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The new Peugeot E-5008 – and its Hybrid and PHEV siblings – go on sale in the UK with the electric e-5008 starting from £48,550. Back in the spring, Peugeot revealed the n… Read More
Porsche confirms the electric fourth-generation Cayenne for 2025 and reveals the petrol and Hybrid Cayennes will continue beyond 2030. It’s more than a year since Porsche confirmed an… Read More
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The Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani Edition arrives as a limited-run version of Fiat’s electric 500, with stylish touches from Armani. It’s Fiat’s 125th Anniversary year, the per… Read More
The Cadillac Sollei Concept arrives as a big electric convertible, with a 1950s retro paint job and sustainable materials including mushrooms. The Cadillac Sollei Concept arrives as an extr… Read More
Skoda reduces the entry-level price for its electric Enyaq – its take on the VW ID.4 – with the Enyaq 50 and Enyaq 50 Edition from £36,970. It’s almost four years si… Read More
The Cupra Born VZ – Cupra’s Spanish take on the VW ID.3 GTX – goes on sale in the UK with prices from £44,625. VW’s rollout of the ID.3 hasn’t delivered… Read More
The 771bhp Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid arrives to top the new Panamera range, and there’s a new Panamera GTS too. The new Porsche Panamera was revealed back in November, bringing with i… Read More
Hyundai reveals prices and specs for the updated Ioniq 5, including a new entry-level Advance model and a range-topping N-Line S. Although the Hyundai Ioniq 5 only seems to have been around… Read More
The Lexus LBX Morizo RR Concept – revealed early in 2024 – is going into production with the powertrain from the Toyota GR Yaris with 300bhp and AWD. Lexus has worked hard over… Read More
some A new 3-row electric Hyundai Ioniq 9 – previewed by the Hyundai Seven Concept – has been confirmed by Hyundai for a debut this year. Despite an increasingly difficult… Read More
Porsche puts two new versions of the Macan Electric on sale in the UK, an entry-level RWD model and a Macan 4S. On its mission to go electric, Porsche revealed the new electric Macan earlie… Read More
The Nissan Ariya NISMO – a powerful sporty take on Nissan’s Ariya EV – was revealed in January and is now confirmed for the UK. Earlier this year, Nissan revealed the Ariy… Read More
Audi reveals the new Audi A5 as a replacement for the old Audi A4 with ICE power, saloon and Avant body styles and PHEV versions to follow. This is the new Audi A5, but not an A5 as we know… Read More
As it heads into an EV future, production of the Jaguar XE, XF, F-Type, E-Pace and electric i-Pace will end this year. The legislation-driven headlong dive by car makers in to electric cars… Read More
Fiat has confirmed the new Grande Panda EV will cost from under £22k, with a hybrid version from under £20k. Just last month, the Fiat Grande Panda was revealed as Fiat’s… Read More
The Mercedes-AMG GT 63 Pro 4Matic+ arrives as a more track-focused version of AMG’s GT 63 with 603bhp. We’ve recently seen AMG add to its GT 63 offerings with the Mercedes-AMG G… Read More
The MG Cyber GTS is revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed as a two-door, four-seat electric coupe take on the MG Cyberster. Yesterday, we got our first look at the new Ford Capri which… Read More
The new MG HS SUV – MG’s largest SUV – arrives boasting a new look, more room and a choice of petrol and PHEV powertrains. MG teased the arrival of a new MG HS to debut at… Read More
The Land Rover Discovery 35th Edition is a limited-run celebration of the Discovery’s 35-year history and comes with the 350d powertrain. It’s 35 years since Land Rover revealed… Read More
The new electric Ford Capri is officially revealed as Ford’s take on the Volkswagen ID. 5, rather than the EV Coupe most had hoped for. Ford has form for using iconic names from the p… Read More
Lexus has announced big price cuts for the UX, NX, RZ and RX ‘electric’ models – EV and PHEV – with prices falling by up to £7,100. Lexus may still feel like a… Read More
Volvo reveals Black Edition models of the electric EX40, EC40 and Mild-Hybrid XC40, and confirms the V60 and V90 Estates are back on sale Just to be different to every other car maker, Volv… Read More
A MK2 Ford Escort RS2000, built for the personal use of Henry Ford II, is up for grabs with a guise price of £50,000 to £60,000. It’s not long ago that fast Fords from the… Read More
The Honda Prelude is returning to the UK as a two-door hybrid sports coupe and will debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It’s been a long time since there was a Honda Prelude on s… Read More
