Bentley has updated the Bentayga SUV for 2020, with a cosmetic overhaul and a raft of new technology and trim updates. It’s hard to believe that it’s almost five years since the Bentley Bentayga SUV arrived as Bentley sought its own bit of ‘Cayenne Magic’ to boost profits. And it’s worked. Well, to a degree. […]
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New Hyundai Santa Fe engine options – Hybrid, PHEV and Diesel – are announced
Engine options for the 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV – revealed earlier this month – are announced, with details of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and diesel options. The 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe – currently Hyundai’s biggest SUV offering in the UK – was revealed earlier this month, and it’s a more imposing take on the last […]
Geneva Motor Show now CANCELLED for 2021 too – the end of traditional motor shows?
The Geneva Motor Show is cancelled for 2021 too, as organisers reveal exhibitors are reluctant to participate. And the show goes up for sale too. The death of the traditional Motor Show has long been predicted as petrolheads now get so much information online there’s little to encourage them to attend, and the rise of […]
Land Rover Defender Hard Top REVEALED as the new Defender goes ‘Commercial’
The Land Rover Defender Hard Top arrives as a commercial Defender, and with the resurrected ‘Hard Top’ moniker, in 90 and 110 guises. Is the new Land Rover Defender a worthy successor to the original iconic model? Well, that depends on who you ask, but there’s little doubt the new Defender is as capable as […]
Six-month MoT Covid-19 extension now ENDS on 1 August
The suspension of MoT testing, and an automatic six-month extension for MoTs due to Covid-19, will end early on 1 August 2020. Back in March, as we all went in to lockdown, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that MoT testing for cars, motorcycles and light vans was to be suspended from 30 March, which meant […]
2020 Audi Q5 REFRESH includes design tweaks and mild hybrid tech
The Audi Q5 SUV comes in for a bit of a facelift for 2020, with design tweaks, improved infotainment and new mild hybrid technology. There’s no shortage of ‘Premium’ competition in the bit of the market the Audi Q5 competes in, from the BMW X3 to the Mercedes GLC by way of the Volvo XC60 […]
Electric Car CHARGING rolling out at McDonald’s in the UK – and it’s 125kW Rapid Charging
McDonald’s partners with InstaVolt to roll out rapid charging for electric cars at its UK restaurants, offering proper 125kW Rapid charging. The rise and rise of electric cars seems pretty much unstoppable for now, but as the take-up of electric cars starts to shift from ambitious early adopters to the mainstream, there are still a […]
Hyundai Vision T Concept BACK with more detail – new Hyundai Tucson close?
Hyundai deliver a new walk-around video of the Vision T Concept – a plug-in hybrid SUV – perhaps flagging the arrival of the new Hyundai Tucson. Back at the 2019 Los Angeles Motor Show (remember when we had actual motor shows?) the Hyundai Vision T arrived as a concept for a plug-in hybrid SUV. It […]
New electric Polestar 2 starts to arrive in Europe – UK not far behind
The new electric Polestar 2 – the first proper electric car from Volvo’s hived-off brand – starts to arrive in Europe, with the UK to follow soon. It’s three months since production of the Polestar 2 – Polestar’s first proper electric car – began in China as it started to wake up from the lockdowns […]
Electric Kia e-Niro range grows and now starts at UNDER £30k
Kia extends the electric e-Niro range with new trim options and an entry-level e-Niro 2 with less power and smaller battery for under £30,000. The electric Kia e-Niro (and its sister Hyundai Kona Electric) is perhaps the pick of electric family cars at the moment, with decent looks, good spec and a range which means […]