The Latest News, Announcements And Rumours From The World Of Cars
This is the new Volkswagen Cross Coupe Concept. It has the Range Rover Evoque firmly in its sights and we’ve seen it before, at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show last December to be precise. Click Here For The Tokyo Cross Coupe Concept Back then it was painted silver and powered by an advanced plug-in hybrid [...]
After months of speculation, BMW has finally launched a new M Performance sub-brand by revealing the first four cars in the range. They feature BMW’s four-wheel-drive xDrive system. They use a 3.0-litre tri-turbo engine. Oh, and they’re all diesel. An M powered diesel! Do we heard cries of sacrilege? Introducing the; BMW X5 M50d BMW [...]
On the day that the XF saloon was named “Executive Car of the Year” by BusinessCar, Jaguar has added two new UK models to their award winning range. Step forward the SE Business and Sport. Jaguar XF SE Business Based on the newly announced 161bhp version of the Jaguar XF 2.2-litre diesel, the SE Business [...]
This is the new entry-level Jaguar XF diesel and it’s on sale now priced from £29,950. The four-cylinder 2.2-litre turbodiesel engine which was added to the XF range in 2011 has been given a make-under. The Engine The detuned engine produces 161bhp (down from 188bhp) and 295 lb ft of torque, which is down from [...]
The engineers at Mitsubishi have been busy extending the Shogun range in the UK. Introducing the new special edition Mitsubishi Shogun Black. Based on the Mitsubishi 3.2-litre Di-D LWB Shogun SG4 the Japanese workhorse provides a range of external styling features. Available from UK dealerships now it carries a premium of £1,000 over the SG4 [...]
This is the Vauxhall Insignia BiTurbo, the most powerful diesel to roll out of their shed in Luton. Based on the 2.0-litre diesel unit which powers an assortment of Insignias, Astras and Zafira Tourers, they’ve added a brace of turbos for good measure. The smaller turbo spools up faster at lower revs while the larger [...]
According to reports from JP Morgan’s Tokyo office, over the weekend BMW and Toyota have been involved in final talks over a deal which would see BMW providing Toyota with diesel engines in return for access to advanced hybrid technology. Toyota Gains The deal which is expected to be announced at the Tokyo Motor Show [...]
For months there has been fevered speculation that BMW were due to introduce a new high-performance diesel to the 5 Series range. Well according to Driving-Fun.com a recent dealer presentation in the Netherlands has provided solid evidence that BMW is working on a hot 5 Series diesel. And hot is the right word, bearing in [...]
Just eight days after leaving New York the British team driving the Jaguar XF 2.2-litre diesel arrived in Los Angeles on Monday 14th November with impressive results. The coast to coast economy challenge covered 2,884 miles, 11 states and 3 time zones. And the end result? The XF diesel achieved an incredible 62.9 mpg, peaking [...]
At quarter past one yesterday afternoon a Jaguar XF 2.2-litre diesel left New York heading for LA. The 2,800 mile journey which will pass through 11 states in just seven days aims to show the frugal nature of the 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel engine. And thanks to GPS trackers fitted to the car, it’s also an [...]
