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Volvo to launch smartwatch compatibility
An update to the Volvo On Call app will enable drivers to control functions of their car from smartwatches by the end of June.
From: Autocar 28/05/2015
Car makers powerless to stop copycat design, says Jaguar Land Rover
Land Rover's complaints over the design of the LandWind X7 SUV were dismissed, Autocar has learned, and the company admits it can do nothing about it.
From: Autocar 28/05/2015
New Vauxhall VIVA hits showrooms next month
The new Vauxhall VIVA arrives in showrooms next month, just four months after its Geneva Show debut.
From: AutoInsider 28/05/2015
The new BMW 6 Series Picture
Through three generations, the BMW 6 Series has represented a vehicle that offers the highest standard of handling, comfort, technology all wrapped in a elegant and timeless design.
From: AutoInsider 28/05/2015
Volvo launches wearables app - unlock your XC90 from your iWatch!
Volvo has released an updated version of its Volvo On Call smart app which now syncs with wearables - meaning you can control some aspects of your car from your Apple Watch or Android Wear.
From: CAR Magazine 28/05/2015
Lamborghini LM002 SUV revisited
As Lamborghini reveals plans for a new SUV, Matt Saunders revisits the big, bellowing V12 LM002, the firm's first stab at a luxury 4x4.
From: Autocar 27/05/2015
Lamborghini Urus SUV confirmed for 2018
Lamborghini has announced it will make its long-promised premium SUV, with the production version set to go on sale in 2018.
From: Autocar 27/05/2015
Renault Twingo long-term review
Renault has turned the traditional small car formula on its head. Or rather, back-to-front. We're spending six months in this quirky city car, to see if rear-engined and rear-drive is actually an inspired idea.
From: Autocar 27/05/2015
The new ŠKODA Superb Estate
The largest interior space and luggage compartment in its class.
From: AutoInsider 27/05/2015
Successful May sale for Silverstone Auctions
Returning to its spiritual home at Silverstone race circuit, a fantastic range of classic cars, motorcycles, rare automobilia and luxury lifestyle items were offered, helping Silverstone Auctions achieve an 80 per cent sales rate.
From: AutoInsider 27/05/2015
Facelifted 2015 Porsche Boxster spotted testing
Porsche Boxster set to get new engine and mild styling changes ahead of a planned debut in Frankfurt later this year.
From: Autocar 26/05/2015
Jaguar Land Rover reports rise in sales, margins and investment
Jaguar Land Rover's rocketing sales performance slowed slightly over the last 12 months, according to the carmaker's full-year results - and there is also an underlying concern because sales dropped by nearly a third in the early months of 2015, as sales in China, Russia and Brazil slumped.
From: Autocar 26/05/2015
2015 Smart Fortwo Cabriolet spotted with roof down
The Smart Fortwo Cabriolet has been spotted testing ahead of a planned launch in the third quarter of 2015.
From: Autocar 26/05/2015
2015 Mercedes-Benz GLC poised to take on BMW X3
Mercedes' second-generation Audi Q5 rival will be badged GLC, and will go on sale in the UK this autumn.
From: Autocar 24/05/2015
Max Reisböck - the father of the BMW 3 Series Touring
Big companies are fond of saying that
they are only as good as their employees, but it's rare that one man can make as
big a difference as Max Reisböck did at BMW in the mid-1980s.
From: Autocar 23/05/2015
Land Rover Rugby World Cup 2015 Defender revealed
Land Rover has built a one-off Rugby World Cup 2015 Defender to transport the Webb Ellis Cup on a nationwide tour ahead of this autumn's championship in Great Britain.
From: CAR Magazine 22/05/2015
Abarth 595 Competizione updated: go-faster 500 goes even faster for 2015
No sooner do we review the Abarth 595 Competizione than Fiat goes and updates it: new 2015 models have been given a 20bhp shot of power, along with various other kit upgrades.
From: CAR Magazine 22/05/2015
BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage concept for Villa d'Este 2015
BMW has unveiled this gorgeous new 3.0 CSL Hommage at the 2015 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, the genteel motor show on the shores of lake Como that BMW part-sponsors each year.
From: CAR Magazine 22/05/2015
Audi A3 TDI Ultra achieves 89g/km
A3 three-door and Sportback 1.6 TDI 110PS models adopt 'ultra' badge after making further gains in economy and emissions for 2016 Model Year.
From: AutoInsider 22/05/2015
Korea marches on: Kia builds millionth Ceed
Kia has built the one millionth Ceed at its European factory, marking nearly a decade since the Korean brand turned around its fortunes.
