The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N NPX1 Concept is revealed as a showcase for a range of ‘N’ Performance parts arriving for the Ioniq 5 N. Hyundai’s ‘N’ Performance brand has only been around for five minutes, but it’s been hugely successful. So successful, Hyunida decided they wouldn’t limit the ‘N’ goodness to ICE cars but […]
Porsche Macan Electric latest OFFICIAL updates ahead of imminent debut [Video]
The long-awaited electric Porsche Macan is expected to be revealed this month, with Porsche revealing more details ahead of its arrival. The electric Porsche Macan – an all-new Macan underpinned by the electric PPE Platform – has been on its way for a long time, an arrival delayed because of VW’s software issues. But the […]
2024 Volkswagen Tiguan prices and specs announced as it goes on sale in the UK
The new Volkswagen Tiguan, revealed last year, goes on sale in the UK with four trim levels and DSG ‘box only. Back in September, Volkswagen revealed its new Tiguan SUV, an important update for a car that’s VW’s best-selling model globally. Yes, it even outsells the Golf. Sitting on a new MQB Evo Platform, the […]
2024 Mazda2 Hybrid – the Mazda that’s really a Toyota – price and spec announced
The 2024 Mazda2 Hybrid was revealed last year and will go on sale in the UK in March with a choice of four trim levels. Two years ago, Mazda revealed the Mazda2 Hybrid which, you would reasonably expect, would be an ICE Mazda2 with a hybrid powertrain. But it wasn’t. Instead, Mazda announced that the […]
Electric Skoda Enyaq Laurin and Klement price and spec confirmed as it goes on sale in the UK
The new range-topping model for Skoda’s electric Enyaq range – the Skoda Enyaq Laurin and Klement – goes on sale in the UK. If someone had suggested, just a few years ago, that the entry-level price for a fairly modestly-sized Skoda SUV was £40k, and by the time you added a few bits and a […]
Kia previews a new range of versatile electric ‘PBV’ vans to turn van users on to EVs
Kia is heading down the electric van road with a vengeance, revealing versatile concept electric vans – PV1, PV5 and PV7 – at CES. Van makers, just like car makers, are being forced down the EV road, and despite tax breaks demand for electric vans is dismal. In fact, in the whole of 2023, just […]
New Volkswagen Golf interior OFFICIALLY revealed
Ahead of a debut expected later this month, Volkswagen has revealed the interior of the facelifted VW Golf at the CES. VW may be trying to push us all in to EVs – with limited success – but it still knows its bread and butter is ICE vehicles and SUVs, perhaps none more important than […]
BT is plotting on-street electric car charging points using redundant cabinets.
BT has started a trial to use the green cabinets which become redundant as fibre takes over to provide on-street charging. Convincing drivers to go electric is proving to be a mammoth task despite the government doing all it can to make us all move in to EVs, with upfront cost, unreliable range and charging […]
New Car Sales in 2023 the highest since Covid – but EV sales stay flat
New car registrations in the UK rose 17.9 per cent to 1,903,000 in 2023 – the highest since 2019 – entirely due to fleet sales. As the world gets back to some sort of normality post-Covid, and supply chain issues become manageable, car sales in the UK have risen throughout 2023 to 1,903,000 – up […]
New facelifted Volkswagen T-Cross goes on sale – costs from £23,965
The new facelifted Volkswagen T-Cross goes on sale in the UK with prices starting at £23,965 and rising to £31,660 for the range-topping T-Cross R-Line. It’s easy to lose track of the various VW SUVs, with every niche and size of SUV possible on offer, but it’s also hard to deny VW is doing something […]