The new BMW 4 Series – formerly the 3 Series Coupe – has leaked out online ahead of a debut scheduled for tomorrow, 2 June 2020. As the recent tease for the new BMW 4 Series (below) has shown, the new 4 Series Coupe will make a statement when it arrives with its double upright […]
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Ford Puma ST-Line X Vignale arrives to top the Puma range – and a new 7-Speed auto too for the Puma
A new range-topping Ford Puma ST-Line X Vignale arrives on sale in the UK, and Ford has added a new seven-speed auto ‘box option for the Puma too. It’s more than a year since the new Ford Puma arrived, not as a sporty little coupe but as a pretty convincing urban SUV / Crossover. Initially, […]
James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Continuation production starts – and all the DB5s are SOLD
Production of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5 continuation models is now underway, with first customer cars due in the second half of 2020. Last summer, Aston Martin announced it is creating 25 James Bond DB5 Continuation cars – complete with ‘gadgets’ – with each costing a not insignificant £3.3 million. Although that’s less than […]
UK Government “Searching for Tesla Gigafactory site in the UK” – is Tesla heading for the UK?
An industry report claims the UK Government’s Department for International Trade is searching for a UK site for a new Tesla Gigafactory. All the UK car news in recent months has, unsurprisingly, been pretty negative, with production virtually at zero and even apparently successful companies like McLaren cutting jobs and trying to raise finance as […]
New Volkswagen Golf gets a BIT cheaper with new 1.0 litre three-cylinder engine option
The new MK 8 Volkswagen Golf range gets extended with the arrival of the Golf Life 1.0 TSI with a three-cylinder engine good for 109bhp. Costs from £23,300. The Volkswagen Golf MK 8 finally arrived in the UK in March as VW managed to drag themselves away from the ID.3 electric future and pay a […]
UK car production DOWN 99.7% in April – just 197 cars completed
Car production in the UK fell by 97.7 per cent in April as car production shut down in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Just 197 cars completed. With the world and his dog on lockdown, and car factories across the UK lying idle, it’s not exactly a big surprise that UK car production all […]
Nissan 370Z replacement – probably the Nissan 400Z – TEASED in Nissan Transformation presentation
A replacement for the Nissan 370Z – which is expected to be the Nissan 400Z – gets a short tease on Nissan’s Transformation Plan video. How long has the Nissan 370Z been around? More than a decade is the answer, which means it’s been due a replacement for at least half its life, although it […]
Mercedes E-Class Coupe and Cabriolet updated for 2020
Mercedes updates the E-Class Cabriolet and E-Class Coupe, with styling tweaks, updated engines and tech improvements. On sale in the UK in June. The Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet and Coupe have always been a stylish, and quite reserved, take on the four-door Mercedes E-Class saloon, and now, along with their four-door siblings, they’re in for a […]
Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 – Volvo’s ELECTRIC XC40 – now on sale in the UK
The Volvo XC40 Recharge – the BEV take on Volvo’s smallest SUV – is now on sale in the UK with prices from £53,155 and first customer deliveries in early 2021. Covid-19 lockdown or not, Volvo has been quite busy getting the XC40 Recharge – that’s the electric version of the XC40 SUV – front […]
MINI Countryman gets the MILDEST of facelifts for 2020
The MINI Countryman gets treated to a mild cosmetic facelift for 202, with improved engine efficiency and some improved technology. It’s easy to think of the MINI Countryman as the MINI for people who’ve actually out-grown MINI but still want to think of themselves as young, free and single, when in reality they have kids […]