From: CAR Magazine 21/05/2015
New Volkswagen T6 Caravelle MPV revealed
The Volkswagen Caravelle has been revealed at the Istanbul motor show ahead of officially going on sale later in 2015.
From: Autocar 21/05/2015
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Final Edition not coming to the UK
Final run-out special edition of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X won't be coming to this country, company bosses say.
From: Autocar 21/05/2015
Mitsubishi Evo to return as high-performance ASX
ASX crossover is poised to bring back the Evo badge as a high-performance hybrid, if sales allow.
From: Autocar 21/05/2015
2017 Mitsubishi Shogun to keep off-roader roots
Mitsubishi bosses confirm the next Shogun SUV will remain an authentic off-roader and will use the firm's plug-in hybrid tech.
From: Autocar 21/05/2015
Renault Kwid (2015) unveiled: a £3000 baby crossover for India
Renault has unveiled the Kwid, a tallboy crossover/hatchback mash-up for international sales. It's aimed at sale in markets such as India and is not destined for sale in Europe, where it would risk cannibalising sales of products such as the Captur.
From: CAR Magazine 20/05/2015
Third party personal injury claims down thanks to VW tech
The Volkswagen Golf and Passat models have been praised by vehicle safety experts at the Thatcham Research Centre.
From: AutoInsider 20/05/2015
LEAF can cut 65% off fuel bills
Families could cut as much as 65 percent off monthly fuel bills by making the switch to electric.
From: AutoInsider 20/05/2015
2016 Ford GT - first spy pictures of production car
These are the first spy pictures of the all-new Ford GT, which will go on sale at the end of 2016 for a price which is understood to be around £240,000.
From: Autocar 20/05/2015
Cropley on cars - Autosolo is accessible fun, Lotus' newest dealer
Tackling our first Autosolo of the year in a Ford Fiesta; lessons in traffic calming; post-election shuffles.
From: Autocar 20/05/2015
New Renault Kwid hatchback revealed
A-segment hatchback will be offered in India in the second half of this year, and could find its way to other emerging markets.
From: Autocar 20/05/2015
Upgrades for Abarth's 595 Competizione
A new level of performance and technology has just been introduced to Abarth's sporting 595 Competizione range.
From: AutoInsider 19/05/2015
Autocar's five-star road test cars honoured with awards
The Porsche 918 Spyder, Ferrari 458 Speciale and Range Rover Sport SVR join the ranks of our road test champions at the Autocar Stars event.
From: Autocar 19/05/2015
Autocar honours Porsche R&D boss Wolfgang Hatz with Issigonis Trophy
Porsche director of research and development Wolfgang Hatz is presented with the Issigonis Trophy at the Autocar Stars event in London.
From: Autocar 19/05/2015
2016 Bentley Bentayga SUV - new pictures
Bentley's first SUV, dubbed Bentayga, will go on sale in 2016 for a starting price upwards of £130,000.
From: Autocar 19/05/2015
2016 Renault Alpine - Goodwood display celebrates 60th anniversary
French firm confirms it plans to launch its new sports car in 2016, with the Alpine brand due to be celebrated at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
From: Autocar 19/05/2015
Lotus Evora price jump confirmed: Evora 400 costs £72k
Lotus has confirmed pricing for the new Evora 400. The heavily revised 2015 Evora will start from £72,000 in the UK, confirming a move upmarket for the flagship Lotus model.
From: CAR Magazine 18/05/2015
2015 Porsche 911 Carrera Black Edition: the 991.1's run-out special
Porsche knows a thing or two about portfolio management and relies heavily on churning over new derivatives to sustain interest as model ranges age.
From: CAR Magazine 18/05/2015
Ka Black and White & other upgrades
Ford is introducing new Ka Black and Ka White editions of its city car, with exclusive and stylish exterior and interior designs.
From: AutoInsider 18/05/2015
The 911 Carrera Black Edition
Porsche has created a special series of the 911 Carrera: the Black Edition.
From: AutoInsider 18/05/2015
2015 Autocar Stars to be announced tonight
The winners of the 2015 Autocar Stars will be announced this evening in London, as we salute the best vehicles, people and processes in the motor industry.
From: Autocar 18/05/2015
2015 Lotus Evora 400 to cost £72,000
New Evora 400 features more power, and improved packaging and handling, and goes on sale in August.
