The Alpina XB7 arrives as Alpina’s take on the BMW X7 M50i delivering over 600bhp, 0-62mph in 4.0 seconds and a £140k price tag. BMW do make some very appealing cars, but however appealing they are they can be made better still by letting Alpina loose on them to improve performance and looks ion a […]
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This isn’t just a new Range Rover – it’s the first post-Covid-19 lockdown Range Rover
Land Rover has restarted production at Solihull as the Covid-19 restrictions start to ease, with the first new Range Rover rolling off the line this week. Jaguar Land Rover were already struggling with a rapidly changing car landscape and lower sales before the Covid-19 pandemic arrived to wreak havoc on the economy, so an enforced […]
UNIQUE MGB GT V8 SEC up for grabs
An MGB GT V8 SEC, a limited edition MGB built as MGB production ended, is up for grabs and is the only such model ever made. As iconic British sports cars – certainly those in the affordable range – go, the MGBs of the 60s and 70s are right up there as affordable and appealing […]
Volkswagen ABT eTransporter 6.1 turns the VW Transporter ELECTRIC
Volkswagen reveal their forts electric van in the UK, the ABT eTransporter 6.1, with an 82-mile range, one-tonne load capacity and prices starting at £42,000. As good a way as any to cut emissions in cities like London is to get white van man in to electric vans, and make the ‘Last Mile’ deliveries zero […]
New Ford Ranger Thunder Pick-up Limited Edition REVEALED – but don’t expect any actual ‘Thunder’
The Ford Ranger Thunder Pick-up is a limited edition Ranger – just 1,400 for the UK – with a single high spec based on the Ranger Wildtrack. Ford likes a butch name or three, from Mustang to Raptor and Wildtrack to…well, Thunder. Which is where this new limited edition Ranger pick-up comes in. The Ford […]
New Porsche 911 Targa REVEALED – the 992 911 Targa arrives with a touch of retro cool
The new 2020 Porsche 911 Targa arrives as the latest version of the 992 911, bringing with it the same retro cool as the 991 911 Targa. Last week we had a bit of a tease for the latest iteration of the 991 Porsche 911, with a grainy shot of the 992 take on the […]
New Volkswagen Golf deliveries SUSPENDED over software problem – could affect SEAT, Skoda and Audi too
Volkswagen has suspended deliveries of the new Golf Mk 8 as software problems mean the emergency calls system doesn’t work properly. This year should be a big year for Volkswagen, with the roll-out of the electric ID.3 and ID.4 and the latest Golf – the VW Golf Mk 8 – starting to hit the road. […]
BMW 5 Series facelift TEASED ahead of a reveal later this month
The BMW 5 Series is about to get a mid-life facelift, so BMW start the tease for its arrival later this month with a single image showing a new front end. The current BMW 5 Series (the G30) was revealed back in 2016, although it was well in to 2017 before they started to arrive […]
Kia plotting Electric SUV with SUPERCAR performance
Kia are set to launch a new electric SUV in 2021, based on the Imagine Concept with new EV platform and potentially supercar performance. The transformation of Kia and Hyundai in to a mainstream force over the last decade is starting to see the South Korean firm moving in new directions, challenging established sectors in […]
Nissan’s Sunderland Plant looks set to build Renault Kadjar and Captur
It’s reported that Nissan and Renault are in talks to shift production of the Renault Kadjar and Captur from Spain to Sunderland, in a boost for UK car production. The world of car production in the UK is in a sea of chaos at the moment, attempting baby steps to restart production as the Covid-19 […]