The new Ford Ranger Raptor – the range-topping version of the new Ford Ranger – goes on sale in the UK with prices starting from £57,340. The humungous Ford F150 isn’t sold in the UK, but now you can have a slightly shrunken lookalike version in the new Ford Ranger Raptor, now on sale in […]
Polestar 3 – Polestar’s ‘Performance’ take on the Volvo Embla / XC90 – October debut
The Polestar 3 – the next EV from Volvo’s standalone Polestar brand – will debut in October as Polestar’s take on the next-gen Volvo XC90/Embla. It’s hardly a secret that electric car specialist Polestar is basically Volvo with a ‘Performance EV’ hat on despite its’ standalone’ mantra. And nor is it a secret that it […]
BMW M4 CSL REVEALED – 542bhp of M4 CS ‘Light’ for £128,820
The BMW M4 CSL arrives as a limited run of 1,000 M4s with weight reduction and added power. 100 for the UK from £128,820. The BMW CSL badge is a proper rarity, used, until now, only on the 1972 3.0 CSL and the 2004 M3 CSL. But now it’s back and attached to a new […]
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupé SOLD for £115 Million
A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupé, one of just two in existence and owned by Mercedes from new, is sold for a world record £115 million. Everyone knows that the most valuable car in the world is the Ferrari 250 GTO, with chassis #3413 selling in 2018 for almost £40 million, and rumours of a […]
THIS is the 2024 electric Renault Scenic – but with a hydrogen range-extender powertrain
The Renault Scenic Vision Concept is revealed as a look at the 2024 electric Renault Scenic, but previewing future technologies too. We’re well used to car makers churning out early looks at future EVs, so the arrival of the Renault Scenic Vision Concept (pictured above) previewing an electric Scenic for 2024 isn’t really anything new. […]
Part of Tesla’s UK Supercharger network now OPEN to non-Tesla EVs
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 […]