Bentley has announced it plans to cut its workforce by 1,000 – almost a quarter – as its Beyond100 plan aims to restore profitability, just as Bentayga sales hit 20,000. When Bentley finally got round to delivering an SUV with production of the Bentley Bentayga starting in late 2015, the hope was that the Bentayga […]
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New mid-engined RHD Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray costs from £81,700 in the UK
The new mid-engined Corvette C8 will arrive in the UK – in RHD guise – in 2021 with a very big spec and costing from £81,700. Last summer, Chevrolet unveiled the new Corvette C8 Stingray, and rather than following the long-established pattern of shoving a big V8 under a long bulbous bonnet, they decided the […]
New Audi A6 50 TFSI e plug-in hybrid lowers the entry price for a plug-in Audi A6
The Audi A6 50 TFSI e plug-in hybrid joins Audi’s plug-in A6 range offering a lower entry price than the A6 55 PHEV with prices from £52,790. Just like every other car maker, Audi is busy rolling out plug-in hybrid cars to lower average emissions and give business buyers a more tax-efficient option. In the […]
New UK Car Registrations were 5 TIMES higher in May than April – but still woeful
New car registrations in the UK were down by 89% year-on-year in May with 20,247 new cars registered, although that was almost five times April’s figures. New car registrations in April 2020 in the UK were unsurprisingly awful as just about the entire car industry – from production to showroom – were in lockdown thanks […]
New Toyota Hilux Pick-up REVEALED – the Hilux gets a titivate and more power
The Toyota Hilux – Toyota’s rufty-tufty Pick-up – gets an update with more power, cosmetic and chassis tweaks and improved tech. On sale November 2020. If you want a rufty-tufty, proper workhorse pick-up then, thanks in no small part to old Top Gear’s attempts to destroy one, then you’re likely to have the Toyota Hilux […]
Volkswagen Arteon facelift TEASED – and there’s an Arteon Shooting Brake and Arteon R too
The Volkswagen Arteon is getting a facelift, and as VW tease its arrival they reveal there will be a new Arteon Shooting Brake and Arteon R models too. It’s three years since the Volkswagen Arteon went on sale in the UK as VW delivered a car which seemed more Audi than VW. And now it’s […]
New Hyundai Santa Fe REVEALED – it’s going hybrid, and it’s got a grille
The new Hyundai Santa Fe – Hyundai’s largest SUV in the UK – gets a new look, new platform, more luxury and hybrid powertrains. On sale September. There is an argument that car grilles – for so long the defining statement of a marque – should soon disappear as we move to electric cars which […]
New BMW 4 Series – and its grille – now OFFICIALLY revealed
The new BMW 4 Series is finally officially revealed, bringing with it a statement grille, new design and a range of petrol and diesel powertrains. On sale October. The big standout for the new BMW 4 Series, which has now been officially unveiled by BMW, is the new kidney grille. Except it’s not. It’s not, […]
Mildly titivated Citroen C3 goes on sale in the UK from £16,280
The facelifted Citroen C3 goes on sale in the UK, with first deliveries due to customers in August and prices starting at £16,280 for the C3 Feel. Citroen rolled out a bit of a facelift for the C3 in February with the promise it would go on sale in April. But Covid-19 put paid to […]
New Porsche 911 Targa 4S Heritage Edition LAUNCHES- Yes, the new 911 Targa already has a ‘Special’
Porsche launches the 911 Targa 4S Heritage Edition, a retro-focused new 911 Targa limited to 992 units worldwide and costing from £136,643. It’s just two weeks since the new Porsche 911 Targa arrived as a slightly retro take on the 992 911 range – and adding to what is still a burgeoning range of 992 […]