos of the […]
New electric Mercedes EQS SUV STARTS at £129,170 in the UK
The new Mercedes EQS SUV goes on sale in the UK with a choice of two 4Matic powertrains and prices starting at £129,170. Mercedes officially revealed the new electric EQS SUV in April, and now it is on sale in the UK with a choice of two powertrain options and prices starting at £129k. Although […]
New Porsche 718 Boxster Style Edition and 718 Cayman Style Edition deliver PINK Porsches
The new Porsche 718 Boxster Style Edition and 718 Cayman Style Edition models deliver a cosmetic makeover to 718s, including a pink paint job. Porsche 718 models – Cayman and Boxster – may live in the shadow of the 911, but if you can ignore the jibes of ‘poor man’s Porsche’ they’re actually terrific sports […]
Toyota Aygo X Air Edition arrives with full-length canvas roof
The Toyota Aygo X Air Edition arrives as a limited edition version of the new Aygo X, with titivations including a canvas roof. Small ICE and Hybrid City Cars are disappearing from the marketplace, but Toyota thinks there’s still a viable future so the latest version of the pocket-sized Aygo – now dubbed the Aygo […]
Volvo EX90 – Volvo’s new ELECTRIC XC90 – exterior teased
The new Volvo EX90 – the electric XC90 – arrives on 9 November, ahead of which Volvo is teasing the EX90’s exterior. The new electric Volvo XC90 has been ‘on the way’ for a long time, delayed by Covid and Chips but now due to be revealed on 9 November. Ahead of that reveal – […]