Volvo Valet Maintenance launches in the UK, allowing Volvo owners to book service and repair and have their cars collected, and returned, by Volvo dealers. The Covid-19 outbreak has seen many car service specialists, both independent and main dealer, close up shop and furlough staff, although a number of independent garages have managed to stay […]
Kia Rio gets a bit of a FACELIFT for 2020 – and a bit of electric help
The Kia Rio – Kia’s Fiesta rival – gets a bit of a facelift for 2020 including new engines, new tech and a new clever gearbox. The Kia Rio is arriving for 2020 with something of a facelift, with the usual tweaks to bumpers, lights and wheels – and some interior titivations – but the […]
Aston Martin set to OUST CEO Andy Palmer in favour of AMG’s Tobias Moers: Now OFFICIAL
Press reports this weekend declare that Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer is set to be ousted and replaced by Mercedes AMG’s Tobias Moers. Update: Following on from this story yesterday, AML has now officially announced Tobias Moers will be the new CEO of AML. A key paragraph in the announcement perhaps sums up what AML […]
Volvo XC40 Recharge – All you need to know about Volvo’s ELECTRIC XC40 on video
Ahead of the Volvo XC40 Recharge – Volvo’s electric take on the XC40 – arriving in UK showrooms, Volvo tells you all you need to know in a new video. The new Volvo XC40 Recharge – Volvo’s first proper electric car – is expected to start arriving in Volvo’s UK showrooms before the end of […]
Ford Mustang Mach-E UK deliveries DELAYED until 2021
Deliveries of the much anticipated electric Ford Mustang Mach-E have been pushed back to 2021 in the wake of Covid-19 production disruptions. There is an argument that electric cars are not really fit for purpose yet, not necessarily because the technology isn’t up to the job, but because the batteries are just too expensive. That […]
Volkswagen T-Roc Black Edition adds a dose of Blackness to the T-Roc for added showroom appeal
The Volkswagen T-Roc Black Edition is a limited-run T-Roc offering styling and equipment extras to add showroom appeal to the T-Roc. Costs from £23,750. It’s getting on for three years since the VW T-Roc arrived as VW looked for a piece of the Nissan Qashqai’s market, and it’s been rather successful and grown in to […]
Now you can order a Toyota GR Yaris in the UK from your lockdown sofa
The recently revealed 257bhp, 4WD Toyota GR Yaris is now available to order remotely in the UK with prices starting from £29,995. It’s more than four months since the Toyota GR Yaris was revealed as the sort of little hot hatch you’d never have expected from Toyota. In fact, although it looks like a Yaris […]
ALL new Volvos now limited to 112mph – Nanny Caring or Cost Saving?
All new Volvos built from this week will now be limited to 112mph, as Volvo implements its promise to restrict the top speed of its cars. A year ago, Volvo announced it planned to restrict all its cars to a 112mph top speed in a move said to be part of the plan to eliminate […]
Alpina XB7 is a BMW X7 that’s Bentley Bentayga W12 fast – and priced accordingly
The Alpina XB7 arrives as Alpina’s take on the BMW X7 M50i delivering over 600bhp, 0-62mph in 4.0 seconds and a £140k price tag. BMW do make some very appealing cars, but however appealing they are they can be made better still by letting Alpina loose on them to improve performance and looks ion a […]
This isn’t just a new Range Rover – it’s the first post-Covid-19 lockdown Range Rover
Land Rover has restarted production at Solihull as the Covid-19 restrictions start to ease, with the first new Range Rover rolling off the line this week. Jaguar Land Rover were already struggling with a rapidly changing car landscape and lower sales before the Covid-19 pandemic arrived to wreak havoc on the economy, so an enforced […]