The Ford Ranger MS-RT arrives as a titivated ‘motorsport’ take on the Ford Ranger Wildtrak from Ford’s aftermarket partner MS-RT. The market for pick-ups in the UK is strong, not just as workhorses but also as a convenient way to game the BIK tax regime as a pick-up is a CV, although – apart from […]
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Toyota drives to RECORD UK market share in 2020
In a difficult Covid-hit new car market Toyota managed to increase its market share in the UK to record levels in 2020. 2020 was a year like no other for car makers (and the rest of us) with almost no car maker coming out of 2020 with sales up on 2019. So the only way […]
BMW X2 M Mesh Edition on sale from £34,510
The BMW X2 M Mesh Edition arrives as a special edition X2 offering a range of cosmetic tweaks and full range of engine options. The BMW X2 is to the BMW X1 what the BMW X4 is to the BMW X3 and the BMW X6 is to the BMW X5, in other words a ‘lifestyle’ […]
New Nissan Qashqai E-Power: An ‘ELECTRIC’ Qashqai driven by petrol
The new Nissan Qashqai will soon be revealed, and it will come with the option of E-Power. But what is Nissan E-Power? We should have seen an all-new Nissan Qashqai hit showrooms in 2020, but Nissan had its hands full with Covid and Ghosn and that plan was binned, so we’re now expecting the new […]
Kia Motors is now just KIA and planning 7 new Electric cars in 7 years
Kia Motors rebrands itself as just ‘KIA’ as it turns itself in to a ‘mobility’ company and promises seven new EVs in the next seven years. Where is the car industry going in the next decade is a question yet to be clearly answered as the push to get us all in to electric cars […]
Dacia Bigster Concept – it’s a ‘Bigster’ Dacia SUV
The Dacia Bigster Concept is revealed as a new, bigger take on a Dacia SUV but promising a continuation of the ‘no frills’ Dacia recipe. Today is all about Renault as the French car maker rolls out its ‘Renaulution’ recipe for the future, including a plan with Lotus to build an electric sports car and […]
ELECTRIC Renault 5 Prototype revealed – Renault’s take on the Honda-E
Renault is going back in time for a new electric car, previewing a new EV with the Renault 5 Prototype, an electric hatch in the mould of the Honda’E. What’s the best way to get drivers to change from an addiction to ICE cars to a love of electric cars? Do you give them designs […]
Lotus and Renault’s Alpine to co-develop new electric car
Lotus and Renault’s Alpine have signed an MOU to co-develop a new electric car which will likely be a new Lotus EV and Alpine A110 successor. Co-operation between car makers is becoming ever more necessary as the huge cost of complying with ever more stringent emissions regulations and the transition to an EV-based lineup soaks […]
Porsche Boxster 25 Limited Edition CELEBRATES the Boxster’s quarter of a century
The Porsche Boxster is 25 years old and to celebrate we get the Porsche Boxster 25 Years, a limited Edition Boxster based on the Boxster GTS. For those of us a little longer in the tooth, the realisation that it’s 25 years since the Porsche Boxster arrived – keeping Porsche viable until the Cayenne arrived […]
Electric Ioniq 5 TEASED by Hyundai with first photos of new EV
The new Ioniq 5 – the first electric Ioniq sub-brand model from Hyundai – is teased with first photos ahead of a debut expected in February. Back last summer, Hyundai announced the creation of the electric Ioniq sub-brand to deliver a range of diverse electric cars on a new dedicated platform as Hyundai goes from […]