Mazda has revealed that the Mazda Minagi Concept will arrive in production form at Frankfurt as the Mazda CX-5, a compact SUV. Back at the Geneva Motor Show this year Mazda pitched up with the oddly named Mazda Minagi Concept, a compact SUV which we said would arrive in showrooms as the Mazda CX-5. And […]
2012 VW Beetle revealed
Volkswagen has revealed the 2012 VW Beetle ahead of a debut at the Shanghai and New York Motor Shows. Back to the future again with the reveal today – ahead of a debut at both New York and Shanghai – of the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. Where do you go when you update a car that’s […]
SEAT launches new Copa trim on Ibiza and Leon
SEAT has bolted on a pile of extras to the SEAT Leon S, SEAT Leon SE and SEAT Ibiza SE at no extra cost and created a new trim level – SEAT Copa. Yet again, we’re back to the oldest sales pitch in the book – something for nothing. But it’s the oldest trick […]
Citroen DS5: Official
Citroen has revealed the Citroen DS5 – complete with Hybrid4 powertrain – which appears to be as convincing an upmarket Citroen as the DS3. We had the arrival of the Citroen DS5 trumpeted as long ago as 2009 when we revealed that the DS5 would arrive in 2009, complete with hybrid diesel powertrain. Despite the official debut […]
Chinese Grand Prix (2011) RESULT
The Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai sees Sebastian Vettel on pole position in the Red Bull and Jenson Button alongside in the McLaren. Another Vettel victory? We described last week’s Malaysian Grand Prix as not exactly being Lewis Hamilton’s day. What a difference a week makes. Despite making the grid with just 35 seconds to spare after his […]
Fiat set to grab 51 per cent of Chrysler
It’s reported that Fiat’s Sergio Marchionne is planning on acquiring an additional 15% of Chrysler for $1.5 billion to give Fiat a majority shareholding. What a difference a couple of years makes. On May Day in 2009 we reported that Chrysler had been put in to Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and the US Government was stepping in to ease the […]
Non-starting Nissan LEAFs to be reprogrammed
Nissan has developed a software patch to fix the problem when the new Nissan LEAF refuses to restart. Owners will be messaged to get the fix. They’re not exactly thick on the ground but, as we reported just a week ago, Nissan has already got problems with the Nissan LEAF, which has been refusing to restart once it’s […]
Jaguar XKR 75 gets a Prince of Wales check Alcantara interior from Jaguar Italy
Jaguar in Italy has taken the limited edition Jaguar XKR 75 and trimmed the interior entirely in Prince of Wales check Alcantara. Tasteful. The Jaguar XKR 75 – a limited edition XKR with 522bhp, a body kit and some stripes – was revealed last Summer and debuted at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. And it […]
Peugeot SXC Crossover: WON’T get HYbrid4 & probably won’t be built either.
Cars UK has discovered that the Peugeot SXC Concept is unlikely to be produced, and if it is it will NOT get the HYbrid4 powertrain. In the last year we’ve probably done at least ten Peugeot Reviews. And we really haven’t found anything much to moan about. We rate the Peugeot 5008 as about the […]
Fiat 500 Cabrio hits the US
Fiat are launching the Fiat 500 Cabrio in to the US market just in time for Spring. Us buyers can see it first at this month’s New York Motor Show. Actually, we’re not completely convinced that the Fiat 500 cabrio (that’s Fiat 500 Convertible for those of us on the old continent who prefer real words) has hit the US. Because although Fiat has […]