The Subaru outback has been given a freshen up for 2014 with some cosmetic titivation and the arrival of the 2.0-litre Boxer Diesel with CVT ‘box. [nggallery id=1652 template=customlinks] Subaru like to claim that the original Outback – launched in 1996 – launched the current craze for ‘Crossover’ vehicles, and they may have a point. The […]
2014 Toyota Land Cruiser facelift details – costs from £34,995
The Toyota Land Cruiser – Toyota’s venerable full blown SUV – gets a facelift for 2014, new model line-up and a starting price of £34,995. [nggallery id=1651 template=customlinks] The Toyota Land Cruiser is a proper, old-fashioned bruiser of an SUV with proper off-road credentials and ability to go anywhere, and keep on going. But the […]
McLaren 12C GT Sprint costs £234,000
The track only McLaren GT Sprint, revealed in July, will cost £195,000 plus VAT, making it £234,000 in the UK. [nggallery id=1569 template=customlinks] Back in July, McLaren revealed the 12C GT Sprint – and debuted it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed – a track only 12C that fills a gap between the regular road car and the […]
Bentley SUV (Falcon/EXP 9 F) to launch in Q1 2016
The Bentley SUV – previewed by the EXP 9 F Concept and likely called Bentley Falcon, will launch in Q1 2016. [nggallery id=979 template=customlinks] Considering the Bentley SUV – which we expect to be the Bentley Falcon – is still years away from a launch, we know quite a lot about it – except how […]
Nissan 370Z Nismo vs Wingsuit – Nissan try to be Top Gear
Nissan has decided the best way to show the focus of their new Nismo range is to pit a 370Z Nismo against men in wingsuits. Regular viewers of Top Gear – some 300 million plus around the globe – will probably remember one of Top Gear’s rather odd races between a man in a wingsuit […]
New Kia Carens gets new range-topper – the Carens 3 Sat Nav
The new Kia Carens, Kia’s 7-seat MPV, was revealed in May, but Kia is already adding a new range-topper with the 3 SatNav. [nggallery id=1491 template=customlinks] The new Kia Carens was revealed by Kia in April in the UK, and it’s a decent effort from the Koreans to make the Carens a more stylish and […]
Koenigsegg One:1 – 1400 hp & 280mph
Christian von Koenigsegg has revealed that his most extreme car yet – the Koenigsegg One:1 – is expected to have 1400hp and hit 280mph. Last year we exclusively revealed the first details of what will be Koenigsegg’s most extreme car yet – the Koenigsegg One:1 – after we spoke to Christian von Koenigsegg. We’d hoped […]
Is this the new Lexus RC F Coupe?
We have a photo from Best Car in Japan that seems to show the arrival of the new Lexus RC F Coupe (the IS Coupe) ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show. Back in July we reported that the rumours of a two-door coupe version of the new Lexus IS were true, and that Lexus would […]
New 2014 MINI – Details revealed ahead of debut in November
The 2014 MINI – the third generation of the BMW MINI – will arrive in November, ahead of which we have full technical specs. [nggallery id=1587 template=customlinks] We already have a pretty good idea how the new MIN I for 2014 will look thanks to the MINI Vision Concept (pictured above) and we know it […]
Volkswagen give the VW XL1 Ducati power
Volkswagen has fitted the super-frugal, and very lightweight, VW XL1 with power from the Ducati Panigale to create an XL1 with proper performance. It’s more than two years since Volkswagen rolled out the VW XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle as a demonstration of how light weight and low power can make for extremely economical motoring. But the […]