The Ineos Fusilier EV SUV, Ineos’s take on a “Baby Land Rover Defender”, won’t be happening any time soon due to weak EV demand. Jim Ratcliffe’s quest to deliv… Read More
New car registrations in June 2024 rose by a tiny 1.1%, but sales to private buyers dropped by 15.3%, just 37.7% of the market. We’ve got used over the last nine months to seeing car… Read More
The next up in MINI’s drive down the EV road is the MINI John Cooper Works E, heading for Goodwood in Prototype guise for a dynamic debut. MINI has been busy of late delivering a new… Read More
The Aston Martin DBX707 AMR24 is revealed as a special edition DBX celebrating Aston Martin’s F1 involvement in 2024. It’s just over a year since Aston Marting celebrated their… Read More
The Land Rover Defender Octa arrive as the ultimate Defender, on and off-road, with 626bhp and prices starting at £145,300. The arrival of a new range-topping Land Rover Defender &nda… Read More
The Skoda Elroq, is a new electric compact SUV which debuts in the autumn, ahead of which Skoda reveals details of what to expect. The Skoda Elroq is the next electric car from Skoda as it… Read More
Volkswagen has gone a bit mad on ‘Black Edition’ models by rolling out special editions for the Polo, Taigo, T-Roc and new Golf. ‘Special Edition’ models are a… Read More
A new MG HS will debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, promising to be more sophisticated and with a class-leading range for the PHEV. It’s taken rather a long time for China&rsquo… Read More
Dutch coachbuilder Heritage Customs has created a Land Rover Defender Pick-up based on the Land Rover Defender 130. But it’ll cost you from around £150k. Land Rover has managed… Read More
The Polestar 3, Polestar’s take on the underpinnings of the Volvo EX90, gets cheaper with the arrival of a Long-range Single motor version. It was way back in October 2022 when the ne… Read More
The long-wheelbase version of the electric Volkswagen ID. Buzz costs from £59,545, and specs for the Buzz GTX announced. It’s been a whole year since we first saw the electric V… Read More
The new Hyundai Inster electric A-Segment SUV is revealed as Hyundai’s entry-level EV, expected to cost from around £22k when it goes on sale. Hyundai has been making bigger wav… Read More
The Range Rover Sport SV Celestial Collection arrives as range of five curated designs for the range-topping Range Rover Sport SV. It’s not escaped anyone’s notice that Range Ro… Read More
The new BMW M5 is revealed with a plug-in hybrid powertrain delivering 717bhp, but it weighs 2.5 tonnes. Costs from £110,500. It’s a full two years since we first spotted the ne… Read More
The new Volkswagen Golf R and Golf R Estate arrive, with cosmetic tweaks, more power and a launch Black Edition model. Volkswagen has been rolling out the Golf 8.5 this year aiming to fix t… Read More
The new Bentley Continental GT Speed is officially revealed complete with a 771bhp ‘Ultra Performance Hybrid’ powertrain. Last month, we got the first look at the new Bentley Co… Read More
Audi follows up on the updates for the Q8 with new RS versions, with the Audi RS Q8 Performance coming with 631bhp. Last autumn, Audi put the facelifted Q8 and SQ8 on sale in the UK, with p… Read More
The iconic Ford RS200 will be reborn as it hits 40 by Boreham Motorworks, with a limited run backed by Ford. There’s increasing love in the classic car world for Fords, especially fas… Read More
The new Audi RS3 is pictured for the first time as it sets a class Nurburgring record ahead of a debut in August. Back in April, Audi revealed a facelift for the A3 and S3 with exterior twe… Read More
The new Bugatti Tourbillon is revealed with a 1,775bhp V16 N/A engine, good for 0-62mph in 2.0 seconds and costing £3.8 million. When Matte Rimac effectively took control at Bugatti… Read More
The waiting list for the new Range Rover Electric – Range Rover’s first EV – grows to over 38,000 ahead of an autumn debut. Jaguar Land Rover has been slow to join the EV… Read More
The Land Rover Freelander brand is being revived as a range of electric models built in China in partnership with Chery. It’s getting on for a decade since the Land Rover Freelander w… Read More
The 2024 BMW X3 is revealed with new looks and a choice of petrol, diesel and PHEV powertrains, but no EV option. You might expect that a new BMW X3 would mean the arrival of the first of B… Read More
The 2024 Volkswagen Golf 8.5 GTI, GTE and Style eHybrid go on sale in the UK this month (June 2024) costing from £36,760. Back in January, Volkswagen rolled out the 2024 VW Golf 8.5 i… Read More
