The new Nissan Qashqai starting price is £23,535 for the Qashqai Visia with 2WD, rising to £37,835 for the 4WD Tekna+ model. It’s a couple of months since the new Nissan Qashqai was revealed, and it’s a more grown-up, bigger and bolder take on the car that’s been a big success for Nissan in the […]
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2021 Hyundai i30 N costs from £35,695 with new DCT ‘box
The recently updated Hyundai i30 N costs from £33,745, but if you want the new DCT ‘box it’ll cost from £35,695. It’s four years this year since Hyundai revealed the i30 N and, quite surprisingly, it arrived with proper hot hatch credibility and was something of a bargain price. The starting point when the i30 […]
UK car production UP in March by 46.6%
UK car production in March 2021 rose by 46.6 per cent as we get the first production figures relating to a lockdown period. Last month’s UK car production figures were the last lot to be compared to the ‘Pre-Covid’ period, and they fell. But now we’re in to comparing figures with a period affected by […]
VW ID.4 GTX ARRIVES to add 4WD and a bit of extra performance to the electric ID.4
Volkswagen starts a range of performance EVs with the arrival of the VW ID.4 GTX, a sporty 4WD take on the ID.4 with 4WD. We all know that EVs can deliver bonkers performance, and we’ve got used to EVs from Tesla delivering performance figures that shame supercars. So the arrival of a new ‘GTX’ performance […]
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport 45 costs from £39,980.
The Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport 45 arrives as VW celebrates 45 years since the Golf GTI arrived in 1976. Costs from £39,980. It’s 45 years since the original Golf GTI arrived and, in the process, effectively created the Hot Hatch, and it’s enough to hang a new special edition Golf on – say hello to […]
Rare Mercedes-AMG SLS ELECTRIC Drive up for sale at £913,000
A very rare Mercedes-AMG SLS Electric Drive – just one of nine built – is up for sale at £913,000 with RM Sotheby’s. It seems like a very long time ago when the Mercedes SLS arrived as Mercedes’ supercar du jour – effectively a replacement for the Mercedes McLaren SLR – and it went on […]
Aston Martin V12 Speedster now with historic DBR1 livery option
The Aston Martin V12 Speedster – Aston’s limited run V12 Speedster special – can now be optioned with a DBR1 livery makeover. Just over a yer ago, Aston Martin revelead the V12 Speedster as a roofless, windscreen-less Speedster Special – a sort of Aston Martin version of the Bentley Bacalar – with 88 units planned […]
Lotus EMIRA is the name for the Lotus Type 31 – debuts on 6 July
Lotus reveals their new sports car is the Emira, launching in July, with ICE engines and a new platform. And the last ICE Lotus to be made. Back in January, Lotus officially confirmed a new Type 31 Lotus will replace the Elise, Exige and Evora as Geely money allows Hethel to drive forward in to […]
Hyundai Kona N is now OFFICIALLY revealed – and it’s Auto ‘Box only
The Hyundai Kona N – Hyundai’s third N Performance model for the UK – is officially revealed with 276bhp, FWD and only an auto ‘box. This, the first official photo of the new Hyundai Kona N as Hyundai take all the wraps off their new ‘N’ model, seems rather stale news; after all, Hyundai pretty […]
The first ‘BMW’ MINI rolled off the production line 20 years ago today
It’s 20 years to the day that the first MINI from BMW rolled off the production line in Oxford, the first of more than 5 million built since. It was twenty years ago today (no, we’re not going in to Sgt. Pepper’s) that the very first ‘capital letters’ MINI rolled off the production line in […]