The new Volkswagen Tayron is teased ahead of a debut in October as a seven-seat replacement for the Tiguan Allspace. It’s clear Volkswagen has a big hole in its range of SUVs, with a choice of only seven models: T-Cross, the Tagio, the T-Roc, the Tiguan, the Touareg, the ID.4 and the ID.5. So VW […]
DS SM TRIBUTE pays HOMAGE to the Citroen SM as DS celebrates a decade on its own
DS celebrates a decade since it became a standalone brand with the DS SM Tribute paying homage to the original Citroen SM. Way back in 1970, Citroen revealed the Citroen SM, a futuristic-looking car equipped with levels of equipment just not envisaged by any other car maker at the time. That included stuff like rain-sensitive […]
New Bentley Flying Spur launches with 771bhp of PHEV power
The new Bentley Flying Spur arrives with the same 771bhp of V8 plug-in hybrid power to replace the retired W12 powertrain. With the demise of the Bentley Mulsanne, Bentley saloons are now limited to just the Flying Spur, so making it as good as it can be is rather important. It may not have the […]
Renault Rafale E-Tech 4×4 300hp PHEV UK price and spec announced
The Renault Rafale E-Tech 4×4 300hp PHEV goes on sale in the UK with two trim levels and prices starting from £45,695. Having revealed the new Rafale Coupe SUV to top their SUV range back in the summer of 2023, Renault was back earlier this year with a new range-topping Rafale model – the succinctly-named […]
Nissan Ariya Nismo on sale in the UK January 2025
Nissan announces that the Ariya Nismo – Nissan’s first Nismo EV – will go on sale in the UK in January 2025. It was back in January that Nissan announced ‘Nismo’ is heading back to the UK with the Ariya Nismo – the first electric Nismo offering – and followed that announcement in July with […]
New electric Audi A6 and S6 e-tron UK price and specs – costs from £70k to £100k
The new Audi A6 e-tron and S6 e-tron prices and specs are announced for the UK, with three trim options and two powertrains. Costs from £70k. It’s been a couple of months since Audi revealed the new electric A6 and S6—still dubbed ‘e-tron’ despite all even-numbered Audis now being EVs—and now they’re on sale in […]
New car registrations DOWN by 1.3% in August – but EV sales are up
New car registration in the UK fell slightly in August 2024 – by 1.3% – but EV sales rose by over 10% in a traditionally quiet sales month. New car registrations in the UK are always pretty poor in August as many buyers wait for the September plate change. And August 2024 is no different. […]
BMW promising a Hydrogen-powered production model by 2028 – with help from Toyota
BMW announces it’s planning to deliver a regular production model in 2028 with a new Hydrogen Fuel Cell co-developed with Toyota. As far back as 2011, BMW and Toyota agreed to share diesel and hybrid tech for mutual benefit, but it turned out to be a bit more than that. A year after the agreement, […]
Volvo ES90 Electric Saloon TEASED ahead of a debut in March 2025
A new Volvo ES90 electric saloon is teased for the first time at Volvo’s 90/90 day ahead of a debut in March 2025. We’ve already seen the reveal of the new Volvo XC90 at Volvo’s 90/90 day, which also celebrated the first customer EX90s heading out into the wild (rather later than Volvo promised). But […]
New Volvo XC90 OFFICIALLY revealed – comes with MHEV and PHEV powertrains
The facelift for the Volvo XC90 is officially revealed with cosmetic tweaks, more comfort and an updated interior. Choice of MEV and PHEV powertrains. The chances are you’ve already seen the new (well, facelifted) Volvo XC90 as we published leaked photos of the new XC90 last week. But now it’s officially revealed and on sale […]