From: Autocar 18/05/2015
Renault angered by new French finance laws
French government secretly raises its stake in Renault and passes new laws in a bid to influence the firm's operations.
From: Autocar 18/05/2015
Porsche trademarks GT5 name
Porsche has been granted the trademark 'GT5', suggesting that a new motorsports-developed version of one of its line-up may be in the works.
From: Autocar 18/05/2015
2016 Chevrolet Camaro revealed
Sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro will take on the Ford Mustang in Europe when it arrives in early 2016.
From: Autocar 16/05/2015
VW Golf GTE Sport: the outrageous carbon-bodied 400bhp hybrid GTI
It's all go for the Volkswagen Golf at this year's Worthersee tuning festival: Wolfsburg is preparing a trio of hot hatches to wow the go-faster brigade - including this wild Golf GTE Sport.
From: CAR Magazine 15/05/2015
Comparison of car and train London to Edinburgh
Over the years I've always found it incredibly frustrating to read the various comparisons between car, train and plane which generally always come out with the train as the clear winner. In many cases this will be true but if you look at the fine print it's not always quite the gap that you'd expect.
From: AutoInsider 15/05/2015
Porsche Track Precision app
Porsche has developed the Track Precision app especially for drivers who use their GT car properly... on a track.
From: AutoInsider 15/05/2015
Aston Martin DBX crossover: 'aimed at 30-something women'
The new Aston Martin DBX has a singular purpose in life: to attract more female buyers to Britain's sports car brand, the boss has admitted.
From: CAR Magazine 14/05/2015
SEAT Leon ST CUPRA 280 fastest estate car around the 'ring
With a record-breaking time of 7:58.12 minutes, the SEAT Leon ST CUPRA 280 is the fastest estate car around the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
From: AutoInsider 14/05/2015
Toyota and Mazda strike long-term partnership to share tech
Two giants of the Japanese car manufacturing scene, Toyota and Mazda, today announced they were tying the knot in a new long-term partnership.
From: CAR Magazine 13/05/2015
Alfa Romeo 4C Spider order books open
Alfa Romeo 4C Spider is now available to order in the UK
From: AutoInsider 13/05/2015
COMPUTER SAYS NO: GOOGLE AUTONOMOUS CARS HAVE CRASHED 11 TIMES IN TESTING Computer says no: Google autonomous cars have crashed 11 times in testing
Google's test fleet of autonomous cars have been involved in 11 accidents, the search giant has admitted - but it denied that any were the software's fault.
From: CAR Magazine 12/05/2015
'Pre-registration of new cars in UK nearly doubles' - Glass's
The UK new-car market is awash with pre-registrations, according to pricing experts at Glass's, the vehicle valuation and data experts.
From: CAR Magazine 12/05/2015
BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage concept for Villa d'Este 2015
BMW will show this gorgeous new 3.0 CSL Hommage at the 2015 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, the genteel motor show on the shores of lake Como that BMW part-sponsors each year.
From: CAR Magazine 12/05/2015
Rolls-Royce Dawn: the 2016 Wraith cabrio is christened
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today confirmed the new name for 2016's new Wraith soft-top: it'll be called the Rolls Dawn.
From: CAR Magazine 12/05/2015
The Swedes go Stateside: Volvo to build cars in US
Volvo is branching out from its production sites in Europe and China with today's announcement that it'll build a new $500 million (£320m) factory in South Carolina, US.
From: CAR Magazine 11/05/2015
More GT86 for your money
Toyota have announced subtle upgrades for the excellent GT86 and they want less money for it for some reason!!
From: AutoInsider 11/05/2015
Matt Prior's tester's notes - getting from A to B
I had assumed Google Maps just knew I'd want to use a car. I've used Google Maps through a web browser on my laptop a few times a week for what must be years.
From: Autocar 08/05/2015
Shoe magnate leaves two Ferraris worth millions to lifeboats in his will
Businessman Richard Colton amassed a rather special car collection in his lifetime - and he's left two of the finest, a pair of Ferraris, to Britain's lifeboat charity in his will.
From: CAR Magazine 08/05/2015
Audi TT Clubsport Turbo unveiled for Worthersee: a wilder kinda TT
Think the new 2015 Audi TT is just a tad too debonair to be a proper sports car? Then check out the tuned-up TT Clubsport model, due to make a bow at this month's Worthersee festival.
From: CAR Magazine 08/05/2015
VW Golf GTI Club Sport (2015): a faster kind of GTI confirmed for Worthersee
In 2016 the VW Golf GTI hits the big four-oh, and in true mid-life crisis style it's pulled on a trendier wardrobe and gone down the gym.
