The Audi A7 Sportback Competition is a special edition A7 Sportback to mark 25 years of Audi TDIs and gets a boost to 332bhp for its 3.0 litre twin-turbo diesel. Audi has decided that a fitting way to celebrate 25 years of turbodiesel Audis is to create a special edition A7 Sportback with added power. Seems […]
New Skoda Octavia Scout price and spec – costs from £25,315
The New Skoda Octavia Scout – which debuted at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show – will go on sale later this month in the UK from £25,315. First Scouts arrive in the Autumn. The new Skoda Octavia Scout arrived at the Geneva Motor Show in the Spring, bringing an ‘Allroad’ version of the latest Skoda Octavia […]
New 2015 Mercedes S 65 AMG Coupe revealed – price from £183,065
The range-topping Mercedes S65 AMG Coupe has been revealed ahead of its arrival in the UK at the end of 2014. The 621bhp V12 S65 AMG Coupe costs from £183,065. [nggallery id=1899 template=customlinks] The range-topping Mercedes S65 AMG Coupe has been revealed, and offers up its credentials as the perfect alternative to the Bentley Continental […]
SMART ForTwo (& SMART ForFour) teased with what it’s NOT (Video)
With the new Smart ForTwo and Smart ForFour due to debut this week, SMART are teasing the new their new City Cars with what it’s not. It’s a bit of a cliche, but we’re not entirely sure Germans should use humour to promote their products. But SMART seem to have decided the way to go […]
Hyundai Genesis is practically autonomous on ‘Empty Car Convoy’ (video)
As a pitch for many of the driver assist features on the new Hyundai Genesis, Hyundai has produced a video of an ‘Empty Car Convoy’ to demonstrate. The new Hyundai Genesis is a proper poke by the Koreans at the big, luxury end of the car market, and as such it comes equipped with plenty […]
Vauxhall Astra GTC gets new 1.6 litre ‘Whisper’ diesel – price from £22,260
The Vauxhall Astra GTC is the latest Vauxhall kodel to dump the old 1.7 litre diesel in favour of the new quieter, more efficient 1.6 CDTi. Just like all major motor manufacturers, Vauxhall are busy improving their engine range with new, more efficient and more powerful lumps. One of Vauxhall’s major engine projects has been […]
The last Volvo XC90 rolls off the production line to make way for the all new 2015 XC90
The very last Volvo XC90 of the current generation has been built at Volvo’s plant in Torslanda, making way for the all new 2015 Volvo XC90. When the current Volvo XC90 arrived in 2002 it staked a claim as the perfect family SUV, a role it’s managed to hang on to – more or less […]
Hyundai ix35 FCEV completes record distance on a tank of hydrogen
The Hyundai ix35 FCEV hydrogen compact SUV has broken records for the longest distance by a hydrogen-powered car on a single tank – 435 miles. Now the Hyundai ix35 FCEV (the hydrogen-powered version of Hyundai’s iz35) is starting to move out in to the real world (in a small way) Hyundai are keen to shout […]
Infiniti QX30 compact SUV to join new Q30 in Sunderland production
Nissan has confirmed that the compact SUV Infiniti QX30 will join the Q30 hatchback in production at Nissan’s Sunderland plant from the second half of 2015. [nggallery id=1635 template=customlinks] The 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show saw the arrival of the Infiniti Q30 compact hatch as a concept, with plans to put it in to production in […]
Suzuki Swift SZ-L Special Edition makes a ‘Swift’ return – price from £11,099
The Suzuki Swift SZ-L Special Edition has been relaunched by Suzuki just a few months after it was last offered. Gets cosmetic tweaks and costs from £11,099. It was only in February that the Suzuki Swift SZ-L Special Edition arrived as a special offer Swift with cosmetic tweaks. And now it’s back. We did question why Suzuki […]