An all-wheel-drive Jaguar XF joins the range this spring. It will come with the 180ps 4-cylinder diesel engine and normally uses rear wheel drive but its Intelligent Driveline Dynamics automatically detect when the front wheels might slip and pushes grip to them without any driver intervention. The prices of the new models rise from … [Read more...]
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Newslines 13 January
Apple CarPlay has now been incorporated into the Volvo XC90 range. The Apple system means its services can be used through the car’s on-board information and entertainment system incorporating calls and messages. Older Volkswagen models affected by the diesel-gate scandal in the US may be bought back by the car maker, it told American television. It … [Read more...]
Infiniti and Audi reveal newcomers
Infiniti has lifted the wraps on a new sports coupe at the Detroit motor show. The Infiniti Q60 is a premium sports coupe that combines expressive design with exhilarating performance and dynamics. Daring proportions and taut, muscular lines provide the Q60’s impulsive exterior – lower and wider than predecessors. Dynamic enhancements, … [Read more...]
Newslines 12 January
Jaguar Land Rover is expected to lodge a planning application for a "huge expansion" of its Coventry base. The company plans to invest more than £500m in its research and development plant at Whitley and is in addition to plans to double the size of its car making plant on the same site which were unveiled last spring. Volkswagen is reported to be … [Read more...]
Aston Martin rethink on new assembly plant
Aston Martin has been offered a new site and financial incentives to build its new generation DBX crossover in Macedonia and not Wales or another UK site. The eastern European state had previously made a bid to win the investment but was not shortlisted and has now made a renewed offer with greater financial incentives and AM is said to be reconsidering … [Read more...]
Newslines 11 January
McLaren Automotive will add 250 jobs and a second shift as demand grows for its supercars. The U.K. company expects to sell 3,000 cars this year, up from 1,653 last year, helped by strong orders for its entry-level Sport Series introduced last April from £126,000. Renault and Nissan will offer more than 10 models with autonomous drive in the next four … [Read more...]
Still driving with 40 penalty points on licences
Three drivers with more than 40 points on their driving licences are still allowed on the road, according to a Freedom of Information request to the DVLA by the Institute of Advanced Motorists. The enquiry also found that 13 people in Britain currently have 28 or more points on their driving licence, the worst of those amassing 51 points. In addition, … [Read more...]
3,400 watts – and that’s just the sound system !
Monster, the world leader in high-performance audio, has teamed up with Bentley Motors’ bespoke coach-building division, Mulliner, to create a stunning and uniquely Monster-inspired “Monster by Mulliner,” for the CES 2016. Monster’s latest innovations in audio technology bring the power of today’s music into this Bentley’s luxurious cabin and all genres … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 January
The Uber taxi booking app has been granted an operator's licence for Cardiff. A company spokeswoman said the service did not have a launch date as it was still recruiting a Cardiff-based team, but the go-ahead by the licensing committee has already been criticised by existing taxi operators who say there are too many private hire vehicles operating in the … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 January
This year’s mobility roadshow will be held at Silverstone 26 to 28 May. Europe’s biggest event for its kind will feature vehicles and products and visitors will have the opportunity to evaluate them on the track. Economists believe European car sales will grow 3% this year. The VW Group diesel-gate is only likely to slightly impeded sales which will … [Read more...]
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