Kia is heading down the dedicated EV route, just like Hyundai, teasing its first dedicated electric car – the Kia EV6 – ahead of a debut. The electric car news from Hyundai/Kia of late has all been about the impressive Hyundai Ioniq 5 with its new dedicated EV Platform, funky form and good tech specs. […]
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Volvo XC60 gets a bit of a FACELIFT and Android Infotainment
The Volvo XC60 SUV gets a bit of an update for 2021 with some minor cosmetic tweaks, Google Android Infotainment and tech updates. It’s four years since Volvo revealed prices and specs for the XC60 as they rolled out a new version of their very successful mid-size SUV, since when it’s gone on to be […]
Electric Skoda Enyaq iV SUV on SALE starting at £31,085
The new Skoda Enyaq iV SUV – Skoda’s take on the electric VW ID.4 – goes on sale this week priced from £31,085 (after PiCG). With Volkswagen on a mission to get the world in to electric cars, that means the rest of the VW brands are doing the same. Like Skoda, with the Enyaq […]
Porsche UPS its stake in electric hypercar specialist Rimac to 24%
Porsche continues to increase its stake in Croatian electric hypercar specialists Rimac, investing a further £60 million for a 24% share. Last September we reported rumours that Rimac would take control of Bugatti in exchange for Porsche taking a 49 per cent stake in Rimac. But, so far, that has come to nought. Now, the […]
VW Project Trinity EV with big range ARRIVES in 2026 – does that mean a Solid State Battery?
Volkswagen announces Project Trinity EV for 2026 with high range and extremely short charging times. Does that mean solid state batteries? Volkswagen are on a mission to turn in to a maker of electric cars and save the world, with the ID.3 and ID.4 already revealed and more to come. But, according to Volkswagen, the […]
Bigger Land Rover Defender 130 IS on the way to join Defender 90 and 110
The Land Rover Defender range will grow with the arrival of a Defender 130 offering up to eight seats and aimed at the US, China and the Middle East. The new Land Rover Defender, despite reservations from original Defender anoraks, appears to be doing good business for Land Rover, although there is more than a […]
Fancy a Volvo S60, V60, S90 or V90? Then be quick before Volvo CULL saloons and estates
Volvo is on a mission to go electric, and in the process will deliver even more SUVs at the expense of both saloon and estate cars. Twenty years ago Volvo was renowned for producing very safe, rather staid (with some notable exceptions) cars, and especially hugely commodious estates much loved by the chattering classes for […]
Electric Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo ARRIVES with added practicality and rough-road chops
The electric Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is officially revealed as Porsche extends the Taycan range with a ‘CUV Estate’ version. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo has been on the cards since Porsche revealed the Mission E Cross Turismo concept back in 2018, promising a more rufty-tufty take on the Taycan. And here it is. Looking […]
The Ford Mustang you didn’t really want gets binned in the UK
The Ford Mustang with the ‘sensible’ 2.3 litre EcoBoost engine is discontinued in the UK after poor sales, leaving just the V8 Mustang option. When Ford finally decided to build the Mustang in RHD and sell it in the UK, they obviously reckoned that offering the Mustang with a ‘sensible’ 2.3 litre EcoBoost engine would […]
New car registrations in February the LOWEST for more than 60 years
The continuing Covid lockdown sees new car registrations in the UK sink by 35.5 per cent in February to the lowest since 1959. There is light and hope on the horizon for a return to normality as the mass vaccination programme in the UK promises to set us (relatively) free by the end of June, […]