Bosch has revealed a hybrid Aston Martin DB9 complete with electric motors, torque vectoring and plug-in recharging making the DB9 more economical and powerful. We’ve always believed one of the best uses for hybrid powertrains is to provide extra performance on high-end cars, something Bosh has demonstrated by fitting the Aston Martin DB9 with a [...]
The Alfa Romeo MiTo has been given the smallest of cosmetic tweaks for 2014, and the 875cc TwinAir engine has now got more power. We like the Alfa Romeo MiTo; it’s an underrated car and should be higher on most buyers’ wish lists. What we also like is that the MiTo has the fun little [...]
The Peugeot 2008 Compact SUV appears to have struck a chord with buyers to the extent that Peugeot is doubling production in France to meet demand. We have a bit of a soft spot for a number of Peugeots, and we were convinced that the 2008 compact SUV would be a winner for PSA. And [...]
As it starts to build towards a challenge in the WRC in 2014 with an i20, Hyundai opens a new Motorsport Facility in Alzenau, Germany. No one can accuse Hyundai of not taking their return to the FIA World Rally Championship in 2014 seriously. They’re busy preparing an i20 to take on the WRC, starting in Monte [...]
Mercedes has started production of the new S Class and revealed a video of the S C lass rolling off the production line, one of which is the 2014 Mercedes S 63 AMG. Last month we finally had the reveal of the new 2014 Mercedes S Class and it’s now started production in Sindelfingen in Germany. [...]
BMW has revealed the production version of the 2014 4 Series – the new 3 Series Coupe – and we have specifications, prices and plenty of photos. We had the arrival of the new BMW 4 Series as a concept back in December, but this afternoon BMW has revealed details of the production 4 Series [...]
An extreme version of Toyota’s TRD GT86 – the GT86 TRD Griffon is heading for the Goodwdood Festival of Speed, but it gets no more power. We’ve had a road-going version of the Toyota GT86 fettled by TRD and now we’re getting a track-focused version too. Just like the Toyota GT86 TRD, the Griffon version [...]
The Audi RS6 Avant is heading for auction at Elton John’s White Tie & Tiara Ball to raise funds for the EJAF, signed by Gwyneth Paltrow. Audi UK has a bit of a history of donating cars for auction at Elton John’s annual White Tie & Tiara Ball in aid of the Elton John Aids [...]
The Porsche Cayenne Diesel S is out on the Porsche Performance Drive 2013 from Chisinau to Bratislava, proving it can do off-road like a Range Rover Sport. The Porsche Cayenne has come in for some stick since it first arrived a decade ago as the first SUV from Porsche. The world declared the Cayenne too ugly [...]
Abarth – Fiat’s sporty division – is running a competition to find racing drivers with winners joining a 10 day camp to be assessed by international motorsport coaches. It’s every boy’s dream to be a racing driver and get behind the wheel of a race car for real, and Abarth - the go-faster bit of Fiat – may [...]
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