Land Rover chauffeured their Brand Ambassadors to the Frankfurt Motor Show in a Range Rover Evoque, but not in a conventional way. If you’ve got a famous face, and your background is deemed a ‘fit’, car makers will seek to sign you up as a ‘Brand Ambassador’ to promote their offerings. And with that will […]
Kia K9/Kia Quoris to launch in the US as Kia K900
The Kia K9 – destined to be the Kia Quoris in some markets – is to launch in the US early in 2014 as the K900, a new flagship car for Kia. [nggallery id=1037 template=customlinks] It’s over a year since Kia launched a range-topping car in South Korea, an impressive luxury car that has more […]
Ford to launch 25 new models in Europe in next 5 years
Ford are planning a new model blitz in Europe in the next 5 years as they plan to be in pole position as the European economy starts to improve. [nggallery id=1615 template=customlinks] Ford of Europe has had a miserable time of late, with the European market in disarray as the Eurozone crisis continues to rumble […]
Caterham AeroSeven Concept previews new Caterham in 2014
The Caterham AeroSeven Concept has been revealed at the Shanghai Grand Prix, previewing a new style direction and a new Caterham for 2014. [nggallery id=1647 template=customlinks] It’s a new Caterham, but a new Caterham that signals not only a new model for 2014, but a new design direction as Caterham moves towards the fruits of […]
Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer costs from £25,349
The new Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer, which was revealed in July as Vauxhall/Opel’s answer to the Audi AllRoad, will cost from £25,349 in the UK. [nggallery id=1554 template=customlinks] If you’ve been having sleepless nights since July wondering how much does the Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer cost, fret no more. It starts from £25,349 in the UK. Which […]
New engines for BMW 3-Series, 4-Series and X5
BMW are expanding the engine offerings across the 4-Series, 3-Series and X5, with three new options for the 4-Series & X5 and the new BMW 335d xDrive Touring. [nggallery id=1324 template=customlinks] With a new BMW X5 recently debuting, together with the new 4-Series and recently updated 3-Series, there are already a number of variants on offer, but […]
New Lexus GS 300h costs from £31,440
The new Lexus GS 300h, which offers running costs that better the diesel competition, will cost from £31,440 in the UK. [nggallery id=1484 template=customlinks] Lexus revealed a second hybrid version of the GS at Shanghai in the spring – the Lexus GS 300h – which offers better economy and lower running costs, especially for company […]
Peugeot 308 R heading for production
It seems the Peugeot 308 R Concept, which debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show, is heading for production as a range-topping performance 308. [nggallery id=1613 template=customlinks] With the Peugeot RCZ R managing to go from range-topping performance concept to production, it seemed likely Peugeot was aiming at producing a new range of performance cars. And […]
Tesla planning self-driving car
Tesla are joining the race to launch an autonomous, self-driving car, with Tesla boss Elon Musk saying it will launch in 3 years. Now that car makers have been fitting radar and sensors to their cars for some time, which allow stuff like adaptive cruise – which automatically slows behind traffic and can even bring […]
Pagani Huayra pretends to be a Koenigsegg to get in to the U.S.
The first U.S. legal Pagani Huayra was proudly displayed at Pebble beach last month, but it seems Pagani have managed that feat by using a Koenigsegg exemption. [nggallery id=519 template=customlinks] Regular readers may remember we cast doubts on Pagani’s claim that the new Huayra would be US road legal back in 2011, when we revealed […]