The new Mercedes-AMG E 53 arrives in saloon and Estate guise, boasting a PHEV powertrain which matches the power of the od E 63. There will come a point where cars stop delivering more and more horses with every generation. But we haven’t got there yet, with this – the new Mercedes-AMG E 53 – […]
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Now the electric Kia EV9 SUV grabs the UK Car of the Year gong too
The electric Kia EV9 seven-seat SUV has been voted the UK Car of the Year Award, adding to its WWCOTY gong a few days ago. When we revealed the finalists in the 2024 UK Car of the Year Awards at the start of the month, we moaned that, with five BEVs in a finalist list […]
Electric Rivian R2, R3 and R3X SUVs REVEALED – and they’ll be heading across the Pond
Rivian reveals the Rivian R2, R3 and R3X to sit below the range-topping R1 models. And they look set to hit the UK. Rivian has been a bit of a slow burn, taking a decade to go from inception to its first electric models – the R1T and R1S pick-up and SUV – delivering EVs […]
Kia EV9 is Women’s World Car of the Year 2024 – wins too for Volvo EX30, BMW 5 Series and more
The electric Kia EV9 is the Women’s World Car of the Year 2024, and category winners include the Aston Martin DB12 and Volvo EX30. It’s fifteen years this year since the Women’s World Car of the Year awards started, a creation of New Zealand motoring journalist Sandy Myhre – who is still Honorary President – […]
New Lotus Emeya electric Hyper-GT goes on sale to take on the Porsche Taycan
The new Lotus Emeya Hyper GT goes on sale in the UK, with the range-topping Emeya R boasting 905bhp and costing £129,950. The electric Porsche Taycan has sold well to businesses in the UK taking advantage of tax breaks on EVs, but the apparent success of the Taycan perhaps hides a harsher reality. There are […]
New Volvo EX30 BOOSTS Volvo’s EV sales to 22% in February 2024
The start of deliveries of the new electric Volvo EX30 has seen Volvo’s BEV sales reach 22% of the total despite a drop in overall sales. Back in the summer, Volvo revealed the smallest SUV so far with the arrival of the electric EX30, which starts at a relatively affordable £33k and, although it’ll cost […]
Fiat 600 Hybrid arrives and costs £10k LESS than the electric 600e
The Fiat 600 Hybrid is joining the 600 offerings in the UK, undercutting the price of the electric Fiat 600e by up to £10,000. It’s apparent that private UK car buyers are shying away from EVs – apart from at the top-end and for a second car as a local runaround – with just 18% […]
New car sales in the UK in February 2024 the best since 2004
New car registrations in the UK in February 2024 were the best for 20 years but were entirely driven by fleet purchases. As the supply of new cars returns to normal after the supply chain upheavals of recent years, sales are rising and February 2024 is no different with 84,886 new cars sold, an increase […]
HOORAY! Euro NCAP has a plan to get actual buttons back in to car interiors
Euro NCAP – the safety testing authority – is to penalize car makers that don’t provide actual buttons for some functions from 2026. We’ve moaned endlessly about the trend of plonking a big screen in the middle of the dashboard to control functions in new cars, bemoaning the obvious cost-cutting of deleting physical buttons to […]
New electric Porsche Taycan Turbo ‘GT’ TEASED ahead of imminent reveal
A new range-topping Porsche Taycan – expected to be the Taycan Turbo GT – is teased ahead of a debut on 11 March 2024. The first EV from Porsche – the Porsche Taycan – has been quite the success for Porsche as deep-pocketed businesses grab BIK-busting status symbols for their most valued employees, although the […]