Volkswagen has revealed the ID.X Performance Concept at the ID. Treffen Meet, based on the new ID.7 and pointing towards a future performance model. Volkswagen’s mission to re-invent itself as a maker of fluffy green EVs has not exactly been an overwhelming success, with bland designs, quality issues, glitchy software and nothing you’d reasonably call […]
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New electric MINI Cooper and MINI Aceman WILL be built in Oxford
The new electric MINI Cooper – and the forthcoming electric MINI Aceman – will be built in Oxford as BMW announces a £600 million investment. The new electric MINI Cooper has finally been revealed as MINI uncovers the next generation MINI EV with a simplified, clean design – but still ‘MINI’ – which, we were […]
First look at the new ELECTRIC Peugeot e-3008
We get a first look at the new Peugeot e-3008 as Peugeot reveals the first exterior images ahead of a debut next week. The arrival of the new Peugeot 3008 is due on 12 September, hard of which Peugeot has been slowly unveiling what’s on offer, first with a look at its new interior and […]
Lotus Emeya electric ‘Hyper-GT’ REVEALED as a challenger to the Porsche Taycan
Lotus has revealed their latest EV – the Lotus Emeya – in New York, a four-door ‘Hyper-GT’ boasting 892bhp and 0-62mph in under 2.8 seconds. It’s 18 months since Lotus revealed the electric Eletre SUV, which they dubbed a ‘Hyper SUV’. And now it’s time for the second act of Lotus’s EV journey with a […]
Volkswagen Golf Black Edition adds to VW’s UK Golf range
The Volkswagen Golf Black Edition arrives as a new model in VW’s Golf range, sitting between the R-Line and GTE models. Costs from £31,985. You might be forgiven for thinking that all VW cares about is promoting its range of EVs, but EVs don’t pay the bills – ICE cars do. So Volkswagen has decided […]
Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally OFFICIALLY revealed with 480bhp for unpaved frolics
The electric Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally is officially revealed as an electric dirt-road basher with 480bhp and 650lb/ft of torque. Ford gave us a first look at the Mustang Mach-E Rally at Goodwood in the summer, and now it’s officially revealed ahead of going on sale in 2024. Designed to be a conqueror of unpaved […]
New Skoda Superb will be an Estate and a Hatch – unlike the VW Passat
The new Skoda Superb will be available as both an Estate and a Hatch, unlike its VW Group sibling the new Volkswagen Passat. We’ve already had two months of teases for the new Skoda Superb, with a camouflaged Superb Estate arriving as Skoda announced the new Superb is growing in size, and a look at […]
New Car Registrations UP in August – thanks to fleet registrations
New car registrations were up again in August 2023, with a big jump in fleet registrations and BEV and PHEV vehicles. Things are sort of getting back to some sense of normality post-Covid and supply chain issues, and August 2023, traditionally a low-volume month pre-plate change, saw another significant rise. The new car market grew […]
Audi Q8 and SQ8 get a bit of a half-hearted facelift
The Audi Q8 and SQ8 get a bit of a facelift as Audi tries to keep its ICE range-topper relevant. But it’s mostly mild cosmetic updates. It’s five years since Audi decided that the Q7 needed a Coupe SUV sibling to go head-to-head with cars like the BMW X6, but decided Q7 Coupe didn’t sound […]
New entry-level electric BMW iX1 eDrive20 has 296-mile range – costs from £44,560
BMW launches the electric iX1 eDrive20 as a new entry point for the iX1 EV, with a 296-mile range and prices from £44,560. Last summer, the new BMW X1 arrived, slightly bigger than its predecessor, a bit more SUV with a bigger grille and added butch, with the latest BMW curved display and the latest […]