Volvo has been inspired by a white knuckle ride at Legoland to create a ditch crash test for the new XC90 to demonstrate its ability to keep occupants safe. When Volvo was busy teasing us with almost never-ending snippets of information about the new XC90, it was clear they’d gone to extraordinary lengths to make […]
New Bentley SUV teased on video once more
The new Bentley SUV – aiming to take ultra-luxury SUV sales from the Range Rover – is teased once more on video ahead of a 2015 debut. The new Bentley SUV – which has been in the pipeline ever since the poorly received EXP 9 F concept debuted – is heading for a debut in […]
Jaguar F-Type AWD revealed as part of F-Type range expansion (+video)
The all-wheel-drive Jaguar F-Type is now confirmed for a launch at the LA Auto Show as Jaguar reveals the F-Type range will expand from six to 14 models in 2015. [nggallery id=1977 template=customlinks] We revealed last month that the Jaguar F-Type AWD – the 4×4 F-Type – was heading for the LA Auto Show this […]
Mercedes G-Code Concept – it’s a Mercedes Supermini SUV
[nggallery id=1974 template=customlinks] The Mercedes G-Code Concept has been revealed to mark the opening of a new Mercedes R&D Centre in Beijing and possibly preview a future supermini SUV. The world thought Mercedes had lost the plot when it went all ‘Volume’ with the original A-Class, but now it looks like Mercedes are planning to go […]
New BMW X5 M & X6 M teased – LA debut likely (+video)
The 2015 BMW X5 M and X6 M – the most powerful versions of the latest X5 and X6 – are teased on video ahead of a likely debut at the L.A. Auto Show. It’s more than a year since the revised BMW X5 was revealed (with the latest X6 arriving this summer) and now it’s time […]
McLaren P1 GTR Driver Programme & interior revealed (+video)
Details of the P1 GTR Driver Programme for the new McLaren P1 GTR have been revealed, as has the first look at the GTR’s stripped-out interior. [nggallery id=1922 template=customlinks] Back in August, at Pebble Beach, the McLaren P1 GTR was revealed as a lighter, more powerful track P1 as McLaren looked to mimic the owner benefits […]
Audi RS7 completes Hockenheim lap without a driver (+video)
Audi has piloted an RS7 round the Hockenheim track without a driver – and at ‘race’ speeds – to demonstrate how far autonomous technology has progressed. Last week we reported that a driverless Audi RS7 was going to do a lap of Hockenheim – ahead of the DTM finale – to showcase Audi’s latest autonomous technology, […]
Porsche Macan ‘FAILS’ Moose Test – but there’s a reason (+video)
Swedish Magazine Teknikens Värld has conducted a Moose (or ‘Elk’) test on the new Macan S Diesel and have released a video to show its odd behaviour. [nggallery id=1699 template=customlinks] The Moose (or Elk) test is a maneuverability and stability test commonly carried out in cold countries to test the behaviour of cars when subject […]
Land Rover Discovery Sport, GIANT wellies & the River Seine (+video)
Jaguar Land Rover has introduced the Land Rover Discovery Sport to the world in Paris with a splash in the Seine, giant wellies and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. [nggallery id=1964 template=customlinks] Apart from the full reveal of the new Jaguar XE range, JLR’s big outing at this year’s Paris Motor Show has been the public debut of the […]
Fiat 500X Crossover teased on video – debuts at Paris Motor Show
With the Fiat 500X – a 500 Crossover based on the Jeep renegade – due to debut at the Paris Motor Show next week, Fiat are teasing its arrival with a new video. Just like MINI, Fiat has taken the retro-revival of the 500 way beyond the original, and now the latest take on the […]