The Dacia Bigster is revealed as the Duster’s big brother. It is a C-segment SUV that targets cars like the Hyundai Tucson and is expected to cost from £26k. It’s getting on for four years since the Dacia Bigster Concept arrived to preview a future mid-size SUV from Renault’s budget brand, showing a butch-looking SUV […]
Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II REVEALED – and there’s a Black Badge Ghost too
Rolls-Royce reveals the Ghost II with added technology and minor styling tweaks, also available as EWB and Black Badge. It’s been four years since the current Rolls-Roye Ghost was revealed. It brought with it a new Platform and four-wheel drive and promised to be much less BMW 7 Series. Now it’s time for a ‘Refresh’ […]
New Jeep Compass TEASED, and it’ll come with Electric, Hybrid and ICE powertrains
The new Jeep Compass is teased ahead of an expected November reveal and will come with ICE, Hybrid and Electric powertrain options. Two years ago, when Jeep revealed its first electric model – the Jeep Avenger EV – Jeep declared that 100% of its sales in Europe would be electric by 2030 and in the […]
McLaren W1 REVEALED as a 1258bhp Hybrid Hypercar – just 399 being built and ALL are sold
The McLaren W is revealed as a successor to the McLaren F1 and P1 with a 1258bhp Hybrid powertrain and very clever aero. It took McLaren almost 20 years to deliver a successor to the legendary McLaren F1 with the P1 – one of a trio of Hypercars, with LaFerrari and Porsche 918, revealed in […]
Renault Emblème Shooting Brake Concept is an electric Hydrogen Range Extender
The Renault Emblème Shooting Brake Concept is a look at Renault’s future with a hydrogen range extender powertrain and swoopy looks. With the Paris Motor Show looming, we’re going to get a raft of new reveals – especially from French car makers – and Renault is out of the gate and running early with this, […]
New car registrations UP in September – but by only 1.0%
New car registrations in the UK rose in September 2024 by 1.0%, with record BEV registrations driven by massive discounts. September is traditionally the second-best new car sales month, and September 2024 saw new car registrations rise, by just 1.0%, the best numbers since 2020 but still almost 20% below pre-Covid numbers. As has been […]
Electric Hyundai Inster small SUV EV gets up to 229-mile range – priced from £23,495
The new Hyundai Inster – Hyundai’s new baby electric SUV – comes with a choice of two battery sizes and two trim levels and costs from £23,495. Back in the summer, Hyundai revealed the Inster, a new ‘budget’ little electric SUV based on the Korea-only Hyundai Casper, suitably stretched and with a relatively modest electric […]
Vauxhall SLASHES prices of Electric Astra and Corsa plus free goodies to try and flog EVs
Vauxhall is cutting the price of the electric Astra and electric Corsa, and offering free goodies, in an effort to bolster EV sales. The Government is heavily involved in the slow bankruptcy of car makers by forcing EVs on us – despite little appetite from normal buyers – with big fines for car makers who […]
New Electric Peugeot E-408 OFFICIALLY revealed
The new electric Peugeot E-408 joins Peugeot’s 408 range of ICE and Hybrid options promising range of up to 281 miles. The Peugeot 408 – Peugeot’s take on the Citroen C5X with its blurring of category norms; is it a Hatch? Is it a Fastback? Is it a Crossover? – was revealed back in 2022 […]
New Audi Q5 on sale in the UK – Q5 from £49,950 and SQ5 from £74,400
The new Audi Q5 goes on sale in the UK with a choice of two powertrains and three trim levels. New Audi SQ5 also on sale. In an era when every new car seems to be an EV, it’s refreshing to see that Audi’s new Q5 (and SQ5) is an ICE-based offering, with both petrol […]