Mitsubishi tease a new plug-in hybrid compact SUV heading for a debut at the Tokyo Motor Show, with 4WD and a downsized PHEV powertrain. There’s no denying Mitsubishi has done well with PHEVs, managing to deliver the UK’s most popular plug-in hybrid with the Outlander PHEV which accounts for 25 per cent of all PHEV […]
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Mazda EV and Rotary Range Extender -possibly Hydrogen powered – heading for Tokyo Motor Show
Mazda will reveal their first electric car at the Tokyo Motor Show, as well as a range extender version using a small rotary engine, possibly hydrogen powered. Mazda has always trod its own path, and electric cars have not been something they have embraced in the way other Japanese car makers have, although that’s changing […]
Next Porsche Boxster and Cayman will be ELECTRIC Porsches
Porsche is planning to make the next generation Boxster and Cayman electric models, running alongside the existing ICE models. Just like the Macan. All the Porsche news in recent weeks has centered around the debut of the electric Porsche Taycan as they reveal the future direction for Porsche with a first electric car which is […]
Skoda Kamiq SUV UK prices and specs announced
The Skoda Kamiq, Skoda’s new baby SUV, costs from £17,700 in the UK, with a choice of four engine options and four trim levels. Arrives in the UK November 2019. The Skoda Kamiq, Skoda’s new baby SUV, was revealed earlier this year ahead of its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show, and it’s now […]
Honda E Urban EV will sell 10,000 a year in Europe – unless Honda need to sell more
The Honda E – Honda’s new Urban EV – will sell around 10,000 units an year in Europe – twice original expectations – unless Honda need to sell more. Now the Honda E has had its official debut, and we know how much it costs, it’s no surprise to learn that the appealing EV is […]
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – the UK’s favourite plug-in hybrid – gets a range overhaul
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, the UK’s best-selling plug-in hybrid, gets a range overhaul with six new trim levels and extra equipment. You have to be impressed with what Mitsubishi has achieved with the Outlander PHEV, making it the best-selling PHEV in the UK, and keeping it there, is no mean feat from a car company […]
Renault Koleos SUV gets a facelift and arrives in the UK from £28,195
The Renault Koleos, Renault’s big brother to the Captur and Kadjar, gets a facelift and goes on sale in the UK with prices starting at £28,195. It’s a bit over two years since the Renault Koleos arrived in the UK as a bigger Renault SUV, joining the Captur and Kadjar, so Renault reckons it’s time […]
Another new Land Rover Defender revealed – a 1948 Land Rover Reborn
Land Rover has sympathetically restored a ‘missing’ Land Rover which was a demonstration car at the 1948 Amsterdam Motor Show and lost since the 1960s. Whether you think the newly revealed new Land Rover Defender is a perfect embodiment of a Defender for the 21st century, or just another ‘posh’ Land Rover, much of what […]
MINI Electric ‘Proves’ it’s not just an Urban EV
MINI decided the best way to prove the new MINI Electric wasn’t just an urban EV was to drive it from Munich to Frankfurt with a single recharge on the way. The MINI Electric was revealed in July – although it’s the MINI Cooper SE outside the UK – as MINI finally returned to electric […]
New Abarth 595 Pista adds another option for Abarth’s only UK offering
Abarth extends it Fiat 500-based offerings with the arrival in the UK of the Abarth 595 Pista offering some extra power and additional titivations. We noted yesterday, when we revealed the new Fiat 500X Sport, that it’s now got to the point where if you want a Fiat you only have a choice of the […]