The MG Mulan Triumph Edition is revealed in China with a 449bhp AWD powertrain, probably previewing a range-topping MG4 for the UK. MG is upping its EV game with the new MG4, delivering a credible rival for the VW ID.3 at more budget prices – starting from just £25,995 – decent spec, decent range and […]
Electric Polestar 6 LA Concept Edition SELLS OUT – 4 years before it arrives
The electric Polestar 6 LA Concept Edition – a launch edition of the Polestar 6 – sells out in just a week, four years before it arrives. Polestar’s O2 Concept arrived in the spring as the first look at an electric Roadster with enormous power and looking spectacular, and it didn’t take Polestar long to […]
MINI Electric Multitone Edition gets a multi-colour roof – just 200 for the UK
The MINI Electric Multitone Edition arrives with a special multi-colour roof and other cosmetic titivations. Costs from £33,200. MINI has gone its own way with the MINI Electric, delivering an EV with modest battery size and range, but allowing it to charge a more reasonable price as a result, and that seems to be tempting […]
Electric Skoda Vision 7S Concept PREVIEWS Skoda’s future EV design – and a new Kodiaq
Skoda reveals the Vision S Concept as a preview of its future design language and a new range-topping electric Kodiaq replacement. Skoda’s come a long way from skips on wheels to a mainstream maker delivering more practical, and affordable, versions of parent VW’s more popular models. But as we move into this imposed EV era […]
Range Rover (L405) is the most UNRELIABLE car in the UK – and Porsche and BMW aren’t much better
The Range Rover (L405) is the most unreliable car in the UK according to Warrantywise, but BMW and Porsche models fare badly too. Land Rover’s models have suffered from a poor reliability reputation for as long as anyone can remember, and although we’d hope its latest round of models – like the new Range Rover […]
Toyota Yaris Cross goes SPORTY with new Yaris Cross GR Sport model
The Toyota Yaris Cross – Toyota’s SUV take on the Yaris – gets a bit of a sporty makeover with the new Yaris Cross GR Sport model. The new Toyota Yaris GR Sport, a ‘sporty’ take on Toyota’s Yaris, has just gone on sale in the UK, but with the success of the GR Sport […]
Tesla Model Y gets CHEAPER in the UK – but you do lose a motor
A new entry-level model for the Tesla Model Y electric SUV goes on sale in the UK, offering a RWD single motor Model Y from £51,990. If you’re in the market for an electric, compact-ish, electric family SUV, you may well have been looking at the Tesla Model Y. But it isn’t cheap (what EVs […]
New Koenigsegg CC850 production INCREASED to better meet demand
Koenigsegg has announced that, due to big demand, they’ve decided to increase the production run of the new Koenigsegg CC850 to 70 cars. It’s just a few days since the Koenigsegg CC850 was revealed as an homage to Koenigsegg’s original CC8S, with just 50 cars being built to celebrate the 50th birthday of Christian von […]
The Kia EV9 – Kia’s large electric SUV – pictured testing ahead of 2023 launch
Kia is busy testing the upcoming Kia EV9 – the production take on the EV9 Concept – ahead of a debut at the start of 2023. Late last year, Kia revealed the EV9 Concept as a pointer to a large electric SUV they plan, but we reckoned it would be very much an SUV for […]
UK Car Production UP in July by 8.6% – but DOWN 46.4% on pre-Covid levels
Car production in the UK rose by 8.6 per cent in July – the third month of growth in a row – but is still down by 46.4 per cent on pre-Covid levels. UK car production has been hard hit by the Covid pandemic and its fallout, both with lockdowns and supply-chain shortages, but we’re […]