The new Vauxhall Astra GSe and Astra Sports Tourer GSe arrive as the first models in Vauxhall’s new GSe electrified offerings. A couple of weeks ago, Vauxhall announced a new GSe moniker for ‘performance’ electrified models, and now we get the first offerings with the new GSe badge – the new Vauxhall Astra GSe and […]
BMW XM – BMW’s first M Hybrid – OFFICIALLY revealed with mad looks and mad prices
The BMW XM, BMW’s first Hybrid M car, officially arrives with 644bhp PHEV power, divisive looks and prices starting at £144,980. The arrival of the BMW XM as BMW’s first hybrid M Car is hardly a secret, with the Concept XM arriving at the back end of last year, and BMW’s ‘official’ spy shots of […]
Electric Peugeot e-208 gets the e-308’s tech for more power and more range
The electric Peugeot e-208 gets a bit of a makeover for 2023 with tech from the new e-308 delivering more range and more power. Peugeot is one of those car makers that have chosen to go down the ‘EV as a power option’ road rather than delivering a new range of different models to market […]
Citroen goes ‘Back to the Future’ with new digital-age logo
Citroen becomes the latest car maker to deliver a more digitally-friendly logo with a similar design harking back to its original 1919 logo. As the car world increasingly lives online, car makers are running away from their glitzy, 3D, chrome and shadow-embellished logos towards something simpler, so on-screen images remain consistent. We’ve seen Nissan and […]
New Track Pack offers better track performance for the Ford Focus ST
The Ford Focus ST can now be had with a new Track Pack, adding hardware changes to chassis, brakes, suspension and wheels. Just over a year ago, Ford revealed the ‘Ultimate version of the Focus ST if you want to go blatting, with the Ford Focus ST Edition promising the “most dynamic version yet of […]
Electrified Nissan Qashqai e-POWER and Juke Hybrid go into production in Sunderland
The new Electrified Nissan Qashqai e-POWER and Juke Hybrid go into production in Sunderland as Juke and Qashqai hit 5 million produced. You may not think of Nissan as a UK car maker but it is, producing the LEAF, Qashqai and Juke in Sunder land – and building batteries – and building more than Vauxhall […]
Renault’s R5 Turbo 3E Drift EV casts a HALO glow ahead of new Renault 5 EV’s arrival
The Renault R5 Turbo 3E Drift EV arrives as a one-off to celebrate 50 years since the arrival of the Renault 5 and cast a halo on the new Renault 5 EV. It’s 50 years since the Renault 5 arrived – and getting on for 30 years since it disappeared into the Renault graveyard in […]
Is the Volvo Embla the new Volvo XC90? Nope, it’s the Volvo EX90
The electric replacement for the Volvo XC90 will debut on 9 November, and it won’t be the Volvo Embla, it’ll be the Volvo EX90. Ever since Volvo’s boss declared that the XC90’s electric replacement would sport a name, not a number, we’ve been referring to its replacement as the Volvo Embla after Volvo filed a […]
New Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E Performance OFFICIALLY revealed
The new Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E Performance is officially revealed with a 2.0-litre PHEV powertrain delivering 670bhp and 571lb/ft of torque. Should we mourn the loss of a V8 engine under the bonnet of the new Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E Performance? Perhaps, but its replacement is a formidable delivery of modern hybrid tech […]
New Mitsubishi ASX is a Renault Captur in Mitsubishi clothes – NOT for the UK
The new Mitsubishi ASX is revealed as a rebadged Renault Captur, with a PHEV option and going on sale in select European markets. As the car marketplace becomes ever more difficult for car makers to keep up with advancing technologies, many are resorting to platform sharing and rebadging models from other makers as their own […]