The MINI Cooper 5-Door arrives as a stretched version of the MINI Cooper, with a choice of two petrol engines and prices from £24,050. The new MINI Electric arrived last Autumn as MINI delivered an all-new electric MINI with a new EV platform as it moves down the EV road. But it’s not the electric […]
Hyundai Inster TEASED as a new entry-level electric Hyundai SUV
Hyundai teases the Inster electric SUV to sit at the bottom of its range, promising a range of 220 miles and expected to cost from around £20k. In the battle to win the hearts and minds of private buyers, car makers are starting to go down the road of delivering EVs at the bottom of […]
New Skoda Kodiaq iV PHEV goes on sale in the UK with 75-mile EV range
The new Skoda Kodiaq iV plug-in hybrid goes on sale in the UK boasting an EV range of 75 miles and costing from £41,935. Back in October, Skoda revealed the 2024 Kodiaq with the usual raft of facelift tweaks like new lights and bumpers, as well as squared-off wheelarches and a revised chassis setup with […]
Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar FREE security updates pass 160,000
JLR’s mission to update security on older models of Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar cars passes 160,000 installs. Last November, JLR announced it was planning to update the security of its older models – free of charge – covering Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar. The announcement came in the midst of a proper […]
The Volvo EX90 – Volvo’s new electric flagship – FINALLY goes in to production
The Volvo EX90, Volvo’s new electric flagship, finally goes into production in the US, after being revealed back in 2022. The new electric Volvo EX90 – Volvo’s electric replacement the much-loved XC90 – was revealed back in 2022, although Volvo said at the time it would be a year before it was in showrooms. But […]
2024 Hyundai Bayon goes on sale – and it’s CHEAPER than a Peugeot 2008 or Nissan Juke
The refreshed 2024 Hyundai Bayon goes on sale in the UK with a single engine option and three trim levels. Costs from £22,480. Despite Hyundai’s eagerness to embrace all things EV, it’s not daft enough to neglect the cars that pay the bills, so despite the Hyundai Bayon – Hyundai’s smallest SUV – not having […]
New car sales in May hold steady – but private sales DOWN by 13%
New car registrations in the UK in May 2024 showed a small increase of 1.7%, although sales to private buyers fell by 12.9%. We’ve got used to new car sales in the UK increasing as the effects of Covid and war diminish, and May 2024 was no different, although with just 1.7% increase year-on-year numbers […]
Alfa Romeo Junior EV – née Alfa Romeo Milano – costs from £33,895
The electric Alfa Romeo Junior costs from £33,895 in the UK, rising to £42,295 for the range-topping Veloce model. Alfa Romeo has made some pretty decent little cars over the years, from the Alfasud (don’t mention rust) to the Mito and Giulietta, and now it’s trying to turn that small car success of the past […]
This is the new Volkswagen ID.7 GTX – sound familiar?
The Volkswagen ID.7 GTX is revealed as a Saloon/Fastback/Hatchback version of the ID.7 GTX Tourer revealed earlier this year. How long VW’s ‘GTX’ badging for their more ‘sporty’ electric ID models will survive is uncertain, but for now VW’s trying to inject some fizz in to its EV range by delivering the ID.3 GTX and […]
BMW 1 Series gets a makeover for 2024 – and DROPS diesel and ‘i’
BMW reveals the 2024 updates for the BMW i Series, including cosmetic tweaks, new interior and no diesel or ‘i’ in the name. BMW is calling this 2024 BMW 1 Series a fourth-generation model, although under the skin nothing much has changed. But elsewhere a reasonable amount is going on to differentiate the 2024 model […]