Eleven years after it launched the X5, BMW is celebrating 1,000,000 X5s built. When we think of luxury SUVs we always think it started with the Range Rover. Which of course it did. But it’s easy to forget that what we think of as a recent phenomenon – the performance luxury SUV – was spawned […]
Car News
Car News from all around the world. Updated as the news happens for the car industry in the UK, Europe, the US and around the globe.
Cars UK covers everything that's going on in the car world, and we do all we can to make sure we bring you new car launches, spy photos, car videos and everything that happens in the car world ahead of the pack.
There is a slant towards the UK, but we also bring you the latest from around the world, which often gives a heads-up of what could be heading to the UK and Europe.
Check back here often for the latest car news - we update many time a day, every day. And if you want the latest news in your inbox - either as a daily digest or as it happens - then sign up for our Newsletters.
Now, enjoy the latest...
BMW Gran Coupé to be new BMW 6-Series? Very unlikely.
Autocar are claiming that the BMW Gran Coupé Concept is going in to production in 2012 as the new BMW 6-Series. Which makes no sense. We’re back again to the rumourmill. This time the rumourmill is busy banging its drum to proclaim that the BMW Gran Coupé Concept we saw last month is going to […]
Alfa Romeo SUV / Crossover in 2012
We’re hearing strong rumours that Alfa Romeo are planning a compact crossover/SUV to be made in the US, based on a Jeep platform and launching in 2012. We had a flurry of expectation a few years ago that ever car maker on the planet from the prosaic to the stellar would be churning out an SUV. That got modified […]
Renault Latitude turns up
Renault has revealed the replacement for the very odd Vel Satis, their new range-topping Renault Latitude. Renault Latitude? What’s a Renault Latitude? A new hatch? A people carrier? No, it’s actually Renault’s latest effort at a range-topping car. But pay attention, because unless you live in Paris you’ll probably never see one again. French pride seems to […]
Hyundai ix35 makes it to Harrods
This week you can spot a Hyundai ix35 in one of Harrods’ Brompton Road window displays as the Korean car maker moves upmarket. We’re not too sure whether we should take the news that the Hyundai ix35 will take pride of place in one of Harrods’ Brompton Road window displays is indicative of the progress Hyundai has made in the […]
Mansory Porsche Panamera Turbo. Pass the Sick Bag.
Mansory – creator of exotic automobiles for Middle Eastern clients – has lost the plot with the Mansory Porsche Panamera Turbo. Mansory has a habit of producing cars that polarize opinion. No, it’s actually worse than that. They produce cars which make it impossible to work out if they have any taste whatsoever. They can […]
Ferrari 458 Italia to get folding Hard Top
It looks certain that when the Ferrari 458 Italia Spider launches it will do so with a folding hard top. You don’t need to be a supercar guru to know that Maranello’s latest mid-engined wonder – the Ferrari 458 Italia – is going to spawn a convertible version in the not too distant future. And […]
McLaren MP4-12C: There WON’T be a 2+2
Following recent rumours that McLaren are to build a 2+2 version of the MP4-12C, McLaren has made it clear that under no circumstances will it happen. The Interweb is full of rumour. Some would say it’s full of rumour and conjecture and little else. Which would be a tad too harsh. But there is plenty of rumour […]
New BMW M5 (2011) – Twin turbo V8 finally confirmed
BMW M Division boss Kay Segler has finally confirmed that the next M5 (F10 for 2011) will be a twin-turbo V8 and that there will be no diesel powered M Models. It hardly seems like news, we know, but there has finally been confirmation from BMW of what we’ve known for rather a long time. […]
Mercedes installing EV charging at UK Dealers
Mercedes are rolling out Electric Car recharging points across their dealer network in the UK Maybe they planned it before the news that the new Government are considering withdrawing the planned subsidy for electric cars. Or maybe not. But whichever it is Mercedes has started installing EV charging stations at its UK dealers. So far […]