Volkswagen is rolling out a comprehensive update to the software on its electric ID models including new driver assistance and updated voice control. Volkswagen’s electric ID models may be turning up on every street corner at the moment, but they’ve had a bit of a rocky ride with glitchy software – certainly early cars – […]
Electric BMW iX1 TEASED ahead of debut this year to (sort of) replace the BMW i3
The new electric BMW iX1 is teased by BMW as a sort of replacement for the i3, ahead of a debut later this year together with a new ICE X1. BMW told us to expect the innovative – and now quite elderly – BMW i3 would soldier on until 2024 because people keep on buying […]
Electric Porsche 718 (Boxster and Cayman) CONFIRMED as Porsche’s next EV
Porsche boss Oliver Blume has confirmed that the next electric cars from Porsche will be the 718 Cayman and Boxster. Six months ago, Porsche revealed the Mission R Concept (above) as a look at a future electric race car for a new electric race series planned for 2025. And we wondered: Is it a glimpse […]
Electric Maserati GranTurismo, GranCabrio and Grecale will LAUNCH next year
Maserati has announced the arrival of the electric GranTurismo, GranCabrio and Grecale, and will be all-electric by 2030. It’s nine months since we were promised a new Maserati GranTurismo would arrive before the end of 2021, but that hasn’t happened. But now, Maserati has declared it will have three new EVs by next year and […]
Lotus Emira First Edition with 360bhp Four-Pot AMG engine costs from £71,995
Lotus reveals details of the four-cylinder First Edition of the new Emira, with a 360bhp AMG four-pot engine and prices from £71,995. It’s six months since the new Lotus Emira prices and specifications were revealed, starting with a V6 First Edition model with cheaper versions – and four-pot ones – to come. Now, just days […]
Audi A6 Avant e-Tron Concept REVEALED as Audi prepares to join the (very small) electric Estate party
The Audi A6 Avant e-Tron Concept is revealed as Audi signals its intent to deliver an electric A6 Avant by 2024. The great car-buying public’s obsession with high-riding cars – together with the added practicality of extra height to bolt a battery pack under the car – has seen EV crossovers turn up with almost […]
The Prodrive Hunter – a 600bhp ‘All-Terrain Hypercar’ – pitched at Middle East buyers
The Prodrive Hunter is revealed as a road-legal Dakar off-roader with 600bhp and aimed at Middle East buyers. Costs from £1.5 million. What if you took a very special Dakar Rally car, threw the Dakar rule book out of the window and made it road legal, what would you end up with? One answer is […]
THIS is the new 690bhp Aston Martin V12 Vantage – but you can’t have one
The new – and last – Aston Martin V12 Vantage is revealed with 690bhp and good for 62mph in 3.4 seconds. And all 333 are already sold. Aston Martin has been fond of sticking its biggest engine in to its smallest car (no, not the Cygnet), so it’s about time the V12 went back in […]
Electric BMW i7 and new BMW 7 Series to DEBUT in April
BMW is set to reveal the new electric BMW i7 alongside the new 7 Series on 20 April, with the new 7 Series offering ICE and PHEV powertrains. We’ve seen the arrival of a new Mercedes S-Class and its electric sibling the Mercedes EQS in the 18 months, and arch-rival BMW is about to play […]
Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 and Ford Mustang Mach-E – 2022 World Car of the Year finalists
The 2022 World Car of the Year finalists are announced, and it’s a fight between the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 and Ford Mustang Mach-E. Just last week, when we revealed that the 2022 UK Car of the Year is the Hyundai Ioniq 5, we bemoaned the fact that it now seems impossible for any […]