The award-winning Peugeot 308 looks set to reach even greater heights with the arrival of a new dynamic flagship - the stunning 308 GT coming from March. Available in Hatchback and SW body styles, both models offer assertive new styling, outstanding performance-oriented engines and bespoke chassis modifications to create a lower ride height. The result … [Read more...]
Newcomers: Cars
Vauxhall, Subaru and Jaguar newcomers
First seen at the 2014 Geneva Show, the top-of-the-range ADAM GRAND SLAM features slick design and 1.4-litre turbo 150PS engine. GRAND SLAM also gets a specially-tuned chassis and a braking system from under £17,000 on the road when it comes in March. The new Subaru Outback will go on sale in the UK from the end of March from … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Viva gets Geneva show world premiere
Vauxhall’s all-new five-door entry-level model VIVA will world premiere at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show next month. Arriving in summer, the VIVA name pays homage to Vauxhall’s original Viva made from 1963 to 1979, and is designed for modern everyday life and at 3.68 metres long is practical and spacious providing room for up to five people. … [Read more...]
Big boost to new Lexus NX
The early success of Lexus’s NX crossover range is set to gain extra turbo-powered momentum with the introduction of the new NX 200t, the first model to benefit from Lexus’s new 2.0-litre turbocharged engine. Order books are open now for the NX 200t, which will be available exclusively in F Sport trim with all-wheel drive, emphasising its more … [Read more...]
Lexus CT200h moves up market
Lexus launches 2015 with a new addition to its CT 200h line-up, the Advance Plus. As its name implies, it takes the specification of the Advance grade – well established as the most popular in the range – and adds even more features, at a high-value price. These extras include the debut of Lexus’s first two-tone paint finish. The on-the-road price … [Read more...]
Toyota RAV4 is the business
Toyota has added a new RAV4 to its famous SUV range, the Business Edition. While the name makes the model’s target market clear, the wealth of equipment features and RAV4’s proven quality and reliability make the newcomer an appealing prospect for a much wider group of customers. The standard specification is led by Toyota Touch 2 with Go, the latest … [Read more...]
New BMW 1 Series hits the road
Nearly two million 1 Series models have been sold since the introduction of the first 1 Series generation ten years ago. This latest incarnation builds on the winning formula of these three- and five-door predecessors with new power units from the latest BMW engine family, additional EfficientDynamics technologies fitted as standard, and careful … [Read more...]
New Ford GT gets go-ahead
Ford will build an all-new GT ultra-high-performance supercar that serves as a technology showcase for top EcoBoost performance, aerodynamics and lightweight carbon fibre construction. The GT is one of more than 12 new Ford Performance vehicles coming by 2020. It joins Focus RS, F-150 Raptor, Shelby GT350 and Shelby GT350R in the growing Ford … [Read more...]
Jaguar plan to take on Land Rover Evoque
Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to create 1,300 new jobs as it continues to accelerate its expertise in aluminium and lightweight technologies but it could impact on sales of the Evoque. It is encouraging ex-service personnel with life long injuries in particular to apply. The news comes following confirmation that the UK’s largest manufacturing … [Read more...]
Lexus GS F unveiled next week
Lexus is reinforcing its sporting character with the world premiere of a new GS F at the US International Auto Show Detroit on 13 January. The GS F will be the next addition to Lexus’s ‘F’ line, joining the recently launched RC F coupe. The new model combines a refined, four-door design with the speed and agility of a premium sports car. The GS F … [Read more...]
