The reveal of the 2013 3-door Hyundai Elantra Coupe at the Chicago Motor Show signals the new Hyundai i30 Coupe for the UK & Europe. Hyundai has just started marketing for the 2012 i30 with a slick commercial aimed at taking on the might of VW’s Golf and Ford’s Focus – with every chance of […]
Kia Track’ster is a bonkers 4wd 250bhp concept
The Kia Trackster Concept has been revealed as a three-door, 250bhp, 4WD track version of the Soul. The Kia Soul may not be thye first car you’d think of turning in to a hot hatch, but that hasn’t stopped the Kia Track’ster arriving as a concept at the Chicago Motor Show today. Based on the Soul, the […]
Vauxhall Mokka, Astra VXR, Insignia BiTurbo & RAD-e concept at Geneva 2012
Vauxhall will be debuting the new Vauxhall Mokka compact MPV, the Astra GTC-based Astra VXR, Rad-e concept and Insignia BiTurbo at Geneva 2012. It’s interesting to get the heads-up on new models ahead of their actual public debut, but that can take away the impact for new cars. Which is just what Vauxhall’s stand at Geneva […]
Hyundai to badge premium cars as ‘Genesis’?
Reports from the US say that Hyundai is considering badging their premium cars as ‘Genesis’, although there will be no Genesis ‘Brand’. The rumours that Hyundai want to move in to Lexus and Infiniti territory by creating a luxury sub-brand – Genesis being the favoured moniker – have been doing the rounds for years. Back […]
2012 Nissan 370Z Facelift – if you look really closely
The Nissan 370Z is getting a facelift for 2012 – which will debut this week at the Chicago Motor Show – but it’s not extensive. All the car buzz at the moment – at least around new models – is about the Geneva Motor Show in March. Which might explain why the 2012 Nizzan 370Z […]
2012 Fiat Panda starts at £8,900
The 2012 Fiat Panda will cost from £8,900 for the POP 1.2 8v 69 CV, rising to £12,250 for the Panda Lounge 1.3 MultiJet 75 CV in the UK. The 2012 Fiat Panda was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show last Autumn, and looks as though it’s going to continue the Panda tradition of simple motoring at […]
VW Golf GTI Cabriolet at Geneva. But what about the Golf R Cabriolet?
Reports say the VW Golf GTI Cabriolet will debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month. But what’s happened to the VW Golf R Cabriolet? The Worthersee Tour is a huge festival of pimped and preened VW cars held every year in Germany. And every year VW Group products turn up from the maker too, […]
New Morgan Aero Coupe, Plus 8 & revised Roadster at Geneva
The Morgan Aero Coupe – a coupe version of the Morgan Aero Supersports – will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Morgan may have been around since the stone age, but they don’t exactly churn out new models by the bucket load. That looks set to change at the Geneva Motor show in March […]
2012 BMW 3 Series UK: New photos & video – 4WD, new engines & hybrid confirmed
BMW UK has produced a big gallery of UK specific photos for the new 2012 BMW 3-Series – and a video too – and confirmed xDrive and hybrid 3-Series for the UK. We got the reveal of the 2012 BMW 3-Series back in October, together with a decent amount of detail, a big photo gallery and video […]
Nissan Invitation concept previews new Nissan Note
Nissan has revealed the Nissan Invitation Concept – which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show – and previews the 2013 Nissan Note. The current Nissan Note is a competent enough compact MPV, but it’s a bit beige. But if the Nissan Invitation Concept unveiled this afternoon is anything to go by, the 2013 Nissan […]