2012 Archive

New Isuzu D-Max gets generous warranty

The Isuzu D-Max gets a big, 120,000-mile manufacturer warranty to back up its big 'n' bold styling

Mazda and Fiat join forces on next-gen rear-drive roadster

Based on the next MX-5, the new convertible collaboration will carry Mazda and Alfa badges. Sweet Japanese chassis, with Italian flair?

When Abarth met Maserati...

An altogether more super Fiat 500 supermini - the £32,000 Abarth 695 Maserati Edition

Lexus RX 450h hybrid adds F Sport fun

Lexus tune their hybrid SUV, the RX 450h, for styling and performance with a new F Sport upgrade package. Priced at £44,495

New Kia cee'd, same punctuation

It's getting serious in the family car market with the new Kia cee'd coming to dealers June 1st. Priced from £14,395

Electric cars made to share with Zipcar

The Vauxhall Ampera joins the Zipcar car-sharing range in five London boroughs

VW Golf and Polo with extra GTI grunt

VW show off some red-hot modified GTIs at the GTI Meeting at Wothersee, in Austria. The faster the better!

Superchips Bluefin: sounds fishy, adds horses...

Put some extra pep in your Ford EcoBoost's step with this power and torque building ECU remap from Superchips

Modern classics with a sporty flavour from Historics at Brooklands

Having something cool, a little rare and a little quick on your driveway might not be as exclusively expensive as you think

Vauxhall's Cheshire jobs victory

The Ellesmere Port Vauxhall plant will be making the Astra for some years to come. Can't beat a bit of good news!

Anyone for (Peugeot) tennis?

Get some extra kit for less cost with two special editions from Peugeot that celebrate tennis in the white style

Chevy Volt a bright spark

The Chevy Volt electric vehicle looking very electric indeed!

Insurance madness to hit women

The EU gender equality directive on car insurance means the women now pay more for their car insurance; in line with men. And this woman isn't happy!

Ford foils fuel fools!

Don't look at fool at the pumps again with Ford's safe and secure Easy Fuel system

New Porsche 918 Spyder plugs in

The new Porsche 918 Spyder adds a greener tint to supercars with a petrol/electric hybrid powertrain that's good for 770bhp, and 94mpg!

DAB radio for all new 'Dubs

All 2013 model-year VWs will come with DAB digital radio as standard. No more snap and crackle with your pop, then!

New Volvo V40 valued

They’re a bit ‘yawn’, but residual values play an important part in the new car-buying process

BMW hatches new 1 Series

September brings the new BMW 1 Series to dealers, and you can have it as a 3-door or 5-door. There's a 99g/km Efficient Dynamics variant, too

New BMW 3 Series Touring

A longer 3 Series comes to the UK in September with a starting price of £29,380 for the 320d

Chevrolet on Trax for Paris

A new compact SUV for the burgeoning market segment, this one from Chevy and it's called the Trax

Three new engines for Vauxhall

Some new and more frugal turbocharged engines on the way from Luton. It's all about the torque

The fastest ever Mini!

The wraps are off the new, 230bhp Mini John Cooper Works GP. Only 2000 will be built

China has cash for Eterniti

Four Chinese punters have already taken a punt on the new, £210,000 Eterniti Artemis super-SUV

EcoVelocity 2012: show report

Some show report highlights from this weekend's EcoVelocity 2012 green motoring show

More EcoBoost Fords coming soon

Ford is making big, future plans for its EcoBoost range of fuel economy-focused engines. Many of them built in Britain

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Where are the best places to find your dream prestige car?

Owning a prestige car is something that many motoring enthusiasts can only dream of, but if you're lucky enough to have a high net worth it's something that you can actually turn into a reality. Unsurprisingly, it takes a bit more effort to get a good deal on a Rolls-Royce or Bentley than it does for more mainstream vehicles like Peugeots, in terms of both time and money.

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