Hyundai has roped in extreme adventurer and TV presenter Andy Torbet as a Hyundai Brand Ambassador to demonstrate the rugged side of the new Santa Fe. [nggallery id=1446 template=customlinks] We have been found guilty of tormenting Hyundai’s UK PR team about their ‘Girly’ PR outings to London Fashion week and Harrods to promote the Hyundai Brand, but […]
Electric Volkswagen e-Up revealed in production guise
Volkswagen has revealed the production version of the VW e-Up, an Up! with an 81bhp electric motor. Debuts at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2013. [nggallery id=1445 template=customlinks] It’s three years almost since we first saw the VW e-Up, an electric version of VWs city car, and now it’s almost ready to launch. VW has taken […]
Volvo V40 & V40 Cross Country: 2014 updates announced
Volvo are updating the new V40 for 2014 with new engine and gearbox options and a new 4WD option for the V40 Cross Country in Europe. [nggallery id=1223 template=customlinks] It seems like the all new Volvo V40 (a car we like a lot) has only been with us five minutes, but Volvo are already updating the […]
RenaultSport Clio 200: Price from £18,995
Renault has confirmed prices for the RenaultSport Clio 200, starting at £18,995 in standard spec and £19,995 for the Lux spec. [nggallery id=1263 template=customlinks] The prices for the appealing RenaultSport Clio 200 – revealed at the Paris Motor Show last year – have been announced, and they are on a par with the new Peugeot 208 GTi and £2,000 […]
VW’s big jump in profits shows the cost for ‘Premium’ badges
Volkswagen’s profits jumped by £5.7 billion to £25.5 billion with sales numbers up by one million. But the big profits come from ‘Premium’ badges. What’s in a name? Extra profit for VW seems to be the answer if you’re buying a VW Group car. Volkswagen has released it sales and profits for 2012, showing an […]
Hyundai plays chauffeur to Inspirational Women
Hyundai has been busy chauffeuring the inspirational women in Tesco’s Mum of the Year in a fleet of i40s and new Santa Fes. We all know by now that Hyundai UK PR has a penchant for ‘Girl Power’, which explains why we’ve had Hyundai out playing with the Storm Model Agency and getting cosy with […]
Henrik Fisker leaves his eponymous company
Henrik Fisker, co-founder of Fisker Automotive, has resigned from the company as Fisker seeks funding to move forward. [nggallery id=1015 template=customlinks] Starting a new company, any company, is fraught with problems. And trying to persuade a sceptical world that an unknown car company is building a new super saloon that costs as much as an […]
2014 Range Rover Sport leaks
We have the first photo of the 2014 Range Rover Sport as Land Rover’s latest take on a sporty Range Rover leaks out ahead of its debut. Land Rover aren’t going to be exactly chuffed. The 2014 Range Rover Sport – the third new model in Land Rover’s new car assault – has leaked out ahead of […]
Stratstone start selling Classic Jaguars
In what’s thought to be an industry first Jaguar main dealer Stratstone is selling classic Jaguars supplied by specialists Classic Motor Cars of Bridgnorth. The world of classic cars is one that isn’t normally immediately accessible to buyers of new cars; the classic car world is thought of by many as a world of men with […]
Porsche Macan means 1,000 extra jobs at Porsche
The Porsche take on the Audi Q5 – the new Porsche Macan – looks set to be Porsche’s biggest selling model ever and means 1,000 new jobs at Porsche. The ‘baby’ Cayenne – the Porsche Macan – is Porsche’s take on the Audi Q5 and a model that looks set to take Porsche’s sales to […]