Mercedes AMG has released a teaser video for ‘Something Fast’ on the way from AMG. Could this be a Black Series version of the new AMG GT, or something else? It’s less than a year since the Mercedes AMG GT and GT S were revealed, both as a replacement for the Mercedes McLaren SLR and a […]
New Fiat 500 arrives – but it’s a facelift, not an all-new 500
[nggallery id=2137 template=customlinks] A facelift for the Fiat 500 has been revealed with cosmetic and technology tweaks, eight years after the 500 was reborn and 58 years from when it first arrived. If you were hoping Fiat were ready to reveal an all-new 500, eight years after the current 500 arrived, you’ll be disappointed; this […]
Jaguar Land Rover sign production deal with Magna Steyr. Does this mean ‘Niche’ models?
Jaguar Land Rover has signed a deal with Austrian car builder Magna Steyr as JLR’s UK production plants come close to their maximum capacity. Despite huge investment in production in the UK in recent years, Jaguar Land Rover is rapidly heading towards full capacity in the UK. So it’s signed a deal with specialist car […]
BMW i8 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research Car – 3 YEARS after it was built
[nggallery id=2136 template=customlinks] A BMW i8 with a hydrogen fuel cell powerplant has been revealed at a BMW technology seminar, three years after it was first built to test fuel cell technology. It was back in 2011 that BMW and Toyota revealed they were planning to share technology, with BMW getting access to Toyota’s hybrid […]
Jaguar won’t build driver-less cars. Or will they?
Jaguar’s head of R&D – Wolfgang Epple – says Jaguar will never build a driver-less car. But Jaguar say they are working on fully autonomous technology. Which is it? There’s an apparent headlong rush by car makers to build cars that can drive themselves – with everyone from Google, Apple and Tesla to Mercedes and […]
Toyota Mirai goes further than any other electric car
[nggallery id=1891 template=customlinks] The hydrogen fuel cell-powered Toyota Mirai is the only zero emissions car you can buy that can go more than 300 miles without refuelling. Toyota are already increasing production of the hydrogen fuel cell-powered Mirai as demand exceeds supply – even before customer cars arrive outside Japan – as buyers look for […]
Ford’s ‘Enhanced’ EcoSport Compact SUV goes on sale in the UK
[nggallery id=2135 template=customlinks] The Ford EcoSport – Ford’s compact SUV – hasn’t been a roaring success, so Ford have enhanced the EcoSport for UK buyers. On sale July 2015. Ford decided earlier this year that the needed to re-think their EcoSport Compact SUV to make it more appealing to UK and European buyers, and those improvements […]
Kia launches Special Edition models of the Picanto and Sportage
The Kia Sportage Axis and the Kia Picanto Chilli are a pair of special edition Kias designed to garner footfall and sales in summer-quiet showrooms. Hot summer days and plenty to do other than turn up at car showrooms to grab new wheels means car makers, and dealers, need tactics to get buyers to make the […]
Nissan LEAF EV gets new Acenta+ option – list price £29,740
The Nissan LEAF is getting a new trim grade – the LEAF Acenta+ – which sits between the Acenta and Tekna grades. Costs from £24,740 after taxpayer grant. Maybe Nissan is hurting as sales of the Mitsubishi Outland PHEV shows the right way to go for electric cars, or maybe they’re just bigging up the […]
New Volvo XC90 is the Auto Express Car of the Year
[nggallery id=1925 template=customlinks] The new Volvo XC90 has been getting great reviews since it launched, and it’s now been declared 2015 Car of the year by Auto Express. The new Volvo XC90 is proving to be everything Volvo hoped it would, with massive amounts of positive reviews and very little anyone can find wrong. From […]