The Skoda Superb 2.0 TSI 280PS is being promoted by Skoda as the estate car that’s quicker than a supercar. But that is a pretty ancient supercar. There is no question that the performance of modern cars makes even exceptionally quick cars from 30 years ago look a bit tame. Take something mainstream like a 1970s […]
2017 Citroen C3 – complete with a sprinkle of Citroen’s Cactus fairy dust (+video)
[nggallery id=2378 template=customlinks] The new Citroen C3 – Citroen’s offering in the Fiesta market – has been revealed ahead of a 2017 debut, with new stand out looks influenced by the successful C4 Cactus. This is the new Citroen C3, a car Citroen hope will challenge the Ford Fiesta when it arrives in early 2017, […]
Jaguar F-PACE goes up the Goodwood hillclimb on TWO wheels (+video)
The Jaguar F-PACE has tackled the infamous Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb on two wheels in the hands of stunt driver Terry Grant. When the Jaguar F-PACE – Jaguar’s first SUV/Crossover – launched last year, Jaguar were, as always with a launch, keen to catch the world’s attention. It wasn’t enough that Jaguar were encroaching […]
Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato goes in to LIMITED production (+video)
[nggallery id=2370 template=customlinks] The Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato, first shown as a concept at Villa d’Este last month, turns in to a limited production run of 99 cars. Aston Martin continued its long association with Zagato at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este with the reveal of the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Concept, which looked a likely […]
Mercedes-AMG GT R teased on video ahead of this week’s debut
The new range-topping Mercedes-AMG GT R will debut this week at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, ahead of which AMG give us a video tease. It’s almost two years since the AMG GT – AMG’s first proper standalone car – arrived as a range-topping performance model from Mercedes’ performance brand, but the AMG GT and […]
Jeremy Clarkson makes a cardboard box MORE popular than ‘New’ Top Gear (+video)
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have been building DHL cardboard boxes. And their videos are proving a huge hit online. The first episode of the ‘New’ Top Gear with Chris Evans didn’t get the greatest reception in the world, but it did attract a big enough audience – especially when you count catch-up […]
New Mercedes E-Class Estate teased ahead of next week’s debut (+video)
The 2017 Mercedes E-Class Estate is due to be revealed on June 6, ahead of which Mercedes has released this video tease of their new load-lugging estate. The big news on ‘Premium’ Estate cars of late has been all about the very stylish Volvo V90 Estate, but the V90 isn’t going to have the advantage of […]
Volvo V90 marketing campaign gets underway with a journey called ‘PROLOGUE’ (+video)
The marketing campaign for the new Volvo V90 Estate gets underway with a video comparing Volvo’s journey to footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s. Last week we revealed that the marketing campaign for the new Volvo V90 Estate would start over the bank holiday weekend, featuring Swedish footballing superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Volvo has now released the video with Ibrahimovic, and it […]
Hyundai i30 N Performance will launch in 2017 with at LEAST 260bhp (+video)
The Hyundai i30 N Performance – destined to be Hyundai’s first performance model – will launch in 2017 with at least 260bhp. Last week, Hyundai revealed that a prototype version of the i30 N Performance – Hyundai’s first N Performance car – would be running at the Nurburgring this weekend to help engineers judge the […]
Yet another Top Gear Trailer: A day in the office with TINDER for cars
With a week to go until Chris Evans’ new Top Gear airs, we get a new trailer which is all about Evans and LeBlanc at the Top Gear Office. There’s only so much supercars screaming and novelty items playing out you can cobble together for a Top Gear trailer without them all starting to meld […]