The very last of the original Tesla Roadsters – the electric ‘Lotus’ – is up for sale, with the seller asking a not inconsiderable £1.2 million for a piece of Tesla history. The original Tesla Roadster – an electrified Lotus – didn’t have the easiest of rides, especially from Top Gear, but whatever you may […]
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ELECTRIC Land Rover Defender conversion by Twisted makes your old Defender an EV 4×4
Yorkshire Land Rover Defender specialists Twisted has developed an electric conversion for the Defender, and a US special, with prices from £70,000. There may now be an all-new Land Rover Defender trying its best to be fit for the 21st century but still appealing to die-hard Defender lovers, but there’s still a big appetite for […]
2020 MINI Countryman JCW gets a nip and tuck to match the rest of the updated MINI range
The final piece of the updated MINI range arrives with the MINI Countryman JCW getting a few tweaks to its styling and some additional new tech. It’s only just over a year since MINI updated the Countryman John Cooper Works by delivering a power upgrade to a quite impressive 302bhp. So you wouldn’t necessarily expect […]
Electric Volkswagen ID.3 orders now OPEN – as long as you pre-booked your ID.3 1st Edition
Ordering for the new electric Volkswagen ID.3 is now open in the UK, but only for those who have already pre-booked for the ID.3 1st Edition. The electric VW ID.3 – VW’s ‘Third Age’ EV – won’t go on general sale in the UK for a few months yet but, as seems to be the […]
Electric Skoda Enyaq iV – Skoda’s take on the VW ID.4 – back for a tease ahead of September debut
The Skoda Enyaq iV, Skoda’s second EV and the Skoda take on the VW ID.4, is teased with a silhouette image ahead of an official reveal of the Enyaq on 1 September. As is the norm, Skoda has decided the time has come to start a tease for the Skoda Enyaq iV ahead of an […]
Just how POWERFUL can an electric Ford Mustang Mach-E be? How about 1400bhp?
Ford has built a prototype Mustang Mach-E 1400 with seven electric motors and an incredible 1400bhp delivering a test bed for a variety of EV setups. The new electric Ford Mustang Mach-E does look like it has lots to offer – and Ford are pinning high hopes on its success – but what would happen […]
ELECTRIC SsangYong Korando teased as SsangYong readies its budget EV
The SsangYong Korando is going electric, with SsangYong starting the tease for an electric Korando going on sale in 2021 as a budget EV SUV. SsangYong may not be in the best of places at the moment as owners Mahindra look to off-load it, but that’s not stopping the tease for the first electric SsangYong […]
Jeep corral electric horses for the new Renegade 4xe – a plug-in hybrid Jeep
The Jeep Renegade 4xe arrives as a plug-in hybrid take on Jeep’s able little Renegade, delivering up to 237bhp, a 26-mile EV range and prices from £32,600. The car world is full of compact SUVs, but almost all are effectively high-riding hatches. But the Jeep Renegade is different, offering instead a distilled and down-sized take […]
Nissan and Toyota the latest car makers to deliver ‘Mobility-Friendly’ new logos
Nissan and Toyota are the latest car makers to reveal new corporate logos as car makers make their logos simpler for the digital age of ‘mobility’. As car makers seek out new markets in a rapidly changing car landscape, they’re keen to look cool and contemporary. So they’re busy changing how they’re perceived by updating […]
Electric Mercedes EQS WILL have a Tesla Model S-beating 435 mile range
The Mercedes EQS, effectively an electric S-Class, arrived as a concept last year with a 435-mile EV range, a range the production EQS will deliver. Last September saw the arrival of the Mercedes EQS Concept as Mercedes’ previewed an electrified version of the next generation S-Class. Except it wasn’t. It wasn’t a proper preview of […]