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 […]
Skoda Elroq Electric SUV REVEALED – undercuts the Volvo EX30 and Kia Niro EV
The Skoda Elroq – Skoda’s second electric SUV – is revealed ahead of going on sale in the UK on 18 October with prices from £31,500. You can’t have failed to notice that Skoda has a new EV – the Skoda Elroq – to sit below the Enyaq as a sort of Karoq EV, and […]
New Lexus RZ 300e electric SUV UK prices and specs announced
The new Lexus RZ 300e – a single-motor version of the electric RZ – is available in four trim levels with prices from £49,995. It’s more than two years since the Lexus RZ 450e arrived as the Lexus take on the Toyota bZ4X, suitably gentrified as a Lexus should be and offering an AWD powertrain […]