The new electric Kia EV9 SUV, the production version of the Kia Concept EV9, is spied on video testing ahead of a 2023 debut. It was back in November when Kia took the wraps off the EV9 Concept, a big, bold electric SUV we expected to be aimed firmly at the US market due to […]
Electric Skoda Vision 7S Concept interior REVEALED – a first look at an electric Kodiaq?
The Skoda Vision 7S Concept is teased with a look at its innovative interior, previewing a new Skoda design language and the electric Skoda Kodiaq. Badge snobbery apart, if it still exists, it’s hard to see why buyers would choose to buy a VW when they can have an equivalent Skoda, which is cheaper and […]
Hyundai N Day DELIVERS – Ioniq 5 N confirmed, Ioniq 6 N previewed and HYDROGEN N Vision 74 too
Hyundai N Day delivers confirmation of the Ioniq 5 N for 2023, an RN22e previewing the Ioniq 6 N and a Hydrogen BEV N Vision 74. We speculated that Hyundai’s N Day would see the unveiling of the first electric ‘N’ cars with the Ioniq 5 N and Ioniq 6 N bowing in. Well, they […]
Fancy the new electric VW ID Buzz ‘Camper’? You’re going to need £60k.
The recently revealed Volkswagen ID. Buzz ‘Camper’ costs from £57,115 for the ‘Buzz Life’ and from £62,995 for the ‘Buzz 1st Edition. The new VW ID. Buzz arrived after a wait of five years back in March, and now VW has decided how much you’ll need to pay in the UK if you want the […]
New Hyundai Ioniq 6 to tackle Tesla Model 3 with 379-mile range
The new Hyundai Ioniq 6 comes with WLTP range of up to 379 miles with 77.4kWh battery, and good for 0-62mph in 5.1 seconds in AWD versions. The new Hyundai Ioniq 6 has just been revealed as Hyundai’s production take on the impressive Prophecy Concept, and now we get some actual specs for its powertrain […]
Gridserve launches EV test drives of Tesla, Polestar, Mercedes and Nissan models
Gridserve Electric Forecourts in Braintree and Norwich are now offering electric car test drives in Tesla, Polestar, Mercedes and Nissan models. What, you might ask, is Gridserve – purveyors of electrickery for EVs – doing offering test drives of electric cars? Well, nice as it would be to think they’re simply being altruistic and taking […]
Kia XCeed – Kia’s best-selling Ceed – FACELIFT previewed with design sketch
The Kia XCeed – Kia’s best-selling Ceed model in the UK – is getting a facelift, previewed with a new design sketch and debuting on 18 July. It’s three years since the Kia XCeed arrived as a crossover take on Kia’s Ceed, since when it’s gone on to be the best-selling model in the Ceed […]
New MINI Countryman SPIED on video looking anything but ‘Mini’
The next-generation MINI Countryman is caught on video testing – and looking quite large – ahead of a debut expected later this year. The Mini Countryman has been around for more than 60 years, starting life as a Mini Estate (even with a ‘Woody’ body initially) as a more practical version of the original Mini […]
Dacia Sandero and Duster drive Dacia sales UP despite market decline
Renault’s Dacia brand sold 277,785 cars in the first half of 2022, up by 5.9 per cent, in a market where sales are declining across the board. We all know that car makers’ sales are continuing to drop as the fallout from Covid constrains supply chains and production. But no one seems to have told […]
New Honda Civic Type R – OFFICIAL reveal on 21 July
The new Honda Civic Type R will finally be officially revealed on 21 July, after a tease campaign lasting more than nine months. It’s hardly a secret that there’s a new Honda Civic Type R on the horizon – following on from the debut of the new Civic – because it’s more than nine months […]