GM and Opel’s Strange...

Or, how the General learned to stop worrying and love its German brand. Early last year, on the verge of bankruptcy, GM was so cash strapped that it was looking to dispose of its European subsidiary Opel, a brand it has owned for 80 years and which played an important engineering role....

Hyundai ix35 pricing an...

Hyundai UK has revealed the prices for their all-new ix35, which replaces the Tucson SUV in the European line-up. Prices start from £16,495 and rise to £20,745 when it goes on sale in the UK on Thursday 25th March. At launch, the ix35 will be available with an entry-level 161bhp...

Chrysler to use Fiat...

Chrysler has announced a raft of new engines for its line-up, which it says will boost the overall fuel-efficiency of its vehicles by 25% between now and 2014. The engines are taken from Fiat’s range, and include direct injection, turbocharged, and Multiair units, plus dual-clutch...

Vauxhall Meriva pricing...

Vauxhall’s longer, wider, taller and more stylish Meriva compact MPV will cost from £15,495, over £1,500 more than the current model, £3,050 more than a basic Citroen C3 Picasso , £4,000 more than a Kia Venga and upto a staggering £4,895 more than an entry-level Nissan Note...

Mercedes-Benz’s Futur...

In Geneva we sat down with Thomas Weber, head of passenger-car development and research at Mercedes-Benz, and talked about future drivetrains, based around the introduction of the F800 Style concept car. “The strategy with our concept cars is to show the way the automotive industry has...

Honda CR-Z pricing anno...

Honda UK have revealed pricing on the all new CR-Z hybrid sports car, days after its world debut at the Geneva motorshow. Prices start from £16,999 for the entry-level S model, rising to £19,999 for the flagship GT model. Powered by a 1.5 litre petrol engine and Honda’s IMA...

Photo Gallery: 2010 Ast...

The 2010 Aston Martin Rapide is one of those cars – the more you see, the more you like, which is why you can now enjoy over 40 high-resolution photos of the new sports car. Priced from of £139,950 in the UK, $199,950 in the U.S, Aston Martin’s first ever...

2011 electric car incen...

The first details of 2011’s £5k electric car allowance have been released by the Government. Subject to approval from the European Commission, the grant will be available from January 2011 and will fund 25% of the purchase price of a new electric car – up to a maximum of £5,000....

Geneva 2010: Koenigsegg...

This year’s Geneva Motor Show is packed full of personalized rocket ships for the road including a new one from Koenigsegg, the Koenigsegg Agera. You didn’t think Koenigsegg would stop pushing the envelope of performance with the CCX did you? The Koenigsegg Agera, on display at this...

What’s The First ...

Childhood amnesia varies in length but eventually we all walk out of the fog and into awareness. Rather than ask about the first person you recall we want to know something actually important: what’s the first car your remember? For me it’s between two cars. The first is my...