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 […]
New Vauxhall Astra GSe and Astra Sports Tourer GSe – Vauxhall’s first electrified GSe models
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 […]