DS 3 is now available with a new six-speed, latest generation automatic transmission, for an even more comfortable drive & smoother gear changes. The new PureTech 110 S&S EAT6 auto versions are about £1,500 more than their manual equivalents but deliver improved CO2 emissions. For DS Automobiles – the premium brand launched by the PSA group in 2014 – sales success and vehicle … [Read more...]
Newcomers: Cars
231hp MINI is big on performance
The most powerful MINI John Cooper Works, based on the latest MINI 3-door Hatch, is now available. Drawing on the much-loved British brand’s 55 years of proud motorsport heritage, it is the most powerful production MINI ever. Its 2.0-litre MINI TwinPower Turbo four-cylinder engine delivers 231 hp and 320 Nm of torque. Competition expertise has been put to good use in the revised design of … [Read more...]
Hyundai fuel-cell car will cost over £53,000
Hyundai UK announced the official public pricing for the zero-emission, hydrogen-powered Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle. HyFive is a European project that aims to deploy 110 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) from the five global automotive companies that make up the HyFive consortium, which includes Hyundai. The project will also see another three hydrogen refuelling stations deployed in … [Read more...]
Aston Martin secure funds for DBX production
Aston Martin Lagonda will receive more than $300 million for the development of its groundbreaking DBX crossover and other vehicles that fall outside its traditional sports car bent, the automaker said. The company has raised 200 million pounds -- roughly $307 million at today’s exchange rate -- from two batches of new preferred shares from Aston’s two majority shareholders, Investindustrial … [Read more...]
New car lines: LR, Volvo & Hyundai
Volvo Car UK has increased the availability of its new Euro VI compliant Drive-E engines by replacing all of its front-wheel-drive models with the new four-cylinder engines. This roll-out of the Drive-E powertrain family, Volvo’s in-house designed and built engines and gearboxes, marks a further step in its technological independence and also ends Volvo’s reliance on engines sourced from other … [Read more...]
Volvo Cross Country finds its legs
The third and fourth Cross Country models to join Volvo’s portfolio are now available to order. Volvo Car UK announced pricing and specification levels of both the S60 Cross Country and the V60 Cross Country last week. The Cross Country brand has a long and distinguished heritage with Volvo being the first premium brand to offer increased all-road capability and styling on its estates as far … [Read more...]
New Lexus SUV gets turbo-petrol engine
Following the world debut of the next-generation RX in New York, Lexus has revealed its luxury SUV will be available with a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine. The RX 200t was presented for the first time this week at the Shanghai motor show. Designed for selected markets around the world, including the UK, the model is powered by the in-line four-cylinder engine first deployed in the NX … [Read more...]
McLaren, Peugeot and Ford model prices revealed
McLaren has completed its three tier model strategy with the global reveal of the first in its Sports Series family: the McLaren 570S Coupé. This pure sports car, with driver optimised layout and electrifying performance, shares its DNA with the McLaren Super Series and Ultimate Series that sit above it in the range hierarchy. The Sports Series introduces McLaren race-derived technologies … [Read more...]
Porsche Boxster Spyder crawls into view
Porsche is celebrating the start of the 2015 convertible season with the World premiere of the new Boxster Spyder, a purist sports car making its debut at the New York International Auto Show. The classic fabric roof is still opened and closed by hand, and the sports car is available with only a manual transmission with UK deliveries in July from £60,459. … [Read more...]
Newest Kia Sorento now on sale
The third generation Kia Sorento has come to Britain. There are six models in the new series from under £28,800 to £41,000, all with 2.2 diesel engine and six speed manual or automatic transmission, lower emissions and extended fuel economy. Kia say the latest series is the most advanced model in their range, each coming with seven seats and 4WD. The new version is longer, lower, wider … [Read more...]