The UK new car market has recorded its best February performance for new car registrations in two decades, according to new figures from the Society of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). New car registrations rose by 14%, with a total of 84,886 new cars registered. This marks the 19th consecutive month of growth, driven [...]
The Dingolfing BMW plant has officially started production of the new BMW 5 Series Touring. Since 1991 the Dingolfing plant in lower Bavaria has produced over 1.2 million 5 Series Touring. The new BMW 5 Series will be available as a petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid or a fully electric car. Our BMW 5 Series [...]
Official teaser picture of the new all-electric Jeep Wagoneer S. This will be Jeep's first global battery electric vehicle (BEV), which will be launched in the U.S in the autumn this year and then in other markets around the world. 600 Hp 3.5 seconds 0 to 60 mph (approximate) [...]
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Ferrari has announced that the SF90XX Stradale has set a new record for a homologated road car around the Fiorano test track. Driven by Raffaele de Simone, Ferrari Head of Development Test Driving, the car was equipped with lightweight carbon-fibre wheels and Michelin Cup 2R tyres. The new record time was 1:17.309. We [...]
The new car market in October grew by 14.3%, with a total of 153,529 registrations, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This is 7.2% above pre-pandemic levels, making this the best month since 2018 and marking the 15th consecutive month of growth. The growth was largely [...]
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Latest figures from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that the UK new car market grew by 21% in September. A total of 272,610 new cars where registered last month. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive commented, A bumper September means the new car market remains strong despite economic challenges. However, with [...]
June 2023 UK new car market grew by 25.8% …according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 177,266 new vehicles were registered last month, this marks the 11th consecutive month of growth. A total of 949,720 new cars have joined our UK roads in the first six months [...]
In this short video, I drive and quickly review the new 2023 Vauxhall Grandland GSE Plug-in Hybrid. Prices start from £45,700 on the road. Combined power is 300 PS and 520 Nm of torque. It uses a 8 speed auto gearbox. 0 to 62 mph takes 6.1 seconds witha top speed of 146 mph. [...]
