The Renault Clio GT Line has been revealed as a sporty looking Clio but with a modest 1.2 TCe 120 engine. Will cost from £17,395 in the UK. There’s one big problem when car makers build hot hatches with go-faster bits bolted on and decent amounts of power and performance, and that’s that the demographic […]
New Jaguar XJR UK debut next week
[nggallery id=1454 template=customlinks] The new (2013) Jaguar XJ, which debuted at the New York Auto Show in April, will get its UK public debut next week at Motor Expo at Canary Wharf. Lovers of powerful XJs were delighted discover that a new Jaguar XJR, which debuted at the New York Auto Show in April, will […]
New Range Rover Sport takes on Pikes Peak – and wins
Land Rover has taken the new (2014) Range Rover Sport to Pikes Peak and set a new record time for a production SUV at an average speed of almost 60mph. Pikes Peak is an unforgiving Hill Climb, spanning 12.42 miles and 156 corners, rising to 4,300 meters above sea level with oxygen levels at the […]
New BMW X5 meets its E53 & E70 X5 ancestors (video)
The 2013/2014 BMW X5 has just been revealed, so BMW has taken the opportunity to deliver a video showing the new X5 (F70) meeting its E53 & E70 X5 ancestors. The new BMW X5 has just been revealed, and it follows the formula of its predecessors to deliver a new X5 that has more of […]
Trevor’s Back! TVR sold to new British owner
TVR has been sold to a new British owner raising the prospect that TVR will return with new cars in the not too distant future. TVR – once the pride of Blackpool – effectively disappeared from the car scene in 2006 when its Russian owner, Nikolai Smolensky, shuttered up TVR just two years after he […]
UK car sales up 11% in May (2013)
The rise of car sales in the UK continues, with new car registrations up 11 per cent in May 2013 driven by private sales. The rise and rise of new car registrations in the UK continues to defy the rest of the economy, with figures up in May 2013 by 11 per cent year on […]
MINI compares Classic Mini to Porsche 911
[nggallery id=1530 template=customlinks] With 2013 the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911, MINI has decided there are strong similarities between Porsche’s iconic 911 and the classic Mini. A comparison between the classic Mini and the Porsche 911 may not be the most obvious, but that hasn’t stopped MINI jumping on the 911’s 50th anniversary year […]
Engine of the Year Winners: Ford 1.0 litre EcoBoost is top dog
The Ford 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine has won the Engine of the Year Award 2013 with the highest ever score for an engine in the awards history. If anything is going to overturn the received wisdom that all small cars should come with a diesel engine, it’s Ford’s 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine. Torquey, lively and […]
Aston Martin Rapide Shooting Brake heading for production?
[nggallery id=1411 template=customlinks] The Aston Martin Bertone Jet 2+2 could be heading for production as the Aston Martin Rapide Shooting Brake as AML seek a halo model for the Rapide. At the Geneva Motor Show in March, we saw the Bertone Jet 2+2 – essentially an Aston Martin Rapide Shooting Brake – designed by Bertone […]
More than 1,000 Porsche 911 to celebrate 50th anniversary at 2013 Silverstone Classic
The 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911 will be celebrated at the 2013 Silverstone Classic with a parade of more than 1,000 911s taking to the track. Ferrari managed a record parade of 964 Ferraris at Ferrari’s 2012 Racing Days at Silverstone last year and now, with 2013 being the 50th anniversary of the launch of […]