The Audi e-Tron GT – Audi’s take on the Porsche Taycan underpinnings – gets a 2024 update including new RS Performance model with 912bhp. We saw the arrival of the 2024 Po… Read More
The last ever Jaguar F-Type, and the last ever ICE-powered Jaguar Sports car, has been built and heading for the Jaguar Heritage Collection. We all know that Jaguar is driving headlong into… Read More
The Volvo XC90 has been declared the best seven-seater car in the 2024 Auto Trader New Car Awards, a decade after it launched. It’s 22 years since the first Volvo XC90 arrived, in the… Read More
The Fiat Grande Panda is revealed as the first in a range of new Panda models, a compact crossover/SUV with either EV or hybrid powertrains. As long ago as 2018, before he departed for the… Read More
Smart’s latest model – the Smart #5 – has leaked out ahead of its debut and promising up to 637bhp and four-wheel drive. It’s hard to keep a secret these days when w… Read More
The Alpine A290 is revealed as Alpine dips into the electric ‘Hot Hatch’ market with an aggressive-looking take on the new Renault 5. We had our first look at the electric Alpin… Read More
As part of the 2024 BMW 2 Series updates, the BMW M2 comes in for a refresh with more power and new colours. Costs from £63,360. We saw the 2024 updates for the BMW 2 Series earlier t… Read More
The BMW 2 Series is updated for 2024 with minor cosmetic updates, tech tweaks and a new colour palette. Costs from 36,865. BMW has been busy recently rolling out updated models – like… Read More
The BYD Seal U plug-in hybrid is heading for the UK and will go on sale in September priced from £33,205. It’s received wisdom that the biggest EV maker in the world is Tesla, b… Read More
The MINI Cooper 5-Door arrives as a stretched version of the MINI Cooper, with a choice of two petrol engines and prices from £24,050. The new MINI Electric arrived last Autumn as MIN… Read More
Hyundai teases the Inster electric SUV to sit at the bottom of its range, promising a range of 220 miles and expected to cost from around £20k. In the battle to win the hearts and min… Read More
The new Skoda Kodiaq iV plug-in hybrid goes on sale in the UK boasting an EV range of 75 miles and costing from £41,935. Back in October, Skoda revealed the 2024 Kodiaq with the usual… Read More
JLR’s mission to update security on older models of Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar cars passes 160,000 installs. Last November, JLR announced it was planning to update th… Read More
The Volvo EX90, Volvo’s new electric flagship, finally goes into production in the US, after being revealed back in 2022. The new electric Volvo EX90 – Volvo’s electric re… Read More
The refreshed 2024 Hyundai Bayon goes on sale in the UK with a single engine option and three trim levels. Costs from £22,480. Despite Hyundai’s eagerness to embrace all things… Read More
New car registrations in the UK in May 2024 showed a small increase of 1.7%, although sales to private buyers fell by 12.9%. We’ve got used to new car sales in the UK increasing as th… Read More
The electric Alfa Romeo Junior costs from £33,895 in the UK, rising to £42,295 for the range-topping Veloce model. Alfa Romeo has made some pretty decent little cars over… Read More
The Volkswagen ID.7 GTX is revealed as a Saloon/Fastback/Hatchback version of the ID.7 GTX Tourer revealed earlier this year. How long VW’s ‘GTX’ badging for their more &l… Read More
BMW reveals the 2024 updates for the BMW i Series, including cosmetic tweaks, new interior and no diesel or ‘i’ in the name. BMW is calling this 2024 BMW 1 Series a fourth-gener… Read More
The Dacia Spring EV costs from just £14,995, and now Dacia is offering the Spring on a four-year PCP from just £169pm. It’s a couple of months since Dacia revealed the new… Read More
Kia reveals ‘Shadow’ special edition models of the Picanto, Stonic and Sportage, with unique interior colours and premium paint. On sale now. June’s not exactly the busies… Read More
The 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport arrives with the same tech fixes as the rest of the Golf 8.4 offerings, cosmetic tweaks but no more power. At the start of the year, Volkswagen reveal… Read More
Renault and Geely confirm a new business – HORSE Powertrain – to develop and share hybrid and ICE engine development. Renault and Geely have confirmed their new joint venture to… Read More
The Jeep Wagoneer S is revealed as a 592bhp electric SUV promising range of 300 miles and 0-62mph in 3.4 seconds. Jeep already has an electric SUV with the compact Avenger, which shares und… Read More
The new electric Citroen e-C3 goes on sale in July with prices from £21,990, to be followed by a petrol version at £17,790. It’s quite a while since the new Citron e-C3 wa… Read More
