Mitsubishi UK has revealed the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-440 MR special edition to celebrate 40 years of Mistubishi. Gets 440bhp and costs £50k. The Mitsubishi Lance Evo X bit the dust in the UK in 2011 after the Yen’s strength made it impossible for Mitsubishi UK to import the Evo X and sell it at a […]
SEAT SUV confirmed for 2016
SEAT has confirmed it is developing its first compact SUV as it tries to tap in to the ever-growing compact SUV market. The SEAT SUV will launch in 2016. SEAT has been threatening to build a compact SUV for years, and back in 2011 it revealed the IBX Concept (pictured above) which was the SEAT […]
Koenigsegg One:1 preparing for Geneva & hosted by Christian von Koenigsegg (video)
The Koenigsegg One:1 – the new Koneigsegg with 1360HP – was a start at Geneva and we have video of Christian von Koenigsegg overseeing it preparation. [nggallery id=1791 template=customlinks] The first sniff of the Koenigsegg One:1 came at the end of 2012 when Cars UK exclusively revealed the first details of Koenigsegg’s Megacar. It took […]
Honda cutting production in Swindon again – 500 jobs at risk
Honda UK is cutting production at their Swindon Plant – by cutting shifts from 3 to 2 – as weak demand in Europe sees the Swindon Plant running at half capacity. It’s only a year since Honda announced 800 job cuts at Swindon (which eventually was 550) and now they’re about to cut a further […]
2014 Volkswagen Polo now on sale – price from £11,100 to £19,715
The 2014 VW Polo – with mild cosmetic updates but more substantial changes under the skin – is now on sale in the UK from £11,100 for the Polo S 1.0-litre MPI 60 PS. [nggallery id=1756 template=customlinks] The 2014 facelift for the VW Polo was revealed back in January and, although the cosmetic tweaks were the […]
New 2015 Nissan Murano SUV teased ahead of New York reveal (video)
A new Nissan Murano SUV is being teased by Nissan ahead of a debut at the New York Auto Show in April. Could make a return to the UK. The Nissan Murano may no longer be sold in the UK, but that is likely to change with the arrival of a new Murano, teased ahead […]
New Porsche Boxster GTS – now on video
The recently revealed Porsche Boxster GTS is a more powerful, more focused range-topping Boxster which looks great on this newly released video. [nggallery id=1809 template=customlinks] Last week, Porsche revealed a new range-topping Boxster – the Boxster GTS – together with a new Cayman GTS, and appealing, range-topping versions they are too. Now we get the […]
Bentley Continental GT V8 S & ‘Old Number 1’ at 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed
The new Bentley Continental GT V8 S, Continental GT3 and a trio of Speed Six Bentleys – Old Number 1, 2 and 3 – will be at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed. It’s only three months before the world’s greatest petrolhead gathering takes place in Sussex, and the offerings for the 2014 Goodwood Festival […]
Hyundai wins Red Dot design award for New Genesis & New i10
The new Hyundai Genesis and new Hyundai i10 have won the Red Dot Design Award for aesthetic form, innovation and ground-breaking ideas. Oh, how things change. It’s not long since Hyundai’s USP was the cheapness of its cars, but those days are now gone; Hyundai now competes head to head with mainstream makers as the strength […]
Electric car range drops by nearly 60% in cold weather
The AAA – America’s equivalent of the AA – has revealed research that shows cold weather can cut the range of electric cars by 57 per cent. We already know that the range of electric cars reduces as the car ages, with Nissan conforming that the LEAF’s range will drop by up to 28 per […]