Renault Scenic E-Tech 2026 review: An electric SUV for our times Life&Style The Renault Scenic pioneered the practical but unfashionable compact MPV in the 1990s. Now it has returned as a more conventional electric SUV. John Redfern sees how well this reimagined Renault suits our different times. Three decades ago, Renault launched the original Megane Scenic to the world, kickstarting the small MPV category. It was a [...]
The Executive Ledger: Is the company car consigned to history? Sponsored The traditional executive company car used to be defined by a beautifully simple set of rules, writes motoring journalist Tim Barnes-Clay. It required a German saloon, 3.0 litres of naturally aspirated displacement, finished in metallic paint, and a designated parking space close to the boardroom doors. It was a statement of seniority, paid for by [...]
McMurtry Spéirling Pure: the £1m electric hypercar redefining what speed means Sponsored The McMurtry Spéirling Pure made its public debut at Goodwood this month. With fan-powered downforce and a record-breaking acceleration claim, the British-built track car offers a glimpse of where extreme performance is heading. The ultimate measure of a performance car used to be simple enough. First it was engine size, then horsepower, then lap times. [...]
Land Rover Defender OCTA: Can an Off-Road Super SUV Really Conquer the City? July 15, 2026 | Sponsored With 635PS, Dakar-inspired engineering and a £147,000 price tag, the Defender OCTA is built for extremes – but does any of that make sense on urban streets? What is the Land Rover Defender OCTA and why is it gaining so much traction? Land Rover has a reputation for totally blinging out some of its models [...]
Stunning Morgan Midsummer Coupe by Pininfarina revealed July 14, 2026 Morgan has unveiled a dramatic limited-production coupe, developed in collaboration with legendary Italian design house Pininafarina. The new Morgan Midsummer Coupe follows the roofless Midsummer roadster, launched in summer 2024. Just 50 examples of the convertible were made, but the fixed-roof Midsummer will be even rarer. Morgan plans to coachbuild just nine cars for selected [...]
Lamborghini Urus SE Performante is an even more super SUV July 14, 2026 Lamborghini has ramped up the power and aggression for its Urus SE SUV, with the launch of a new Performante version. Released 40 years after the original ‘Rambo Lambo’ LM002, the new Urus SE Performante is claimed to be the fastest SUV in the world. Like other Lamborghinis that have received the Performante treatment, the [...]
McLaren 788HS debuts at Goodwood: It’s extreme July 13, 2026 Here’s our first look at the McLaren 788HS, a new British-built supercar and one of the stars of the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The V8-powered 788HS is an all-guns-blazing last hurrah for the 720S, 765LT and 750S model line, first introduced in 2017. Developed by McLaren Special Operations (MSO), the company’s in-house bespoke division, [...]
Citroën 2CV returns as a £13,000 electric car, and the timing is no accident July 12, 2026 | Sponsored Citroën is reviving one of its most famous cars as a sub-£15,000 electric city car. It looks like a nostalgia play, but it is really a response to a gap Europe’s carmakers left at the cheap end of the market, one that Chinese rivals are now moving quickly to fill. Citroën’s decision to bring back [...]
New BMW M3: why the next one arrives as both a 1,000bhp EV and a petrol straight-six July 12, 2026 | Sponsored BMW has confirmed the next M3 will come in electric and petrol versions. It looks like a simple product decision, but it says far more about an industry still unsure what a performance car should be in the electric age. For years the industry told a tidy story about all this. Electrification would arrive, petrol [...]
Porsche’s Toy Story 911s prove luxury carmakers are selling stories as much as sports cars July 11, 2026 | Sponsored Porsche’s trio of Toy Story-inspired 911s will never reach a showroom, yet they may be among its most effective creations of the year. They show how premium car brands increasingly compete on cultural relevance as much as engineering. Luxury carmakers have spent decades convincing us that engineering is their greatest asset. The best of them [...]