Audi has added a new PHEV powertrain option for the recently facelifted A3, with the A3 Sportback 40 TFSI e promising EV range of 88 miles. Audi recently revealed a refreshed A3 back in the spring, but the only two engine options initially available were a 148bhp 1.5-litre mild-hybrid petrol TFSI and a 148bhp 2.0-litre […]
New electric Hyundai Inster gets a BUTCH makeover with the Inster Cross
The recently revealed electric Hyundai Inster—a new baby SUV—gets an additional version with the butch-looking Hyundai Inster cross. As Hyundai looks to grow its EV sales as fast as possible, it revealed the Inster back in June as a very compact electric SUV promising low prices and decent practicality, with prices starting at £23,495 and […]
Citroen C5 Aircross Concept REVEALED – You’ll never guess what it previews
The Citroen C5 Aircross Concept is revealed at the Paris Motor Show as Citroen previews the next generation of its SUV. Normally, car makers deliver a concept ahead of a new model’s arrival with a degree of intrigue about what it previews. But not Citroen, which has revealed the Citroen C5 Aircross Concept at the […]
Electric MINI Cooper and MINI Aceman John Cooper Works models arrive as the first JCW EVs
MINI reveals John Cooper Works models of the new electric MINI Cooper and MINI Aceman, with a bit more power and JCW tweaks. MINI has been busy rolling out electric models, but so far we’ve had nothing more powerful than the MINI Cooper SE Sport. But now the first electric MINI JCW models arrive for […]
New Electric Renault 4 E-Tech REVEALED as the Renault 5’s more practical EV sibling
The Electric Renault 4 E-Tech is officially revealed as a bigger, retro-inspired practical sibling to the new Renault 5 EV. Should new EVs rely on nostalgic, retro-inspired looks and familiar badges to coerce buyers into fancying one? Well, as we’ve already seen with the new Renault 5 EV, it certainly seems to work, for Renault […]
BMW Skytop Concept turns in to a 50-run special, complete with M8’s 616bhp V8
The BMW Skytop Concept revealed at Villa d’Este this year turns in to a limited run of 50 cars complete with the M8’s 616bhp V8. When the BMW Skytop Concept at revealed at Villa d’Este earlier this year, we were struck by how beautiful it was – especially compared to BMW’s current crop of aesthetically […]
Alpine A390_b is a triple motor Sport Fastback EV from Renault’s Alpine sub-brand
The Alpine A390_b is revealed ahead of a Paris debut as a concept for a production A390, a fully electric, three-motor Sport Fastback. We’ve already seen Alpine move on from its A110 sole offering with the A290 EV, and now we get a look at its next offering with the reveal of the Alpine A390_b, […]
AC Ace RETURNS with 300bhp Ford Focus ST power – but it’s not cheap
AC Cars Classics division reveals a new AC Ace that looks much like the original but with a new powertrain and underpinnings. Ask almost anyone what they know about AC Cars and the answer will almost certainly be the AC Cobra and nothing else. But the AC Cobra—recently recreated by AC—had an immediate predecessor in […]
New Volkswagen Tayron REVEALED as a stretched Tiguan replacing the old Tiguan Allspace
The Volkswagen Tayron arrives as a stretched VW Tiguan with seven seats, replacing the old Tiguan Allspace. We had a tease for the new Volkswagen Tayron a bit back with a design sketch making it look like a sporty Crossover come Shooting Brake. But of course, we all knew it wouldn’t look like that because, […]
New MINI Cooper Convertible REVEALED to complete the new MINI family – priced from £26k
The new MINI Cooper Convertible arrives in Cooper C and Cooper S guises with three trim levels and prices starting from £26,200. MINI has been busy rolling out the latest MINI Cooper, and now, with the arrival of the new MINI Cooper Convertible, we have a more niche MINI offering. Much of what’s on offer […]










