[nggallery id=1638 template=customlinks] The BMW i8 – BMW’s hybrid supercar – was attracting premiums of up to 50 per cent just eight months ago, but you can now get a new one at list price. When hugely appealing cars arrive at the top end of the market, deep-pocketed car lovers are often prepared to pay […]
What’s a KWID? It’s a new Renault City Crossover
[nggallery id=2111 template=customlinks] The Renault KWID has been revealed as a very compact city car crossover, aimed initially at the Indian market but probably heading for Europe as a Dacia. There’s really only one place Renault can make serious sales growth and that’s in the budget market, with sales in emerging markets and Dacias in […]
Fiat gives the Abarth 595 Competizione 178bhp – costs from £19,890
Fiat has given the Abarth 595 Competizione a bit of a makeover for 2015 with extra equipment and a boost in power to 178bhp, up by 20bhp. It’s three years since Fiat decided to add an Abarth 500 with extra get up and go as a standalone model in the Abarth 595 Competizione, and now it’s time […]
Porsche Sports Cars getting 4-cylinder turbo engines
Porsche has confirmed that 4-cylinder turbocharged flat four boxer engines will arrive in its sports cars in 2016, initially in the Cayman and Boxster. Porsche hasn’t really flirted with four-cylinder engines for a generation, but with every car maker looking to downsize cylinders and bring in forced induction to cut emissions and improve economy, Porsche […]
New 2016 Chevrolet Camaro – weighs less and gets a four-cylinder engine
The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro has been revealed as a lighter, quicker, more economical and more aerodynamic car than its predecessor. But it’s not for the UK. Ford may have bitten the bullet and decided to build the new Mustang in RHD. But Chevrolet are not playing that game, so the new Camaro won’t be coming to […]
Porsche 911 Carrera and Boxster Black Editions launch. Not for the first time.
Porsche has revealed 911 Carrera 2, Carrera 4 and Boxster Black Editions with cosmetic enhancements and equipment upgrades. Prices from £46,164. Yes, even Porsche resort to special editions from time to time to get footfall in showrooms, and sales, and have revealed new Black Edition models for both the 911 and Boxster. It’s not exactly […]
Lotus Evora 400 costs £72,000 – and more like £80k once you’ve specced it up
The fastest Lotus car ever produced – the Lotus Evora 400 – will cost £72,000 when it goes on sale, but options can easily push that past £80,000. Earlier this year, Lotus revealed the Evora 400 as the fastest and most powerful Lotus ever built for the road, and subsequently debuted it at the Geneva […]
BMW i3 EV joins BMW’s London DriveNow car sharing fleet
BMW’s DriveNow car sharing scheme in London now offers the chance to use the i3 EV to its members, with 30 i3s joining DriveNow in London from today. BMW’s DriveNow car sharing service arrived in London in December with a fleet of MINIs and BMW 1-Series offering Londoners – and visitors to London – commitment-free […]
New BMW M6 Competition Package gets 592bhp
[nggallery id=2110 template=customlinks] BMW has revealed an updated version of the Competition Package for the M6 – Coupe, Gran Coupe and Convertible – with almost 600bhp on tap. It’s an ongoing discussion at Cars UK Towers – which is better, the BMW M5 or BMW M6? The M5 should have the edge, but there’s plenty […]
Ford Fiesta, Ka & B-MAX updated for 2015
Ford has had a play with its small cars for 2015, with Ka Black and White editions, more power for the Fiesta Zetec S and economy for the Fiesta and B-MAX. Ford’s small car range is a bit of a game of two halves, with the most successful car in the UK in the Fiesta, […]