The AC Cobra Series 4–electric arrives as AC’s second take on an electric Cobra, this time with 617bhp and 0-62mph of 3.8 seconds. Back in July we revealed the AC Cobra Series 1 electric, a new electric take on the somewhat iconic AC Cobra as AC Cars looked for a niche for sales in a […]
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Audi Q3 plug-in hybrid ARRIVES to take on PHEVs like the BMW X1, Volvo XC40 and Mercedes GLA
The Audi Q3 45 TFSI e and Q3 Sportback 45 TFSI e arrive as new Plug-in hybrid variants of Audi’s compact SUV range. Audi’s quest to add plug-in hybrid variants across its vast range of models continues with the arrival of plug-in variants of the compact Q3 SUV – the Q3 45 TFSI e and […]
Toyota Highlander – Toyota’s large road-focused SUV – on sale in the UK in January
The Toyota Highlander joins Toyota’s range of SUV offerings in the UK in January, sitting at the top of the SUV pile and costing from £50,590. You might have thought that Toyota had the SUV bases covered in the UK with the compact C-HR, the family-sized RAV4 and the tough as nails Land Cruiser. But […]
New Volkswagen Golf R and VW Golf GTI Clubsport now on sale in the UK
Volkswagen’s new Golf Performance models – the Golf R and Golf GTI Clubsport – go on sale in the UK with prices from £37,215 and £39,270 respectively. Having got the ‘regular’ versions of the new Volkswagen Golf out and on sale, VW recently turned its focus on new performance models, with the new Golf R […]
New Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid on sale in January – but it’s not cheap
The new Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid, Toyota’s range-toping RAV4, goes on sale in the UK in January with prices starting at £47,395. With car makers striving to lower their average emissions as much as they can to avoid punitive fines, even Toyota is having to play the plug-in hybrid game, despite a long history of […]
Hyundai Group’s new E-GMP Platform to underpin EVs from Hyundai, Kia and Genesis
Hyundai Group reveals a new modular electric vehicle platform – E-GMP – which will underpin ne EVs and deliver 800v charging. It’s more than a year since we reported that Hyundai will deliver 800v charging for its electric cars from 2021 as it joined the Ionity project busy rolling out EV charging stations which can […]
Jaguar F-Pace SVR updated and refined for 2021
The Jaguar F-Pace SVR, the performance take on Jaguar’s F-Pace, gets updated and refined for 2021 in line with the rest of the F-Pace range. Jaguar Land Rover has been quite busy of late updating their models with more electrification options and dumping the clunky infotainment in favour of the new Pivi Pro system. Recently […]
MINI John Cooper Works ELECTRIC confirmed – looks like it’ll be the MINI JCW GPE
MINI confirms that an electric John Cooper Works MINI is on the way, and it look set to be an electric version of the limited run MINI GP. MINI, just like virtually every other car maker, is striving to electrify itself to limit regulator fines for average emissions and, because the UK is supposedly heading […]
Lexus UX 250h Premium Sport Edition ARRIVES with cosmetic tweaks and extra equipment
The Lexus UX 250h Premium Sport Edition arrives as a new UX Hybrid SUV with cosmetic tweaks and extra equipment. Costs from £33,195. The Lexus UX is the newest, and smallest, of the Lexus SUV offerings, carving out something of a niche of its own as a small and compact premium hybrid SUV. You already […]
CUPRA Formentor V1 arrives to cut the Formentor’s entry price to £27,395
The Cupra Formentor – the ‘Not a SEAT’ Cupra – arrives in cheaper ‘V1’ trim with a 1.5 litre petrol engine and prices starting at £27,395. It was pre-Covid lockdown when the CUPRA Formentor was revealed as the production take on the Cupra Formentor Concept, and staking its claim as the first Cupra from the […]