Lexus NX compact SUV breaks cover in Beijing
This is the new premium compact crossover SUV from Lexus, unveiled during the opening day of Auto China in Beijing this week. The NX will go on sale in the second half of 2014, pitched as a rival...
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Toyota gives Yaris a summer refresh
Toyota’s Yaris has been restyled and tweaked as part of a midlife facelift this summer. The supermini’s exterior design now makes reference to the X-shaped front end of the recently unveiled seco...
Chelsea’s Mourinho collects UK’s first Jaguar F-Type R Coupé
Chelsea FC manager José Mourinho has taken delivery of the first Jaguar F-Type R Coupé, specified for a UK customer. The self-proclaimed Special One collected the 5-litre 550PS V8 two-seater spor...
First UK Jaguar F-Type R Coupe goes to José Mourinho
Chelsea FC Head Coach José Mourinho has collected the keys to the first F-Type R Coupé specced for a UK customer. Presented during a private event in London, the F-Type R Coupé was personalised to ...
Audi A3 named World Car of the Year
Audi’s A3 has been named World Car of the Year 2014 at the New York International Auto Show. A panel of 69 motoring writers from 22 countries voted the C-segment hatch the overall winner ahead of ...
Europe’s car market on the mend with 8.4% registrations increase for Q1
All but three countries reported greater car sales for the first quarter of 2014, suggesting signs of recovery for the European economy. According to data from the ACEA, 3,246,719 new cars were re...
Defleeted car values hit second highest in 12 months
Average values of ex-company cars climbed to £7,791 in March, £1,076 more than in the same month last year and the second highest in the last 12 months. Data, based on final bids for defleeted ca...
Frugal 1.6 diesel joins drop-top Audi A3 lineup
Audi’s A3 Cabriolet is now available to order with the VW Group’s frugal 1.6 TDI engine. This means the top-down A3 can return 72.4mpg combined, up from the previous best in the 2.0 TDI 150PS (67...
First Drive Review: Kia Soul 2014
Mention the words ‘kooky crossover’ and Kia’s positively square Soul should be one of the first cars that springs to mind. We’ve seen more dramatic mid-life facelifts but Kia says every exterior ...
Leasedrive’s David Brown joins ICFM Council
Leasedrive Group’s David Brown has joined The Institute of Car Fleet Management’s (ICFM) Council. After starting his professional automotive career as an apprentice at a VW dealership and enterin...
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