Electric car sales in the EU in August 2024 fell by 43.9%, with BEV sales in Germany falling a dramatic 69.8%. No one can have failed to notice that our political masters’ obsession with throwing away a century of internal combustion-powered innovations and force us into white-good EVs is plunging the car industry into a […]
Mercedes-AMG GT 63 PRO 4MATIC+ Motorsport Collectors Edition – inspired by F1
The Mercedes-AMG GT 63 PRO 4MATIC+ Motorsport Collectors Edition arrives as a limited run of AMG GTs with added equipment and cosmetic titivations. It was only back in July that the new Mercedes-AMG GT 63 PRO 4MATIC+ arrived as a track-focussed take on the GT 63, and now Mercedes is back with a new GT […]
New electric Peugeot e-3008 and e-5008 Long-Range get MORE than 400-mile range
Peugeot reveals new long-range models of the electric e-3008 and e-5008, promising range of over 400 miles for both. It’s only a couple of months since the new electric Peugeot e-5008 went on sale in the UK – along with its Hybrid and PHEV siblings – but Peugeot is already back with another option for […]
Lotus Theory 1: A 986bhp Esprit-inspired electric sports car
Lotus reveals the Theory 1 Concept, a look at future design direction wrapped up in a 986bhp three-seat electric sports car. Lotus has had new life breathed in to it with Geely money, although the new EV stuff we’ve seen so far from the now all-electric Lotus seems a long way away from Colin Chapman’s […]
MINI John Cooper Works E Electric Hot Hatch LEAKED ahead of October debut
The MINI John Cooper Works E – MINI’s new electric Hot Hatch – is leaked online ahead of a debut in October in Paris. It’s almost exactly a year since MINI revealed the new electric MINI, and the next instalment in the MINI EV story is the arrival in October of the MINI John Cooper […]
New Ford Ranger PHEV Pick-up UK deliveries start in spring 2025
The Ford Ranger plug-in hybrid pick-up promises up to 27 miles of EV range with UK deliveries starting in spring 2025. It’s a year since the Ford Ranger plug-in Hybrid was revealed as Ford plotted to bring it to market as the first PHEV pick-up in the UK (and Europe too). So you might have […]
New Peugeot 3008 now with Plug-in Hybrid powertrain promising 53-mile EV range
Peugeot adds a plug-in Hybrid powertrain option to the new 3008, promising EV range of 53 miles and an 8% BIK rate. Late last year, the new Peugeot 3008 arrived offering just a single ICE and single electric powertrain, but now Peugeot is hoping sales will be boosted with the arrival of a new PHEV […]
Skoda Fabia, Kamiq and Scala get new ‘Edition’ models with added value
The Skoda Fabia, Kamiq and Scala get new ‘Edition’ models offering a range of additional equipment to deliver better value. On the whole, Skodas come with decent specs, but Skoda is boosting that with new ‘Edtion’ models of the Fabia, Kamiq and Scala. The updated Fabia gets new trim levels – SE Edition, Design Edition, […]
New Volkswagen Tayron teased – Yes, it’s yet ANOTHER VW SUV
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 […]