The new Electric Renault 4 E-Tech is teased in new images ahead of a debut at the Paris Motor Show on 14 October 2024. We’re getting used to car makers delivering new EVs sporting ‘Heritage’ names, with the likes of Ford with the Capri returning as an electric Crossover and the Mustang badge attached to […]
New Electric Peugeot E-408 to debut on 2 October
The Peugeot powertrain offerings for the 408 to increase with the arrival of the electric Peugeot E-408 in Paris on 1 October 2024. It’s two years since the Peugeot 408 arrived as a sort of Crossover come hatch – and Peugeot’s take on the on the Citroen C5 X – offering a choice of petrol […]
McLaren W1 – successor to the McLaren F1 and P1 – REVEAL on 6 October [Video]
McLaren announces that the next Ultimate Series car – successor to the McLaren F1 and P1 – will be the McLaren W1. Debuts 6 October 2024. It’s 32 years since the world first got to see the McLaren F1 road car, and although McLaren actually struggled to find buyers for all the 64 road cars […]
MG is the most UNRELIABLE car brand in the UK – and MINI the MOST reliable
The annual What Car? Reliability Survey has named MG as the most unreliable brand in the UK, with MINI the most reliable. We’re always told – in endless surveys – that Land Rover is the most unreliable car brand (here and here, for example) or in the bottom two, but the annual What Car? Reliability […]
UK car production DOWN by 8.4% in August 2024
UK car production fell in August 2024 by 8.4%, with manufacturing for the domestic market down by 19.8% and exports down by 5.9%. We all know that August is a low car production month as car manufacturers have summer shutdowns and model changeovers, and August 2024 is no different. In fact, there’s a sense of […]
New Electric Skoda Elroq – aimed at EVs like the Ford Explorer – to debut on 1 October
The new Skoda Elroq, a new EV from Skoda around the size of the Karoq, will debut on 1 October to join Skoda’s EV offerings. You do have to wonder sometimes how much joined-up thinking goes into marketing new cars ahead of a debut. Yes, it’s important to build a bit of interest ahead of […]
New Range Rover Sport SV by Mansory is SURPRISINGLY subtle
Mansory has turned its attention to the new Range Rover Sport SV with an untypical understated makeover. Likely to cost over £200k. Luxury car customisers Mansory may not have been around as long as others like Overfinch, but they’ve been busy bringing their very own take on what makes a luxury car (or SUV or […]
Volvo XC60 T6 PHEV is 2025 Towcar of the Year – wins too for Skoda, BMW, VW and Hyundai
The Volvo XC60 T6 Plug-in Hybrid is voted the 2025 Towcar of the Year by the Caravan and Motorhome Club. Despite being more than seven years old – albeit with a facelift in 2021 – the Volvo XC60 is still going strong and still appealing to families despite the increased competition in the market – […]
Car Insurance Groups in the UK being REPLACED by a new 1-99 Vehicle Risk Rating system
The familiar 50 car insurance groups are being replaced a new Vehicle Risk Rating to better categorise risk. Anyone who has been a driver for the last 15 years will be familiar with Car Insurance groups 1-50, designed to categorise the risk for insurance on any particular model of ar. But until 2009 there were […]
Electric MINI Aceman John Cooper Works LEAKED ahead of October debut
The electric MINI Aceman JCW is revealed by China’s MIIT ahead of an official debut at the Paris Motor Show on 14 October. It’s just a few days since we saw the first photos – and published a bunch of information – on the new MINI John Cooper Works E ahead of a debut at […]