Vauxhall has give their Ford C-Max rival – the Vauxhall Meriva – a bit of a facelift for 2014 and introduced a new diesel engine. [nggallery id=1656 template=customlinks] It’s more than three years since the Vauxhall Meriva arrived – at Geneva in 2010 – as Vauxhall’s compact people carrier, so it’s time for a bit […]
Ford testing self-parking cars – with or without a driver (video)
Ford are testing cars that can park themselves – with or without a driver in the car – and swerve round obstacles to avoid collisions. It seems we’re heading to the point where cars can do more and more for the driver, and fully autonomous cars seem to be less than a decade away. On […]
Mazda CX-5 gets new trim levels
Mazda has added two new mid-range trim levels to the latest Mazda CX-5 – SE-L Lux and SE-L Lux Nav – to respond to buyers’ feedback. [nggallery id=1655 template=customlinks] When car makers come up with trim specifications for their models, they do so in a way that gives easy stepping stones in equipment levels, from hair shirt […]
Official: Aston Martin Cygnet axed – fewer than 150 sold
Aston Martin has confirmed that the Cygnet supermini – based on the Toyota iQ – has been axed after fewer than 150 sales. Last month we reported that Aston Martin appeared to have axed their take on a supermini – the Aston Martin Cygnet – after just a couple of years. Now that news seems […]
Mitsubishi tease three new concepts for the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show
The Tokyo Motor Show arrives in November, ahead of which Mitsubishi is teasing three new concepts to be revealed at the show. The European Motor Shows may be over for 2013, but the Tokyo Motor Show is still to come (first public day 23rd November), and Mitsubishi are already teasing new concepts for their home […]
2015 Cadillac Escalade – it’s still big, bold & brash
America’s default luxury SUV – the Cadillac Escalade – has been re-invented for the 2015 model year, but it’s still very much an American SUV. [nggallery id=1654 template=customlinks] The Cadillac Escalade SUV is not a car you see much in the UK, but it is loved by footballers, Rappers and those who deal in less […]
McLaren P1 production starts in Woking
Production of the first customer McLaren P1s has started at McLaren’s facility in Woking, seven months after being revealed. [nggallery id=1653 template=customlinks] The Geneva Motor Show in March saw the arrival of the first production version of the new McLaren P1 (and its arch-rival, the LaFerrari). But it’s taken until now – seven months later […]
Car whiplash claim scam caught on video
Video of a Ford Galaxy swerving across three lanes of a motorway, causing a lorry to rear-end it. The Galaxy occupants then made whiplash claims. The whole ‘Cash for Crash’ industry in the UK has got completely out of hand, fuelled not just by dishonest motorists eager for an easy few quid, but by ambulance-chasing […]
Audi Q1 sub-compact SUV in 2016
According to Auto Bild, Audi are planning their most compact SUV yet – the Audi Q1 – to join the sub-compact SUV race. Arrives in 2016. [nggallery id=585 template=customlinks] There was a time when saloon cars ruled the car sales charts, but they eventually went out of fashion to be replaced by the more practical […]
Mercedes CLA & GLA will sell 60,000 a year in the USA
Mercedes US boss, Steve Cannon, says Mercedes are aiming for sales of 30,000 a year each for the new Mercedes CLA and GLA. [nggallery id=1357 template=customlinks] It’s not all that long since the only Mercedes car US car buyers actually took seriously was the Mercedes S-Class. But times have changed and the rise in fuel […]