Toyota is tempting prospective buyers of the new bZ4X electric SUV with a range of financing options and a free home charger. Electric car sales continue to rise, although part of that rise is because buyers are being driven down the EV road by a shortage of ICE models available with a bearable lead time […]
New Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo now on sale with prices from £20,925
The new Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo goes on sale in the UK with prices from £20,925 and a choice of two petrol engines with manual or DSG. Last month, Skoda revealed the new Monte Carlo trim for the Fabia range, offering a sporty take on the little Fabia. And now it goes on sale in […]
BMW and Alpina become ONE – BMW buys specialist Alpina to add to its brands
BMW has acquired BMW specialist Alpina in a move that adds to BMW’s portfolio of brands and secures the future of Alpina. Alpina has been doing very good things to BMWs for a very long time – over 50 years – adding performance and style and doing it in a tasteful and elegant way, producing […]
VW ID. Buzz revealed – the Hippie Bus FINALLY returns as an EV
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz finally arrives as a retro-inspired passenger and cargo van, with electric underpinnings from the ID.3. Volkswagen has been threatening to build a modern take on the Camper van for at least the last 20 years, and for the last five years they’ve been promising the arrival of a new, retro-inspired, electric […]
New Genesis GV60 – the Genesis take on the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 – open for pre-orders
The new Genesis GV60, the posh take on the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6, opens for pre-orders in the UK with prices from £47,005. The Korean twins of Hyundai and Kia are doing well with their first dedicated EVs – the Ioniq 5 and EV6 – but there’s another sibling to come and it’s […]
New Mazda CX-60 ARRIVES – takes aim at premium SUVs like Lexus NX, BMW X3 and Volvo XC60
The new Mazda CX-60 is revealed as an SUV to take on ‘Premium’ completion with a 323bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain. Costs from £43,950. Mazda may be rather late to the plug-in hybrid party – and the electric party too – but it aims to make up ground with this, the new Mazda CX-60 SUV complete […]
The Peugeot 308 is the 2022 Women’s World Car of the Year – beating off the EV challenge
The Peugeot 308 has beaten off competition from a trio of electric cars to be declared the 2022 Women’s World Car of the Year. We’ve moaned (even this morning) that it seems impossible for anything other than an EV to win a Car of the Year gong at the moment, despite EVs being out of […]
Renault Austral Revealed – replaces the Kadjar and comes only with HYBRID power
The new Renault Austral SUV arrives as Renault replace the Kadjar with a new SUV with a new look, hybrid engines and an upmarket interior. Renault has been busy teasing the Renault Austral as a replacement for the Kadjar for the last three months, and now it arrives with new looks, new all-Hybrid powertrains and […]
Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV BEATS BMW iX, Toyota Yaris Cross and more to be UK Car of the Year 2022
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has been named the UK Car of the Year 2022, beating off competition from BMW, Skoda, Toyota and more. There seems to be an unwritten rule around Car of the Year awards recently that the only possible winner is an electric car, despite the fact that the vast majority of buyers […]
Are we running out of people RICH enough to buy electric cars?
A new report from Autotrader shows the interest in electric cars is waning, with searches for electric cars falling sharply in recent months. We’ve moaned endlessly that electric cars are just too expensive for ordinary car buyers to consider, and it’s starting to look like that is finally starting to have an impact. Autotrader, the […]