Top Gear returns to BBC tonight for a new series – Series 27 – with Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness joining Chris Harris for ‘New New’ Top Gear. Has Top Gear been the same since the departure of Messrs Clarkson, Hammond and May? No, of course it hasn’t, but let’s not kid ourselves; later series […]
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BMW Vision M NEXT teased – a new ELECTRIC BMW i8?
BMW has delivered a set of artwork photos teasing the arrival of the BMW Vision M NEXT next week. Is this a new electric BMW i8 to come? We’re still not entirely sure BMW has worked out their electric car strategy fully, but they do now seem to be heading in a more cohesive direction […]
Mazda MX-5 now with up to 221bhp thanks to BBR’s ‘Super’ Packages
The Mazda MX-5 gets performance and power upgrades from BBR with their new Super 200 and Super 220 packs delivering up to 221bhp. It’s been said a thousand times before, but the Mazda MX-5 is the closest thing you can get to a modern take on a classic British Sports Car, with low weight, sensible […]
New Land Rover Defender will be sold in CHINA
Land Rover will extend the reach, and raise the sales potential, of the new Land Rover Defender by selling it in China as well as the US and Europe. As we rumble on to the reveal of the new Land Rover Defender, it’s becoming clear that Land Rover are planning to make the new Defender […]
New Alpine A110S – more power and less weight for the Alpine 110
Renault’s Alpine adds a new range-topper to the A110 range with the arrival of the Alpine A110S with more power, less weight and chassis tweaks. It’s a couple of years since the revived Alpine A110 arrived, eventually, as Renault’s modern take on the classic Alpine A110. And it’s done pretty well. Praise and plaudits for […]
Lexus LC Convertible DEBUTING at Goodwood Festival of Speed in production guise
The Lexus LC Convertible – revealed as a concept in January – is heading for a debut in production guise at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. It took Lexus years to turn the Lexus LC Concept – only ever designed as a ‘look at what we can do’ concept – in to a production […]
New Honda E Urban EV Platform and Battery details – gets 125-mile range
The Honda e – the car we knew as the Honda Urban EV – will get a 125-mile range from a 35.5 kWh battery and chassis perfect for urban environments. The cute, funky Honda e (which sounded better as the Honda Urban EV), with its retro- boxy shape and compact dimensions is aiming to be […]
Electric Jaguar i-Pace and Audi e-tron RECALLED
The electric Jaguar i-Pace and Audi e-tron SUVs are both being recalled as Jaguar and Audi find a few teething problems with their new electric SUVs. No one said it was going to be easy building electric cars, and despite both Jaguar and Audi delivering very impressive electric SUVs as their first full-blown EVs, there […]
First Aston Martin DBX SUV built at St Athan
The first cars have been built at Aston Martin’s new St Athan Plant in Wales, and they’re pre-production versions of the new Aston Martin DBX SUV ahead of its debut. We’ve seen the new Aston Martin DBX, in prototype guise, strutting its stuff in the snow in Sweden, we’ve learnt it actually will be the […]
New BMW 3 Series Touring arrives with an M Sport Plus Edition for the UK
The new BMW 3 Series Touring (Estate) arrives, delivering stylish estate take on the latest 3 Series. On sale this month and with a UK special edition. BMW may be more about SUVs than estates these days, but the 3 Series Touring is one estate car they’d be mad to dump in favour of more […]