Suzuki’s latest entrant in to the compact SUV/Crossover market – the Suzuki SX4 S-Cross – goes on sale in the UK in October and will cost from £14,999. [nggallery id=1578 template=customlinks] The new Suzuki SX4 S-Cross arrived at the Geneva Motor Show in March following on from the concept version at the Paris Motor Show in 2012. […]
New Jaguar XJ with 2.0 litre EcoBoost engine launches
Jaguar has now launched an XJ with the 2.0 litre EcoBoost engine in the Indian market, offering the smallest engine ever fitted to a Jaguar XJ. [nggallery id=1328 template=customlinks] There was a time, not too long ago, when any luxury car that didn’t have a nice big V8 petrol engine wasn’t worth considering. But those […]
Mercedes S63 AMG arrives – but the UK won’t get the most appealing option
The 2014 Mercedes S 63 AMG has been revealed ahead of a planned public debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. Has 577bhp from its 5.5 litre V8. [nggallery id=1577 template=customlinks] We did think Mercedes would get more mileage out of their tease for the 2014 S 63 AMG, but this morning they’ve revealed the […]
Audi A1 S line Style Edition adds value to S Line
Audi has revealed the A1 S Line Style Edition which adds £2,200 worth of equipment to the standard S Line A1 for an extra £950. Costs from £18,125. Audi, as we know, likes to fill every niche it can with new car product, and it also loves to fill in any gap it perceives in […]
Ford Focus ST & Fiesta ST get official power upgrades
Ford is offering Mountune power upgrades for the latest Focus St and Fiesta ST offering more power in exchange for a bit over £1200 for the Focus ST. There’a a big after-market for tuning cars to deliver more power without wrecking economy or reliability, so it makes sense for car makers to get in on […]
Datsun Go boldly goes downmarket
The new Datsun Go has been revealed as a basic Micra destined for sale in emerging markets as a budget offering. Goes on sale in 2014. [nggallery id=1576 template=customlinks] We’ve know since March that Nissan was adding an extra brand name to its portfolio – to add to Nissan and Infiniti – by reaching back […]
Mercedes start the tease for the 2014 S63 AMG
With the 2014 Mercedes S 63 expected to make a debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, Mercedes are starting the tease with a short video. The 2014 Mercedes S Class has already made its debut, at least in ‘standard’ guise, but there’s a lot more to come. There’s the S-Class Coupe – which […]
Skoda Rapid SpaceBack arrives ahead of a Frankfurt debut
The Skoda Rapid SpaceBack has been revealed as a conventional hatchback rather than an estate ahead of a debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. [nggallery id=1575 template=customlinks] You’d expect something called SpaceBack to be a more commodious version of a standard car. But in the case of the new Skoda Rapid Spaceback, it’s not. […]
Ford Fiesta sells 4 million in UK & Fiesta history in pictures
Ford UK is celebrating selling four million Fiestas since the Fiesta launched in 1976 and we have a photo gallery chronicling the Fiesta’s history. [nggallery id=1574 template=customlinks] It’s 37 years since Ford launched the first Fiesta, and in that time it’s been the best-selling small car for 27 of those 37 years and the best-selling […]
Citroen DS3 Cabrio Racing IS going in to production
The Citroen DS3 Cabrio Racing which was revealed earlier this month and debuted at Goodwood this weekend is going in to production. [nggallery id=1566 template=customlinks] Last week Citroen revealed a cabrio version of the DS3 Racing – innovatively named the Citroen DS3 Cabrio Racing – which was a DS3 Racing with the top chopped off and […]