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 […]
Volkswagen’s Dieselgate MEA CULPA – to a Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack
Volkswagen has delivered a new promotional video for the ID Buzz – called ‘Hello Light – admitting Dieselgate and underlining its new ‘Green’ direction. It’s been clear that Volkswagen has been on a mission since Dieselgate to transform its image as a maker of dirty and illegal diesel-engined cars in to a maker of everything […]
New Land Rover Defender moves closer to production as Kenya tests finish
The new Land Rover Defender edges closer to finally going in to production as its latest round of tests, in Kenya with the Tusk Trust, come to an end. The new Land Rover Defender will have been ‘on the way’ for a decade by the time it gets a first reveal in September, and now […]
Volkswagen ID R Electric ‘Racer’ takes Nurburgring EV record
The Volkswagen ID R – VW’s electric ‘racer, designed to show what an electric car can do – has broken the Nurburgring record for an electric car. Now Volkswagen wants to be known as a champion of ‘clean’ electric, and not ‘clean’ diesel, it’s been going to some lengths to big-up the future of electric […]
Lotus Type 130 Electric Hypercar CONFIRMED for reveal on 16 July
The Lotus Type 130, an electric Hypercar from Lotus, will be revealed on 16 July and just 130 will be built at a price expected to be around £1.5 million. Now Lotus has Geely funding behind it, and Phil Popham at the helm, it’s starting to make real moves to make proper progress for perhaps […]