Audi is adding a new rear-wheel drive model to the Audi Q6 e-Tron range, promising range of up to 392 miles on a single charge. Back in March, Audi revealed the new Audi Q6 e-Tron and, prom… Read More
The 2024 BMW M3 Saloon and Touring – only in Performance guise in the UK- gets a power boost and minor updates. Costs from £82,420. We reported on the 2024 updates for the BMW 3… Read More
The BMW 3 Series gets an update for 2024, with minor cosmetic tweaks and more EV range for the PHEV. Prices from £39,045. It’s only two years since the BMW 3 Series last got upd… Read More
The Porsche 911 992.2 generation arrives with a ‘T-Hybrid’ version in the new 911 GTS which costs from £132,600. We’ve known Porsche was finally bowing to emissions… Read More
The BMW Concept Skytop debuts at the 2024 Villa d’Este as an elegant BMW Roadster taking inspiration from the BMW Z8 and 503. BMW has a long history of showing up at Villa d’Est… Read More
The Audi RS 4 Avant Edition 25 is a 250-run hardcore RS 4 celebrating 25 years of the RS 4 and saying a farewell too. Costs up to £119,180. It’s 25 years since the first Audi RS… Read More
Production of the 2024 Nissan Qashqai begins and goes on sale in June with a choice of powertrains and five trim levels. Costs from £30,135. It’s getting on for 18 years since t… Read More
The production version of the electric Kia EV3 is revealed, promising range of up to 373 miles and as much space inside as a Sportage. We’ve had the Kia EV6 with us for a while, and l… Read More
The Jeep Avenger offerings increase with the arrival of the Jeep Avenger 4xe, a hybrid Avenger with raised ride height and AWD. Jeep’s little butch Avenger – a twin to the Fiat… Read More
The Concept Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed is revealed as a two-seat Speedster model previewing the first outing for Mercedes’ exclusive Mythos series. The Concept Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed has… Read More
The Skoda Elroq – an electric alternative to the Skoda Karoq – is teased sporting a new Skoda design language ahead of an autumn debut. Just like the rest of the VW Group &ndash… Read More
When the new Range Rover Electric arrives later this year, it will come with Elysia software to improve range and battery life. Jaguar Land Rover may be slow to the EV party (although we&rs… Read More
The electric Lexus RZ gets updates for 2024 with a new entry-level Urban model, a new RZ 300e FWD model and a free hybrid loan car. It’s two years since the electric RZ 450e arrived a… Read More
Callum Design reveals their first production car, the Callum Skye, an electric ‘Super Buggy’ for on and off-road and costing up to £110,000. Ian Callum is probably;y best… Read More
The new petrol-powered MINI John Copper Works is revealed in camouflaged ‘PRO’ guise ahead of a debut at the Nurburgring next week. We’ve got a new petrol-powered MINI, ba… Read More
The Morgan Midsummer arrives as a glorious limited-run Barchetta based on the Plus Six and designed by Pininfarina. You wouldn’t necessarily think of Morgan and Pininfarina as a perfe… Read More
Bentley gives us a first look at the new Continental GT which will be revealed in June and will come with a new 771bhp Hybrid powertrain. It’s only a few days since Bentley announced… Read More
The range-topping model for the new Renault Rafale arrives as the Rafale E-Tech 4×4 300hp promising 62 miles of EV range. The Renault Rafale Coupe SUV arrived last year as Renault del… Read More
As Jaguar heads into a luxury EV future, it says farewell to the F-Pace SUV with the F-Pace 90th Anniversary Edition. It’s not exactly a secret that Jaguar plans to be an electric-onl… Read More
The new Audi A3 gets a new entry-level model – the 30 TFSI – which cuts the entry price to £28,920 with a new manual ‘box option. The facelifted Audi A3 was revealed… Read More
The Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio Super Sport arrive as limited editions offering a raft of cosmetic tweaks. If you fancy spending as much as you can on an Alfa Romeo Giulia or… Read More
The Kia EV6, launched three years ago, gets a makeover for 2024 with some EV9-inspired design tweaks and a bigger battery. It’s hard not to think of the Kia EV6 as one of the newest c… Read More
The new Vauxhall Frontera is confirmed to come with a choice of hybrid and electric powertrains and prices likely to start from £20,000. Last month, we had the reveal of the new Vauxh… Read More
Porsche has finished testing the hybrid version of the 911 and will debut the electrified version on 28 May 2024. It was always inevitable that the Porsche 911 would resort to electric help… Read More
