Honda Prelude concept front three quarter
The Civic-based two-door hybrid will be Honda’s sixth UK model line
New cars

Honda Prelude returns to UK as hybrid sports coupe

Hybrid coupe gets swooping looks, an acute attention to dynamics and an interior designed around the driver’s needs

8 July 2024
Honda Prelude returns to UK as hybrid sports coupe
ford capri teaser front
Teaser images released as part of a guerrilla marketing campaign show similar headlight design to original Capri
New cars

Reborn Ford Capri to be unveiled on Wednesday 10 July

Famed name is reprised for new electric SUV-coupé twinned with the Explorer

8 July 2024
Reborn Ford Capri to be unveiled on Wednesday 10 July
Denza Z9 GT
The Z9 GT is the first Denza model planned for European sale
New cars

Denza plans to enter Europe with Z9 GT despite EU sanctions

BYD-owned Chinese electric car brand's line-up will also include new Fangchengbao off-roader

8 July 2024
Denza plans to enter Europe with Z9 GT despite EU sanctions
Matt prior opinion
Car makers will lose out if they don’t sell enough EVs – in theory
New cars

Why car buyers will be the ones paying for ZEV fines

Prior riffs on the tricks of marketing and why the ZEV mandate sounds more like a carbon tax on the customer

6 July 2024
Why car buyers will be the ones paying for ZEV fines
BMW Neue Klasse coupe camouflaged front quarter cornering
New prototype was spotted testing near BMW's R&D centre in Bavaria
New cars

BMW priming futuristic electric sports car

Prototype coupé with four in-wheel motors has been spotted testing; may succeed i8 as Neue Klasse flagship

5 July 2024
BMW priming futuristic electric sports car
Caterham 360 R RAF lead
The joint project is intended to raise money for injured servicemen and women
New cars

Caterham 360R spawns one-off tribute to military helicopter

Track toy repurposed with components from an RAF Puma is built to raise money for charitable causes

5 July 2024
Caterham 360R spawns one-off tribute to military helicopter
New cars

Mini JCW E electric hot hatch to be shown at Goodwood

New hot hatch packs “advanced electric powertrain” and has been engineered for "go-kart feeling"

3 July 2024
Mini JCW E electric hot hatch to be shown at Goodwood
New cars

Ineos delays Fusilier indefinitely over electric vehicle uncertainty

4x4 firm's second model pushed back due to "reluctant" consumer uptake of EVs and legislative obstacles

3 July 2024
Ineos delays Fusilier indefinitely over electric vehicle uncertainty
Land Rover Defender Octa front three quarter lead
The Octa was, according to its makers, "a white-sheet vehicle"
New cars

Land Rover Defender Octa: 626bhp 4x4 has supercar pace

4x4 brute is a "Defender on steroids" for £158k; has AMG-baiting pace and is limited to 1070 examples

3 July 2024
Land Rover Defender Octa: 626bhp 4x4 has supercar pace
New cars

Average weight of new cars rises by nearly 400kg in seven years

Rapid rise in mass is driven by electrification, popularity of SUVs and disappearance of lightweight small cars

2 July 2024
Average weight of new cars rises by nearly 400kg in seven years

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