WORLD PREMIERE FOR ALL-NEW KIA OPTIMA AT NEW YORK SHOW New name and dynamic look for all-new D-segment Kia Fresh design – bold, athletic and sporty D-segment saloon offers new levels of style, performance and features Two all-new petrol and diesel powertrains for Europe Most powerful D-segment Kia ever with 278ps 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine […]
Kia Optima 2011 revealed
Kia has revealed the 2011 Kia Optima at the New York Motor Show, which will replace the Kia Magentis in the UK market in 2011. A week or two ago we reported on the first info on the 2011 Kia Magentis we expected to see at the New York Motor Show this week. But because we thought that Kia would change […]
Peugeot 4007 GT 2.2 HDi 156 FAP Price & Specification
Full prices and specifications for the Peugeot 4007 GT 2.2 HDi 156 FAP The Peugeot 4007 is the Peugeot take on the Mitsubishi Outlander. With a Peugeot nose bolted on to the front of the Japanese 4×4, it’s a quick route to a Gallic 4×4. The top of the range GT 2.2 HDI gets all […]
Volkswagen Polo – 2010 World Car of the Year
The VW Polo has been voted World Car of the Year 2010, beating off competition from the Mercedes E Class and the Toyota Prius. As you may have realised from some of the stories coming in, the 2010 New York Motor Show is in full swing in the Big Apple. Not the most exciting car show on the planet – and […]
Car April Fools Stuff – to Infiniti & Beyond
A quick round-up of car-oriented April Fools stories from BMW, Infiniti, MINI, the Goodwood Festival of Speed and others. There were so many April Fools stories running around yesterday from car makers we really didn’t want to spend the day regurgitating press releases designed to demonstrate car makers’ normally well-hidden sense of humour. But some were well-conceived so we thought we should bring you a few, […]
Scion iQ (2011) revealed
Toyota are to launch a Scion badged iQ – the 2011 Scion iQ – in to the US market after a showing at the New York Motor Show this week. The Scion name is one of those car ‘Makes’ that is well known over there but unheard of over here. So although the headline will […]
Subaru Impreza WRX STI saloon revealed
Subaru has revealed the 2011 Impreza WRX ST Saloon at the New York Motor Show with a great big wing, four doors, suspension tweaks but no extra power. You may remember a couple of days ago we brought you a tease from Subaru about the Subaru Impreza WRX STI saloon due to be unveiled in New York […]
Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 – a taste of SLS AMG Black Series? UPDATE +video
Mercedes has officially launched the SLS AMG GT3 Race car in New York, which is visually a big clue to the Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series due in 2013 With the New York Motor Show spluttering in to life across the Pond, we’ll have a number of show stories to cover to keep you up […]
McLaren MP4-12C Configurator +video
McLaren has launched an online configurator for the MP4-12C. A wonderful time waster. We also have video of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton using the configurator. What would a new Supercar be without a configurator for the fan boys and wannabes to play with? Not credible in the eyes of many. Usually we get the configurator once the car is […]
Ford Focus RS500 – the Video
We have undisguised video of Ford’s super Focus RS – the Focus RS500 – on the day Ford had originally planned to release the first details. It started with a kiss tease. The Focus RS500. Just like every other new car reveal these days, we got the tease on the Focus RS500 a week ago. This […]