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 […]
Will a McLaren F1 GTR run on DIESEL? It seems not.
Wealthy petrolhead Francois Perrodo managed to fill up the tank on his McLaren F1 FTR at BP in Chiswick with diesel. Which won’t be a cheap fix. The McLaren F1 is perhaps the most celebrated, and expensive, supercar ever made (challenged only by the Ferrari 250 GTO) and only 64 road cars and even fewer […]
Jaguar I-Pace EV batteries getting second life as portable energy storage units
Jaguar has partnered with energy specialist Pramac to develop portable energy storage units using second-life Jaguar I-Pace batteries. It’s no secret that electric car batteries have a shelf life – just like the batteries in your laptop or phone – but even when they reach the end of their useful life they’re full of valuable […]
A 1963 Peel P50 – the World’s Smallest Car – sells for £111,000
A 1963 Peel P50, the smallest car in the world, has sold for a near-record £111,000 at auction, the second-highest price ever paid for a P50. Top Gear, in the Clarkson, May and Hammond days, had probably more influence on what was perceived as appealing and not appealing than just about any other before or […]
Lexus LC Hokkaido Edition titivates the LC Convertible and Coupe
Lexus delivers a limited edition model – the Lexus LC Hokkaido Edition – with cosmetic tweaks and is available as Coupe or Convertible. It’s a decade since we first saw the Lexus LC as a Concept, a concept Lexus didn’t plan to turn in to a production model but, overwhelmed by the positive response, they […]
Ford Model E: Three new electric cars by 2024 including Puma EV and VW ID.4-based Crossover
Ford’s new EV division – Ford Model e – is planning three new passenger EVs and four new commercial EVs by 2024. Ford has now split its passenger car business in to two bits, with Ford Model e responsible for all EV models and Ford Blue responsible for ICE models going forward. Which is probably […]
Toyota bZ4X electric SUV: Toyota tempts buyers with ‘Affordable’ finance options
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 […]