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 […]
Polestar 3 will take on the Tesla Model X with up to 510bhp and prices from £79,845
The Polestar 3 EV will debut on 12 October and comes with up to 510bhp, range of up to 380 miles and prices starting from £79,845. Polestar has already revealed images of the new Polestar 3 (above) – Polestar’s take on the also soon-to-arrive Volvo Embla / XC90 – ahead of an official debut on […]
What’s your PERFECT Ferrari Purosangue look like? Purosangue configurator is live
The configurator for the new Ferrari Purosange – Ferrari’s pretend SUV – goes live for dreamers to dream. Last week Ferrari finally revealed their take on an SUV supercar, although it’s a lot more like a high-riding crossover than anything you’d actually call an SUV. That may mean Ferrari’s offering in the rarified cloud of […]
New Mercedes-AMG C63 E Performance PHEV TEASED – Debuts 21 September
The latest Mercedes-AMG is teased ahead of a debut on 21 September, complete with a 661bhp 2.0-litre PHEV powertrain. We all know the world is changing and we have to embrace more electric power in our cars – whether PHEV or BEV – and say goodbye to big cylinder counts and thunderous soundtracks. More’s the […]
Dacia Manifesto Concept – Dacia’s Butch BUGGY flight of fancy
The Dacia Manifesto Concept arrives as an outdoor adventure buggy that’s ‘cool, robust and affordable’ according to Dacia. We’ve got used, since Dacia decided to bring its bargain-basement Renaults to the UK, to value for money and no frills, with costs kept down by keeping fripperies to a minimum and tech from a generation before. […]
Electric Car Charging HITS £1kWh – wrecking EV’s ‘Cheap to Run’ mantra
The Osprey Car Charging Network has raised prices for charging an EV to £1 per kWh, making it more expensive to run an EV than an ICE car. We all know we’ll have to go the electric car route in the coming years because our legislators have decreed so, and that’s going to be a […]
Maserati reveals the new GranTurismo again – this time the V6 ICE
We’ve already seen the new Maserati GranTurismo Folgore – the electric GranTurismo – and now we get the first look at the V6-powered GranTurismo. Maserati, just like every other car maker, is heading down the electric route, and we’ve already had our first look at the new GranTurismo in Folgore electric guise. But Maserati is […]