We’re hosting the Mazda press conference LIVE from New York, where Mazda will unveil its SKYACTIV technology and the Mazda CX-5 in the guise of the Minagi Concept We haven’t done a Mazda Motor Show press conference live feed before, so when Mazda called us and asked us if we’d like to – and mentioned […]
Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring Edition revealed
Vauxhall has taken the wraps off the hottest Corsa yet – the Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring edition – with 202bhp. On sale in May. Vauxhall has decided it’s time to turn up the wick on the Corsa VXR, so they’ve had a fiddle and a tweak and managed to coax 202bhp out of its 1.6-litre 4-pot turbo. That’s an extra […]
2012 Mercedes A-Class AMG to get 350bhp & 4WD
It’s being reported that Mercedes will offer the 2012 / 2013 Mercedes A-Class AMG – based on the Mercedes Concept-A – with 350bhp and 4WD. It’s rather hard to imagine the current Mercedes A-Class coming with 350bhp running through its front wheels. It may have managed to pass the Elk test to make it safe, […]
Porsche Cayenne gets more power
Porsche launches the Turbo Powerkit for the Cayenne Turbo offering 40bhp more and the Cayenne Diesel gets a small power hike. A lack of power is not something you would normally complain about with the Porsche Cayenne Turbo. After all, despite weighing roughly the same as a grouse moor (unlike the previous generation which weighed slightly more […]
Jaguar LIVE from New York Motor Show
As usual, we’re hosting LIVE coverage of the Jaguar Press Conference at the New York Motor Show. Expect the reveal of the 2012 facelifts for the XF and XK. It’s another motor show month, and although Jaguar are at the Shanghai Motor Show the real action is due to take place in New York on Wednesday […]
Audi A3 e-Tron Hybrid revealed at Shanghai
Audi has revealed yet another e-Tron concept at the Shanghai Motor Show today – the Audi A3 e-Tron – a petrol-electric hybrid with a 1.4 litre turbo TFSI. Where would we be at a major motor show without Audi and an e-Tron concept? So far we’ve had an Audi e-tron trundled out in everything from a super mini […]
Rolls Royce Ghost EWB launched +video
Rolls Royce has launched the Rolls Royce Ghost EWB at the Shanghai Motor Show, featuring an extra 6″ in the back. Plus Rolls Royce Ghost China Edition revealed. Really, you wouldn’t expect Rolls Royce to release something as common as a long wheelbase Ghost, would you? No, this Ghost is an extended wheelbase Ghost – […]
Subaru XV Crossover revealed in Shanghai
Subaru reveals the Subaru XV Crossover Concept at the Shanghai Motor Show, a high-riding, 4WD Impreza Crossover. Last week we had a tease for the Subaru XV Concept in the usual form of a dark image with all detail taken out. But it looked like a crossover, and a crossover is what made most sense. […]
Volvo Concept Universe: Volvo aims high
Volvo has revealed the Volvo Concept Universe at the Shanghai Motor Show, a new look at a high-end Volvo. With a spangly grill. We got the tease on the Volvo Concept Universe, which is what you would expect in this age of pre-launch torment from car makers. And now we get the reality. And we’re […]
2012 Jaguar XK Facelift at New York
As well as launching the 2012 XF at New York, we are expecting Jaguar to reveal the 2012 Jaguar XK, with updates similar to the XKR-S Yes, all the talk about Jaguar and the New York Motor show has been about the 2012 facelift for the Jaguar XF. And we know that will be happening, […]