The 2020 Skoda Octavia goes on sale in the UK in June in Hatch and Estate versions, with prices starting from £23,390, and more versions to follow. The new 2020 Skoda Octavia was revealed back in November (when the world was a very different place), and promised to be an even more appealing alternative for […]
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Tesla plans to be an electricity SUPPLIER in the UK
Tesla has applied to the UK’s Gas and Electricity Markets Authority for a license to sell electricity, although beyond that there are no details of Tesla’s plans yet. Is Tesla a car maker that just happens to build batteries and electricity ‘farms’, or is it an electricity provider with a sideline in car making? That […]
Ford Puma ST gets TEASED – and previews a Puma with bigger claws
A Ford Puma ST – which we expect to be a Ford Fiesta ST on stilts – is teased ahead of a debut later in 2020 as the Puma range grows. For has pretty much given up on saloon cars and people carriers, and is focussing on SUVs, electric cars, ‘Mustangs’ and hatches to deliver […]
BMW Vision M Next WON’t turn in to a production hybrid i8 M supercar
The BMW Vision M Next concept, revealed last year, was seen as a preview of a new BMW i8 M supercar. But it looks like it won’t happen. Last year, BMW previewed what most of us thought would be a replacement for the BMW i8 – which has now gone out of production – with […]
Bentley Continental GT and Bentayga get new carbon fibre pack option
Bentley has added a new carbon fibre pack option to the Continental GT and Bentayga, adding a touch of sportiness to its two most successful models. If you but a Bentley, the asking price is very much the starting point, and you can easily spend tens of thousands of pounds on options. But, of course, […]
Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA (and Giulia GTAm) starts at OVER £150,000
The new Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA – and its stripped-out sibling the Giulia GTAm – cost from £153,000 in the UK for each of the 500 being built. Last month, Alfa Romeo revealed the Giulia GTA as a return for the GTA badge and attached to a tweaked version of the Giulia Quadrifoglio with more […]
UK Car Production DID fall off a cliff in March – but that’s hardly a surprise
Car production in the UK fell by 37.6 per cent in march as the Covid-19 lockdown saw every car maker in the UK stop production. When we reported that UK car production in February was stable, we did say you could expect the figures for March to fall off a cliff as the lockdown kicked […]
Toyota Corolla Trek – Toyota’s ‘Allroad’ Corolla Estate – costs from £29,225 in the UK
The new Toyota Corolla Trek, a high-riding take on the Corolla Touring Sports hybrid, costs from £29,225 in the UK for the 1.8 litre hybrid. The idea that Toyota would add a high-riding ‘Allroad’ version to its Corolla lineup in the UK goes back almost two years, when we reported there were plans for a […]
Electric BMW iX3 looks to have LEAKED out a bit early
The electric BMW iX3 – BMW’s BEV take on the X3 – has leaked out in seemingly official images on Instagram ahead of its official reveal. The arrival of the BMW iX3, BMW’s fully-electric X3, is hardly a secret project, and we’ve seen prototypes testing in the snow, we’ve seen the iX3 as a ‘Concept’, […]
Porsche 911 Carrera S and Carrera 4S now with MANUAL gearbox option
The Porsche 911 Carrera S and Carrera 4S can now be optioned with a seven-speed manual gearbox, as well as a host of new options for 2020. Still hankering for a manual gearbox option on the Porsche 911? Well, hanker no more as the 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S and Carrera 4S can now be […]