The Shanghai Motor Show organisers are contemplating banning scantily-clad models from parading at this year’s show in April. Back in 2012, Chinese authorities reprimanded the organisers of the Beijing Motor Show for allowing scantly-dressed models to parade their assets alongside the new cars on display. The Beijing Capital Ethics Development Office had declared that the revealing clothing the […]
New Jaguar XE: Marginal Gains with Sir David Brailsford (video)
The new Jaguar XE gets in the spotlight in this video, with Team Sky’s cycle guru, Sir David Brailsford, explaining why Marginal Gains matter to the new XE. The new Jaguar XE will start appearing on our roads before long, and its importance to Jaguar – as they seek to emulate the big sales growth experienced […]
Mercedes GLE 63 AMG Coupe teased on video for Detroit debut
The Mercedes GLE 63 AMG Coupe – the range-topping, most powerful version of Mercedes new GLE Coupe – is teased ahead of a Detroit Auto Show debut. Just last week we reported that the Mercedes GLE 63 AMG Coupe, the AMG version of the new GLE Coupe (which is a coupe version of what used to be […]
SEAT Leon ST Cupra estate arrives with 276bhp
The SEAT Leon ST Cupra has been revealed as SEAT’s fastest estate car to date, with 276bhp from its 2.0 litre turbo petrol and 0-62mph in 6.0 seconds. [nggallery id=2021 template=customlinks] SEAT has decided to bolt a small shed on the back of the Leon Cupra for added practicality, and in the process has created the […]
Volvo creates a new niche with the S60 Cross Country
The Volvo S60 Cross Country has been revealed by Volvo as a high-riding S60 saloon, creating a new niche for premium saloons with off-road pretensions. Volvo recently revealed the V60 Cross Country as a sort of halfway house between a proper SUV and a normal estate; the Volvo take on the ‘Allroad’ idea. Now, in […]
Toyota makes Hydrogen Fuel Cell patents FREE
Toyota has decided to open up its hydrogen fuel cell patents to rival car makers fro free in an effort to advance fuel cell technology in the mainstream. Just recently, Elon Musk announced that Tesla would free up its electric vehicle patents to allow car manufacturers to make quicker, and cheaper, advances in their own […]
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 teased ahead of Geneva debut
A track car for the road from Aston Martin in the guise of an Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 is teased ahead of a Geneva Motor Show debut in March 2015. The image above is the first official confirmation that an Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 is on the way, and we can expect it […]
UK new car sales hit 10 year high in 2014
New car sales in the UK reached a ten year high in 2014, with total registrations of 2,476,435 – the 4th largest of all time – and 9.3% up on 2013. It’s not real surprise that new car registrations in the UK have reached a ten year high in 2014 with total registrations hitting 2,476,435, but […]
Land Rover Defender: Three Limited Editions & lines in the sand
[nggallery id=2020 template=customlinks] Land Rover has revealed three limited edition Defenders – Heritage, Adventure and Autobiography – as run-out models and created a 1 km long Defender sand drawing. 2015 is the year the iconic Land Rover Defender will finally go out of production (well, in the UK at least) so, as you’d expect, Land Rover […]
Lexus GS F arrives with 467bhp ahead of Detroit debut
The Lexus GS F has been revealed ahead of its debut at the Detroit Auto Show with a 5.0 litre naturally aspirated V8 delivering 467bhp and 389lb/ft of torque. [nggallery id=2019 template=customlinks] The tease we had for a new Lexus GS F last month could actually have been for a four-door sibling for the RC […]