A combination of ‘Chip’ shortages, Covid-related ‘Pingdemic’ staff shortages and shutdowns saw UK car production fall to 53,438 in July 2021. Post the worst (for now) economic lockdown of the UK to tackle the Covid pandemic, you might expect UK car production in 2021 to be stronger than 2020 when lockdowns of various hues were […]
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New Kia Sportage for the UK and Europe TEASED as a smaller, sportier Sportage
Kia teases a new Sportage model designed specifically for the UK and Europe, smaller in size and sportier in looks. Debuts next week. You may be a little confused by Kia teasing a new Sportage with a design sketch (above) in light of the reveal in June of the new Kia Sportage. But it seems, […]
Electric Porsche Taycan – and Taycan Cross Turimso- gets improved range and extra tech
The electric Porsche Taycan, and its ‘Estate’ sibling the Taycan Cross Turismo, get updated with more tech, more range and more colour options. It’s starting to look like the age of the ‘Facelift’ for cars is coming to an end, driven in part by the arrival of SOTA (over the air software updates). So although […]
Jaguar XE, Jaguar XF (and XF Sportbrake) join the Jaguar R-Dynamic Black Pack
The Jaguar XE, Jaguar XF, and XF Sportbrake, R-Dynamic Black models arrive to add new choices for XE and XF buyers. Prices from £33,470. It’s probably fair to say that we can expect nothing properly new from Jaguar in the years up to 2025 when it is set to re-launch as a maker of Premium […]
New Ford Focus ST Edition gets Adjustable chassis for the ULTIMATE Focus ST ‘Drive’
The New Ford Focus ST Edition arrives with ford promising its adjustable suspension delivers the ultimate Focus ST’drive’. Costs from £35,785. We may no longer have the Ford Focus RS in the current generation Focus range, but we do have the Focus ST. And the absence of a Focus RS has seen tuners like Mountune […]
New Range Rover Sport SVR Ultimate Edition – a farewell to the current Range Rover Sport?
The Range Rover Sport SVR Ultimate Edition arrives, built by Land Rover’s SVO as a likely swansong for the current RRS. Costs from £123,900. It’s no secret that there’s a new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport on the way, and although we’d expected them to arrive by now the world’s not been a normal […]
Hyundai’s Genesis announces prices for the Genesis G70 and Genesis GV70 SUV in the UK
Hyundai’s posh brand, Genesis, reveals prices for the Genesis G70 Saloon and GV70 SUV for the UK. On sale 1 September 2021. Hyundai has finally made a concerted effort to properly launch their ‘Premium’ Genesis Brand in the UK – hoping to make it Hyundai’s equivalent of Toyota’s Lexus Brand – with the launch in […]
Electric Skoda Enyaq iV 80x SportLine costs from £46,610 for 4WD and 261bhp
The Electric Skoda Enyaq iV 80x SportLine, Skoda’s ‘sporty’ 4WD, 261bhp take on the VW ID.4, costs from £46,610. It was back in June when the Skoda Enyaq iV 80x SportLine was revealed as a sporty take on the electric Enyq iV, and now it goes on sale in the UK with prices starting at […]
Ford’s MISSION to prove the electric Mustang Mach-E is a car for everyone rolls on
Ford’s mission to show the electric Mustang Mach-E is a car for everyone continues as 101-year-old Harold Baggot gets behind the wheel of a Mach-E. No one can accuse Ford’s PR of failing to promote the electric Mustang Mach-E effectively, and their direction of demonstrating just how suitable the Mach-E is for everyone is a […]
Price of used Mazda MX-5, Jaguar XK and Audi RS6 UP by over a third as prices BOOM
A shortage of ‘Chips’ is curtailing new car production, and as a result used car prices are booming, up 15.2 per cent year on year. Car dealers may be open, and demand for new cars is high, but a global shortage of ‘Chips’ – and Covid-related production issues – is stymieing production and, as a […]