[nggallery id=2048 template=customlinks] The Aston Martin Vantage GT12 – which was the Vantage GT3 until Porsche got upset – will make its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this month. In February, Aston Martin revealed a new V12 Vantage to slot between its road cars and track cars and proudly proclaimed it to be […]
Stirling Moss’s own Porsche RS-61 Spyder up for auction at Goodwood
Stirling Moss’s own Porsche RS-61 Spyder – the last car he drove on track – is up for auction at Goodwood later this month with an estimate of £1.7 to £2 million. There are lots of cars that like to claim they’ve been driven by the legend (and we don’t use that word lightly) that is Sir Stirling Moss. But […]
New BMW X1 revealed – and it’s a proper baby X3
[nggallery id=2118 template=customlinks] The new BMW X1 has been revealed as a proper compact SUV, with a new platform and new styling that turns it in to a proper member of BMW’s SAV family. The new BMW X1 won’t actually debut until the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, but BMW has decided it’s time to […]
New Vauxhall Astra OFFICIALLY revealed – it’s smaller, lighter and better looking
[nggallery id=2117 template=customlinks] The 2016 Vauxhall Astra has been revealed ahead of a Frankfurt debut and it’s smaller, lighter, better looking and smarter than the current Astra. Being a competitor in the same market as the Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus can’t be a joy for Vauxhall and the Astra, but they’re back for more […]
Ferrari 488 GTB dynamic debut at 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed
[nggallery id=2115 template=customlinks] The Ferrari 488 – Ferrari’s 458 replacement – gets its UK dynamic debut at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed alongside the best of Ferraris. It’s three months since the Ferrari 488 GTB was revealed as a replacement for the 458, and it’s finally getting its UK dynamic debut this summer at […]
VW Golf GTE Sport is a 395bhp carbon-bodied plug-in hybrid Golf
[nggallery id=2109 template=customlinks] Volkswagen has revealed a quite bonkers plug-in hybrid at the Worthersee Show – the VW Golf GTE Sport – featuring a 395bhp powertrain and carbon body. Every year, all shades of tuned VWs head for the south bank of Lake Worthersee to strut their stuff, admirably supported by often mad concepts from […]
Toyota drops the price of the GT86 and tweaks the spec – again
Toyota is playing with the GT86 again, this time with a change in spec, and a price drop, for the entry-level Primio and a limited edition on the way. It’s not long since Toyota had a play with the GT86 with a price drop and a new model range. And they’re at it again. Is […]
Volkswagen C Coupe GTE: New Phaeton, new VW model or just a concept?
[nggallery id=2102 template=customlinks] Volkswagen has revealed the C Coupe GTE at the Shanghai Motor Show, a large four-door coupe concept previewing the future of VW’s sporty saloons. The Chinese market is a big deal for VW, so you’e expect them to deliver something significant and interesting at the Shanghai Motor Show, which they have with […]
Volvo reveals the ultimate chauffeur-spec XC90 with Lounge Console Concept
[nggallery id=2101 template=customlinks] Volvo has revealed the Lounge Console Concept at the Shanghai Motor Show featuring everything the pampered chauffeur-driven executive could need in an XC90. Volvo’s new XC90 signalled the real start of the ‘New’ Volvo, with new engines, new platforms and a new drive to challenge the German Premium marques wherever they can – […]
The most affordable McLaren yet – £126k McLaren 540C launches
[nggallery id=2100 template=customlinks] McLaren’s most affordable car ever – the McLaren 540C – has been revealed at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show and will cost from £126,000 in the UK. McLaren’s new Sports Series cars are the ‘affordable’ face of McLaren (although in McLaren’s case, affordable is relative), with the recently revealed 570S costing from £143,250. […]