[nggallery id=1023 template=customlinks] Plans for an Infiniti Electric car – based on the Nissan LEAF and previewed by the LE Concept – have been put on hold as Infiniti concentrate on volume cars. Nissan’s luxury arm, Infiniti, is on a global push to try and make inroads in to the dominance of Lexus in the […]
Dacia won’t build a car smaller than the Sandero
[nggallery id=1241 template=customlinks] Despite rumours that Dacia will launch a Supermini based on the next generation Renault Twingo, Renault says the Sandero will remain their smallest model. In austere times, budget buys sell. Which is why Dacia is having so much success with its compact Sandero and Duster SUV. With prices on the Sandero starting […]
Ford EcoSport, Kuga & Edge SUVs will drive Ford’s sales
[nggallery id=982 template=customlinks] Ford CEO Alan Mulally is driving Ford’s sales forward by focusing on the still burgeoning market for smaller SUVs, like the EcoSport, Kuga and Edge. In 2010 we decided that the Ford Kuga was the inheritor of Ford’s ‘Family Car’ crown, as it offered everything a traditional family saloon does but in a […]
New Hyundai Test Centre at the Nurburgring revealed
Hyundai has revealed the first images of its new Nurburgring Test Centre as it readies itself for a full time presence at the Nurbrurgring. If anyone had said, just a few years ago, that Hyundai would develop a test centre at the Nurburgring to help shake-down their cars, they’d have been laughed at. But Hyundai […]
Peugeot 208 takes on Wacky Races in a new advert
[nggallery id=811 template=customlinks] The new Peugeot 208 takes on the Wacky Races crew – from Dick Dastardly and Muttley to Penelope Pitstop – in a new advert for the 208 from Brazil. If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember Wacky Races. In particular, if you’re anything like those in the office here who are […]
Kia Recall: 25,000 UK Kias recalled for faulty brake lights
Kia in the UK is recalling 25,192 cars built between 2006 and 2011 to fix faulty brake lights, including Sportage, Carens, Sedona and Sorento. Kia’s research and development checks have uncovered a fault in the brake light switch on a whole raft of Kia cars built between 2006 and 2011, with over 25,000 UK-owned Kias […]
Jaguar F-Type sold out until end of 2013
[nggallery id=1254 template=customlinks] The new Jaguar F-Type only went on sale officially in April 2013, but production is already sold out until the end of 2013. The new Jaguar F-Type may not be a volume car for Jaguar – it’s place in jaguar’s lineup is to cast a rosy, sporty glow on the whole Jaguar […]
New (2014) BMW X5: Full UK price list from X5 sDrive25d to X5 xDrive50i
[nggallery id=1525 template=customlinks] BMW has revealed pricing for the new (2014) X5, with the X5 sDrive25d starting at and the X5 xDrive50i at £63,920. On sale November 2013. We had the reveal of the new BMW X5 this week (which is either a new X5 or a facelift for the current X5, depending on how you look […]
Got a Supercar? Going to Goodwood FoS? They’ve got you covered.
The 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed is introducing forward parking for supercars this year, with supercar owners able to park in the Goodwood site – for a fee. The 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed is looming, and apart from the usual mix of petrol, faces and cars there’s a new innovation to get more supercars […]
New BMW M5 & M6 Competition Package & new 518d prices revealed
[nggallery id=1516 template=customlinks] BMW has announced that the new, entry-level 518d will cost under £30k and that the Competition Package for the M5 and M6 will cost from £5,500. The arrival of the newly refreshed BMW 5 Series saw the arrival of a new entry-level point – the 518d – and the option at the […]