The BMW X4 – the coupe version of the X3, shown earlier this year as a concept – will debut in production guise at the New York Auto Show in April 2014. [nggallery id=1468 template=customlinks] The surprising success of the coupe version of the BMW X5 – the BMW X6 – made it highly probable […]
Mercedes GLC Coupe SUV /Crossover planned
It looks like Mercedes-Benz are planning a coupe version of the next GLK – dubbed the Mercedes GLC – to take on the BMW X4. Four-door coupe versions of saloon cars have become a strong seller in the last few years, and now swoopy coupe SUVs are following the same path after the success of […]
VW & Audi sell 100,000 diesel cars in the USA for the first time
The Volkswagen Group of America has sold over 100,000 diesel engined VW and Audi cars in the USA for the first time in its history. Until very recently, a diesel engined car in the USA was as rare as hen’s teeth; Americans felt much the same as we used to about diesel-engined cars – fit […]
Audi takes a dig at BMW, Lexus & Mercedes in new video commercials
Ahead of the Super Bowl advert wars, Audi has revealed a quartet of video commercials taking a dig at Mercedes, BMW and Lexus. We’ve had a little spat between Jaguar and Mercedes recently over Mercedes’ Chicken Magic Body Control, with Jaguar’s Big Cat eating Mercedes MBC Chicken and now, ahead of what seems a likely […]
Hyundai & Kia to spend up to $395 million on lump sum fuel settlements
Hyundai and Kia look set to make payments of up to $395 million in the USA to compensate owners for overstated official fuel economy figures. Back in 2012, Hyundai and Kia had to stand up and accept that they’d overstated the official economy of a number of their models and attempt to put things right. […]
New Qoros at Geneva 2014 – looks like a Crossover/SUV
Qoros has revealed the first teaser photos of a new production model heading for the 2014 Geneva Motor Show and it looks like an SUV/Crossover. Chinese car maker Qoros – hoping to make inroads in to the European market with its Qoros 3 saloon – is heading for the Geneva Motor Show in March with […]
Porsche 911 Safari SUV Crossover heading for Beijing Motor Show
It seems Porsche are planning to get more sales out of their ‘SUV’ models by launching an SUV/Crossover version of the 911 – the Porsche 911 Safari. Porsche anoraks bemoaned the arrival of the Porsche Cayenne SUV as a sacrilege, but its overwhelming success has allowed Porsche to garner huge profits and plough a chunk […]
New Mercedes C-Class AMG Line revealed
The 2014 Mercedes C-Class has only just been revealed, and now we get the AMG Line version of the new C-Class ahead of its debut at Detroit next month. [nggallery id=1736 template=customlinks] The 2014 Mercedes C-Class was revealed just last week – and is heading to the Detroit Auto Show next month for its public […]
Merry Christmas 2013 from all at Cars UK
We at Cars UK would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas. Eat, drink and be merry – we will – and we’ll be back tomorrow. It’s that time of year when, whatever your beliefs, it’s a great excuse to kick back, relax, enjoy good food and drink and chill. So, even […]
Need to report a POTHOLE? Government-backed App makes it easy
The government is backing a ‘Report a Pothole’ App to the tune of £30,000 to make reporting potholes to the Highways Agency a breeze. There can’t be many motorists in the UK who haven’t fallen foul of our pitted and potholed roads (one of the Cars UK team had a £1500 suspension re-build bill last […]