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 Motoring 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 [...]
Land Rover Defender OCTA: Can an Off-Road Super SUV Really Conquer the City? 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 [...]
Bentley Bentayga Speed: The maddest, baddest SUV you can buy May 15, 2026 Bentley has long been synonymous with luxury, but the British marque seems determined to dial up the sporting side to its character. Last year, Bentley unveiled the Supersports, a lightweight, rear-driven road racer. A ‘FULL SEND’ video, with Travis Pastrana driving fast and sideways around the company’s campus in Crewe, introduced the 666hp coupe to [...]
Sexy EV coupe joins Porsche Cayenne SUV range – and it looks like a 911 May 12, 2026 Porsche has expanded its Cayenne Electric lineup with the addition of a curvaceous Coupe version. The Porsche Cayenne Coupe Electric has styling said to be inspired by the iconic 911. The sweeping roof of the sports car is its most obvious contribution. According to Thomas Stopka, head of exterior design at Style Porsche, the “gently [...]
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 – [...]
Aston Martin DBX S review: Our favourite luxury SUV October 21, 2025 When Aston Martin introduced the DBX707 in 2022, it expected this faster, more expensive model to account for 50 percent of DBX sales. Instead, fully 90 percent of customers plumped for the 707hp newcomer, and the original 550hp DBX was discontinued soon afterwards. The message was clear: Aston Martin buyers wanted more performance and they [...]