Reports from Europe say Volvo is changing the electric XC40 and C40 Recharge to rear-wheel drive, and installing a bigger battery. Petrolheads always think of rear-wheel drive cars as the proper solution to getting power on the road, although four-wheel drive performance cars are now commonplace as cars become ever more powerful. But more prosaic […]
JLR CUTS production of Jaguar F-Pace, Range Rover Velar and Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport
Jaguar Land Rover plans to increase production of the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport by cutting production of other models. Car makers are struggling to build the number of cars demand is still delivering as Covid and Chips and the Ukraine situation all conspire to stymie production volumes. That said, some premium car […]
UK car production BACK UP in October
After falling for the first time since April in September, October’s UK car production numbers are back up – by 7.4%. UK car production has continued to improve since April – albeit with a drop in September – with the latest figures showing October’s output rising by 7.6 per cent, although still only around half […]
Electric Car Insurance – What you need to know
With sales of electric cars continuing to rise, we take a look at the problems of getting the right electric car insurance for your new EV. For as long as anyone can remember, insuring your car has been a fairly straightforward – if often expensive – process, simply contacting your favourite insurance broker to do […]
BMW 3.0 CSL RETURNS as BMW celebrates 50 years of ‘M’ with a heavily tweaked M4
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 […]