The new Ford Focus ST has become the best selling hot hatch in Europe in the last three months, outselling the Golf GTi and Renault Megane Sport. [nggallery id=773 template=customlinks] It seemed to take a very long time for the new Ford Focus ST to get from concept to production-ready car, and just as long […]
New Range Rover Sport tease moves to video
Land Rover are continuing the tease for the 2104 Range Rover – which debuts this month in New York – with the first video tease. Land Rover decided just two days ago that the time had come to start the PR push for the reveal of the all new Range Rover Sport in New York on 26th […]
Kia GT and Provo look to be heading in to production
The recent Kia Provo Concept and the impressive Kia GT look like they’re heading in to production as Kia move upmarket. [nggallery id=767 template=customlinks] The Kia Provo – Kia’s take on a Juke / MINI Countryman urban warrior – was well received at the Geneva Motor Show (well, apart from by MPs in Northern Ireland) […]
New Mexican Supercar company to launch VUHL 05 at Goodwood FoS
A new track-focused, road-legal supercar from Mexican manufacturer Vuhl – the VUHL o5 – will launch at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Supercar companies spring up all over the place with men in sheds thinking they can take on established supercar makers and take a part of the supercar market in the process. Most fail […]
New (2013) Ford Fiesta ST arriving in UK showrooms & new Fiesta ST driving video
The new Ford Fiesta ST is now arriving in Ford’s UK showrooms with a decent turn of speed and a decent price. Plus we have new driving video of the Fiesta ST. [nggallery id=981 template=customlinks] Ford revealed back in January that the new Fiesta ST will cost from £16,995, a very competitive price point and one that […]
Tesla Model X SUV delayed until 2015
Tesla has revealed that its Model X SUV – based on the Model S – will be delayed until 2015 so Tesla can concentrate on Model S sales. Despite plenty of cynicism in the car industry that Tesla could deliver their Model S saloon at all, never mind at a reasonable cost, Tesla has confounded […]
Jaguar designer Ian Callum creating his own Jaguar Mk II
Jaguar’s Director of Design, Ian Callum, has commissioned Classic Motor Cars to create a very special one-off classic Jaguar Mk II. For those of a certain age, the MK II Jaguar was the car the police used to chase bank robbers. who themselves were driving a MK II Jags, in the 1960s. It was also the car […]
Dacia Sandero: Looks just like a £33k car!
With Renault’s budget Dacia Sandero now hitting UK showrooms, one dealership has been asking shoppers to estimate how much a Sandero will cost. [nggallery id=1241 template=customlinks] We’ve all been surprised with the reaction in the UK to the new Dacia range’s arrival in UK showrooms, and not just the price. Renault’s budget range is managing […]
Audi A1 & A3 get 1.4 TSI with Cylinder on Demand
Audi is introducing cylinder on demand technology to the A1 and A3 with the launch of the 1.4 TSI CoD option in the UK. Price from £16,740. Cylinder deactivation – or cylinder on demand – is a technology that’s been around on big engines for some time. After all, if you’ve got eight cylinders to […]
LaFerrari joins Supercar exhibition at Ferrari Museum in Maranello
The new LaFerrari has joined an exhibition of supercars at Ferrari’s Maranello Museum joining cars like the 250 GTO, F40, F50 and Enzo Ferrari. [nggallery id=1444 template=customlinks] One of the stars of the 2013 Geneva Motor Show has been the daftly named LaFerrari – Ferrari’s replacement for the Enzo and the latest of Ferrari’s limited edition […]