Top and flop: the good and bad car news of week 35

+ Top - New Kia Sportage has features of the electric Kia EV6

How times change... Fifteen years ago we would never have said we like a Kia, but the Korean brand has since made huge strides in both design and technology. The Kia EV6 is one of the most interesting electric cars of the moment and this new Kia Sportage has clearly taken on that.

+ Top - Playing with the configurator: how do you put together your new Jaguar C-Type?

Jaguar has not forgotten about 'milking' its illustrious history. The brand seizes a random anniversary (70 years C-Type) to take the legendary Jaguar C-Type back into production. Eight new Jaguar C-Type Continuation models are being built. You cannot pay for it, but you can configure it. Just to dream away...

+ Top - The Cupra UrbanRebel Concept will be launched in 2025. But not so...

The Cupra UrbanRebel Concept (with Urban and Rebel nice 'rebels' together) is intended as an electric city car. He therefore does not need a huge wing for downforce at higher speed. Why does he have it? It will be the rebellion.

- Flop - Volkswagen: 'The manual transmission is dead! Long live the vending machine

To quote the King's Song, the day you knew would come is finally here. At least, almost here ... Because from 2023 the first Volkswagen models without a manual gearbox will be introduced. The third generation Volkswagen Tiguan can then only be ordered with an automatic transmission.

- Flop - Tesla Roadster postponed again! You will only have paid 43,000 euros down…

The Tesla Roadster has been officially delayed. Actually, that's not news - we could all see this coming - but we report it anyway. The Roadster was unveiled in 2017, is expected to hit the market in 2020 and is now expected in 2023. Although Tesla boss Elon Musk still has a big blow to the arm.