The Denza Bao 5, a ‘Premium’ SUV from BYD’s luxury brand, costs from £70-80K, the same ballpark as the Land Rover Defender and Toyota Land Cruiser. We’ve got used to seeing seemingly endless Chinese cars enter the UK market and undercutting, often significantly, legacy car makers, but BYD’s posh brand, Denza, is trying to compete […]
Audi Q9 SUV ARRIVES to take on the BMW X7 and Mercedes GLS
The Audi Q9 SUV arrives as Audi’s new flagship model, effectively replacing the A8, aiming to rival the BMW X7 and Mercedes GLS. The idea of an Audi Q9 SUV to sit above the Q7 has been around for a very long time, although Audi dismissed speculation as far back as 2013, but times have […]
Mercedes-AMG A 45 S Final Edition is a £68,000 FAREWELL to the A 45 S
Mercedes is killing off the AMG 45 S and saying goodbye with the £68,000 Mercedes-AMG A 45 S Final Edition. The Mercedes A 45 arrived back in 2013, boasting a four-pot petrol engine good for a whopping 355bhp and good for 0-62mph in 4.6 seconds, enough to worry supercars and all wrapped up in Mercedes’ […]
Volkswagen ID. Polo is more EXPENSIVE than the Renault 5 and Nissan Micra
Prices and specs for the new Volkswagen ID. Polo are announced, with prices starting at £23,945, more than the Renault 5 and Nissan Micra. The reveal of the ID. Polo back in April was, in many ways, more significant than the arrival of the ID. 3, the first of VW’s ‘new Age’ EVs, because it […]
BMW iX1 and iX2 prices SLASHED to qualify for ECG
BMW has slashed the price of the BMW iX1 and iX2 EVs to qualify for the full Electric Car Grant, meaning savings of up to £12k. The Electric Car Grant has been pitched to exclude ‘Premium’ cars by making the grant only available for cars costing under £37,000, although the same car with higher trim […]
Range Rover GT REVEALED – the ‘Road Rover’ arrives as the fifth Range Rover model
We get our first look at the Range Rover GT, a new electric Crossover Grand Tourer and the fifth Range Rover model. There’s been chatter for a long time that JLR are planning a Range Rover ‘saloon’, with JLR filing a trademark for ‘Road Rover’ back in 2018, reinforcing that belief. So far, the closest […]
New Mercedes-Maybach GLS 680 – a GLITZY alternative to the Bentley Bentayga
The Mercedes-Maybach GLS 680 arrives as the range-topping GLS wth a 604bhp 4.0-litre V8 and many glitzy trinkets. Just last month we saw an update for the Mercedes GLS 63, just a couple of months after a mid-life update for the rest of the GLS range, and now the range-topping GLS – the Mercedes-Maybach GLS […]
First look at the new Smart #2 ahead of an October debut
We get the first (camouflaged) look at the new Smart #2 ahead of an October debut as Smart goes back to its ForTwo roots. It’s been seven years since Mercedes went into partnership with Geely to try and turn the smart car brand into a business that actually made a profit, with Mercedes doing the […]
Electric Fiat 500e is now CHEAPER than the 500 Hybrid
Thanks to qualifying for the £3,750 Electric Car Grant, the electric Fiat 500e starts at £17,245, less than the new Fiat 500 Hybrid. Fiat had planned to make the Fiat 500 an electric-only offering, but poor sales saw it make a major U-turn and launch the Fiat 500 Hybrid to boost sales. Having only just […]
Volkswagen ID. Cross ARRIVES to challenge the Renault 4, Ford Puma Gen-E and more
The Volkswagen ID. Cross arrives as an EV take on the VW T-Cross, with two battery options, three power outputs and prices from around £24k. Volkswagen hasn’t really recovered from the dieselegate scandal a decade ago, and its Mea Culpa for that serious misstep – a headlong dive into EVs – hasn’t exactly gone to […]