Year: 2023

Electric Caterham Seven concept breaks cover

Caterham’s first electric car will make its public debut in July at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The EV Seven showcases a future battery electric Caterham and uses a 51kWh immersion cooled battery pack capable of up to 152kW rapid charging. Just as importantly, the battery results in a weight […]

F1 legend Mika Häkkinen designs luxury electric superbike

Two-time Formula champion Mika Häkkinen has teamed up with Verge Motorcycles to launch a limited edition model limited to just 100 bikes. Designed by Finnish star, it features a stylish and bold design combined with Verge’s unique technology. “I know from experience what it takes to develop a vehicle that […]

Revealed: Alpine’s first electric hot hatch

Alpine has unveiled its first ‘lifestyle’ model – the concept for the much-anticipated A290. The exciting new car made its debut at an historic hangar in Bristol – birthplace of Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic airliner. Alpine’s Formula one drivers, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, who are helping to develop the […]

Hyundai Ioniq 6 review

We road test the sensational new Hyundai Ioniq 6 – a boldly-styled EV marketed as a ‘streamliner’… Hyundai is absolutely smashing it out of the park at the moment. Hot on the heels of the latest i10 city car, Tucson Hybrid SUV and crowd-pleasing Ioniq 5, comes the Ioniq 6. […]

Mercedes-Benz A-Class review

We road test the updated Mercedes-Benz A-Class – the entry-level model in the three-pointed star line-up… Priced from £31,905 and available as a hatchback or saloon, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class has been a huge success, delivering a relatively affordable, yet stylish and upmarket family car. The latest model was launched in […]

First VW ID.Buzz camper van for hire in UK

Photo credit: Claire Waddell A UK camper van hire company is the first to offer a ‘hireable’ conversion of the award-winning all-electric Volkswagen ID.Buzz. Wild Drives, one of the first exclusively electric campervan hire companies, is now taking bookings in the retro-modern sensation from £150 per night. The conversion of […]