Cars

Vauxhall announces new cheaper Yes Edition of the petrol Corsa

In early March, Vauxhall revealed the new Yes Edition of the Corsa Electric, which at the time was the cheapest new EV in the UK, something which has been surpassed by the new Dacia Spring. However, that car is now available to order from today and prices start from £26,895 in the UK. The EV version has a 50kWh battery pack, 134bhp motor and 221 miles of range. In the […]

Ford Mustang Mach-E refreshed for US market

Ford has refreshed the Mustang Mach-E for the US market this week, now consisting of four models with Select, Premium, GT and Rally. The GT Performance Edition has been discounted in favour for a new ‘Performance Upgrade’ – something the Rally trim level comes standard as with. Across the entire lineup, Ford has improved the performance, range and charging speed but the Mach-E hasn’t changed in any other way. The […]

Alfa Romeo announces new small EV, available as EV and ICE

Alfa Romeo has just announced the new Milano, the brands smallest SUV. The new vehicle is said to be the “spiritual successor” to the Giulietta and Mito. The Giulietta was dropped from sale back in 2021. As it is widely known, Alfa Romeo is part of the larger Stellantis group and the new Milano sits on the same platform as the Citroën C4, Fiat 600, Jeep Avenger and Peugeot 2008. […]

BYD Seagull could come to the UK as super affordable EV

BYD has been selling its smallest car, the Seagull in China since the end of April 2023 for the equivalent of £8,000. BYD UK is “keen to have it” when asked about the possibly of bringing the car to the UK market. In the lineup, it would sit below the Dolphin, the smallest car that the company currently sells in the UK. In some other markets, the Seagull is sold […]

Volkswagen Crafter to get minor updates and new interior next month

Volkswagen has this week revealed that its largest commercial vehicle, the Crafter will receive some much needed improvements next month. The Crafter has been lagging behind in terms of interior technology for a whole now and a more minor thing, the new corporate logo hasn’t been a feature either. The new updated Crafter will be available to order in the UK in the middle of April, with the first deliveries […]

Fiat could give the 500 Electric a petrol engine

Fiat currently sells two versions of the 500 hatchback, one which hasn’t really changed a whole lot since its initial introduction in 2007 and then the new Fiat 500 Electric which was introduced in 2020. Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera has reported that Fiat has asked its suppliers if they are able to supply parts to increase production at its factory in Mirafiori, Italy, to 175,000 cars per year. […]

New MG3 Hybrid+ now on sale in the UK, from £18,495

This week, MG has put its new MG3 hatchback on sale in the UK, after unveiling it less than a month ago at the 2024 Geneva Motor Show. The company has decided to not make a full electric hatchback this time around and instead opt to make a full hybrid, which is actually the first of its kind for MG. The new MG3 Hybrid+ is on sale now in the […]

Volkswagen introduces the new ID.7 Tourer GTX with 335bhp

Today, Volkswagen has announced a new performance variant of the ID.7 Tourer, just one month after revealing the model itself. Like the new ID.3 GTX that has also been revealed today, the ID.7 GTX takes some inspiration from the GTI lineup with increased performance, sports styling and more kit as standard. With this new variant, the company says that this is “the most powerful Volkswagen estate ever built.” Performance For […]

Volkswagen introduces the new ID.3 GTX with 321bhp

Volkswagen has today revealed the highly anticipated ID.3 GTX, a hot hatch performance version of the existing ID.3 hatchback. The idea of a performance version of the ID.3 came about around three years ago, when the CEO of the company at the time Ralf Brandstatter shared a preview of what he called the ID.X. That car was a four wheel drive, 329bhp rapid hatch with drift mode and capable of […]

New fifth generation Mini Cooper production started in Oxford

Today the production of the new fifth generation Mini Cooper started at the iconic Cowley factory in Oxford. The factory was once used to produce the Rover 75 and other models from that era as well as the ‘new’ Mini which started in May 2001. Since then models of the Mini have been produced for domestic and international markets and starting on 11th March, the new 2024 firth generation Mini […]