KIA’S all-new luxury flagship sedan, now on sale as the K9 inKorea, will be renamed when it reaches theUKand other overseas markets later this year. But whatever the name, the striking new model will power the popular Kia brand into an entirely new segment of the global market. The new flagship tops Kia’s worldwide range [...]
JAGUAR are introducing a new 3.0-litre super-charged V6 petrol engine and a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo to their model line-up. The super-charged V6 will be available with 375bhp or 335bhp, but the high output option will be available in the upcoming F-Type sports car only. Meanwhile, the 335bhp model will come in the XF and XJ, [...]
THE baby Mercedes SLS, which made its debut at last week’s Beijing Motor Show as the Concept Style Coupe (CSC) has been given the go-ahead for a 2014 launch. The new, slightly smaller supercar will be available in coupe and roadster guise, and it will be front-engined after an earlier, brief dalliance with a mid-engined [...]
IT has been a long time since Mercedes built a genuinely class-leading SUV, but that could be about to change with the arrival of the new V6 diesel version of the M-Class. As you’d expect from a Mercedes, the ML 350 CDI is also superbly quiet and refined, and the ride is smooth, even on [...]
THE crossover market is competitive and crowded, but Mazda’s first offering in this sector is definitely going to get noticed, whether its rivals like it or not. And, say the Japanese company, there are plenty of reasons why their Mazda CX-5 will be a must-have machine. Mazda have employed as many weight-saving measures as possible, [...]
PEUGEOT have sold more than 15 million 2-series cars since the launch of the 205 in 1983, but it’s not so easy for them these days. Both sales and profits are under attack from the South Koreans and even premium brands such as Audi, as well as more traditional rivals. Business has been so tight at [...]
THE Panda is Fiat’s bread and butter, and the company’s winning formula is threefold: small, charming and able. It is what they do best, and this latest city has all these facets all in spades. The four-cylinder 1.2-litre petrol version has already demonstrated that, and so does the new 900cc two-cylinder TwinAir model. It scores [...]
TOYOTA are now taking UK orders for their fabulous GT 86 sports car, which hits the showrooms in July. But it’s hardly a revolutionary model because it has a “twin” sister in the Subaru BRZ The two car-makers, who developed the machines together, displayed them both at the Tokyo Motor Show in December, having spent [...]
THE Volkswagen Up has won this year’s World Car of the Year award, the baby hatchback beating off competition from the BMW 3 Series and Porsche 911, which also made the final three. There were 34 models contesting the title and the award was announced at the currentNew Yorkmotor show. Jurors, comprising 64 journalists from [...]
THE sometimes weird and whacky world of motoring has just become a little weirder and certainly a lot whackier! This is Renault’s production version of their innovative, pure-electric, two-seat urban car called the Twizy EV Technic, manufactured in the company’s Valladolid plant in central Spain, and set for release this month in Europe. And it [...]
