A rare – 1 of just 67 – Jaguar XJ-S V12 Lynx Eventer Shooting Brake in original condition and with just 47,000 miles is up for grabs. Was the Jaguar XJ-S a huge step forward on the E-Type it replaced? Well, perhaps technically if not cosmetically, but over the years it’s sort of grown into […]
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N – Hyundai’s first electric ‘N’ car – spied on video
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, expected to be the first of Hyundai’s electric N models, is spied on video ahead of an imminent reveal. No one can doubt that Hyundai has come on in leaps and bounds in the last decade, and now counts as a mainstream maker with a strong reputation. That’s been built […]
This is what the VW Phaeton should have become – until Dieselgate KILLED it
Volkswagen reveals the Phaeton D2, the car that was supposed to replace the original Phaeton before Dieselgate ended its life. What do you buy if you want a ‘Premium’ car from VAG? You probably buy an Audi. But, more than twenty years ago, the then VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech had other ideas. Piech’s idea was […]
Land Rover now has 62,000 orders for the new Range Rover and 20,000 for the new Range Rover Sport
Land Rover has an order bank of almost 200,000, with 62,000 for the new Range Rover, 46,000 for the Defender and 20,000 for the new Range Rover Sport. We’ve reported before that you may well be waiting more than a year for your new Land Rover as the ongoing supply-chain shortages and Covid lockdowns stymie […]
New VW Amarok Pick-up ARRIVES – aimed at the space left by the Mercedes X-Class
The new Volkswagen Amarok pickup arrives as VW’s take on the Ford Ranger, and looks to be aiming upmarket to the space left by the Mercedes X-Class. The new VW Amarok pick-up arrives as the Volkswagen take on the new Ford Ranger, but with few surprises in store thanks to that – and VW’s previews […]
Bentley Bentayga EWB’s Airline Seats are the most advanced car seats…in the WORLD
The optional airline seats for the new Bentley Bentayga EWB are, claims Bentley, the most advanced seats ever fitted to a car. Bentley has only just revealed the Bentyaga EWB as a sort of replacement for the now-defunct Mulsanne, delivering all the luxury and space the Mulsanne offered but in an on-trend SUV. Of course, […]
Five STAR Euro NCAP ratings for Alfa Romeo Tonale, Kia Sportage and Cupra Born
In the latest round of Euro NCAP safety tests, the new Alfa Romeo Tonale, Kia Sportage and electric Cupra Born all garnered five star awards. Just like emissions standards, safety standards get ever more stringent every year as technology manages to keep us all safer even when the worst happens. That means car makers have […]
Hyundai N DAY is 15 July – New Hyundai N Concept? Ioniq 6 N? Ioniq 5 N?
July 15 2022 is ‘Hyundai N Day’, but exactly what Hyundai will reveal is unclear. Could it be a new Hyundai N – or something else? There’s no doubt Hyundai has made a big success out of its performance ‘N’ Brand, delivering first the i30N, followed by the Veloster N (but not for the UK), […]
New Mazda CX-60 gets 3.3-litre diesel engine option – because diesel still matters
The recently revealed Mazda CX-60 – aimed at cars like the BMW X3 – gets a new 3.3-litre in-line six diesel option. Diesel-engined cars – post-Dieselgate – have gone from the favoured choice of the majority to the stuff of the devil, and from being incentivised by taxation to being penalised. Neither argument is sound, […]
Toyota Highlander – Toyota’s biggest SUV in the UK – gets a bit of a TECH upgrade
The Toyota Highlander, which first went on sale in the UK in January 2021, comes in for a bit of a tech upgrade. The Toyota Highlander SUV isn’t the most ubiquitous car on UK roads, but then it’s only been on sale here since 2021 – despite being a Toyota model since 2000 – as […]