From: CAR Magazine 08/05/2015
141.2 mpg PEUGEOT 208
Peugeot 208 with BlueHDi Diesel engine sets a new long-distance fuel consumption record.
From: AutoInsider 08/05/2015
See the McLaren range at Wilton Supercar Show
The full three-tier McLaren model range will be displayed publicly in the UK for the first time at the Wilton Classic and Supercar Show.
From: AutoInsider 08/05/2015
The new SEAT Ibiza
SEAT has chosen the Barcelona Motor Show to take the covers off of its New Ibiza.
From: AutoInsider 08/05/2015
The new MINI John Cooper Works
The most powerful production MINI ever.
From: AutoInsider 08/05/2015
Throwback Thursday - Driving Ford's Supervan, 6 May 1971
By the early 1970s, more than 400,000 Ford Transits were already on the roads.
From: Autocar 07/05/2015
2015 Seat Ibiza facelift unveiled
Seat is focusing on cleaner engines and a heavily updated cabin with this revised Ibiza, which has been unveiled at the Barcelona motor show and will go on sale in the UK this autumn.
From: Autocar 07/05/2015
2015 BMW 3 Series facelift revealed - exclusive studio pictures
The facelifted BMW 3 Series has been revealed. It will be offered with a range of new engines, revised chassis settings and lower CO2 emissions when it goes on sale next month.
From: Autocar 07/05/2015
Skoda Fabia R5 Combi revealed ahead of Wörthersee show
Skoda has revealed design sketches of its new Fabia Combi R5 show car, which will make its debut at the Wörthersee tuning festival later this month.
From: Autocar 07/05/2015
Seat Ibiza facelift (2015): the supermini beat goes on
Seat has updated its Ibiza supermini for 2015 with a range of cosmetic and equipment upgrades unveiled - appropriately enough - at the Barcelona motor show.
From: CAR Magazine 07/05/2015
New BMW 3-series facelift (2015) revealed
BMW has announced details of mid-life revisions to the popular 3-series range. Changes include a modest - but effective - visual makeover, extra technology and an updated range of engines including three-cylinder petrol and diesel units, a first in the premium junior executive sector.
From: CAR Magazine 07/05/2015
How many people does it take to build a Land Rover Defender?
There'll be tears of muddy sorrow when the final Defender rolls off the line in Solihull in December 2015. After 67 years time has run out for this most old-fashioned of utility vehicles, at odds with the sportier vibe of the newer-fangled SUVs.
From: CAR Magazine 07/05/2015
Cropley on cars - taking delivery of our Suzuki Celerio, buying another Lotus
First foray in our long-term Suzuki Celerio proves economical; I've bought another Lotus; prototype Astra shows big promise.
From: Autocar 06/05/2015
Kahn Vengeance coupé revealed in design sketches
Kahn Design has released design sketches of its retro-styled two-seat coupé, dubbed Vengeance.
From: Autocar 06/05/2015
Kahn readies new Vengeance coupé
British design house Kahn has released the first design sketches of its new sports car, dubbed Vengeance.
From: Autocar 05/05/2015
Porsche to take on BMW 5 Series with new electric saloon
Porsche is planning a radical new executive saloon, which could offer as much as 420bhp and an electric range of 265 miles.
From: Autocar 04/05/2015
Volvo XC90 T8 claims 49g/km CO2 and 135mpg - with 401bhp
Volvo has set the cat among the pigeons with the claimed figures for its new XC90 T8 Twin Engine, purported to be the 'world's most powerful and cleanest SUV.'
From: CAR Magazine 03/05/2015
Skoda Funstar - the Fabia pick-up loads up for Worthersee 2015
Builders rejoice! The Skoda Fabia flatbed is here - in the shape of this one-off Funstar pick-up truck designed for the Volkswagen-backed Worthersee motoring festival.
From: CAR Magazine 01/05/2015
Aston Martin DB10 and Jaguar C-X75 chase teased for new Bond film Spectre
First chase scene for 24th film in the James Bond series, Spectre, shows all-new Aston Martin DB10 and Jaguar C-X75.
From: Autocar 01/05/2015
2015 Volvo XC90 - T8 emissions revealed, plus prices and specs
The new Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid has been officially ratified as emitting 49g/km of CO2, not 59g/km as officially announced at the car's reveal six months ago. That should mean an official mpg rating of around 134mpg.
From: Autocar 01/05/2015
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