Ford is on a mission to drive the greatest driving roads in Europe with its current range, and has found the best so far in the Parque Natural do Alvão in Portugal. There are roads, and then there are ‘driving’ roads, roads with a perfect combination of straights and turns, stunning scenery and great surfaces. […]
Tesla Model 3 does 1,697 miles on public roads in 24 hours
With rapid charge stations for EVs starting to proliferate across Europe, a Youtuber has managed to do 1,697 miles on public roads in just 24 hours. Apart from the up-front costs of buying an electric car, the biggest turn-off for potential Ev adopters is range anxiety. In a sense that’s a bit daft, as even […]
Electric Honda E – what’s it like to Drive? (video)
The new Honda E – Honda’s production take on the Urban EV – is on its way, and we have video from Robert Llewellyn with the first Honda E ‘drive’. The Honda E looks set to give Honda a big hand up the ladder of EV adoption, with its cute retro looks, compact dimensions and […]
New McLaren GT makes its global dynamic debut at Goodwood
The McLaren GT – McLaren’s interpretation of a modern Grand Tourer – makes a dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. You have to admire what McLaren has achieved in the few short years since it took on Ferrari with its mid-engined MP4-12C, taking the fight to the iconic Italian Brand – and winning […]
New Land Rover Defender FIRST public outing at Goodwood FoS
The new Land Rover Defender has had its first public outing at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with a new Defender 90 driven by the Duke of Richmond. You might have thought, considering how many times we’ve seen the new Land Rover Defender in pictures this year, that Land Rover has already been at an […]
Euro NCAP 5 STARS for Tesla Model 3, Skoda Scala and Mercedes GLE and B-Class
The latest round of Euro NCAP testing sees the electric Tesla Model 3, Skoda Scala and Mercedes B-Class and GLE gain five star ratings. We get quite blasé about Euro NCAP ratings, and expect all cars to score five stars. But they don’t, not by any means. But in the latest round of testing of new […]
Top Gear Tonight: Hearse, Dallara Stradale and Zara and Mike Tindall
Top Gear tonight – Series 27, Episde 3 – features a Hearse as the perfect family car, Chris Harris in the Dallara Stradale and Zara and Mike Tindall. We’ve had two episodes so far of Top Gear’s 27th series, now presented by Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris. And it seems to be working […]
ELECTRIC Mini Cooper S E Teased ahead of reveal next month
The electric MINI Cooper SE is teased ahead of a reveal in July, the first proper production electric MINI as BMW rolls down the EV road. It’s getting on for two years since the MINI Electric Concept was revealed ahead of the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show but now, finally, MINI is close to debuting the […]
First Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Continuation build breaks cover
The first of a run of 19 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Continuation models is revealed as AML head to Le Mans to give the new Zagato its first public outing. It was September last year when Aston Martin announced they were planning a limited run – just 19 – of a new Aston Martin […]
Mercedes GLB SUV TEASED one last time ahead of today’s reveal
The Mercedes GLB – Mercedes’ new compact ‘baby’ G-Wagen – gets a final video tease ahead of a reveal in the US later today. The Mercedes GLB has been on the way as a compact SUV, with looks inspired by the iconic G-Wagen, for quite some time, and it’s production reveal is due today. Of […]