There’s an M5 Touring version of the latest BMW 5 Series on the way, and BMW M teases its reveal in 2024 with a gift-wrapped M5 Touring tease video. Having finally built a BMW M3 Touring, it’s a given that BMW will deliver a Touring version of the M5 in its latest iteration. That was […]
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UK car production UP by 14.8% in November
UK car production rose by 14.8 per cent in November 2023 – the best November performance since 2020 – according to the SMMT. With supply chain shortages easing in 2023, we’ve seen increases in car production for most of the year (although not all) and November’s production figures are no different. Car production in November […]
Electric Volvo ES90 on the way to challenge the BMW i5 and Mercedes EQE
The next electric car from Volvo looks to be the electric ES90 – a replacement for the ICE S90 – according to media reports. Volvo has big ambitions to go all-electric with its cars, although the only Volvo EVs until recently have been the ICE-based XC40 and C40. But Volvo has already started culling its […]
EU/UK rules of origin for electric cars POSTPONED for three years
New rules of origin for electric cars due to come in to effect on 1 January 2024 have been postponed until the end of 2026. Flogging electric cars is no easy task for car makers – especially to private buyers – with high prices down to battery costs, probably 30 per cent plus of the […]
New Range Rover and Range Rover Sport prove VERY difficult to steal as JLR relaunches its own car insurance
JLR’s efforts to curb thefts of Range Rover and Defender models look to be paying off, as a new car insurance offering is launched. Land Rover and Range Rover models have been in the news a lot recently, and much of the news has been about big drops in value, high theft rates and excessive […]
McLaren GT gets a titivate – and becomes the McLaren GTS
The McLaren GT – McLaren’s ‘Grand Tourer’ – gets a bit of a titivate and a bit more power for 2024 and becomes the new McLaren GTS. When the McLaren GT arrived in 2019, McLaren declared it to be the ultimate ‘Grand Tourer, despite only a pair of seats and not much room for luggage, […]
Electric Nissan Ariya COMPLETES its Pole to Pole challenge
An electric Nissan Ariya started on a quest to drive from Pole to Pole in March, and it’s now completed its journey – the first car ever to succeed. Despite EVs now coming with the sort of range that makes them suitable as an ICE replacement, most drivers still have a degree of range anxiety […]
Porsche Macan ICE to be DROPPED in EU in 2024 – but will still be available in the UK
The petrol-powered Porsche Macan is to be dropped in the EU in 2024 as it falls foul of new Cybersecurity regs, but will stay in the UK. The current Porsche Macan is a proper success for Porsche as the driver’s choice in its sector with big sales as Porsche’s junior SUV. But there’s a new […]
Electric Kia EV6 and Kia Niro get special ‘Horizon’ Editions at an ‘Affordable’ price
The electric Kia EV6 and Niro EV get new ‘Horizon’ special edition models adding extra equipment at an ‘affordable’ price. We’re used to ‘Special Edition’ models being rolled out by car makers in a quest to boost sales by offering more kit or special paint jobs or whatever they can hang a hook on to […]
The new Mercedes-AMG GT 63 4MATIC+ Coupe priced from £164,765
The new Mercedes-AMG GT 63 4MATIC+ Coupe – the only AMG GT model available in the UK – goes on sale from £164,765. Mercedes has been trying for almost a decade to challenge the Porsche 911 with its AMG GT Coupe, but with little impact on Porsche sales despite claiming, when the GT Coupe arrived, […]