Cupra uses some old-school tricks to create a new-age hot hatch  Press presentations for new cars are normally given by someone from marketing with lots of graphs and charts about trim levels and why it’s better than rival X at Y.  But the presentation for the new Cupra Born VZ was one to really sit up and pay attention.It was given by ex-World...

Latest images reveal styling tweaks inspired by the Batur, such as teardrop headlights Next-gen Conti gets ‘ultra-performance' hybrid powertrain with 31bhp more than the retired W12 Bentley has released the first pictures of the next-generation Continental GT, which will pack nearly 800bhp from a new hybrid drivetrain, making it the firm's...

Front styling is new; six-pot behind that grille is unchanged Malvern firm taps legendary Italian design house for limited-run Midsummer speedster Morgan and Pininfarina have unveiled an exclusive barchetta-bodied, two-seat sports car called the Midsummer.  Based on the underpinnings of Morgan’s existing Plus Six model, it is clad with...

Geely/Mercedes brand targets more traditional tastes with its second new-era model Having catered to more practical tastes when it first reappeared in 2023 with the Smart #1 compact SUV, the rejuvenated Smart brand is now bringing us something a little more stylish. The promotional literature for the all-electric new Smart #3 actually goes so far...

Cupra's first two models have been dynamic hits so far. What about this new electric crossover? The Cupra Tavascan is a close relative to a fairly safe bunch of Volkswagen Group siblings.It can count the Audi Q4 E-tron, Skoda Enyaq and Volkswagen ID 4 as siblings, sharing the same 'hard points' and footprint, but whereas that trio would all be...

The GM-Honda system in the CR-V e:FCEV shows important advances The American-developed system gets 372 miles to a tank, and has vastly reduced development costs Just over half a century since the automotive world got properly revved up by the prospect of hydrogen fuel cell cars (FCEVs), they still haven’t happened. They failed to take over...