Volkswagen has re-imagined its Beetle Dune concept car of 2000 with a similarly themed concept car that is claimed to be almost production ready. The new 2014 VW Beetle Dune concept will star at the Detroit motor show next week, and is previewed here in this official design sketch. The…
Different tyres have different sizes and specifications. These depend on the type of vehicle that you are using them on. So before you buy a tyre, you must know the type of tyre that suits your vehicle so that it matches your driving needs. Always remember that it is dangerous…
The new Nissan Qashqai is the What Car? Car of the Year 2014. It is the first time that Nissan has won the overall What Car? Car of the Year Award; the British-built Qashqai was also named best small SUV. What Car? editor-in-chief Chas Hallett said: “The all-new Nissan Qashqai…
Rolls-Royce acheived its highest-ever annual sales of 3650 cars during 2013. Rolls-Royce’s latest sales record is its fourth in succession results from strong expansion in its biggest markets, the US and China. Middle Eastern sales also surged by 17 per cent. The performance was boosted by early deliveries of the new Wraith two-door coupe,…
The all-new Audi A4 has been spied testing for the first time ahead of its 2015 launch. The new four-door saloon was caught in a heavy disguise on the back of a lorry close to Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt. New saloon and Avant models of the A4 are due to…
What is it like? It’s worth noting that visually inside and out, and with the equipment levels, there isn’t the kind of paucity with the A180 CDI ECO SE that you’ll usually find with diesel hatchback economy specials. It looks as sharp as any other A-class. Dynamically it broadly drives…
Ford estimates that motorists could save approximately $500 (about £300) per year in energy bills if the company’s conceptual solar-powered C-Max was ever made viable for production. The Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept, unveiled at the International CES technology expo in Las Vegas this week, is based on the plug-in…
Hope you had a decent Christmas and new year break. I certainly did as I managed to slip out of the country for a few days. Don’t tell Autocar, as I am contractually obliged to be on 24 hour call, in case a stupid observation, blog or comment is needed.…
Prices for the facelifted Peugeot 5008 have been announced. The range starts at £18,800 for the 1.6-litre VTi model in entry-level Access specification. All models have a price increase of between £200 and £350 over the outgoing car. Rolls-Royce has launched a special edition of the Ghost, dubbed V-Specification. The…
Bentley sales will expand by 50 per cent between now and 2018, reflecting the influence of its forthcoming SUV that will hit the market in 2016, according to chairman and CEO Wolfgang Schreiber. The new 4×4 model, wholly built in Crewe, is expected to reach a volume of “at least”…