Next generation Jaguar and Land Rover cars will use new materials made from plastic waster as JLR team up with Aquafil to use Econyl. The idea that a premium car interior will be full of materials created from waste plastic and cloth seems like an ecomentalist’s wet dream, and a nightmare for the sybaritic. But […]
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Honda SUV e:concept – Honda’s follow-up to the Honda-E REVEALED
The Honda SUV e:concept is revealed in China as Honda follows up on the Honda E with an electric SUV. But will it come to the UK? The very appealing Honda E electric city car is Honda’s first mainstream attempt to jump on the electric bandwagon, although it’s a car that perhaps appeals more to […]
New Audi Q5 Sportback – because the world is crying out for a Q5 SUV with less space
The new Audi Q5 Sportback arrives to expand Audi’s SUV range with a coupe SUV take on the Q5 with added sporty pretensions. It’s not long ago that the idea of a ‘Coupe SUV’ would have seemed an oxymoron; surely the whole point of an SUV is that it’s commodious, not ‘stylish’? But as car […]
Bottas WINS Russian Grand Prix as Hamilton penalised
Bottas wins the Russian Grand Prix as a penalty for Hamilton for illegal practice starts saw him penalised and finishing third. After the mess Hamilton made in Q2 qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix, he started the race on soft tyres – a disadvantage – so the race was likely to be interesting. In fact, […]
Polestar – Volvo’s ‘Sporty Electric’ Brand – CONFIRMS Precept Concept for production
The Polestar Precept Concept – a large electric saloon from Volvo’s sporty electric brand – will go in to production – but not until 2023. Back in February, before the world closed its doors to try and contain Covid, Volvo’s sporty electric brand Polestar revealed the Polestar Precept Concept, destined for the Geneva Motor Show […]
Hamilton on POLE for Russian Grand Prix – but he was nearly 15th
Lewis Hamilton will start on pole position at the 2020 Russian Grand Prix, with Versatppen second and Bottas third. But it was nearly a 15th place start. The headlines for qualify at the 2020 Russian Grand Prix are pretty straightforward: Hamilton iis on Pole for Mercedes, Vertsappen starts second in the Red Bull and Bottas […]
Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid DETAILS ahead of UK market launch for the range-topping RAV4
The Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid joins the RAV4 range in the UK in March 2021, with the promise of 302bhp and 46.6 miles. Toyota announced a year ago that, despite apparent reservations at Toyota about PHEVs, that the RAV4 with plug-in hybrid powertrain would arrive this year. That’s not happening (we’ll blame it on Covid […]
New Mercedes S-Class costs from £78,705 in the UK for the S 350 d AMG Line
The new Mercedes S-Class goes on sale in the UK with prices from £78,705 for the S 350 d AMG Line, with S 350 d, S 400 d and S 500 available. The new Mercedes S-Class was finally revealed at the start of the month after Mercedes had been busy teasing it for quite some […]
Ford Mustang Mach-E GT – Ford’s range-topping ELECTRIC Mach-E looks quick and appealing
The Ford Mustang Mach-E – Ford’s range-topping electric Mach-E – comes with 469bhp, 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds and 310-mile range. The Ford Mustang Mach-E – Ford’s iconically-named electric SUV – will start to arrive in the UK early in 2021, but if you want the range-topping Mach-E GT you’re going to have to wait until […]
Peugeot 508 Sport Engineered is a production version of the 508 PSE Concept
Peugeot 508 Sport Engineered arrives as a production take on 2019’s 508 PSE Concept, a plug-in hybrid performance model at the top of the 508 range. At the Geneva Motor Show in 2019, when we still had motor shows, Peugeot arrived with the 508 Sport Engineered Concept, a plug-in hybrid performance take on the regular […]