Peugeot is going in to Classic Car Restoration with Aventure PEUGEOT, with the first restoration project a Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9. Car makers with a storied history find good business in restoring classic cars from their back catalogue – like Jaguar Land Rover Heritage – not only creating a useful revenue stream in the process […]
Car News
Car News from all around the world. Updated as the news happens for the car industry in the UK, Europe, the US and around the globe.
Cars UK covers everything that's going on in the car world, and we do all we can to make sure we bring you new car launches, spy photos, car videos and everything that happens in the car world ahead of the pack.
There is a slant towards the UK, but we also bring you the latest from around the world, which often gives a heads-up of what could be heading to the UK and Europe.
Check back here often for the latest car news - we update many time a day, every day. And if you want the latest news in your inbox - either as a daily digest or as it happens - then sign up for our Newsletters.
Now, enjoy the latest...
BMW recalls HUGE range of Plug-in Hybrid models – including MINI – over fire risk
BMW is recalling a wide range of plug-in hybrid models – from X1 to X5, 3-7 Series and even MINI Countryman – over a fire risk from batteries. It’s not easy being a car maker at the moment, and with the huge push in to electrification costs are going up and profits – if there […]
New Volkswagen Golf R TEASED ahead of reveal on 4 November
The new Volkswagen Golf R Mk8 will debut on 4 November 2020, ahead of which we get a brief glimpse in a new teaser video from VW. We’ve had no shortage of variants of the VW Golf Mk8, from the regular models to the GTI, GTD and GTE and even a new Golf Clubsport just […]
New Bentley Flying Spur V8 arrives for the more enthusiastic Bentley driver
The new Bentley Flying Spur V8 arrives promising a more involving drive for enthusiastic drivers from its 541bhp V8 engine. The new Bentley Flying Spur arrived last year as Bentley took all that was good and improved in the new Continental GT and applied it to the new Flying Spur, including its W12 powerplant. Now, […]
ELECTRIC VW ID.3 range extended – now starts at under £30k
Volkswagen puts more ID.3 models on sale in the UK with a choice of trim levels and prices starting at £29,995 for the ID.3 Life. Until now, the only VW ID.3 you can actually buy has been the ID.3 First Edition, but now they have started to arrive in the UK VW is extending the […]
New VW Golf GTI Clubsport ARRIVES with 296bhp to replace the old Golf GTI TCR
Volkswagen adds to the offerings in the Golf range with the arrival of the new VW Golf GTI Clubsport with 296bhp and many tweaks. Volkswagen seem to be in a bit of a hurry to churn out as many variants of the new Golf MK8 as they can, perhaps believing they need to get as […]
Audi Q8 Plug-in HYBRID arrives as the Q8 55 TFSI e quattro and Q8 60 TFSI e quattro
The Audi Q8 plug-in hybrid arrives in 55 TFSI and 60 TFSI variants with up to 455bhp and prices starting at £73,860. Audi has been busy delivering plug-in hybrid variants of its cars to reduce, at ;least officially, CO2 emissions and keep on the right side of regulations. And now we get the seventh, and […]
SEAT Leon e-HYBRID PHEV and mild-hybrid eTSI go on sale – Leon PHEV from £30,970
The new SEAT Leon can now be ordered with SEAT’s first plug-in hybrid in the Leon e-HYBRID, and there’s a mild-hybrid option too. When you get a new Volkswagen Golf – which we’ve had with the arrival of the Golf Mk8 a year ago – you also get new siblings from other parts of the […]
Mercedes EQC 4×4² shows what Mercedes can do with an EXTREME off-road electric EQC
Mercedes is showing off what it can do with an electric SUV, turning the EQC SUV in to the extreme off-road Mercedes EQC 4×4². We’ve seen Mercedes play with the ‘4×4²’ recipe before, endowing the G 500 with portal axles to create the Mercedes G 500 4×4² concept and playing in a similar way to create […]
The LIGHTS go out on Rolls-Royce’s Spirit of Ecstasy
The illuminated Spirit of Ecstasy, an option on Rolls-Royce’ cars, is no longer available as it breaks EU rules on light pollution. The new Rolls-Royce Ghost has just been revealed, but one option that won’t be available – even though it’s still showing on Rolls-Royce’s website – is the illuminated Spirit of Ecstasy. Unlike the […]