Cars

New Volkswagen Multivan MPV will start at £43,160 in the UK

Volkswagen has revealed the pricing for its new T7 Multivan, which when it goes on sale will replace all the other MPV vehicles VW makes, such as the Caravelle, Sharan and Touran. Orders can be made from January 2022, with the first deliveries to start in March. Prices will start at £43,160. It might look like it does, but the new T7 Multivan isn’t based on a van platform, like […]

New holiday update is now out for Teslas – adds TikTok, Sonic game and more!

Tesla has today released its big update for owners, just in the for the Christmas holiday. The update this time around is quite large, with a lot to dig into. First of all, Tesla has added some new entrainment apps, such as TikTok and a new Sonic the Hedgehog game. The TikTok app can be found under the Tesla Theatre and will allow users to watch any video from that […]

Fiat announces new Scudo panel van, with EV option available

Fiat has recently announced its new Scudo panel van, which is the company’s re-entry back into the mid sized van market since the last generation Scudo was discontinued back in 2016. Of course, Fiat is now part of Stellantis which was formed earlier this year and amalgamates the likes of Vauxhall, Peugeot and more and this provides the benefit of re-badging. The new Fiat Scudo is essentially a Peugeot Expert […]

Euro NCAP crash test Renault Zoe, gets zero-star rating

Euro NCAP have tested two electric cars from the Renault group recently, the new Dacia Spring and now the Zoe. Both cars are fully electric and have not performed well at all, which is surprising as Renault was an early firm favourite back in the early 2000s when the Euro NCAP was relatively new. The Dacia Spring was tested and it achieved a one star safety rating. Euro NCAP said […]

Vauxhall Corsa-e and Mokka-e price dropped by £3,000

Vauxhall has today responded to the Government’s actions on reducing the plug-in car grants, by reducing the list prices of its two electric cars, the Corsa-e and Mokka-e. Both models have had their prices reduced by £3,000 across the range, bringing the entry level Corsa-e down from £30,305 to £27,305 without the plug-in grant. WIth the grant it is now £25,805. The UK Government reduced the plug-in car grant last […]

Tesla will be providing free off-peak Supercharging during Christmas

Already, some Tesla owners are dealing with issues of overcrowding at Supercharger stations and Tesla is looking to help solve some of these issues, as a lot of people in the US embarks on travels for Christmas. According to a report from Electrek, the company is looking to offer free charging at its locations in the US between 23rd December and 26th December, but at off peak hours such as 7pm through […]

New Mazda MX-5 now available to order

This week, Mazda has made the updated MX-5 available to order, with prices starting at £24,755 in the UK. Not much has changed here, but what has changed is notable. The largest change is the new Kinetic Posture Control (KPC) chassis control system, which is a different kind of stability system, however KPC will apply braking to which wheel needs it in order to keep the car stable. Mazda say […]

Plug-in car grant cut – now £1,000 less in the UK

Earlier this week, the UK Government revealed that the plug-in car grant would be reduced down from £2,500 to £1,500. The grant currently offers a subsidy on new car sales of any car that can be plugged in, hybrid or fully electric. There are also some changes to what band of prices the grant can now be applied to too. Customers looking to buy a brand new electric car can […]

Vauxhall Corsa-e and Mokka-e gain range, thanks to various improvements

Some of the latest electric cars from Vauxhall have been updated this week to be more efficient in electricity usage, which is resulting in some improvements in range, with a 6% improving for the Corsa-e and a 4% improvement for the Mokka-e. The Corsa-e now has a quoted range of 222 miles, a jump from 209 and the Mokka-e has jumped from 201 to 209 miles of range. To achieve […]

Ford stops selling all diesel versions of the Kuga

Ford has announced last week that like the Fiesta, the Kuga will now no longer be available with the option of a diesel engine. Ford stopped offering any diesel powered Fiesta models in October 2020 due to low sales. Now, the Kuga SUV is petrol only, as the 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre diesel engines have been axed from the range. Industry wide, diesel powered models are not selling that well, with […]