Bentley has finally given a name to its upcoming SUV – it’ll be the Bentley Bentayga – as it heads for a 2016 debut to challenge the Range Rover. There was a time when we thought the Bentley SUV would be called the Bentley Falcon. But its seems Bentley wanted something a bit more exotic, so […]
New Honda NSX FINALLY arrives (as Acura NSX): Detroit 2015
The new Honda NSX has arrived at the Detroit Auto Show in production guise, complete with a twin-turbo V6 hybrid powertrain expected to deliver 550bhp. [nggallery id=2026 template=customlinks] It’s taken 25 years since the first Honda NSX arrived for Honda to reveal a new NSX, with lots of false starts on the way and concepts […]
New Ford GT revealed at Detroit – gets more than 600 horses
A new Ford GT has been revealed – a new take on the last Ford GT and homage to the original GT40 – at the Detroit Auto Show with a 600bhp plus EcoBoost engine. [nggallery id=2025 template=customlinks] There had been rumours that Ford was planning to build a new GT and that it could arrive […]
Mercedes C350 Plug-in Hybrid does 134mpg: Detroit 2015
The Mercedes C350 Plug-in Hybrid has been revealed at the Detroit Auto Show with a total output of 275bhp and 0-62mph in 5.9 seconds. [nggallery id=2024 template=customlinks] The Mercedes C350 Plug-in Hybrid has arrived at the Detroit Auto Show, the second Mercedes plug-in Hybrid to hit the market (following the S500 plug-in) as one of ten plug-in […]
Jaguar Land Rover create 1300 new jobs at Solihull to build new Jaguar F-Pace
The new Jaguar F-Pace Crossover will be built at Jaguar Land Rover’s Solihull plant, and JLR are creating 1300 new jobs to build the new SUV. Jaguar’s C-X17 Sports Crossover will become the new Jaguar F-Pace Sports Crossover, and in the process of delivering it to market in 2016 Jaguar Land Rover are creating 1,300 […]
Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe arrives with 569bhp: Detroit 2015
The Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe has been revealed at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show with the 5.5 litre turbo V8, good for 0-62mph in 4.2 seconds. [nggallery id=2022 template=customlinks] The Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe has made its first appearance at the Detroit Auto Show, and it looks set to take on the BMW X6M with a fulsome 569bhp […]
VW Cross Coupe GTE Concept – yet another VW SUV Concept: Detroit 2015
The Volkswagen Cross Coupé GTE Concept is yet another VW SUV Concept, revealed at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show and previewing a new full size SUV. [nggallery id=2022 template=customlinks] In what must be one of the longest trailers for a new car, Volkswagen has taken yet another SUV Concept – this one the VW Cross Coupe […]
Jaguar F-Pace is the new Jaguar SUV
Jaguar F-Pace is the moniker Jaguar Land Rover has decided to bestow on the firm’s first SUV/Crossover when it arrives as a production C-X17. The Jaguar C-X17 SUV / Crossover Concept was always heading for production as Jaguar tries to cover the growing compact SUV market dominated by stuff like the BMW X3 and Audi Q5 (just […]
Corgi James Bond Aston Martin DB5 back in production
The Corgi James Bond Aston Martin DB5 – complete with ejector seat – has gone back in to production to celebrate 50 years since it won Toy of the Year in 1965. Perhaps the most iconic Aston Martin is the DB5 made famous by James Bond, and certainly the most famous toy car is the self-same […]
Porsche nearly hits 2018 sales target in 2014. But…
Porsche has revealed that it sold an impressive 189,850 new cars in 2014, just 10,000 short of the target it sets itself for sales in 2018. [nggallery id=1699 template=customlinks] Back in 2011, Porsche declared it would sell 200,000 new cars a year by 2018 – a big jump on the then annual sales of under […]