Vauxhall rolls out the next instalment in its ‘sporty’ electrified GSe range with the arrival of the Grandland GSe PHEV with all-wheel drive. Only last month, Vauxhall revealed their new ‘GSe’ badge for ‘sporty’ electrified Vauxhalls, which we figured meant attaching the badge to Vauxhall EVs and adding a bit more power, tweaked suspension and […]
New Lotus Eletre electric SUV – up to 892bhp and prices from £89,500
The new Lotus Eletre electric SUV arrives in three flavours – Eletre, Eletre S and Eletre R – with up to 892bhp. Prices start at £89,500 Can Lotus go from a maker of lightweight ICE sports cars to a maker of heavy electric cars and keep its credibility? Well, we’ll soon find out with the […]
New Skoda Enyaq iV vRS is Skoda’s take on the VW ID.4 GTX
The electric Skoda Enyaq iV vRS arrives, joining the Enyaq iV vRS Coupe, as Skoda’s take on the Volkswagen ID.4 GTX. At the start of the year, Skoda revealed their take on the VW ID.5 GTX as the Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV vRS, starting at more than £50k, but a chunk cheaper than its VW […]
Electric Toyota bZ3 saloon REVEALED to take on the Tesla Model 3 in China
The Toyota bZ3 is officially revealed as Toyota’s second EV after the bZ4, taking aim at the Tesla Model 3 and heading for sale in China. Having revealed a whole raft of EVs to come last year, Toyota has already revealed the bZ4 SUV and is now following it up with the bZ3 (which we […]
Bentley Bentayga EWB production STARTS – already accounts for 40% of Bentayga orders
The Bentley Bentayga EWB – Bentley’s new range-topping Bentayga – goes into production in Crewe and already accounts for 40 per cent of orders. Back in the spring, Bentley revealed their latest model as the Bentayga EWB, a longer-wheelbase Bentayga aimed at mopping up sales from former Mulsanne buyers (the Mulsanne is now dead and […]
Go Land Rover Defender RALLYING in 2023 with Bowler for £130k
The Defender Rally Series from extreme Land Rover specialists Bowler returns for 2023, with entry price starting at around £130k. It’s nine years since Bowler, fettlers of Defenders for more extreme performance, created the Defender Challenge by Bowler – backed by Land Rover – to go rallying in Defenders suitably modified by Bowler, although outright […]
It looks like the Kia Stinger will now go out of production in April 2023
The Kia Stinger – Kia’s rival for the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe – will finally go out of production in April 2013 according to reports. It’s five years since the Kia Stinger arrived as Kia took aim at the ‘premium’ market with a car which looked good enough to take on cars like the […]
New Mazda CX-60 3.3-litre DIESEL costs from £42,990
The new Mazda CX-60 e-Skyactiv D MHEV with 3.3-litre diesel goes on sale in the UK with prices from £42,990. New diesel-engined cars are becoming as rare as hen’s teeth as the received wisdom is they’re dirty and climate-change-driving and now taxed harshly rather than leniently as they were pre-dieselgate. But that’s a lot of […]
Ineos Grenadier – the ‘REAL’ Land Rover Defender – finally starts production
Production of the Ineos Grenadier – Jim Ratcliffe’s vision of what the new Land Rover Defender should be – finally starts production. It’s more than six years since we reported that Jim Ratcliffe, billionaire boss of Ineos, was planning to develop a new 4×4 to be what the then mooted new Land Rover Defender wasn’t, […]
Land Rover Defender 110 now with TRASCO Ballistic Protection option
The Land Rover Defender 110 can now be had with Ballistic Anti-Kidnap protection thanks to a tie-up between Land Rover and German Specialists Trasco. The original Land Rover Defender was a proper utilitarian workhorse, beloved by farmers and explorers and simple in its technology. But the new Defender is a different beast – although Land […]