The McLaren 625C – the first region-specific McLaren, built for the Asian market – has made its public debut at the Guangzhou Motor Show in China ahead of going on sale. At the start of September we revealed that the McLaren 625C was on its way, but at that point we struggled to understand exactly what […]
Lewis Hamilton wins F1 world championship in Abu Dhabi
Lewis Hamilton has taken his second F1 world championship title in the final race of 2014 in Abu Dhabi to become only the fourth Brit to win more than one title. Lewis Hamilton may have failed to take pole position for the championship defining Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but his stunning start – the best […]
Rosberg on pole for Abu Dhabi F1 denouement
Nico Rosberg is in pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which will decide the driver’s title for 2014. Lewis Hamilton is in second place for a Mercedes one-two. After year of F1 dominance from Mercedes, the driver’s title comes down to a final shoot-out at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and Nico […]
BMW i8 production increase planned to meet demand
BMW are looking to increase production of the i8 plug-in hybrid as demand for the £100k green supercar sees waiting list of up to eighteen months. [nggallery id=1638 template=customlinks] This time last year we reported that production of the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid was already sold out until 2015, which as the i8 is so […]
Land Rover Discovery Sport US spec revealed at LA Show
The new Land Rover Discovery Sport, replacement for the Freelander and the first of a new family of Discovery models, has been revealed at the LA Auto Show. [nggallery id=1931 template=customlinks] The new Land Rover Discovery Sport was revealed ahead of the Paris Motor Show in September as the first Land Rover in a new […]
Vauxhall / Opel range-topping SUV on the way
Vauxhall (and Opel) are planning a large range-topping SUV / Crossover to tap in to the still growing SUV market. But perhaps not until 2020. [nggallery id=1607 template=customlinks] GM are still struggling to make Vauxhall and Opel work, and the latest plan is to launch a trio of new SUV / Crossover models in the […]
Lexus LF-C2 at LA – it’s an OTT take on an RC Convertible
The Lexus LF-C2 concept has been revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show as a version of a future Lexus RC Convertible with lots of design titivation. [nggallery id=1994 template=customlinks] The Lexus LF-C2 concept has been teased for the last few weeks as a Lexus concept heading for the Los Angeles Auto Show, and looked […]
Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro – a look at Audi’s hydrogen future
The Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro has been revealed as a plug-in hybrid hydrogen concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show with 4WD and 228bhp. Just as it was with the start of production hybrid cars, we’re seeing the first hydrogen-powered production cars arriving at the more prosaic end of the car scale, with stuff like the […]
2015 Jaguar F-Type OFFICIAL: AWD, Manual Gearbox & R Roadster
The 2015 Jaguar F-Type has been revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show with a four-wheel-drive option, manual gearbox and an F-Type R Roadster. [nggallery id=1993 template=customlinks] The Jaguar F-Type really hasn’t been with us very long, with the F-Type Roadster arriving in 2012 and the F-Type Coupe this time last year. But Jaguar has pushed […]
Mercedes-Maybach S-Class arrives to take on Bentley & Rolls Royce
[nggallery id=1992 template=customlinks] The Mercedes-Maybach S-Class has arrived, reviving the defunct Maybach name, as an ultra-luxurious S-Class aiming to take on Bentley and Rolls Royce. Mercedes-Benz’ new sub-brand – Mercedes-Maybach – arrives in Los Angeles in the guise of the new Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, a car Mercedes hope can take on the ‘lesser’ Rolls Royce Ghost in a […]