Cadillac is working hard to erase all association with its parent GM from its marketing to prevent the stigma of GM’s bankruptcy affecting sales. GM needed bailing out to the tune of £30 billion by the US Government. It had a stack of products and brands that simply didn’t work in today’s world, and the […]
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Skoda Fabia vRS & Skoda Fabia vRS Estate (2010) revealed
The Skoda vRS and the vRS Estate were launched at Geneva last week featuring 178bhp, a seven-speed DSG ‘box and 44mpg. On sale in the UK in June. Well, none of us are perfect and we’ll be the first to admit we’re far from it. But it’s a bit poor that in amongst all the […]
Ford Figo launches
Ford’s new car aimed at the burgeoning small car market in Indian and emerging markets – The Ford Figo – has now been launched with prices starting at £5k. Back in September we told you about Ford’s big push in to emerging markets with the Ford Figo, a last-gen Fiesta look alike with which Ford […]
Lexus IS F-Sport & Lexus IS 2010 tweaks
Lexus has added the IS F-Sport models to the IS range for 2010, and some very modest tweaks to the remainder of the IS models. Lexus is having a play with its IS for 2010. But best not to get too excited – the changes are not immense, although the introduction of the 2010 Lexus IS F-Sport […]
Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI quattro – stunning CGI
Audi has produced a stunning CGI video of the Audi R8 V10 5.2 – perhaps for the upcoming Gran Turismo – which is very impressive. As we’ve said a thousand times before, there is no substitute for actually driving a car. However hard we try at Cars UK to tell you what a car is […]
Audi A2 planned for 2013
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has confirmed that a new Audi A2 is planned and will hit the market around 2013. Well you didn’t really think that the kings of the car-niche would ignore the number 2 for ever did you? Despite the less than universal praise the original Audi A2 attracted (and, by Audi’s standards, […]
Stirling Moss hurt in lift shaft fall
Sir Stirling Moss – motor racing legend – has been badly hurt falling down a lift shaft at his home in Mayfair. Sir Stirling Moss – ‘The best driver never to have been world champion’ – has been hurt after falling down the lift shaft at his home in Mayfair. Reports say that Sir Stirling, […]
Skoda Fabia & Skoda Roomster (2010) Prices announced
Having revealed the 2010 facelift for the Skoda Fabia and Skoda Roomster, Skoda has now revealed price and model detail. Skoda revealed both the 2010 Skoda Fabia and the 2010 Skoda Roomster facelifts officially last week at Geneva, complete with a new front end and a revised range of engines. Cosmetic changes are most evident […]
Volkswagen Sharan (2010) – Video View
We have video of the 2010 VW Sharan, including interior and exterior beauty shots and driving footage. The Geneva Motor Show has provided us with a number of debuts, one of which was the 2010 VW Sharan, Volkswagen’s first proper reworking of its full size people carrier in half a generation. VW started out the […]
Cadillac CTS-V Estate (Wagon) Spied – Where’s the Euro dealer network?
The Cadillac CTS-V Estate (Wagon) has been spied, but with Cadillac still without a network in place in Europe will we be seeing it here any time soon? It’s very sad that with a range of cars in its arsenal which could – probably for the first time ever – be taken seriously by European […]