The new Skoda Octavia vRS arrives – Hatch and Estate – sporting 262bhp of VW Golf GTI power, and prices starting from £38,670. Back in February, Skoda revealed the new Octavia sporting the usual facelift fodder of a new grille and new lights as well as new tech including a 13″ infotainment and Virtual Cockpit. […]
New Audi A5 (and S5) UK specs and prices announced.
The recently revealed Audi A5 and S5 – Saloon and Avant – go on sale in the UK with prices from £41,950 to £70,600. The new Audi A5 was revealed last month as Audi dumped the old A5 and turned the old A4 into the new A5 with a big makeover. Looking like a bigger, […]
New Volkswagen Tiguan gets Golf GTI power, and there’s a new VW T-Roc R Black Edition too
The new Volkswagen Tiguan gets a new range-topping model with Golf GTI power, and there’s a new range-topping VW T-Roc R Black Edition too. The new Volkswagen Tiguan arrived on sale in the UK in January complete with a new look, updated interior, new engines and a tweaked chassis, enough to keep the Tiguan rolling […]
Now even the Jaguar F-Pace is being BINNED – so no new Jags on sale until 2026
Production of the Jaguar F-Pace – Jaguar’s only remaining model – will end early next year and it’ll be 2026 until you can buy a new Jaguar. We’ve known for a while that Jaguar plans to go all-electric and attempt to turn itself in to a Bentley competitor with a range of electric cars all […]
Lexus NX 350h Hybrid and 450h+ PHEV mildly tweaked for 2024
The Lexus NX 350h hybrid and the 450h+ PHEV get the mildest of equipment tweaks for 2024 as well as a slightly tweaked model range. It took Lexus a long time from when they arrived in the UK to offer anything other than saloon cars in three sizes, and it wasn’t until 1998 that their […]
New Smart #5 electric SUV will debut this month – and it’s as big as a Volvo XC60
Smart’s next electric car – the Smart #5 – will make its official debut on 28 August, and it’s as big as a Volvo XC60. When Mercedes was busy trying to make Smart cars a profitable experiment, we got used to seeing dinky little Smart cars slotting in to the tiniest of parking spaces and […]
Used Electric Cars now CHEAPER than equivalent ICE cars
HPI reports that the average retail prices of used EVs are now cheaper than ICE cars, by 8.5% after three years and 14% after four. We’ve banged on for years about not buying a new EV (unless you’re a business) because they’re far too expensive, technology is still developing apace and you’re likely to lose […]
Range Rover Sport SV Edition Two arrives – costs from £171,800
The Range Rover Sport SV Edition Two arrives as the 2024 offering for the Sport SV, with new curated designs and prices from £171,800. Last year saw the arrival of the Range Rover Sport Edition One to top the Range Rover Sport range and, apparently, only available by invitation. At £169k, the SV Edition One […]
Volkswagen Golf R, Golf R Estate and Golf GTI Clubsport now on sale – Specs and prices announced.
Volkswagen’s performance take on the new Golf 8.5 – the Golf R and Golf GTI Cubsport – go on sale in the UK with prices from £41,665. It was back in January when Volkswagen rolled out the ‘fixed’ Golf 8.5 in an effort to address concerns about poor quality, dodgy software and ill-thought switchgear. The […]
New car registrations UP by 2.5% in July – but private sales DROP 11.1%
New car registrations in July 2024 rose by 2.5% making two years of growth. But private sales drop by 11.1%. Over the last two years, sales of new cars have continued to rise as supply chains return to some sense of normality, and July 2024 was no different. July saw new car registrations rise for […]