Skoda adds diesel option to the Octavia vRS range

Skoda has added a third powertrain option to its new Octavia vRS line-up with the introduction of a 2.0 TDI model priced from £32,260. It joins the 2.0 TSI petrol and 1.4 TSI PHEV models already unveiled last month and introduces the option of four-wheel drive for the first time on the fourth-generation Octavia vRS. 

Bentley Bentayga Hybrid expected to be top seller in revised line-up

Bentley is taking the next step on its journey to a sustainable future with the launch of the new Bentayga Hybrid, which the company describes as the only electrified true-luxury SUV in the world. Bentley predicts it will become the best-selling member of the new Bentayga family.

Out with the e-Golf and in with the ID.3 at Volkswagen’s Dresden factory

The last Volkswagen e-Golf has rolled off the production line at VW’s ‘Transparent Factory’ in Dresden. With the e-Golf in Urano Grey, a total of 50,401 vehicles have been manufactured in Dresden since March 2017. At the beginning of the new year 2021, the production area of the Transparent Factory will be reconstructed for three weeks before the first ID.3 series vehicles roll off the assembly lines in Dresden at the end of January.

Speedier plug-in Audi A3 on the way

The Audi A3 range is being joined by a new, more powerful 45 TFSI e version of the Sportback. With peak system power of 242 bhp and 295.0 lb-ft of system torque, the new version is being positioned as a top-tier S line Competition model when it becomes available in the UK early in 2021.

Renault adds new Venture Edition to the Zoe line-up

Europe’s best-selling electric car, the Renault Zoe, is now available with a new specification, available to order from mid-January 2021 from £28,495 after the Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG).