The Bentley Continental GT, GTC and Flying Spur get a new ‘entry-level’ High Performance Hybrid powertrain with 671bhp. Last year, Bentley revealed the new Continental GT Speed after saying goodbye to the, by then venerable W12, replacing the W12 with a V8 plug-in hybrid powertrain delivering 771bhp, good for 0-60mph in 3.2 seconds and in […]
Volvo EX90 gets CHEAPER with new RWD model
Volvo reveals a new rear-wheel drive EX90 with 276bhp and 100kWh battery, with a new Plus trim level cutting the entry-level price. Believe it or not, it was back in 2022 when the electric Volvo EX90 was first revealed, at a time when Volvo was saying all its cars would be EVs by 2030 and […]
New Audi A6 Saloon TEASED ahead of 15 April debut
Following the recent debut of the new Audi A6 Avant, Audi is teasing he arrival of the A6 Saloon ahead of a 15 April reveal. When premium car makers reveal a new car, they usually start with its ‘regular’ body style and then reveal further body options subsequently. But the recent reveal of the new […]
New Toyota C-HR Hybrid Orange Edition ARRIVES to top the C-HR offerings
The Toyota C-HR Orange Edition arrives to top Toyota’s C-HR range with Hybrid power, a big spec and cosmetic tweaks. The current Toyota C-HR range arrived on sale in the UK at the end of 2023, still with a bit of a funky design but looking a bit more grown-up than its predecessor. Power came […]
ZEV Mandate TWEAKS offer some relief for car makes from Aston Martin to Toyota
The UK government announces tweaks to the ZEV Mandate allowing Hybrids to stay until 2035 and additional relief for low volume makers. The ZEV Mandate is a bonkers way to drive a successful car-making industry in the UK into the red, driving an agenda that will remove ICE cars and replace them with heavy and […]
New Car Registrations in March UP by 12.4% – and EVs do very well ahead of VED change
New car registrations in the UK in March 2025 rose by 12.4%, with sales of BEVs jumping 43.2% ahead of new VED charges for EVs. March is probably the most significant month for new car registrations in the UK as private buyers dive in to a plate change like lemmings and business buyers get spending […]
New Hyundai Ioniq 6 REVEALED – and there’s an Ioniq 6 N on the way
Hyundai has given the electric Ioniq 6 a sleek makeover and introduced a new N Line trim. They also confirm the Ioniq 6 N is on the way. It’s not even three years since the Hyundai Ioniq 6 arrived – a production take on the Prophecy Concept – as an avant-garde ‘Streamliner’ saloon with swoopy […]
Skoda Elroq vRS OFFICIALLY revealed – gets 335 electric horses and AWD
The Skoda Elroq vRS is officially revealed as the Electric Elroq’s range-topper with 335bhp, AWD, sporty suspension and cosmetic tweaks. The new Skoda Elroq EV arrived last year as Skoda extended their EV offerings, and now it’s time to add a sporty range-topper with the arrival of the Skoda Elroq vRS (Elroq RS outside the […]
Volvo Electric car sales – EX30, EX40, EC40 and EX90 – TUMBLE by 39% in UK and Europe
Volvo’s sales dropped in March 2025 by 10% to 70,737, but EV sales fell by 26% overall and 39% in the UK and Europe. Volvo has already rowed back on its commitment to be an EV-only car maker by 2030 and, despite launching what we would have thought of as a replacement for the XC90 […]
Omoda 9 PHEV arrives to CHALLENGE the likes of the Volvo XC60 and BMW X3
The Omoda 9 PHEV goes on sale in the UK for £45k, promising 93 miles of EV range and big spec to challenge established marques. As Chinese car makers begin to push into the UK and Europe, we’re going to have to get used to new brand names arriving and judge if what they offer […]