Land Rover is launching a Service Pack for the Range Rover Evoque which covers all servicing costs for 5 years for a single payment of £499. [nggallery id=471 template=customlinks] Keeping ongoing running costs to a minimum has not always been a key part of car makers’ pitch, but they’re starting to realise that long-term warranties and fixed-price […]
Jaguar F-Type Coupe pictures were actually the CX-16
We recently published photos of what appeared to be patent office images of the upcoming Jaguar F-Type Coupe. But they were actually photos of the CX-16 Concept. [nggallery id=1498 template=customlinks] It may be that wish was father to the thought, but when we published photos of the new Jaguar F-Type Coupe recently we believed they […]
Aston Martin in talks with Mercedes for engine supply
Aston Martin and Mercedes are in talks over engine supply, with Aston Martin seeking new powerplants for its future cars after the recent investment by Investindustrial. It has seemed for some time that Aston Martin’s wish-list for future engines revolved around Mercedes. They currently use a V12 developed from Ford’s Mondeo V6 and a V8 that’s a development […]
2013 Skoda Superb Facelift: Price from £18,555
The newly facelifted Skoda Superb – which debuted at the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show – will go on sale in July and costs from £18.555. [nggallery id=1466 template=customlinks] Skoda have been busy delivering new and updated models recently, with the 2013 Skoda Superb bowing in with a bit of a titivate and facelift at the […]
New car sales in UK still growing – up 14.8% April 2013. Driven by PPI Claims?
The SMMT shows the UK is yet again reporting new cars sales growing strongly, with registrations UP by 14.8 per cent in April 2013. It is quite hard to fathom just how UK new car sales (well, registrations) continue to rise inexorably against a backdrop of otherwise stagnant economic activity, but they do. April 2013 has […]
Audi digs at Mercedes with the help of a pair of Spocks (video)
Audi has released a short video ahead of the Star Trek Into Darkness premier featuring Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto (Spocks both) and a dig at Mercedes. Audi likes nothing more than a bit of ‘celebrity’ kudos, which is why you’ll find endless celebs (and royalty) running round in Audis thanks to ‘enhanced’ lease deals and freebie cars. But it’s […]
VW Design Vision GTI gets 500bhp: Worthersee
The Volkswagen Design Vision GTI is a one-off Golf GTI built to show at this week’s Worthersee Show as a track-focused, lowered and lightened Golf with 500bhp. [nggallery id=1501 template=customlinks] The Worthersee meeting in Austria always garners extreme versions of VW’s group cars, and this year is no different. Say hello to a VW Golf […]
Jaguar to build more R-S and R-S GT models
Jaguar’s design studio director, Wayne Burgess, has confirmed that Jaguar are to extend their performance range of cars with more ‘R-S’ and R-S GT’ models. [nggallery id=1453 template=customlinks] Jaguar is already pushing the performance element of their cars as Jaguar’s range continues to grow in confidence (and appeal), with not just the regular ‘R’ sporty […]
There will NOT be a ‘Super’ LaFerrari after all
We reported at the weekend that Ferrari are planning a ‘Super’ LaFerrari to sit above the latest supercar from Maranello. But it’s NOT true. [nggallery id=1442 template=customlinks] We were more than a little surprised to hear over the weekend that Ferrari are planning a ‘Super’ LaFerrari with less weight, more power and a very big […]
Hyundai ix35 Facelift goes further in Korea – and looks better for it
Hyundai has revealed the facelift for the local market ix35 – the Tucson ix – which is more radical than the European facelift with a new grill similar to the ix35 FCEV. Last year we had spy shots of the Hyundai ix35 facelift floating round Korea – Hyundai’s home market – which showed a much more convincing […]