The Kia EV9 has been recognized with the prestigious ‘Best of the Best’ award at the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2024 in the Cars and Motorcycles category. Success at the highest level of the global design competition acknowledges the contribution Kia as a brand, and the EV9 in particular, has made to setting exceptional standards of design innovation. The Red Dot: ‘Best of the Best’ award, presented only to the most pioneering designs, further validates the success of the Kia design team in creating the EV9, the brand’s first flagship electric SUV. “With the EV9, we created an EV...
Bentayga and Mulliner reach new peaks with the Apex Edition
Bentley Motors is extending both the visual impact and dynamic ability of the Bentayga even further through its Mulliner bespoke division, with the launch of a global 20-car collection named the Apex Edition. Featuring ultra-strong, lightweight 22” Mulliner carbon wheels teamed with carbon ceramic brakes, it will be offered in a choice of six unique specifications curated by Mulliner’s design team. All include a central painted livery stripe extending over bonnet and roof, a first for the Bentayga. Even rarer will be a specification offered only to owners of the Continental GT Le Mans Edition who will be able to...
Renault Megane E-Tech electric now offers more for less
The Renault Megane E-Tech electric is now even more of an attractive proposition for car buyers, benefiting from an enhanced specification while also being more affordable than ever. In addition to its already comprehensive array of standard equipment, the award-winning EV now offers a heat pump on the new highly-specified entry-level evolution version – meaning the entire range now features the energy-saving technology – and a 12-inch screen for the OpenR Link multimedia system is introduced on techno and iconic trim levels. Both the mid- and top-of-the-range versions now also have contextual adaptive cruise control as standard, enhancing the model’s...
Game, 5 and Match, Renault Electrifies Roland-Garros
The Renault 5 will be in the spotlight at this year’s French Open tennis tournament from 20 May to 9 June, with the unveiling of a Roland-Garros special series. Renault has been a premium partner of the French Open tennis tournament since 2022, and will have a 150m² stand dedicated to Renault 5 E-Tech electric at this year’s event. Renault 5 E-Tech electric in a Roland-Garros special seriesFor the Roland Garros French Open tennis tournament, Renault will have a stand dedicated to Renault 5 E-Tech electric. The Roland-Garros special series will be on display for the first time, prior to...
New Morgan and HERO-ERA partnership celebrates driving adventure
Celebrating a shared passion for driving adventure, a new partnership between Morgan Motor Company and HERO-ERA will offer a range of benefits to Morgan owners and HERO-ERA members. Announced today, the partnership further establishes the relationship between Morgan and HERO-ERA, who are already working together on Morgan Explores – a group driving tour taking place this September in Northern Spain and Southern France exclusively for Morgan sports cars. The Morgan and HERO-ERA partnership ensures that all customers purchasing a new or preowned Morgan from an official Morgan dealership in 2024 will receive a complimentary one-year HERO-ERA premier membership. This membership...
Hyundai Motor UK announces All-New SANTA FE pricing and specification
Hyundai Motor UK has announced pricing and specification for the All-New SANTA FE. The all-new fifth generation SANTA FE features a radical new design, with a distinctive, boxy silhouette and customer-centric, spacious interior, suited to a range of outdoor and urban activities. Fully foldable second- and third-row seats provide class-leading interior space, while the variety of high-tech, practical features add to its signature nature-meets-city appeal. Complementing its ‘Open for More’ design concept, all-new SANTA FE boasts a myriad of safety features and the next level of Hyundai Smart Sense Advanced Driver Assistance Systems available, which offers a wide range of...
All-new Mazda CX-80 to arrive in the UK in the autumn
Mazda today revealed the all-new Mazda CX-80, the latest model from Mazda’s Large Product Group, which includes the Mazda CX-60 and North American market CX-70 and CX-90 SUVs. All models share the same longitudinal front-engine rear-wheel drive mechanical layout. Arriving in the UK later this year, the all-new Mazda CX-80 is the new flagship of the Mazda line-up in Europe, sitting above the CX-60 in Mazda’s award-winning SUV range. Featuring three-row seating it’s the most spacious SUV ever offered by Mazda in Europe and with its high-quality cabin, technically advanced drivetrains and elegant design is created to challenge established premium...
Prodrive legends set to star at this year’s Classic Nostalgia weekend
This year’s Classic Nostalgia weekend will celebrate 40 years of one of the world’s most successful motorsport companies. Since being founded in 1984, Prodrive has created some of the most iconic race and rally cars of all time, and enthusiasts will be able to see a spectacular selection of them in action at Shelsley Walsh this July. Prodrive became synonymous with Subaru during the 1990s and early 2000s, and few enthusiasts will ever forget Colin McRae’s emotional win on the 1995 RAC Rally. The victory made him Britain’s first World Rally Champion and gave Subaru the first of three consecutive...
UK specification and pricing confirmed for all-new Škoda Kodiaq
Škoda has confirmed final UK pricing and specifications for its second-generation Kodiaq SUV ahead of order books opening on 10 April, 2024. The second-generation model builds on the considerable strengths of the original and adds a host of new features. The new Kodiaq will offer more space than ever before thanks to an even bigger 910 litre boot, a bold new interior concept that introduces Škoda’s innovative Smart Dials, plus a host of other new technologies and creature comforts. These include LED Matrix headlights and new Turn and Remote Park Assist. Since its launch in 2016, the Kodiaq has become...
Wains gains economy advantage with Mercedes-Benz Actros L
Devon haulier Wains Transport is enjoying a welcome boost in fuel efficiency from its latest Mercedes-Benz Actros L tractor unit. The truck has joined another Actros at Wains and both are comfortably ahead of any other vehicles on the operator’s 25-strong fleet. “We don’t measure mpg obsessively, because there’s a lot of variation in the work our trucks do, but the Actros are consistently better than any other tractor in our line-up by a noticeable margin,” said Managing Director Aaron Wain. The new arrival is a highly specified and stunningly liveried Actros L 2553, delivered by Dealer City West Commercials....