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Chinese electric automobile startup Nio has demonstrated its new ES8 SUV to customers in Beijing, with home market sales already under way. priced from 448,000 yuan (around £50,500) after government incentives, it's not far off half the price of a Tesla model X in China.   Despite Nio only being founded by Shanghai-based NextEV in 2014, the ES8 is fully finished and offers comparable specs to a model X. It's a full seven-seater, with an all-aluminium body and chassis, air suspension on all models and all-wheel drive. Advertisement - article continues below • best electric automobiles to buy now Electric motors…

The Mercedes CLS has been facelifted for 2021, with a new look outside and updated interior trims arriving for the brand’s Audi A7 Sportback rival. It’ll be available to buy in the UK this summer, with prices expected to start from around £60,000.  Mercedes has kept exterior design changes limited to a new front bumper with larger intakes and a chrome splitter, plus a newly found piece of chrome trim strip for the rear valance, above a black rear diffuser. There are also two new 19-inch alloy wheel designs to choose from - a five spoke wheel and a ten spoke. …

Uber has been deemed a ‘transport service’ by the European Court of Justice and not, as it previously argued, a digital service – a move that could have big implications for the way the company operates. The ride hailing company has previously argued it merely provides a digital service to connect passengers and drivers and so is not, in the classical sense, a carry company. but EU judges disagreed, ruling that Uber’s “main component is a carry service”.  Advertisement - article continues below • new LEVC TX London Taxi review The case came to court following a challenge from the…

Skoda has made its name with fantastic performance as well as class-leading practicality. however exactly how will the Czech brand provide these values in pure-electric vehicles? The response is the Skoda Enyaq iV – so it’s time for an thorough look at the new SUV. We speak to Skoda’s CEO as well as the firm’s style boss, as well as satisfy the people assisting to capture the vehicle into Skoda’s hometown factory. We go to a UK dealer, too, to see exactly how prepared the brand is for prospective electric car buyers. Advertisement - post continues below To cap it all,…

Alfa Romeo has announced it’s record-breaking Stelvio Quadrifoglio SUV will land in the UK next summer. An official price is yet to be announced but a figure around £65,000 is expected.  The Stelvio is the Italian marque’s first SUV in its 107-year history. Back in September the Quadrifoglio model set the record for the fastest SUV around the infamous Nurburgring Nordschleife racetrack, lapping the 12.8-mile track in 7 minutes 51.7 seconds. Advertisement - article continues below • Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio review It beat the previous record that Porsche held with its Cayenne Turbo S by eight seconds. Italian racing driver Fabio Francia conducted the…

The second-generation Kia soul is now on sale, and the new compact SUV is bigger and bolder, taking its design cues from 2012’s hot-hatch Track’ster concept. Prices start at £12,600 for the entry-level start trim featuring a 1.6-litre petrol engine, with the range-topping 1.6-litre CRDi diesel Maxx available from £21,550.  Advertisement - short article continues below As with the outgoing model, the soul will be available in five trim levels, although only Start, connect and connect plus are available at launch. These will be joined later in the summer by the top-spec Mixx and Maxx variants, which are set to…