The new 2015 BMW X5 M (and its coupe sibling X6 M) have been revealed ahead of an L.A. Auto Show debut. In the UK in April 2015 price from £90,170. [nggallery id=1971 template=customlinks] Last week BMW teased the arrival of the SUV supercar twins – the new X5 M and X6 M – ahead […]
Audi R8 Competition – the most powerful production Audi EVER
The Audi R8 Competition has been revealed as a limited edition R8 for the USA with cosmetic updates and more power as the current R8 comes to the end of its life. [nggallery id=1970 template=customlinks] It’s not going to be too long before the current Audi R8 bows ot, and what better way to do so […]
Ultimate Driving At Goodwood powered by BMW launches
Ultimate Driving At Goodwood powered by BMW – launched today – offers the opportunity to drive BMW, MINI and Rolls Royce around the Goodwood Estate. Earlier this month Jaguar offered up a great Christmas present opportunity with the launch of the Jaguar Heritage Driving Experience, with the chance to drive some of Jaguar’s finest cars […]
First SUPERMARKET Hydrogen fuel station at Sainsbury’s
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is planning to open the first hydrogen filling station by the end of 2014 at its store in Hendon, London as hydrogen cars start to arrive in the UK. Part of the shopping ritual for many is topping up the petrol tank with sensibly priced fuel at supermarkets’ low price petrol stations, and […]
Watch a Nissan Note roll down a hill in a giant ZORB
Nissan has created a giant ‘CarZorb’ – more than six metres in diameter – inserted a Nissan Note and rolled it down a hill to promote its Safety Shield Technology. In case you don’t already know, a Zorb is a big, transparent inflatable ball with space inside for thrill seekers to plant themselves in and […]
Ford Kuga gets more powerful engines and lower emissions
The 2015 Ford Kuga is being updated with a more powerful 2.0 litre TDCi engine and a new 1.5 litre EcoBoost with lower emissions than the outgoing 1.6 litre. If you need evidence of just how much UK car buyers have taken to diesel engines (despite many being better off with a petrol) you need […]
Mazda CX-3 teased – it’s a Mazda2 SUV
We have the first tease for the new Mazda CX-3 – a small SUV/Crossover based on the Mazda2 – ahead of a reveal at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month. Mazda gives us out first look at its Mazda2 Suv/Crossover this morning – the Mazda CX-3 – before it heads for the Los Angeles […]
Hyundai Genesis gets RECORD-BREAKING safety test score
The new Hyundai Genesis – heading for the UK in limited numbers – has scored the highest ever rating in Australia’s ANCAP safety tests. Hyundai’s transformation in to a mainstream car maker competing toe to toe with car makers from Europe and Japan is now pretty much completed, and the next step is testing the […]
Tesla Model S P85D – fully specced – costs £109,000
The new four-wheel-drive, 681 bhp Tesla Model S P85D has gone on sale from £81,000 – with first deliveries in July 2015 – but costs £109k fully specced. Earlier this month Tesla revealed the 4WD Model S – the Model S P85D – as a new range-topping Model S with an enormous 681bhp thanks to […]
Spyker loses its $3 billion claim against GM over Saab sale
A federal appeals court has dismissed Spykers $3 billion claim against GM for blocking the sale of Saab to Spyker to prevent GM technology going to the Chinese. It’s two years since Victor Muller decided there was still a way to extract value out of the debacle that saw Spyker take over Saab and then […]