Quick news: Pininfarina profits, a Mini sales milestone, iconic Mustang for sale
Legendary styling house agrees new loan deal; 500,000 US Minis; Mustang GT500 'Eleanor' to be auctioned Italian design firm Pininfarina made its first profit for eight years in 2012. It followed the...
View ArticleAmerican car sales show signs of recovery
Figures for March indicate sales are back to 2007 levels for some manufacturers Car sales in America showed a significant rise in March, providing fresh evidence of a US market resurgence. For some...
View ArticleJaguar Land Rover invests for the big league
JLR plans major expansion and will invest £11bn over the next four years Jaguar Land Rover is planning to spend £2.75 billion each year for the next four years on new products and new production...
View ArticleWill the Soul become Kia's legacy model?
Kia has unveiled its second-generation Soul, but is it merely a passing fad or is it a potential future classic? What do you think of the Kia Soul? Is it an inspired piece of design, maybe even a...
View ArticleFord Kuga
The new, second-generation Ford Kuga sets a new sporting benchmark among ‘compact’ SUVs Little by little, the Ford Motor Company is becoming the model of a streamlined, right-size international car...
View ArticleFord Kuga crowned best compact SUV
The Ford Kuga, Mitsubishi Outlander and Toyota RAV 4 are recently-launched family 4x4s designed to take on the likes of the Land Rover Freelander. Here's how they fare against their toughest rivals....
View ArticleAudi R8 V10 v Ducati Diavel – 0-150-0mph
This is the closest contest we’ve ever staged between a car and a bike – and the result might not be the one you’d expect… Car versus bike contests are always dead good fun to conduct because the...
View ArticleVideo: Audi R8 V10 v Ducati Diavel – 0-150-0mph
We pitch the hottest Audi R8 against a Ducati in a 0-150-0mph challenge The Ducati Diavel has twice the power-to-weight ratio of the mighty Audi R8 V10 Plus, but which is quicker from zero to 150mph...
View ArticleVW Golf GTI Mk7 prices announced
The latest iteration of the iconic Golf GTI hot hatch will have a price tag beginning at £25,845 Volkswagen has confirmed prices for the Golf Mk7 GTI, which is available to order now. For the first...
View ArticleBMW Concept X4 pictures leaked
New X4 coupé-SUV will be a smaller version of BMW's X6 Pictures of the BMW Concept X4 have been leaked on to the internet, revealing the new coupé-SUV model.Last year, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer gave...
View ArticleScents and sensibility for the new Mercedes S-Class
Luxury cars should now be considered 'living spaces' offering 'Energising Comfort' according to Mercedes A couple of weeks ago, I attended the first press event for the all-new Mercedes S-Class. It...
View ArticleBMW Concept X4 revealed
New BMW X4 concept unveiled ahead of its Shanghai motor show debut, features design influenced by current X6 BMW has revealed the look of its new X4 with a concept car that will be premiered at the...
View ArticleDetroit Electric SP:01 sports car unveiled
All-electric SP:01 features four-speed manual gearbox, claimed 155mph top speed Detroit Electric, revived in 2008 by former CEO of the Lotus Engineering Group Albert Lam, has unveiled its first...
View ArticleNew car sales figures indicate market growth
Monthly and quarterly sales rise above expectations, reflecting increased consumer confidence New car registration figures for March show a rise in registrations of 5.9 per cent compared to March...
View ArticleFord Fiesta ST UK first drive review
The Fiesta ST, Ford's latest hot hatch, tested on British roads for the first time. Can it be as enjoyable away from the test track? A long time coming. We’ve already driven the ST abroad, but it’s...
View ArticleSeat Leon
Seat's third-generation Leon is attractive and capable, but it can't quite match the best this class can offer The third-generation Leon has greater strategic importance for Seat than either of its...
View ArticleFirst Honda Civic Tourer spy shots
Spy shots reveal production version of the Honda Civic Tourer estate These are the first pictures of the production version of the Honda Civic Tourer estate, recently seen as a concept car at this...
View ArticleDacia announces Logan MCV prices
Small estate to go on sale in the UK for £6995, £1000 more than its Sandero sibling The Dacia Logan Maximum Capacity Vehicle (MCV) will be the cheapest estate car in Britain when it goes on sale. The...
View ArticleFisker lays off staff as electric car company teeters on the brink
Fisker, the California-based manufacturer of plug-in hybrid cars, looks close to folding — according to reports from the US Fisker, the electric car maker based in Anaheim, California, laid off a...
View ArticleA century of automotive production in Oxford
See some highlights from Oxford's 100-year long history of automotive manufacturing It’s been 100 years since the first car, a Morris Oxford 10HP Light Car, rolled off the production line in Cowley,...
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