The new Toyota GR86 Coupe – a replacement for the GT86 – goes on sale in the UK with a single model only and prices starting at £29,995 before options. It’s been a whole year since Toyota revealed the new GR86 as a replacement for the GT86, complete with a bigger 2.4-litre engine for improved […]
Mini Remastered Marshall Edition by David Brown celebrates 60 years of Marshall Amps
David Brown Automotive reveals a new limited edition Mini Remastered – the Marshall edition – to celebrate 60 years of Marshall Amplification. Even when you’re creating ‘new’ Minis from old Minis, charging £100k apiece and with modest production numbers, it seems a ‘special edition’ model is still a metal-shifter for David Brown Automotive. Having only […]
New Kia Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models are emissions-free – in REVERSE
Kia details the powertrains of the new Niro, available in Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Electric, and the Kia e-Niro becomes the Niro EV. Kia may have started its blitz to deliver pure electric cars with the very good Kia EV6, but that doesn’t mean it’s dumping the electric Niro. In fact, a new Kia Niro […]
Electric Toyota bZ4X has a bit more range than Toyota thought
The new electric Toyota bZ4X will be arriving with buyers in the next couple of months, and those customers will get more range than Toyota thought. It’s taken Toyota a while to take BEVs completely seriously, but with governments around the world legislating ICE and Hybrids out of existence in the next decade or so, […]
New Electric SMART SUV – the SMART #1 – teased ahead of next week’s debut
As the debut of the new electric Smart SUV – the Smart #1 – nears, the Mercedes-Geely joint venture teases its arrival. In case you hadn’t noticed, Smart is now a joint venture between Mercedes and Geely, and it’s moving away from building tiny city cars like the ForTwo – and bigger ones like the […]
Toyota GR Corolla OFFICIALLY revealed – it looks a cracker, but you can’t have one in the UK
The Toyota GR Corolla is officially revealed as an AWD hot hatch, with 296bhp and suitably butch looks. But it’s not for the UK. Toyota has managed to shake off its ‘boring cars’ tag successfully in recent years with some very good offerings, not least the bonkers, and very appealing, GR Yaris. So when Toyota […]
This is the new electric BMW i3 – but it’s probably not the new i3 you expect
A new electric BMW 3 Series arrives with the launch of the BMW i3 eDrive35L in China, a long-wheelbase electric take on the 3 Series. The BMW i3 has been with us for a very long time as an appealing electric oddity from BMW, but it’s about to head for the BMW graveyard as BMW […]
BMW Alpina B4 Gran Coupe is the BMW M4 Gran Coupe you can’t have – and more
The BMW Alpina B4 Gran Coupe arrives as Alpina delivers a 4 Series Gran Coupe with luxury touches and M4 Competition performance. Earlier this month, we revealed that BMW has taken specialist tuner Alpina in-house, although, until 2025, things will carry on as normal with Alpina taking cars from BMW, doing their thing, and selling […]
Want a new Range Rover with 641bhp? Now you can.
With the new Range Rover now revealed, Manhart is wasting no time delivering a more potent, 641bhp, option for those who want to shout. After a long wait, the all-new Range Rover is here, looking very similar to the old Range Rover but promising so much more. And it looks set to be a big […]
This is the new Lotus Eletre SUV – Lotus are calling it ‘the world’s first electric Hyper-SUV’
Lotus reveals the new Lotus Eletre electric SUV, dubbed the ‘world’s first electric Hyper-SUV’ by Lotus, with at least 600bhp and 100kWh battery. The last thing anyone would expect a few years ago from Lotus was a big, heavy SUV joining the ranks of its ageing sports car lineup. But then Geely arrived with pots […]