As Peugeot moves down the electrification route, it delivers a new hybrid powertrain option for the 3008 and 5008. Peugeot may be on a mission to go electric – like most other car makers – having already delivered the electric 208 and 2008, and plans to deliver an electric 3008 and 5008 in the works. […]
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Electric Mercedes EQE SUV UK prices and specs announced
The new Mercedes EQE SUV goes on sale in the UK with a choice of EQE SUV 350 and EQE SUV 500 and prices starting at £90,560. Mercedes rolled out its electric EQE SUV back in October, including a range-topping AMG EQE 53 model, and now the EQU SUV goes on sale in the UK. […]
New Volkswagen Touareg REVEALED ahead of May debut
A new VW Touareg will be revealed in May, ahead of which Volkswagen delivers some detail and testing photos of a camouflaged Touareg. It’s getting on for five years since the current Volkswagen Touareg went on sale in the UK, so it’s due for a bit of an overhaul. Due in May, the new Touareg […]
MINI Electric Convertible arrives – at a WHOPPING price
The MINI Electric Convertible arrives as a limited-run open-top MINI EV with fixed specifications and a £52,500 price tag. Surprisingly, it was 2019 when the first electric MINI arrived – apart from the ‘test’ MINI EVs we had back in 2009 – and it’s been quite a success despite its modest range and power. What […]
New Renault Espace TEASED – looks like a stretched Austral
A new Renault Espace is teased to be on the way, no longer an MPV but a seven-seat stretched Renault Austral SUV. There was a time when the Renault Espace was the MPV to have, but its appeal waned as buyers opted for SUVs instead of MPVs and it hasn’t been sold in the UK […]
Ford’s EV PUSH costs 1,300 jobs in the UK
Ford’s drive to be a maker of electric cars for Europe sees engineering jobs cut, with 1,300 jobs going in the UK alone. Just a week ago, Jim Farley, Ford CEO, told Blomberg that part of Ford’s lack of profitability – apart from the ongoing impact of supply-chain issues, Covid and Ukraine – was down […]
Toyota to ACCELERATE new EV push with Lexus
Incoming Toyota boss, Koji Sato, has revealed that he will accelerate the push to electrification at Toyota by focusing on new Lexus electric models. Toyota has come in for criticism for being late to the electric car party, concentrating instead on delivering hybrid models which, they have asserted, will do more for CO2 reduction than […]
Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa and VW Golf the UK’s best-selling used cars in 2022
The Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa and VW Golf were the best-selling used cars in the UK in 2022 in a market which fell by 8.5 per cent. Car makers continue to struggle to get parts for new cars post-COvid which has led to a shortage of new cars available in the last year or two. […]
Rare 1961 Bentley S2 Continental EV conversion – Smart or Sacrilege?
Luxury EV conversion specialists Lunaz Design has converted a rare 1961 Bentley S2 Continental to electric power. But is it sacrilege? Like many petrolheads, we find the conversion of classic cars to electric a proper quandary. Yes, turning them EV does potentially make them more practical as an everyday car but, especially if the classic […]
Mercedes nudges Maybach down the ELECTRIC road with the new Maybach S 580 e PHEV
Mercedes starts the route to fully electric cars at Maybach with the arrival of the new Mercedes-Maybach S 580 e PHEV. Luxury car makers spend an inordinate amount on making their cars as quiet as they can, insulating occupants from the noise of the ICE lump up front. So electric cars are something of a […]