The most exceptional new car released in the European market. That’s the official line at the top of the Car of the Year statutes about what this great old award boils down to. Sure, there have been the odd eyebrows raised about some winners during the past 61 years, but democracy does such things and,… Continue reading Car of the Year 2025: Meet the finalists
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Kia to sell Picanto in UK for ‘as long as we are allowed to’
Kia‘s UK boss has committed to selling the Picanto city car “for as long as we are allowed to”, hailing its role as an entry point in the brand’s wide-reaching line-up. “I think that ability to have a car as small as Picanto and as big as an EV9, with a range of four different powertrains [petrol,… Continue reading Kia to sell Picanto in UK for ‘as long as we are allowed to’
Mini Aceman
So just how much bigger than a regular hatchback does this Cooper-derived modern ‘Maxi’ feel on the inside? In some ways, not much. Entry is via a driver’s door aperture that bigger adults are likely to consider snug. With the seat slid back far enough to make room for longer legs, you will find the… Continue reading Mini Aceman
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.122)
On this week’s My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they talk about how much Steve liked the new Renault 5, a compact retro EV city car that also has a sporty hot hatch variant from Alpine, the A290.Pat Symonds, the engineer who’ll be instrumental to Cadillac’s upcoming… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.122)
Rolls-Royce invests £300m at Goodwood ahead of second EV in 2025
Rolls-Royce will invest more than £300 million in an extension of its Goodwood factory in West Sussex, which will prepare it to ramp up its highly profitable customisation programmes and launch more electric models – the second of which will arrive this year. The largest investment in the firm’s UK headquarters since it opened 22… Continue reading Rolls-Royce invests £300m at Goodwood ahead of second EV in 2025
Xpeng to bring seven-seat X9 ‘starship’ and G9 to UK in 2026
The futuristic Xpeng X9 MPV and G9 SUV will join the G6 crossover in UK showrooms from next year, as the Chinese brand works to build a five-strong UK line-up of fast-charging premium EVs by 2028. Solihull-based importer International Motors has added Xpeng to its portfolio alongside GWM, Isuzu and Subaru and will start delivering the G6 to customers this spring,… Continue reading Xpeng to bring seven-seat X9 ‘starship’ and G9 to UK in 2026
Inside Stellantis’s peace mission to defuse wrath at Tavares
Stellantis is mending fences in the aftermath of the stormy leadership of Carlos Tavares, which delivered incredible profits but also badly damaged relationships with unions, dealers, politicians and suppliers. “Those are areas where clearly I think we need to build back trust,” Stellantis chief financial officer Doug Ostermann told a banking conference in December. The… Continue reading Inside Stellantis’s peace mission to defuse wrath at Tavares
Suzuki Vitara
We regularly find cause to praise the standard of Suzuki’s chassis tuning and, happily, the Vitara offers us another chance to do so. Much like the Suzuki S-Cross, mostly everything the car does exudes a basic level of mechanical competence that puts many of its heavier, more ‘sophisticated’ ‘B-SUV’ rivals to shame. Certainly, owners of anything previously… Continue reading Suzuki Vitara
Genesis GV60 gets new look and refreshed interior
The Genesis GV60 has been updated with a sportier look and reworked interior technology. The most prominent changes come on the exterior of the electric SUV. Up front, the vents around the lower grille area have been made more prominent, and the headlights use a new micro-lens array construction. The wheel arches and skirting are now finished in… Continue reading Genesis GV60 gets new look and refreshed interior
Kia UK boss calls for clarity on hybrid sales after 2030
The boss of Kia UK has welcomed the UK government’s new consultation on the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate as the firm seeks clarity over what types of hybrid cars it will be allowed to sell after 2030. According to current legislation, sales of new cars powered purely by internal combustion engines will be banned in 2030,… Continue reading Kia UK boss calls for clarity on hybrid sales after 2030