From batchreviews. The Nismo name is a storied one in the world of Japanese motorsport and performance cars. So, when there’s a new car wearing the badge, it’s a big deal. This is the latest, and to Brits there’s added importance as not many Nismo models come to the UK. The Ariya Nismo is a…

From batchreviews. Skywell is one of a handful of brands that has arrived in the UK from China, all aiming to muscle into the market and take sales away from the traditional players – the likes of Ford, Vauxhall, Skoda, Kia and so on. It may be new to we Brits but the firm has…

From batchreviews. Until last year, French performance brand Alpine was just a one-car firm. That changed in 2024 when it created its own hot version of the fab Renault 5 electric hatchback, and now it has a three-car line-up with this, the new A390. It’s an electric coupe-SUV which will arrive next year to rival…

From batchreviews. Polestar 1 review – was this £140k hybrid ahead of its time? Before I tell you all about the Polestar 4 and the 3 it’s worth taking a moment to understand how important these two cars are. Since it arrived in the UK five years ago, Polestar has shifted 35,000 cars – not…

From batchreviews. Volvo EX30 review – Game-changing new EV rated Toyota hasn’t exactly been quick off the mark with electric cars in the UK. To date we’ve only had the oddly named bZ4X, but that’s about to change. Arriving this year is a new supermini-sized small electric SUV, and instead of it wearing a name…

From batchreviews. Jaguar F-Type 75 review – one final drive in Jag’s sports car Mercedes doesn’t launch a new SL very often so when it does, the world takes notice. The SL, or sport light, burst onto the scene 70 years ago in 1954. That first car, the Gullwing 300SL was effectively a road going…

From batchreviews. Jaguar F-Type 75 review – one final drive in Jag’s sports car This is the Jaguar XF – the updated model. I’ve wanted to have a go in it for a while. The last time I drove an XF was in 2016 when I had one as a long-term test car for Auto…

From batchreviews. We Brits love estate cars, but especially fast ones. Whether it’s a BMW, a Mercedes, a Volvo or an Audi, we go mad for hot wagons. But when it comes to electric estate cars there’s not much choice. Which is why I’m so interested in this new Volkswagen ID.7 GTX Tourer. The ID.7…

From batchreviews. You probably haven’t heard of Omoda and Jaecoo. They are launching in the UK this year with a range of petrol, hybrid and electric SUVs with some big plans to disrupt the market. Omoda and its posher sister Jaecoo are two brands from the enormous Chery organisation. Chery is one of China’s biggest…

From batchreviews. The original Renault Scenic was loved by families in the nineties and noughties. It pretty much created the whole mini-MPV craze, but times have changed and people-carriers aren’t as popular as they once were. Renault has decided to reboot the Scenic as an electric SUV to rival the Skoda Enyaq and Peugeot E-3008.…

From batchreviews. Peugeot can probably lay its success of its recent turnaround at the wheels of the second-generation 3008. At a stroke it showed Peugeots needn’t be cheap and undesirable – something that a whole wave of models before suffered from. Launched in 2016, the second-generation 3008 showed off a radical new design both inside…

From batchreviews. Sometimes I’m lucky enough to test a car for longer than a couple of weeks. In the past I’ve had some great ‘long-term’ test cars, and the Suzuki Swace is my latest. It’s fair to say I’ve never lived with a car that looks quite so ordinary but is also quite so brilliant.…

From batchreviews. Watch my Polestar 3 FIRST LOOK here… And see what I think of the gorgeous Polestar 1 here… Meet the Polestar 4 – a new SUV coupe from the Swedish electric performance carmaker. The 4 is Polestar’s fourth model and, funnily enough, follows on from the 1, 2 and 3. However, it sits…

From batchreviews. It’s been a VERY long time coming. In fact, Volkswagen has been teasing us with a modern version of its iconic Type 2 van for over 20 years, with different concepts and previews showing what could be. But now, eventually, VW has made good on its promise. Meet the ID. Buzz. It uses…

From batchreviews. Jaguar F-Pace SVR review You could say the new ‘75’ models are just special edition F-Types and nothing more. But there’s something far more romantic going on here as Jaguar is pulling on every petrolhead’s heartstrings with the F-Type P450 75 and F-Type R 75, for they represent the final iteration of the…

From batchreviews. Electric estate cars aren’t exactly popular at the moment – there’s just not many on sale right now. Of course, there’s the MG5, while at the other end of the spectrum there’s the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo – and it’s a bit of a stretch to call the Porsche an estate, in all…

From batchreviews. Volkswagen has given its largest SUV, the Touareg, an update for 2024 to give it a little more sparkle. There are styling tweaks and some clever new tech added. I’ve always felt a little sorry for the Touareg as its sister cars from Audi, Bentley, Porsche and Lamborghini have stolen the limelight. It’s…

From batchreviews. Meet the new Ford Transit Custom. And as icons go, the Transit is right up there with the greatest. Launched in 65, the Transit changed the way vans could and should be. And, over the decades, the Transit has flourished into a family of models which have dominated the van market. Owned and…

From batchreviews. Electric cars from premium carmakers are expensive, right? Well, that could change with the Volvo EX30 because, on the surface at least, it’s a high quality EV with a decent electric range and has a low starting price of just under £34,000. The EX30 could be the EV Brits have been waiting for.…