The BMW 1602 Electric Drive, BMW’s first electric car, debuted 50 years ago this month at the Munich Olympics in 1972. What’s the first electric car from BMW? Most of us suppose it’s the electric BMW i3, which has just gone out of production after nearly a decade on sale, but it’s not. In fact, […]
New Lamborghini Urus TEASED playing at Pikes Peak
There’s an updated Lamborghini Urus on the way, ahead of which Lamborghini is teasing the new Urus on the Pikes Peak Hillclimb. Believe it or not, it’ll be five years at the end of this year since the Lamborghini Urus arrived to give Lamborghini a proper SUV to compete with SUVs like the Bentley Bentayga […]
MINI Aceman Concept incoming to preview a new ELECTRIC MINI Crossover
MINI is busy teasing the arrival of a new concept – the MINI Concept Aceman – to be revealed on 27 July as an electric Crossover. We recently saw the next generation MINI Countryman out testing and, despite it already being anything but a ‘mini’ car, it’s set to grow again in the next generation […]
Ferrari Purosangue SUV caught on video with minimal disguise ahead of debut
The Ferrari Purosangue SUV is caught out testing on video with only minimal camouflage ahead of a debut expected in September. One by one, the top end of car makers have fallen under the spell of the SUV, seeing it as a way to bolster coffers and fund the real fun stuff. Most recently, Aston […]
Kia EV9 – Kia’s upcoming range-topping electric SUV – spied on video
The new electric Kia EV9 SUV, the production version of the Kia Concept EV9, is spied on video testing ahead of a 2023 debut. It was back in November when Kia took the wraps off the EV9 Concept, a big, bold electric SUV we expected to be aimed firmly at the US market due to […]
New MINI Countryman SPIED on video looking anything but ‘Mini’
The next-generation MINI Countryman is caught on video testing – and looking quite large – ahead of a debut expected later this year. The Mini Countryman has been around for more than 60 years, starting life as a Mini Estate (even with a ‘Woody’ body initially) as a more practical version of the original Mini […]
New Honda Civic Type R – OFFICIAL reveal on 21 July
The new Honda Civic Type R will finally be officially revealed on 21 July, after a tease campaign lasting more than nine months. It’s hardly a secret that there’s a new Honda Civic Type R on the horizon – following on from the debut of the new Civic – because it’s more than nine months […]
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N – Hyundai’s first electric ‘N’ car – spied on video
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, expected to be the first of Hyundai’s electric N models, is spied on video ahead of an imminent reveal. No one can doubt that Hyundai has come on in leaps and bounds in the last decade, and now counts as a mainstream maker with a strong reputation. That’s been built […]
Electric McMurtry Fan Car BREAKS Goodwood Hillclimb record – production version planned
The electric McMurtry Spéirling ‘Fan Car’ breaks the Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillcimb record with a 39.08s run – production version planned. We know how quick electric cars can be, and the Goodwood Festival of Speed record for the Hillclimb was broken a few years ago by the VW ID.R as VW threw all its might […]
New BMW M3 Touring is the FASTEST Estate car around the Nurburgring
The new BMW M3 Touring, due to be revealed at Goodwood this month, has set the fastest lap time for an estate car at the Nurburgring of 7:35.06. The BMW M3 Touring – BMW’s 3-Series Estate with the underpinnings of the M3 – has been ‘on the way‘ for a rather long time. But it […]