Toyota has restarted production of the new electric Bz4X after it was halted following an issue which could make the wheels fall off. Toyota has been big on electrification for longer than any other car maker, but the electrification focus, for both Toyota and Lexus models, has been almost exclusively on hybrid models. Toyota had […]
Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 CELEBRATES Beatles Love Me Do debut with London Tour
On the 60th anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ debut single, Love Me Do, a Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 celebrates with a London tour. It’s 60 years this week since the Beatles released their first single, Love Me Do, and launched a pop phenomenon the likes of which had never been seen before or […]
Mercedes B-Class gets a FACELIFT to keep up with the BMW 2 Series
The Mercedes B-Class comes in for a bit of a cosmetic facelift as well as new tech and new mild hybrid engines. There’s not a lot of competition in the ‘Premium MPV’ market, but the two main contenders are BMW’s 2 Series and Mercedes’ B-CLass. So, with the updated BMW 2 Series hitting the road […]
Mercedes A-Class gets a Facelift – now with ‘Power Bulges’
Mercedes gives the A-Class a bit of a facelift with cosmetic tweaks, additional safety stuff, improved infotainment and mild-hybrid engines. Despite rumblings that Mercedes is planning to drop the A-Class in a couple of years’ time, the baby Mercedes is getting a facelift. Although that could be because it’s going to be binned by 2025? […]
New Car Registrations UP in September – but still down by a third on pre-Covid
New car registrations in the UK in September 2022 rose by 4.6 per cent, but are still down by 34.4 per cent on pre-Covid numbers. Last month (August 2022) saw the tiniest of rises in new car registrations in the UK, and now we get s second improvement in a row with figures for September […]
Titivated DS 7 costs from £36,760 – but the trio of DS 7 PHEVs are a chunk more
The recently updated DS 7 goes on sale in the UK with a choice of three powertrains and five trim levels and prices from £36,760. DS recently revealed the updated DS 7 (no longer with its ‘Crossback’ tag), and it now goes on sale in the UK with prices starting from £36,760. That £36,760 gets […]
Alpine A110 R arrives as a more hardcore track-focused A110
The Alpine A110 R arrives to join the A110 and A110 S as a new hardcore, track-focused A110 with aerodynamic and suspension upgrades. It’s more than five years since Renault revived the Alpine brand with a modern take on the original A110, bearing the same name and heading into Porsche Cayman territory. A couple of […]
Audi TT RS Coupe Iconic Edition costs a WHOPPING £87,650
The Audi TT RS Coupe Iconic Edition arrives to say goodbye to the TT, with just 100 cars available and priced at a whopping £87,650. Earlier today, we saw the arrival of the new Audi R8 GT as a final swansong for Audi’s R8 before everything gets run by electric, and now we learn there’s […]
‘James Bond’ Land Rover Defenders raise £352,800 for charity
A stunt Land Rover Defender, fresh from an outing in James Bond No Time to Die, and a Bond special Defender raise £352,800 for charity. A few days ago, we reported on the first results from the Jame Bond memorabilia auction as Aston Martin models sold for strong money to raise funds for charity. The […]
Audi R8 GT Edition RETURNS to wave goodbye to Audi’s V10 R8
The Audi R8 GT Edition returns after more than a decade as a swansong for the V10-engined R8, with RWD and 611bhp. It’s 16 years since the Audi R8 arrived to give Audi a proper supercar, but the end of its shelf-life is nigh as the drive to go electric accelerates and ICE engines, especially […]