The BMW 1-Series has been given a major facelift for 2014, and a new range of 3-cylinder engines and revised 4-cylinder engines are revealed. On sale spring 2015. [nggallery id=2030 template=customlinks] The BMW 1-Series isn’t the best looking car in the BMW range, but the 2015 facelift – due to debut in public at the Geneva […]
2015 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S packs 562bhp: Detroit 2015
The 2015 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S – the most powerful version of Porsche’s facelifted Cayenne – arrives at the Detroit Auto Show and packs 562bhp. [nggallery id=2027 template=customlinks] The 2015 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S is the latest iteration of Porsche’s most powerful Cayenne, and it re-states its claim as the most potent SUV on the planet, […]
New Honda NSX FINALLY arrives (as Acura NSX): Detroit 2015
The new Honda NSX has arrived at the Detroit Auto Show in production guise, complete with a twin-turbo V6 hybrid powertrain expected to deliver 550bhp. [nggallery id=2026 template=customlinks] It’s taken 25 years since the first Honda NSX arrived for Honda to reveal a new NSX, with lots of false starts on the way and concepts […]
Mercedes C350 Plug-in Hybrid does 134mpg: Detroit 2015
The Mercedes C350 Plug-in Hybrid has been revealed at the Detroit Auto Show with a total output of 275bhp and 0-62mph in 5.9 seconds. [nggallery id=2024 template=customlinks] The Mercedes C350 Plug-in Hybrid has arrived at the Detroit Auto Show, the second Mercedes plug-in Hybrid to hit the market (following the S500 plug-in) as one of ten plug-in […]
Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe arrives with 569bhp: Detroit 2015
The Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe has been revealed at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show with the 5.5 litre turbo V8, good for 0-62mph in 4.2 seconds. [nggallery id=2022 template=customlinks] The Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe has made its first appearance at the Detroit Auto Show, and it looks set to take on the BMW X6M with a fulsome 569bhp […]
VW Cross Coupe GTE Concept – yet another VW SUV Concept: Detroit 2015
The Volkswagen Cross Coupé GTE Concept is yet another VW SUV Concept, revealed at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show and previewing a new full size SUV. [nggallery id=2022 template=customlinks] In what must be one of the longest trailers for a new car, Volkswagen has taken yet another SUV Concept – this one the VW Cross Coupe […]
Shanghai Motor Show considers banning the ‘Breast Show’
The Shanghai Motor Show organisers are contemplating banning scantily-clad models from parading at this year’s show in April. Back in 2012, Chinese authorities reprimanded the organisers of the Beijing Motor Show for allowing scantly-dressed models to parade their assets alongside the new cars on display. The Beijing Capital Ethics Development Office had declared that the revealing clothing the […]
Mercedes GLE 63 AMG Coupe teased on video for Detroit debut
The Mercedes GLE 63 AMG Coupe – the range-topping, most powerful version of Mercedes new GLE Coupe – is teased ahead of a Detroit Auto Show debut. Just last week we reported that the Mercedes GLE 63 AMG Coupe, the AMG version of the new GLE Coupe (which is a coupe version of what used to be […]
SEAT Leon ST Cupra estate arrives with 276bhp
The SEAT Leon ST Cupra has been revealed as SEAT’s fastest estate car to date, with 276bhp from its 2.0 litre turbo petrol and 0-62mph in 6.0 seconds. [nggallery id=2021 template=customlinks] SEAT has decided to bolt a small shed on the back of the Leon Cupra for added practicality, and in the process has created the […]
Volvo creates a new niche with the S60 Cross Country
The Volvo S60 Cross Country has been revealed by Volvo as a high-riding S60 saloon, creating a new niche for premium saloons with off-road pretensions. Volvo recently revealed the V60 Cross Country as a sort of halfway house between a proper SUV and a normal estate; the Volvo take on the ‘Allroad’ idea. Now, in […]