The 2024 Volkswagen Golf 8.5 GTI, GTE and Style eHybrid go on sale in the UK this month (June 2024) costing from £36,760. Back in January, Volkswagen rolled out the 2024 VW Golf 8.5 in an effort to win back customers after the failings of the Golf 8.0. As a facelift, the Golf 8.5 came […]
2024 Audi e-Tron GT comes with up to 912bhp in the new e-Tron GT RS Performance
The Audi e-Tron GT – Audi’s take on the Porsche Taycan underpinnings – gets a 2024 update including new RS Performance model with 912bhp. We saw the arrival of the 2024 Porsche Taycan earlier this year with cosmetic tweaks and more power so, as the Tyacan and Audi e-Tron GT share underpinnings, it’s no surprise […]
This is the last Jaguar F-Type – and the last EVER ICE Jaguar sports car too
The last ever Jaguar F-Type, and the last ever ICE-powered Jaguar Sports car, has been built and heading for the Jaguar Heritage Collection. We all know that Jaguar is driving headlong into an uncertain future as it eschews its history and goes all-in on electric cars. Sadly, that means we’ve already seen the end of […]
Volvo XC90 – 10 years old and STILL winning awards
The Volvo XC90 has been declared the best seven-seater car in the 2024 Auto Trader New Car Awards, a decade after it launched. It’s 22 years since the first Volvo XC90 arrived, in the process more or less inventing the ‘family SUV’ and leading Jeremy Clarkson – who owned three of them – to declare […]
Fiat Grande Panda Crossover REVEALED with Hybrid and Electric versions
The Fiat Grande Panda is revealed as the first in a range of new Panda models, a compact crossover/SUV with either EV or hybrid powertrains. As long ago as 2018, before he departed for the big car showroom in the sky, Sergio Marchionne declared that the future for Fiat would be the Fiat 500 as […]
New Smart #5 Electric SUV LEAKED – gets up to 637bhp
Smart’s latest model – the Smart #5 – has leaked out ahead of its debut and promising up to 637bhp and four-wheel drive. It’s hard to keep a secret these days when we all have access to the interwebs, so it’s no surprise that filings by Smart for the Smart #5 to the Chinese Ministry […]
New Alpine A290 REVEALED as Alpine’s ‘Hot Hatch’ take on the electric Renault 5
The Alpine A290 is revealed as Alpine dips into the electric ‘Hot Hatch’ market with an aggressive-looking take on the new Renault 5. We had our first look at the electric Alpine A290 – Apine’s take on the new electric Renault 5 – with the Alpine A290_b Concept a year ago, complete with a very […]
2024 BMW M2 gets a bit of a tweak and a bit more power
As part of the 2024 BMW 2 Series updates, the BMW M2 comes in for a refresh with more power and new colours. Costs from £63,360. We saw the 2024 updates for the BMW 2 Series earlier this morning, and now we get the updated baby ‘M’ news with the reveal of the 2024 BMW […]
BMW 2 Series Coupe gets a bit of a nip and tuck for 2024
The BMW 2 Series is updated for 2024 with minor cosmetic updates, tech tweaks and a new colour palette. Costs from 36,865. BMW has been busy recently rolling out updated models – like the 1 Series and 3 Series – and now it’s time for a 2024 update for the BMW 2 Series Coupe. The updates […]
BYD Seal U PHEV heading for the UK – starts from £33,205
The BYD Seal U plug-in hybrid is heading for the UK and will go on sale in September priced from £33,205. It’s received wisdom that the biggest EV maker in the world is Tesla, but not anymore; in fact it’s China’s BYD and it’s busy making hay in the UK and Europe with their keenly […]