Honda UK has announced that the all-new Honda Jazz subcompact hatchback will be priced from £13,495 on-the-road for the entry-level S model, rising to £17,425 for the flagship EX Navi CVT model. Competitive PCP options for the versatile and sophisticated new Honda are expected to start from £149 per month with 5.9% APR after a 30% deposit. … [Read more...]
Newcomers: Cars
Volvo, Nissan and Subaru show off newcomers
Volvo’s first ever petrol plug-in hybrid, the XC90 T8 Twin Engine, has qualified for the UK Plug-in Car Grant scheme from the Office of Low Emissions. The new XC90 T8 Twin engine is now available with an on-road price of £54,955 (including PICG). The award-winning XC90 is the first car to be built on Volvo’s first in-house designed and built platform (SPA – Scalable Product Architecture), … [Read more...]
New Fiat 500 on sale September
The New FIAT 500 will go on sale in September with revised exterior style including new bumpers, front and rear light systems and new colours. Enhanced cabin comfort plus new Uconnect infotainment systems with available integrated TomTom satnav and DAB will come with more personalisation options and ‘second skins’. Engine range now offers more efficiency and eco-friendliness with the revised … [Read more...]
Facelifted Ford EcoSport now on order books
The enhanced Ford EcoSport SUV, offering styling upgrades, improved driving dynamics and new equipment is available to order for October delivery. Customers can now specify the EcoSport compact SUV without a rear-mounted spare wheel. Interior improvements include standard partial leather seats for Titanium models and additional chrome detailing. Convenience and comfort are also enhanced … [Read more...]
New engines and transmission for best selling Kia cee’d
Kia will upgrade to its increasingly popular Kia cee'd and offer a newly developed three-cylinder engine to lower emissions and fuel consumption. Kia's European designers have evolved the interior and exterior styling of the current cee'd into an exciting new look, with the powertrain team developing a wider range of engines and transmissions. The improvements include Kia's all-new 100 and … [Read more...]
Nissan Juke-R upgraded for new fight
The birth of the Nissan Juke-R set a benchmark in 2011 as the world’s first Crossover supercar, marrying Nissan’s innovative Juke with the engine and running gear from the legendary Nissan GT-R – the brand’s flagship sportscar. Now four years on, Juke-R has been given an exciting upgrade to reflect the latest model of the Juke coupled with even more power and bolder styling – welcome the … [Read more...]
Toyota show the white stuff for enthusiasts
Toyota has topped off its revised GT86 range with a new special edition model, the GT86 Blanco, a car that delivers all of the coupe’s acclaimed handling and performance plus an extra dash of one-off style. True to its name, the new Blanco is finished in GT White Pearl pearlescent paint with contrasting sports decals in a combination of red and grey. A stripe decal runs up from the nose and … [Read more...]
New Ford Focus RS to push out 350PS
Ford says the all-new Focus RS high-performance hatchback will deliver a maximum power output of 350 PS. The Ford Performance-developed model features a unique version of the new 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine that debuted with the all-new Ford Mustang. Ford will demonstrate the performance of the all-new Focus RS to the public for the first time at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed, this … [Read more...]
More powerful Aston Martin DB9GT and refreshed stablemates
Aston Martin has shown the DB9 GT – the luxury British sports car maker’s most compelling production ‘DB’ to date. Designed to offer the best of what DB9 can be, the new car delivers world-class grand touring and hand-built excellence. Claiming the title of the most potent DB9 yet devised, by virtue of its uprated 6.0-litre V12 engine which now boasts 547 PS – the DB9 GT makes its public … [Read more...]
Land Crusher is beefed up
Toyota’s mighty Land Cruiser gains a new engine this summer, ensuring the go-anywhere SUV remains one of the finest all-round propositions on the market. At the same time, equipment specifications have been upgraded and extra models have been added to the line-up. The three and five-door Land Cruiser both adopt the new 2.8-litre D-4D unit, which replaces the current 3.0-litre engine. The … [Read more...]