I fear that in the final week of April, our much-loved world of motor cars, motorists, motoring and manufacturing went ever so slightly mad. But bonkers doesn’t necessarily mean bad. And Skoda proved this by doing what some of its rivals might consider insane: actually telling the truth (we hope); doing away with the usual… Continue reading ‘A £22k Skoda EV could be a genuine game changer’
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New Radford Type 62-2 Pikes Peak Edition unveiled
Pikes Peak manages to conjure up some of the wildest-looking race cars as they push aero and engine breathing to extremes with the aim of blasting up the famous Colorado mountain. Now Radford has revealed its own participant for this year’s hill climb event, based on the Type 62-2. A post by Radford on social… Continue reading New Radford Type 62-2 Pikes Peak Edition unveiled
New LEVC electric car architecture to bring major range expansion
The London Electric Vehicle Company says it “is transforming from a high-end taxi manufacturer to a leading provider of pure electric global mobility solutions”. The Geely-owned firm, which has roots in the century-old London Taxi Company, has detailed an all-new flexible electric platform called SOA, or Space Oriented Architecture, for this purpose. LEVC has already… Continue reading New LEVC electric car architecture to bring major range expansion
New Abarth 500e electric hot hatch starts from £34,195
When the Abarth 500 arrived in 2008 it was a wild hot hatch, and it only seemed to get crazier as the years went by. The new Abarth 500e has picked up the baton and now the range has been expanded with two new models that make the electric hot hatch a little more accessible.… Continue reading New Abarth 500e electric hot hatch starts from £34,195
New Volkswagen Golf R 333 teased as the next special edition R
Volkswagen has previewed its latest limited edition Golf R, combining the uprated 328bhp engine fitted to the Golf R 20 Years model with a selection of unique styling elements. The new model will only be available in Germany, though, with UK sales rules out entirely. The bold yellow hue previewed is not a fully bespoke… Continue reading New Volkswagen Golf R 333 teased as the next special edition R
New Callum Vanquish VC25 revealed as shooting brake
When we drove the Callum Vanquish 25 by R-Reforged we were impressed with the way it handled, the way it looked and the level of customer interest despite the near half a million pound price tag. Well, now legendary designer Ian Callum has given us a look at his latest project – a shooting brake… Continue reading New Callum Vanquish VC25 revealed as shooting brake
£230k Land Rover Defender Works V8 Islay Edition unveiled
The original Land Rover Defender has not been short on special editions during its 33-year production run (with many of those coming after its official end in 2016), but the firm’s ‘Classic’ division may just have created the ultimate version with the new Land Rover Defender Islay Edition. Land Rover says the Islay Edition is… Continue reading £230k Land Rover Defender Works V8 Islay Edition unveiled
New MG Cyberster: specs, pictures, video and 2024 release date
It’s official. The MG roadster has been reborn for the electric car era. The famous British brand, now owned by China’s SAIC, has finally taken the covers off its new Cyberster. The MG Cyberster will go down as one of the worst-kept secrets of the last few years thanks to a series of major leaks… Continue reading New MG Cyberster: specs, pictures, video and 2024 release date
New Cupra DarkRebel electric sports car concept shown in hologram form
Cupra has teased the next addition to its electric car line-up, a sports car-cum-shooting brake, with the striking DarkRebel concept car. The concept pointing towards the Spanish brand’s future flagship EV was presented as a hologram at the unveiling of Cupra’s second all-electric car, the Tavascan, in Berlin. That means there’s no physical model for… Continue reading New Cupra DarkRebel electric sports car concept shown in hologram form
New 2024 Cupra Tavascan all-electric coupe-SUV unveiled
It’s been five long years since the Cupra Tavascan concept was unveiled, but the sporty Spanish brand has finally revealed the production-ready version of its all-electric coupe-SUV. It’ll hit the streets in 2024 as a rival to the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Nissan Ariya, Tesla Model Y and all-new Polestar 4. The road-going Tavascan’s styling is… Continue reading New 2024 Cupra Tavascan all-electric coupe-SUV unveiled