The Skoda Superb Hatch gets a new plug-in hybrid powertrain delivering a combined 268bhp, making it the most powerful Superb ever. As car makers realise that, despite government legislative bullying, car buyers are not inclined to leap like lemmings into EVs, they’re starting to deliver more cars that buyers might actually want. And that means […]
Mitsubishi L200 Pick-Up RETURNS to rival the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger
The Mitsubishi L200 Pick-Up goes on sale as Mitsubishi returns to the UK, with a Double-Cab version in two trim levels costing from £36,495 (+vat). It’s six years since Mitsubishi announced it was quitting the UK despite successful products like the L200 Pick-Up and Outlander PHEV, but last year it announced a change of heart […]
Renault 5 E-Tech is the UK Car of the Year 2026, BEATING the Kia EV4, Skoda Elroq and Alpine A290
The Renault 5 E-Tech grabs another COTY award as it’s declared UK Car of the Year 2026, beating off the Kia EV4, Skoda Elroq and Alpine A290. There’s no doubt that Renault has delivered an EV with the R5 which has struck a chord with buyers, with its relatively affordable price, retro-inspired look and a […]
New entry-level Volvo EX30 anounced with 148bhp and 211-mile range
Volvo announces a new entry-level EX30 with a 148bhp motor and 211-mile range, plus enhanced Black Edition models and updated tech. The Volvo EX30 has felt like a work in progress, with real-world use discovering plenty of glitches in Volvo’s smallest EV so, despite its appeal as a family runaround, it’s been tainted by the […]
Dacia Duster and Bigster get NEW Hybrid 150 4×4 option
The Dacia Duster and Dacia Bigster get a new Hybrid 150 4×4 option, complete with an auto ‘box for the first time. Dacia’s offerings are not the bargain basement option they once were, with, for example, the Dacia Duster, which cost just £8,995 when it arrived in the UK in 2012, now costing from £20,650, […]
Lepas L8 on the way to RIVAL the Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sorento, Toyota RAV4 and more
Lepas start their assault on the UK market with the L8, joining Chery’s stable of offerings, which include Jaecoo, Chery and Omada. Chinese automotive giant Chery is on a quest to dominate the UK car market, and is already selling cars under the Jaecoo and Omada brands as well as its own-brand Chery. Just in […]
Vauxhall Corsa GSE Electric ‘Hot Hatch’ TEASED
The Vauxhall Corsa GSE is teased as a new electric ‘Hot Hatch – the EV take on the old Corsa VXR – due to arrive later in 2026. The Vauxhall Corsa VXR was Vauxhall’s challenger for the Ford Focus ST, but it’s eight years since production ended as Vauxhall shifted its focus to EVs. Now, […]
Lamborghini Lanzador DEAD as buyers have ZERO interest in an electric Lamborghini
The electric Lamborghini Lanzador – revealed as a concept in 2023 – is dead in the water as buyers have no interest in an electric Lamborghini. More than two years ago, in the summer of 2023, the Lamborghini Lanzador Concept arrived as a first look at the first electric Lamborghini, wth Lamborghini telling us it […]
New Audi RS 5 REVEALED with 630bhp – and half a tonne of bloat
The new Audi RS 5 is revealed as a replacement for the old RS 4, with a 630bhp PHEV powertrain and priced from £90k. Thanks to Audi’s confusing backwards and forwards on badging, we get what should be the new Audi RS 4, but is actually the new Audi RS 5, with a new PHEV […]
Polestar 4 ‘Estate’, new Polestar 2, and Polestar 5 and 7 INCOMING
Polestar goes on a product offensive with a new Polestar 4 ‘Estate’, all-new Polestar 2 and the Polestar 5 and 7 on the way. Polestar hasn’t had the easiest of times since it became an independent (well, sort of) Volvo/Geely brand, with its sales expectations hampered by a general antipathy to EVs. But instead of […]