The Bentley Bentayga ‘Outdoor Pursuits Collection’ is a run of 11 Bentaygas dedicated to celebrating horses, dogs and fishing. In reality, most owners of the new Range Rover will never take their shiny, new, expensive off-roader anywhere near mud, or dogs, or riverbanks or paddocks but, because it’s a Range Rover, owners know they could […]
Electric NIO ET5 joins NIO ET7 to BATTLE Tesla saloons – promise of up to 620-mile range
The Electric NIO ET5 is revealed as a Tesla Model 3-sized electric saloon promising EV range of up to 620 miles. Almost a year ago, we had the reveal of the electric NIO ET7, a large electric saloon car from Chinese EV specialists NIO, promising impressive performance and huge range and clearly aimed at the […]
Vauxhall CUTS £3,000 off price of Electric Mokka-e and Corsa-e in response to PiCG reduction
Vauxhall responds to the cut in the Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) by cutting £3,000 from the price of the electric Mokka-e and Corsa-e. When the Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) was cut earlier this year, we were met with a raft of car makers cutting prices to get their cars in under the new £35k limit […]
Watch the new Lotus Emira First Edition shredding its tyres on the Hethel track
The new Lotus Emira First Edition hots the test track at Hethel as Lotus’s handling guru shakes it down ahead of production. The Lotus Emira arrived in public view back in July as the last of a long line of Lotus ICE cars and effectively replacing the entire existing Lotus range. The promise is for […]
New Range Rover SV takes Range Rover luxury to another level
The new Range Rover SV is revealed as the ultimate luxury take on the new Range Rover, with new material choices and more personalisation. We had the reveal of the new Range Rover back in October, but not too much about the new Range Rover SV (a replacement for the old Range Rover SVAutobiography). But […]
Volkswagen finally FIXES the glitchy infotainment in the Golf MK 8
Volkswagen announces updates to the infotainment system on the Golf MK8, with new software and new hardware to improve functionality. VW may be obsessed with rolling out electric cars, but it’s the Golf MK 8 that is still its bread and butter. But it’s had problems, especially with its glitchy infotainment. In fact, things were […]
Nissan Newbird EV – the electric love child of the Nissan Bluebird and Nissan LEAF
The Nissan Newbird is a 1980s Nissan Bluebird with the heart of the electric Nissan LEAF, celebrating 35 years of Nissan in Sunderland. Now Nissan has woken up to the need for a bit more than the LEAF to drive it into an EV future, we’ve seen the Nissan Ariya priced ahead of arriving on […]
CUPRA Born Electric Hatch – the VW ID.3’s Spanish cousin – costs from £33,735
The Cupra Born Electric Hatch – Cupra’s take on the VW ID.3 – costs from £33,735 in the UK, with cheaper versions to follow in 2022. Another day and another VAG electric car gets priced up, and this time it’s the Cupra Born, SEAT’s ‘performance’ brand Cupra’s take on the VW ID.3, and it costs […]
Electric Toyota bZ4X UK prices and specs announced
The electric Toyota bZ4X, the first of Toyota’s new wave of EVs, will cost from £41,950 in the UK when it goes on sale next year. The big Toyota (and Lexus) news yesterday was the reveal of 15 new EVs heading for showrooms in the next few years, alongside the first officially revealed Toyota EV, […]
Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) for electric cars CUT to £1,500 – price cap now £32k
The Plug-in Car Grant to subsidise electric cars is cut again and is now just £1,500, and only for EVs with a list price of under £32,000. It was only in March that the UK Government cut the subsidy for buyers of electric cars from £3,000 to £2,500, and lowered the price cap for eligible […]