The first electric Rolls-Royce is the Rolls-Royce Spectre, revealed, but camouflaged, and heading for production in 2023. It’s more than a decade since we saw the first electric Rolls-Royce – the Rolls-Royce 102EX Concept – and, for that time, it came with impressive specs. Promising around 380bhp, a top speed of 100mph, 0-60mph in 8.0 […]
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Bradley Walsh’s Vantare GT is a DB9-based HOMAGE to 1960s Aston Martin DBs
Chase presenter Bradley Walsh has created his own Aston Martin, using a DB9 as the basis for the creation of the Vantare GT, a 1960s DB homage. Bradley Walsh has become the go-to choice for any TV project in recent years, from the Chase to Doctor Who, and now as the new Pop Larkin. But […]
Jaguar Land Rover SETTLES Terrain Response dispute with Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche and VW SUVs
Jaguar Land Rover has settled a dispute with Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche and VW over use of its Terrain Response system. Back in November last year, we revealed that Jaguar Land Rover was taking on the might of VW by claiming SUVs from Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche and VW had infringed its patents for Terrain Response system, […]
New Ineos Grenadier RESERVATIONS open tomorrow – priced close to Land Rover Defender
Reservations for the new Ineos Grenadier open tomorrow (30 September 2021) with deliveries starting in July 2022. Priced close to the Land Rover Defender. It’s been a long road to deliver the Ineos Defender to market, including an attempt by Land Rover to kybosh the project, but Jim Radcliffe’s vision of what the new Land […]
Production of the Cupra Born – Cupra’s take on the electric VW ID.3 – begins
Production of the Cupra Born, Cupra’s first electric car and based on the VW ID.3, begins following an earlier reveal. On sale in November. The Supra Born arrived in public view earlier this year as SEAT’s Cupra revealed its take on the electric VW ID.3, and now it’s gone into production at the Zwickau plant […]
Fancy a ‘Brand New’ BMW Z1? Now’s your chance – if you have £100k to spare
A 1991 BMW Z1 with just delivery mileage and finished in Magic-Violett is up for auction with Bonhams with a guide price of £70-100k. BMW may churn out millions of cars for the mainstream market, but it’s not averse to playing left-field from time to time with cars like the BMW i3. Another of BMW’s […]
New Nissan Townstar Van comes with a hint of Nissan Ariya styling
The new Nissan Townstar Van arrives with either a petrol engine or electric powertrain – replacing the e-NV200 – and new styling. Nissan’s electric e-NV200 van has been something of a sales success, but now it’s time for a new Nissan Van, with the Nissan Townstar Van arriving as a replacement and using the Renault […]
Volvo’s Polestar going public via SPAC – three new Polestar models by 2024
Volvo’s Polestar is going public via SPAC – with a valuation of around £14.5bn – as it plans three new electric models in the next three years. It’s only four years since Polestar was hived off from Volvo to create an independent company to deliver performance electric cars, despite which it’s going public before its […]
The Alvis Car Company reveals the first Alvis Graber Super Coupé Continuation
The newly reborn Alvis Car Company reveals the first Alvis Graber Super Coupé Continuation, heading for Japan and costing £323k. You need to be of a certain age to remember Alvis cars – or a classic car specialist – but in the 1950s they produced cars to rival the very best on sale. One of […]
Electric Cars OUTSELL Diesel in Europe – but top-seller is the Dacia Sandero
Electric cars outsold diesel-engined cars for the first time in Europe in August as total volume fell 18%. Dacia Sandero was the best-seller. It’s not so long ago that diesel cars dominated the European market – the UK included – but then came Dieselgate, since when diesel car sales have collapsed. Now, six years on […]