Volkswagen’s new Golf Performance models – the Golf R and Golf GTI Clubsport – go on sale in the UK with prices from £37,215 and £39,270 respectively. Having got the ‘regular’ versions of the new Volkswagen Golf out and on sale, VW recently turned its focus on new performance models, with the new Golf R […]
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New Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid on sale in January – but it’s not cheap
The new Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid, Toyota’s range-toping RAV4, goes on sale in the UK in January with prices starting at £47,395. With car makers striving to lower their average emissions as much as they can to avoid punitive fines, even Toyota is having to play the plug-in hybrid game, despite a long history of […]
Hyundai Group’s new E-GMP Platform to underpin EVs from Hyundai, Kia and Genesis
Hyundai Group reveals a new modular electric vehicle platform – E-GMP – which will underpin ne EVs and deliver 800v charging. It’s more than a year since we reported that Hyundai will deliver 800v charging for its electric cars from 2021 as it joined the Ionity project busy rolling out EV charging stations which can […]
Jaguar F-Pace SVR updated and refined for 2021
The Jaguar F-Pace SVR, the performance take on Jaguar’s F-Pace, gets updated and refined for 2021 in line with the rest of the F-Pace range. Jaguar Land Rover has been quite busy of late updating their models with more electrification options and dumping the clunky infotainment in favour of the new Pivi Pro system. Recently […]
MINI John Cooper Works ELECTRIC confirmed – looks like it’ll be the MINI JCW GPE
MINI confirms that an electric John Cooper Works MINI is on the way, and it look set to be an electric version of the limited run MINI GP. MINI, just like virtually every other car maker, is striving to electrify itself to limit regulator fines for average emissions and, because the UK is supposedly heading […]
Lexus UX 250h Premium Sport Edition ARRIVES with cosmetic tweaks and extra equipment
The Lexus UX 250h Premium Sport Edition arrives as a new UX Hybrid SUV with cosmetic tweaks and extra equipment. Costs from £33,195. The Lexus UX is the newest, and smallest, of the Lexus SUV offerings, carving out something of a niche of its own as a small and compact premium hybrid SUV. You already […]
CUPRA Formentor V1 arrives to cut the Formentor’s entry price to £27,395
The Cupra Formentor – the ‘Not a SEAT’ Cupra – arrives in cheaper ‘V1’ trim with a 1.5 litre petrol engine and prices starting at £27,395. It was pre-Covid lockdown when the CUPRA Formentor was revealed as the production take on the Cupra Formentor Concept, and staking its claim as the first Cupra from the […]
Hyundai Kona Electric is a five-star rated Green NCAP EV
The Hyundai Kona Electric, Hyundai’s very good compact electric SUV, unsurprisingly garners a five star award from Green NCAP. We all know what NCAP is, but what’s ‘Green NCAP’ you might ask? Well, it’s all about building a database of the impact on the environment of every car on sale. But that’s going to take […]
Honda CR-V UPDATED for 2021 – but you might struggle to find the changes
The Honda CR-V is updated for 2021, with small cosmetic changes, some updated technology but no powertrain changes. It’s just two years since the Honda CR-V Hybrid arrived in the UK, and Honda think it’s time for an update. But if you’ve just bought a CR-V don’t worry – the changes for 2021 are really […]
New Toyota Mirai hydrogen-powered car grows up and gets cheaper
The new hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai is revealed as a more grown-up car with more power, more range and Lexus underpinnings. The naysayers say Hydrogen as a fuel for cars is a non-starter as it’s energy inefficient with little or no refuelling infrastructure and very expensive to produce. But when two of the world’s biggest car […]