Lepas L8: China’s New SUV Means Business Life&Style Is the UK’s SUV market ready for another Chinese challenger? Motoring journalist Tim Barnes-Clay takes a closer look at the new Lepas. Lepas, another new marque from automotive giant Chery – the company behind Omoda and Jaecoo – is positioning the L8 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) as a premium SUV that combines handsome styling, generous technology [...]
Has Range Rover just abandoned the SUV? Motoring The Range Rover GT brings electric grand touring to JLR’s EMA platform with bold styling and impressive refinement. The Range Rover GT is the latest addition to JLR’s luxury line-up, and the fifth model in the Range Rover family, blending the style of a grand tourer with the practicality of an SUV. Revealed ahead of [...]
Jaecoo 8: A Premium SUV with Substance and Surprising Polish Motoring The arrival of the Jaecoo 8 SHS-P in the UK says something about where the car market is heading here, writes motoring journalist Tim Barnes-Clay. Chinese brands are no longer content with building budget alternatives. They want a place at the top table, and after spending time with Jaecoo’s new plug-in hybrid flagship, I came [...]
New BMW X5 gets diesel, hybrid, electric and hydrogen versions July 23, 2026 BMW’s new X5 offers more powertrain choices than ever, combining diesel, plug-in hybrid, electric and future hydrogen technology. BMW’s fifth-generation X5 arrives with more powertrain choices than any version before it, including a hydrogen model due in 2028 built with Toyota. Rather than picking a side in the electric transition, BMW is selling all sides [...]
Chery Tiggo 4 review: Could this Chinese SUV be Britain’s next best-seller? May 12, 2026 Have you lost your Chery? Buy a new Tiggo 4 and that’s a distinct possibility; this new hybrid crossover blends anonymously into the background. It’s also near-identical to Chery’s existing Tiggo 7, Tiggo 8 and Tiggo 9 SUVs, albeit on a smaller scale. Still, not everyone wants to stand out or make a statement – [...]
Bentley pushes back full all-electric switch to 2035 November 7, 2024 Bentley Motors has pushed back its switch to only making electric cars to 2035, it has been confirmed. The Crewe-headquartered luxury car maker, which is owned by Volkswagen, had originally announced in November 2020 that it intended to go all-electric by 2030. The aim was again reiterated in January 2022 when Bentley revealed plans to launch [...]
Jaguar Land Rover: Drivers using plug-in hybrids as ‘stepping stone’ towards electric cars October 30, 2024 Jaguar Land Rover has revealed a sharp rise in the sales of its plug-in hybrid models (PHEV) as its customers use them as a ‘stepping stone’ towards battery electric vehicles (BEV). The automotive giant has reported a 59 per cent rise in PHEV sales during the first half of its financial year compared to the [...]
Car production falls but sector ‘optimistic about return to growth’ September 26, 2024 Car production fell last month, continuing a trend seen across the year, new figures show. The number of cars built in UK factories was 8.4 per cent lower in August compared to the same month last year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 41,271 new cars left production lines, 3,781 fewer than [...]