The 2013/2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will cost £61,495 in the UK, with Z51 Performance Pack as standard. All UK Stingrays will be LHD. [nggallery id=1364 template=customlinks] The 2014 MY Corvette Stingray arrived at the Detroit Motor Show in January, and now it’s arriving in the UK. The new Stingray comes with a 6.2 litre LT1 […]
New Aston Martin Vanquish Volante arrives – costs £200k
The new Aston Martin Vanquish Volante – the convertible Vanquish – has been revealed as a replacement for the DBS Volante. Costs £199,995. [nggallery id=1544 template=customlinks] It’s almost exactly a year since the Aston Martin Vanquish arrived as a replacement for the DBS, and now we get it’s convertible sibling – the new Aston Martin Vanquish […]
Audi A3 Saloon arrives in the UK from £24,275
The Audi A3 Saloon – revealed at the 2013 New York Auto Show – arrives in the UK with a choice of three engines as the first saloon A3. [nggallery id=1456 template=customlinks] Audi isn’t afraid of covering every possible niche in its ambition to be the world’s top ‘Premier’ marque, so we now get a […]
SEAT Leon FR 2.0 TDI 184 PS costs from £22,075
The SEAT take on the VW Golf GTD arrives in the UK – the SEAT Leon FR 2.0 TDI 184 PS – with good spec, decent performance and 67mpg. [nggallery id=1147 template=customlinks] The 2013 SEAT Leon arrived at the Paris Motor Show last year as the Spanish take in the VW Golf. And now the SEAT […]
Mercedes CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake gets a Spencer Hart suit
The Mercedes CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake has been given a makeover by high end menswear creators Spencer Hart and shows at the Spencer Hart London Collections men show. [nggallery id=1543 template=customlinks] Getting a menswear specialist to makeover a high end car isn’t the most obvious route to go, but Mercedes say Savile Row’s Spencer Hart shares […]
Volvo V40 vs Mercedes A Class – Take the Challenge
Volvo are offering to pay the first month’s payment on a Mercedes A-Class A180 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Sport if, after driving the Volvo V40 D2 R-Design, you buy the Merc. [nggallery id=1223 template=customlinks] Car makers often run a little scared of overt comparisons between their cars and those of rival car makers. But not Volvo. Volvo are throwing down […]
BYD E6 Electric Cars arrive in the UK for fleet trials
The BYD E6 – an electric car from China’s BYD with a range of 186 miles – has arrived in the UK ahead of fleet trials with taxi operators and others. It’s three years since the BYD E6 was revealed at the Detroit Auto Show, with big claims for the future of BYD and the […]
BMW 4 Series Coupe: Video
With the BMW 4 Series now revealed, we have video of the new 4 Series showing driving scenes and exterior views. [nggallery id=1540 template=customlinks] It seems to have taken a while for the BMW 4 Series – the replacement for the old 3 Series Coupe – to arrive – but now it’s here. Revealed last […]
Aston Martin DB9 4WD Plug-in Hybrid revealed by Bosch (video)
Bosch has revealed a hybrid Aston Martin DB9 complete with electric motors, torque vectoring and plug-in recharging making the DB9 more economical and powerful. We’ve always believed one of the best uses for hybrid powertrains is to provide extra performance on high-end cars, something Bosh has demonstrated by fitting the Aston Martin DB9 with a […]
Alfa Romeo MiTo gets a bit of a facelift for 2014 & more powerful TwinAir
The Alfa Romeo MiTo has been given the smallest of cosmetic tweaks for 2014, and the 875cc TwinAir engine has now got more power. [nggallery id=1542 template=customlinks] We like the Alfa Romeo MiTo; it’s an underrated car and should be higher on most buyers’ wish lists. What we also like is that the MiTo has […]