A 1963 Peel P50, the smallest car in the world, has sold for a near-record £111,000 at auction, the second-highest price ever paid for a P50. Top Gear, in the Clarkson, May and Hammond days, had probably more influence on what was perceived as appealing and not appealing than just about any other before or […]
New Mazda CX-60 ARRIVES – takes aim at premium SUVs like Lexus NX, BMW X3 and Volvo XC60
The new Mazda CX-60 is revealed as an SUV to take on ‘Premium’ completion with a 323bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain. Costs from £43,950. Mazda may be rather late to the plug-in hybrid party – and the electric party too – but it aims to make up ground with this, the new Mazda CX-60 SUV complete […]
Ford Mustang California Special arrives in the UK for top-down summer fun
A new Ford Mustang California Special goes on sale in the UK in convertible guise with manual or auto ‘box, V8 engine and prices from £52,105. Ford has managed to move perceptions of a ‘Mustang’ from a V8 muscle car to an electric Crossover with the arrival of the Mach E. But the proper Mustang […]
This is the Polestar O2 Concept – a STUNNING electric Roadster
Polestar reveals the O2 Concept, a stunning electric sports roadster with convertible hardtop and underpinnings based on the upcoming Polestar 5. Polestar has been making waves since it was hived off from Volvo a few years ago, first with the ‘Halo’ Polestar 1 Hybrid, then the Polestar 2 aimed at the Tesla Model 3. It’s […]
MG TEASES new electric MG4 Hatch to take on the VW ID.3
MG starts the tease for a new electric Hatch to launch later in 2022, expected to be a VW ID.3-sized Hatch with the MG4 moniker. MG may have failed to excite buyers’ interest since it became a China-owned purveyor of budget cars instead of appealing sports cars. But it does seem to be making more […]
The new Ford Ranger Raptor REVEALED – and it gets a 284bhp V6 Petrol
The new Ford Ranger Raptor is revealed with added butch and a 284bhp, 3.0-litre EcoBoost V6 petrol engine. Goes on sale in the UK this year. It’s three months since the new Ford Ranger arrived as the Ford half of the project with VW to deliver both a new Ranger and a new Amarok. And […]
Ferrari Purosangue SUV SPIED on video ahead of this year’s debut
The Ferrari Purosangue SUV is spied on video testing as it heads for a debut this year, looking like a high-riding GT. Ferrari has always shied away from ‘tainting’ the brand by building an SUV, but even Ferrari can’t move forward by ignoring the biggest cash-cow in recent history for makers of supercars and prestige […]
Looks like DeLorean is RETURNING as an electric car with new Italdesign look
It looks like the DMC DeLorean is on the way back as an electric car with a new design from Italdesign, after teases from DeLorean and Italdesign. Even non-petrolheads know the story of the Delorean Motor Company, where an American car man persuades Margarate Thatcher’s government to back the production of a sports car in […]
Lexus Electrified Sport Concept: Lexus delivers REVEALING video of the Electric Supercar
The Lexus Electrified Sport Concept, one of a swathe of Toyota and Lexus EVs revealed recently, returns in a revealing video from Lexus. Toyota isn’t a company built on unrealistic promises, but one built on solid values and well-built cars which deliver what they promise, but often with little fanfare. So to see Toyota boss, […]
Electric Porsche Macan SPIED on video as Porsche readies its second EV
The new electric Porsche Macan, now due in showrooms in 2013, is spied on video as Porsche test their second EV ahead of its debut. It was back in 2019 when Porsche confirmed they were planning an electric Macan, and it should have arrived by now. But, as we’ve lived with ‘Covid and Chips’ for […]