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The Bentley Continental has moved away from an aging, heavier W12 engine to a lighter, more efficient V8 performance model. Equipped with twin turbos, the engine produces 500bhp and 660Nm of torque, providing a top speed of 188 miles per hour. This is significant in a car that weighs in at over 2,000 kilos. So, […]
Few cars have as much road presence as an American muscle car. The Chevrolet Camaro is up there with the big boys. Having a genuine pedigree helps and this new take on an old classic is a real looker. The cost? From £34,995 for the coupe and £39,995 for the Convertible. Either variant comes with […]
This is the Audi A1 Quattro – the smallest super-powered car that Audi produces. With four wheel drive from the bespoke Quattro system and 256PS at 6,000rpm (and 350Nm of torque between 2,500 and 4,500rpm), this is a small car that slips easily into the hot hatch category. Perhaps surprisingly, there will be only 19 […]
Peugeot will be showing off two concept cars at Geneva this year. The first of which is the XY, a city car focused on bringing a fresh approach and refinement to the small car arena. The second is the 208 GTi. Oh yes, a legend will be reborn. You can see from the picture that […]
This is the video review from Autocar on the new Aston Martin Virage, designed to sit snugly (and sleekly) between the DB9 and the DBS. This is in the sense of both price and performance, costing around £150,000 and having an output of 450 bhp. So, is a car that is decidedly in the middle […]
This is the new Fiat 500L, which will have its world preview at the International Geneva Motor Show on 6 March 2012. 500L – the L stands for ‘Large’, hardly a revolutionary concept but it does make an already attractive car likely to be more widely appealing to other markets (such as it is, the […]
Hyundai is currently offering money saving discounts on their popular i10 and i20 models when purchased with a PCP agreement. Tony Whitehorn, President and CEO Hyundai Motor UK, says: “Today, Hyundai has the best product line-up in its history, sold through over 150 dealerships nationwide. Attractive on-the-road prices and excellent PCP packages such as these […]
Few cars are so instantly recognisable as the Porsche 911. Whether it’s a model from 1975 or this modern day evolution, when you see that profile you know what it is straight away. So, does the 2012 Porsche 991 live up to the legend of this car that has now been in production since 1963? […]
Here’s a new competition that you’ll want to take a look at if you have what it takes to be a car reviewer and you fancy being sat behind the wheel of the Citroën DS5: If you’ve watched the Top Gear presenters and thought you could do better; if you’ve always wanted to test drive […]
In a resumption of a dormant series, here’s the return of the ‘Something For The Weekend’ feature – the first for 2012. This car is the ‘ultimate Corvette’ – the ZR1. In time honoured tradition, the ZR1 is a reasonably light supercar with a big block (supercharged) V8 engine producing 638 horsepower! Top speed listed […]