The new Skoda Kodiaq has been declared the 4×4 of the year by Overlander 4×4 Magazine, with wins too for Dacia and more. We live in a motoring age when everyone and his dog seems to want a 4×4, with SUVs from the smallest to the largest – and cheapest to the most expensive – […]
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UK car production DOWN in November by 30.1% – the lowest level since 1980
UK car production fell in November 2024 by 30.1%, and by 56.7% for the home market, the lowest levels since 1980. In a turbulent market in a cost of living crisi, car makers struggle, but add in the obsession of a legislation-driven requirement to abandon a century of ICE car innovation to force us all […]
Classic Mini Cooper S RESTOMOD by Tolman looks a hoot
Classic restomod experts Tolman have worked their magic on a 1968 Mini Cooper S, with more power and modern tech. We already know that Tolman does a great restomod job having seen what they are doing with the Peugeot 205 GTI, still an ongoing project with four cars currently in build. But Tolman doesn’t just deliver […]
Classic Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow gets 400bhp ELECTRIC conversion
Evice, a ‘British specialist in heritage remastering’ has created an electric Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow boasting a restomod and 400bhp. Restomods and EV conversions of classic cars are a growing part of the car landscape and, as we’ve said before, if the restomod is tasteful and the car being converted to an EV isn’t defined by […]
New Hybrid Honda Prelude will get S+ Shift technology when it arrives in 2026
When the new hybrid Honda Prelude arrives in the UK it will come with S+ Shift technology to mimic quick gear changes. You’d reasonably expect, because this is 2024, that any car maker reviving an iconic nameplate to hang on a new car would see it added to an electric SUV (hello, Ford Capri) in […]
2025 Skoda Enyaq PREVIEWED in new design sketches from Skoda
The Skoda Enyaq and Enyaq Coupe are getting a facelift for 2025, previewed by design sketches showing a new front end. It’s hard to believe that the Skoda Enyaq has been with us for four years as Skoda’s take on the VW ID.4, but it has. In that time, Skoda has added new variants to […]
Rare Ford RS200 S expected to fetch up to £350,000
A rare Ford RS200 S – Ford’s 19080s Group B Rally Special – in ‘Ferrari Red’ is up for auction and expected to make £350,000. We’ve become used to seeing what were considered almost prosaic fast Fords until quite recently going for silly money, especially Cosworth and RS versions of 1980s models fetching six figures. […]
BYD Sealion 7 Electric SUV UNDERCUTS Tesla Model Y and Kia EV6
The BYD Sealion 7 goes on sale in the UK in the New Year with prices starting at £44,490, undercutting both the Kia EV6 and Tesla Model Y. The chances of Chinese car makers making rapid inroads into sales of ICE cars across the globe when they’re competing against a century of legacy car makers’ […]
Renault 5 Turbo REVIVED after more than 40 years with 500 electric horses
The electric Renault 5 Turbo 3E is revealed as a 500bhp RWD electric hot hatch to rival the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. The new electric Renault 5 looks to be about as good as a small EV can be, with appealing retro looks, decent performance and not completely bonkers prices. Ahead of the arrival of […]
DS No 8 is a POSH electric saloon with Peugeot e-3008 underpinnings
The DS No 8 is revealed as a posh electric saloon with Peugeot e-3008 underpinnings promising range of up to 466 miles. The DS No 8 arrives as a new flagship for Citroen’s posh brand, complete with slick looks, a name seemingly borrowed from Chanel and promising range of up to 466 miles. It’s underpinned […]