Maserati has released a video of the 2013 Quattroporte out night testing ahead of a Detroit Auto Show public debut. [nggallery id=1298 template=customlinks] We reported only yesterday on Maserati’s model plan for the next few years, and the first of the new Maseratis will be the 2013 Quattroporte, seen here night testing. The new Quattroporte […]
Infiniti Q50 teased ahead of Detroit debut
The first Infiniti to carry the new nomenclature for the marque – the Infiniti Q50 – gets teased in a short video ahead of a Detroit debut. We managed to break the news that the new Infiniti G37 would be arriving at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show back in October, but what we didn’t know then was […]
Jaguar F-Type DOES mean next Jaguar XK heading upmarket
Ian Callum has said that the new Jaguar F-Type will give Jaguar the opportunity to push the next generation Jaguar XK upmarket. [nggallery id=542 template=customlinks] Back in September – just after Jaguar finally revealed the new F-Type – we published an article asking if the launch of Jaguar’s first true sports car in almost two generations would mean the […]
Kia Motors appoints Peter Schreyer as President
Kia Motors has appointed the man who changed their design – former VW man Perter Schreyer – as President. When Peter Schreyer left VW in 2006 after a sparkling career that saw him establish the Audi design philosophy – still a hallmark of Audi design – to head up design at stodgy Kia, many in the industry thought […]
Nissan LEAF: Nissan to extend warranty to cover battery capacity loss
Nissan has revealed it plans to extend the warranty on the Nissan LEAF EV to warrant against battery capacity losses. We’ve asked many times why makers of electric cars seem to believe that their batteries will continue to hold the same amount of charge as they age, especially as every battery powered gadget we’ve ever […]
Maserati new model rollout confirmed
Maserati has revealed its plans for a new model rollout over the next few years as it targets 50,000 annual sales. It seems Fiat’s plans for Maserati, and their aim to sell 50,000 cars a year by 2015, is on target with the latest infographic from Fiat clearly showing which Maserati models are planned. The first car on Maserati’s […]
Top 5 Car Photo Galleries of 2012 – topped by 2013 Range Rover
We take a look at the Top 5 photo galleries viewed on Cars UK during 2012 – a good indicator of the most interesting cars of the year. There have been lots of interesting car news stories on Cars UK during 2012, but are the stories themselves a true indicator of how interested you, dear reader, are […]
2013 Ford Fiesta Van Facelift arrives (+video)
Ford has given their Fiesta Van a facelift for 2013 with much the same changes the new Fiesta gets – including the Aston Martin grill. Ford has decided it’s not just the new Fiesta that’s getting a touch of Aston Martin, it’s the Fiesta Van too. So the 2013 facelift for the Fiesta Van features […]
Toyota proposing $1.1 billion unintended acceleration settlement in US
Toyota are setting aside an additional $1.1 billion to settle claims in the US of unintended acceleration in their cars. In the ongoing saga of unintended acceleration in the US caused by floor mats, Toyota has revealed it is to set aside an additional $1.1 billion to settle claims and fit new equipment to cars […]
Alfa Romeo 4C: Tease begins ahead of Geneva 2013 debut
Alfa Romeo has begun the tease for the production version of the Alfa 4C – calling it the ‘Car to end all cars’. Geneva 2013 debut planned. [nggallery id=709 template=customlinks] Alfa Romeo has been promising lots of new metal for rather a long time, but it now looks as though the production version of the […]