The Mitsubishi ASX Crossover has been given a minor cosmetic update for 2015, a new model range and a new 1.6 litre Euro6 diesel engine option. It’s five years since the competent Mitsubishi ASX compact crossover arrived in the UK, so it’s due for a tweak or three to keep it fresh and appealing, hence Mitsubishi’s minor […]
Volvo buys Polestar – plans more performance models
Volvo has acquired 100 per cent of Polestar as its seeks to extend its range of Polestar badged performance cars, especially hybrid models. Volvo has collaborated with Polestar to deliver performance versions of its production cars for some time, but as the ‘New’ Volvo starts to emerge they’ve bitten the bullet, taken control of Polestar […]
New Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio will hit 200mph
[nggallery id=2129 template=customlinks] The new Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio won’t just be quick to 62mph – just 3.9 seconds – it appears it can also power on to a top speed of 200mph. We won’t know for sure how good the new Alfa Romeo Giulia is until it arrives, but everything we see and hear makes […]
Lotus Evora 400 Roadster CONFIRMED for 2016
[nggallery id=2051 template=customlinks] The new Lotus Evora 400 – the fastest production Lotus ever built – will spawn a roadster version in 2016, aimed very much at garnering U.S. sales for Lotus. Lotus is starting to recover from years of poor sales (and mis-management) under the direction of new boss Jean-Marc Gales, and the new Lotus Evora […]
Lamborghini Urus SUV will look VERY familiar when it arrives
[nggallery id=1043 template=customlinks] The Lamborghini Urus was revealed as a concept three years ago, but it now has the green light for production and will keep its concept styling. It’s been three years since the Lamborghini Urus Concept was revealed as a possible direction for Lamborghini’s third model line, and it’s taken all of those […]
Is this a tease for the Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe?
Mercedes-AMG has released a handful of teaser photos for a new model on their Facebook page, which looks like it’s going to be the AMG C63 Coupe. Last week, we had a video tease form Mercedes AMG proclaiming ‘Something Fast’ is coming, which we guessed would be a Black Series version of the AMG GT. […]
Jaguar F-Type SVR caught on video – expected to have 600bhp and 4WD
The most powerful F-Type yet – the Jaguar F-Type SVR Coupe – has been caught on video testing at the Nurburgring as it aims to take on the 911 Turbo S. The Jaguar F-Type R is an appealing, snorting, good-looking, powerful car, but it’s set to be eclipsed as Jaguar’s most potent car when this […]
Citroen will launch DS 8 Flagship in 2018
[nggallery id=1935 template=customlinks] Citroen are planning a range-topping model for the new stand-alone brand DS, with a DS 8 planned to arrive in China and Europe in 2018. Citroen set the DS brand free last year, but so far all that’s on offer are slightly titivated versions of Citroen’s mainstream models – like the new […]
BMW boss says NO to the BMW M7 and M3 Touring
BMW M fans are always clamouring for more M models, but BMW M boss, Frank van Meel has said there will be no M7 or M3 Touring in the future. BMW 3 Series lovers like the idea of an M3 Touring, but it seems BMW has no intention of building one, and nor will there be […]
2015 Budget: What does it mean for UK motorists?
George Osborne has delivered the first Tory budget in a generation, with UK motorists seeing changes to MOT, VED and tax on car insurance. The Chancellor, George Osborne, delivered the first true Tory budget in a generation yesterday, and amongst the multitude of changes there’s plenty of new that will affect UK motorists. The news […]