At last year’s Villa d’Este concours, it was hinted that a new BMW 8 Series could be the next expansion to the German manufacturer’s range. Now, it’s been confirmed that it will be making a return. BMW boss Harald Krüger has announced that the new 8 Series will be a “true luxury sports coupe”. Unfortunately, it won’t be […]
First Hybrid MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 Released
The first hybrid MINI is now available, with the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4. The new model starts with a 1.5 litre, 136hp MINI TwinPower Turbo 3-cylinder petrol engine. And then adds a synchronous 88hp electric motor, which is located under the floor of the luggage compartment and feets into the rear axle. The […]
Jeep Test Drives and Offers for Harley Owners
Fancy test driving a new Jeep? Or getting what is amiguously referred to as ‘preferential purchase rates’? Then if you’re not a member of the Harley-Davidson Owners Group (H.O.G), you might want to find a friend who is. The two American automotive companies have partnered at events for the last four years. And in 2017, […]
BMW M4 CS Prize for Motorcycle Racers
A BMW M4 CS is being offered as a prize for the fastest motorcycle racers in the world. The BMW M Award is presented to the MotoGP star who has the best qualifying results over the course of a season. And the limited edition, 460hp coupe is the reward for 2017. BMW has been associated […]
Watch: Civic Type-R sets Nurburgring lap record
Once again, there is a new record for the fastest front-wheel drive lap around the Nurburgring. In other news, water is wet. The battle for FWD hot-hatch supremacy kicked off when the SEAT Leon Cupra broke the eight minute mark. Since then, Renault, Honda and Volkswagen have all had their turn at the top. This […]
Four-cylinder Jaguar F-Type unveiled
This is the new four-cylinder Jaguar F-Type. Yes, you’ve read that correctly. It is now the 20th different combination of engine, transmission and body styles available on the much loved sports car. For obvious reasons it is the cheapest model starting at £49,900, down £2,500 on the cheapest V6 variant. The 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder unit produces […]
Watch: the new Honda Civic Type-R sounds incredible
Earlier this month at the Geneva Motor Show, Honda unveiled the brand new Civic Type-R and excited a lot of hot-hatch fanatics. One of the main reasons it excited people was that it promised to sound a lot nicer than the outgoing Type-R which, quite frankly, sounded pretty poor. This one, however, is the polar […]
Meet the new Porsche 911 GT3
Toyota Yaris GRMN to make Geneva debut
The 2017 Geneva Motor Show will be the stage on which the first ‘performance’ Toyota Yaris since the first-generation ‘T Sport’ model will make it’s debut. It’s called the Yaris GRMN and, I have to admit, it looks as though it’s going to be pretty good. It has been developed by GAZOO Racing Masters of […]
Official Ford GT specs revealed
It has been over a month since the first new Ford GT rolled off the production line and now the technical specifications have finally been revealed. As you would expect it is very, very fast. With a top speed of 216mph, it’s 11mph faster than one of its main rivals, the Ferrari 488GTB. There’s […]