Tesla has expanded its pilot scheme opening Supercharger access to non-Tesla EVs to 15 sites in the UK, with prices around £0.60 kWh. If you’re going down the EV route, the best place to charge your car is at home, even with the massive increases in electricity prices making EV motoring costs not quite the […]
New Lexus RX TEASED ahead of debut – RX500h and RX500h+ incoming?
A new Lexus RX will be revealed on 31 May, ahead of which Lexus begin a tease for the all-new RX. Expect NX looks and PHEV option. If you want a big performance SUV you can chuck around like a hot hatch, you buy a Porsche Cayenne. But, if you’re sensible and don’t need to […]
THIS is the new Land Rover Defender 130 – revealed ahead of a debut on 31 May
The latest take on the new Land Rover Defender – the Defender 130 – will debut on 31 May, and Land Rover starts the tease with the first photo. It seems a long time since naysayers were declaring Land Rover had got the new Defender all wrong, failing to deliver a worthy successor to the […]
Land Rover Defender-challenging Ineos Grenadier OFFICIALLY on sale
The Land Rover Defender-challenging Ineos Grenadier 4×4 goes on sale with prices starting at £49k, and a Grenadier Pick-up is planned. Whether or not you think the Ineos Grenadier is what the new Land Rover Defender should have been, you have to admire the tenacity, and deep pockets, of Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos in bringing the […]
New BMW 3 Series Saloon and 3 Series Touring REVEALED
BMW reveals the updated 3 Series Saloon and 3 Series Touring, with cosmetic tweaks, new tech, 48V mild hybrid engines and prices from £36,670. As BMW drives its electric future with new models, and the arrival of the dedicated EV ‘Neue Klasse’ models in 2025, you might be forgiven for thinking that EVs are all […]
Audi RS4 Avant and RS5 ‘Competition Pack’ to better challenge the BMW M3 / M4
The Audi RS 4 and RS 5 get a Competition Pack model with suspension changes, more noise, ceramic brakes and more to take on the BMW M3/M4. Audi’s RS 4 Avant and RS 5 are aimed at BMW’s M3 and M4, but the current generation, with its 2.9-litre V6, doesn’t hold quite the appeal of […]
New Mercedes-Benz GLC TEASED ahead of June 1 debut
Mercedes-Benz teases the new Mercedes GLC promising a new interior, all-hybrid powertrains and evolutionary design. Debuts 1 June 2022. According to Mercedes, the GLC is “the global market leader in its segment“, so a new GLC is a big deal, even as Mercedes’ new model focus shifts to EVs. Three years on from the last […]
BMW XM first OFFICIAL look – and it’s down by 100bhp on the Concept XM
The BMW XM – BMW’s first bespoke ‘M’ car in a generation – will be down by 100bhp on the Concept XM as BMW reveals details. It’s a sign of the odd times we live in that the first standalone BMW ‘M’ model in a generation is going to be an SUV, and a hybrid […]
Fiat Panda and Tipo Garmin Editions REVEALED – and Fiat chucks in a Smartwatch
Fiat reveals Garmin Editions of the Panda and Tipo, with cosmetic titivations for both and a Smartwatch chucked in to monitor health and fitness. Fiat‘s offerings in the UK may seem only to consist of seemingly endless variants of 500-badged cars, but they’re not the only Fiats on offer. You can still buy a Fiat […]
Lexus UX 250h UPDATED – including new UX F Sport Design model
The hybrid-electric Lexus UX250h gets updated, with a new F Sport Design trim option, new multimedia system and new paint options. The Lexus UX is, effectively, a replacement for the Lexus CT at the starting point of the Lexus range, offering a compact SUV with lots of Lexus goodness to appeal to smaller families. Now, […]