The number plate ’25 O’ has set a new DVLA record for a ‘vanity’ number plate, fetching £518,480 at the 150th DVLA auction this week. Personalised number plates; you either love them or hate them. But they are big business. In what, to many, seems like a complete waste of money, British businessman John Collins has paid […]
Renault ZOE i – a Zoe with its own batteries
The Renault ZOE i has been revealed as a ZOE EV where you don’t have to lease the batteries, costing from £18,443 after Government grant. The Renault ZOE i has been revealed as a ZOE EV where you don’t have to lease the batteries as well as buy the car, but the sting in the […]
Mercedes AMG Sport launched to tackle BMW’s M Performance
The Mercedes AMG Sport sub-brand is launched to take on BMW’s M Performance with uprated output and four-wheel-drive as standard. BMW has already proved there’s a gap to fill between regular BMWs and M cars with BMW M Performance, and Mercedes is now pulling the same trick with a new ‘Mercedes AMG Sport’ range that […]
Ford Mondeo Hybrid starts to roll off the production line
The first Ford Mondeo Hybrids – Ford’s first hybrid car for the UK and Europe – is now rolling off the production line and will be available in the UK in December. The UK and Europe has had to wait a long time for Ford to take the US Fusion and turn it in to […]
BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid prototype revealed
The BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid has been revealed as a prototype as BMW gears up to deliver performance plug-ins. Gets 242bhp and 295lb/ft of torque. [nggallery id=1997 template=customlinks] We’ve already seen a BMW X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid concept , but now BMW are getting serious with their plug-ins and planning a range of plug-in […]
Skoda Fabia R 5 Rally Special revealed
The Skoda Fabia R 5 has been revealed – ahead of a debut at the Essen Motor Show – as the new face of Skoda Rallying for the 2015 European Rally Championship. Long before Skoda really managed to shake off its ‘skip on wheels’ tag, it managed to carve out a successful rally programme, and it’s […]
SsangYong Tivoli wants a piece of the Nissan Juke market in 2015
The SsangYong Tivoli has been revealed as the name for a new compact SsangYong SUV, due to launch in Korea in the new year and heading for the UK later in 2015. Now Mahindra has put some wind back in to SsangYong’s sails by making its offerings more appealing, they’re set to take on the key […]
Porsche Macan S Diesel gets 300 PS from TechArt
The Porsche Macan S Diesel has been given a welcome performance boost by TechArt, adding an extra 42bhp and 66lb/ft of torque at the touch of a button. There have been very few criticisms levelled at the very complete Porsche Macan but one area that could perhaps do with a bit of a tweak is […]
Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake & CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake: OFFICIAL
The Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake, and the CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake, have been revealed ahead of going on sale in the UK in January 2015. [nggallery id=1995 template=customlinks] We always knew that Mercedes was going to build a mini CLS Shooting Brake based on the CLA, and now it’s arrived with a choice of […]
Audi see big future for ‘Premium’ car sharing
Audi are currently running two ‘car sharing’ schemes – one in Stockholm and another in Berlin – and are looking to extend car sharing programmes further. The idea of a car maker promoting car sharing schemes does seem a bit short-sighted on the face of it; if cars are shared by more than one user, […]