The new Maserati GranTurismo is officially revealed and offered with a V6 petrol engine in Modena and Trofeo or the EV Folgore. There’s been no shortage of teasers for the new Maserati GranTurismo, with Maserati teasing both the electric Folgore and the V6-engined petrol models. But now the new Maserati GranTurismo is officially revealed as […]
Kia Soul EV range comes with new cheaper short range battery option
The Kia Soul EV is now available with short-range 39.2kWh in new Urban trim and there’s a new Explore trim too. Prices from £32,795. It’s more than three years since the new Kia Soul EV went on sale in the UK as the Soul became an EV-only offering in the UK, with underpinnings borrowed from […]
New Mercedes GLC starts at £51,885 – UP by a whopping 32% in just three years
The new Mercedes GLC goes on sale in the UK with prices starting at £51,855 for the GLC 220d, rising to £72,210 for the GLC 300e Premium Plus. When Mercedes revealed the new Mercedes GLC earlier this year, we learnt – no surprise – that in a world dominated by car buyers wanting SUVs their […]
Citroen Oli: a properly QUIRKY Citroen take on an affordable EV complete with new Citroen logo
The Citroen Oli Concept arrives as a typically Citroen quirky Concept pointing at a way to deliver affordable EVs in the future. We’ve long bemoaned that the cost of electric cars excludes a big chunk of drivers who simply can’t afford to get in to an EV, and with interest rates rising and lease costs […]
Volvo and Lotus owner Geely takes stake in Aston Martin
Geely – owners of Volvo, Lotus, Polestar and Lynk & Co – takes a stake in Aston Martin in AML’s latest funding round. Aston Martin wouldn’t be Aston Martin without endless financial problems and changes of direction, with the latest round of Aston Martin angst starting when Lawrence Stroll took the reins. It did look […]
The Lamborghini Urus S is the REAL new Urus
The Lamborghini Urus S arrives as an updated version of the Urus to sit alongside its new Performante hardcore sibling. Just in case you thought the new Lamborghini Urus Performante was the replacement for the original Urus, it’s not. But this is – the new Lamborghini Urus S. Looking more subtle than the Performante – […]
UK car production UP again in August – but still half of pre-Covid levels
UK car production continues to grow with August production up by 34 per cent, but numbers are still almost half of the pre-Covid levels. We’ve seen car production in the UK decimated by Covid and ‘Chip’ shortages in the last few years, but manufacturing numbers have started to recover, albeit not to pre-Covid levels. But […]
James Bond Aston Martin DB5 replica stunt car sells for £2.9million
A replica Aston Martin DB5 stunt car which featured in No Time To Die fetches £2.9 million at auction in London in aid of charity. Back in July, we reported on a charity auction featuring cars and more from 60 years of James Bond films, with the headline lots undoubtedly Aston Martins. Now parts of […]
Bentley Bentayga S and Bentley Bentayga Azure add to Bentley’s HYBRID offerings
Bentley adds to its Hybrid offerings with the arrival of the new Bentayga S Hybrid and Bentayga Azure Hybrid. It’s more than four years since Bentley’s first hybrid car arrived in the guise of the Bentayga Hybrid – four years after it was first mooted in the Mulsanne Hybrid concept – since when Bentley has […]
BMW Z4 Roadster gets TINY updates and reduced model range
The BMW Z4 Roadster gets updated for 2022, with small cosmetic changes, small changes to the spec and a reduced model range. When car makers update or facelift a car, they usually fiddle with the bumpers and lights, add a host of new toys, throw in some new alloys and lights and add extra engine […]