Ford has confirmed this week that it has had to stop taking orders for the new facelifted version of the Focus. Ford revealed the updated car in October last year and it comes with a lot of upgrades to its infotainment system with a much larger 13.2in Sync 4 screen. However, speaking to Autocar this week, Ford said that it is having issues obtaining the components needed to fit the larger […]
Aston Martin has attempted to develop an EV before, with the Rapide E. The company had planned from as early as 2015 to produce a limited number of all electric saloon cars, under the Rapide brand but as recent as 2020, this project was cancelled. However, earlier last month Aston Martin announced that by 2026, it would stop selling pure-combustion cars. Following on from then, it would only focus on […]
Despite some rumours, Aston Martin is planning on continuing to make new V12 sports cars. There were some mumours that the company was looking to phase out the larger, less fuel efficient power plants in favour of lighter V8 engines. This news comes after the company revealed the new DBX 707 SUV, which has a V8 engine and is even faster than the DBS, which uses a V12. Aston Martin […]
Morgan has announced the all new Super 3, marking a return to the world of three wheelers with a brand new design and the company’s first “clean sheet” design since the Aero 8 was launched back in 2000. Morgan revived the iconic three wheeler in 2012, it had an S&S engine with a top speed of 115mph. Due to its small size and light weight – at 550kg the three […]
BMW has put the new second generation 2 Series Active Tourer on sale in the UK this week, with prices starting at £30,265. Three engine options are on offer, with a three-cylinder petrol 220i mild hybrid which has 168bhp and a four-cylinder 223i mild hybrid with 215bhp. BMW is also offering a diesel, with the 218d which has 148bhp. The Tourer model is related to the existing 2 Series Coupe, but […]
Volvo has today revealed a new facelifted version of the XC40 Recharge as well as a new single motor version of the C40 at a lower price point. Volvo has introduced a new less expensive version of the C40 Recharge, the coupe edition of the XC40. The C40 can now be specced with a single motor, which will drive the front wheels only, the existing dual motor version is still […]
Nissan has introduced a new limited edition Micra this week, limited to 250 units and is due to go on sale soon with prices starting at £18,375 in the UK. So, what makes this a special edition, well this is a version that is being released as a promotion between Nissan and the new Batman film. The Micra gets Kiiro logos on the C pillars, yellow trim on the front […]
Rivian has announced this week that it is increasing the prices of some of the variants of the R1T pickup and R1S SUV. The base price of the R1T has been increased from $67,500 to $79,500 for the quad motor version with large battery packs. This is a very significant $12,000 jump and will apply to people who have pre-ordered and reserved. The R1S SUV is also seeing a similar […]
Some older Tesla models from 2012 onwards are starting to see issues with connecting to the 3G networks, as some phone carriers are starting to disable their legacy 3G networks in favour of the new 5G rollout, with 4G LTE being the new minimum going forward. Right from the start, Tesla started including 3G modems in their cars to make sure remote firmware updates can be managed, customers can connect […]
For the UK market, Dacia has added a new top of the line trim level for the Duster SUV, with prices starting at £17,495. The Extreme SE sits at the top of the Duster lineup and offers some new visual enhancements such as a new paint colour, alloy wheels and interior design changes. On the outside, Dacia has added a new exclusive ‘urban grey’ paint, 17-inch alloy wheels and lots […]
