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Range Rover Sport (2013) first official pictures

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Phil McNamara, 26 March 2013 23:30

Here’s the new Range Rover Sport, the third all-new Range Rover to be unveiled in the past 30 months. The design cues stem from the language established by the 2010 Evoque, while the lightweight, all-aluminium architecture is shared with the 2012 Range Rover. The result is a muscular, handsome car which promises to be faster, more frugal and more agile ...

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Range Rover Sport (2013) first official pictures

Range Rover Sport (2013) first official pictures

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Phil McNamara, 26 March 2013 23:30

Here’s the new Range Rover Sport, the third all-new Range Rover to be unveiled in the past 30 months. The design cues stem from the language established by the 2010 Evoque, while the lightweight, all-aluminium architecture is shared with the 2012 Range Rover. The result is a muscular, handsome car which promises to be faster, more frugal and more agile ...

Bentley Continental Flying Spur (2013) first official pictures

Bentley Continental Flying Spur (2013) first official pictures

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Phil McNamara, 20 February 2013 09:00

Here’s the second-generation Flying Spur limousine, a refreshingly modernised Bentley that will take the fight to the Rolls-Royce Ghost and Mercedes’ new S-class. The exterior is transformed by crisply pressed surfaces, the interior is packed with cutting-edge multi-media features and the W12 drivetrain promises lashings of extra power and better economy. In fact the Flying Spur, which starts deliveries in ...

Jenson Button in McLaren P1 (2013) supercar fly-by

Jenson Button in McLaren P1 (2013) supercar fly-by

Rated 3 out of 53

Phil McNamara, 31 January 2013 16:00

McLaren’s P1 supercar trundled out for its first official drive-by today, when F1 driver Jenson Button drove it into McLaren’s Woking citadel before unveiling his 2013 race car. The stunt confirmed that the P1 can manoeuvre on electric power alone, unlike Button’s MP4-28: the race car’s hybrid KERS system is used to deliver a short power boost to supplement the ...

Lambo man flies in to revamp Bentley design

Lambo man flies in to revamp Bentley design

Rated 2 out of 52

Phil McNamara, 31 January 2013 16:00

Bentley is embarking on a new design era, steered by the man behind Lamborghini's stunning 21st century portfolio. Luc Donckerwolke, the Belgian who has held official positions at Audi, Bentley, Skoda, VW and Lamborghini, and worked in the background shaping the rest of VW Group's brands, is now getting down to business at Crewe. 'They told me: "You have to ...

Audi A3 e-tron (2015) to launch Audi’s plug-in hybrid attack

Audi A3 e-tron (2015) to launch Audi’s plug-in hybrid attack

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Phil McNamara, 23 January 2013 08:50

Audi’s first plug-in hybrid will hit the UK by 2015, with the electric-assisted drivetrain installed in the A3. E-tron versions of the next-generation A4 and Q7 will follow, as Audi gets serious about plug-ins, and takes the fight to BMW’s forthcoming range of ‘born electric’ i cars. Audi A3 e-tron: the full lowdown Audi UK’s number-crunchers have been trying to ...

Jaguar puts C-X75 supercar on ice

Jaguar puts C-X75 supercar on ice

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Phil McNamara, 11 December 2012 09:00

Jaguar has reversed its plan to sell the C-X75 hybrid supercar, fearing the project could be a commercial failure unable to recoup its investment. ‘After a thorough reassessment of the market conditions, the company’s view is that the global economic landscape does not currently support the introduction of a supercar such as C-X75,’ said Adrian Hallmark, Jaguar global brand director. ...

Jaguar F-type (2013) first official pictures

Jaguar F-type (2013) first official pictures

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Phil McNamara, 26 September 2012 19:30

Here comes the F-type, the most exciting Jaguar since...well, the legendary E-type. The F-type is a proper two-seat sports car, with aluminium construction, heaps of tech and strong performance from its V6 and V8 engines. 'If people ask what Jaguar stands for, it's this!' says the company's design director, Ian Callum. 'This is the centre of the brand.' The F-type ...

Honda CR-V (2012) first official pictures

Honda CR-V (2012) first official pictures

Rated 3 out of 53

Phil McNamara, 17 July 2012 23:01

The new CR-V, which goes on UK sale on October 1 from around £18k, is typically Honda in hiding its extensive overhaul under a similar-looking suit. The CR-V is lighter, stiffer, more spacious yet no bigger, more efficient and with a host of new features which drag it from the gadget dark ages. Loyal customers will be delighted; the casual ...

Ford B-Max (2012) goes into the great wide open

Ford B-Max (2012) goes into the great wide open

Rated 1.5 out of 51.5

Phil McNamara, 08 March 2012 11:30

Ford hopes a less-is-more approach will lure punters to its new B-max MPV, unique in the supermini segment for having a big hole in the central cockpit instead of a structural pillar. The result is a flexible people mover that's a doddle to load with kids or cargo, Ford claims, thanks to its pillarless opening and sliding rear door. The ...

Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept (2012)

Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept (2012)

Rated 3 out of 53

Phil McNamara, 24 February 2012 15:00

Land Rover is exploring a convertible version of the Evoque, and will make a production decision ‘within six months’. Design director Gerry McGovern unveiled the ‘fresh out of the workshop’ concept at Pinewood Studios today (February 24); the car will make its public debut at the Geneva show in March. The Evoque convertible concept has a powered soft-top roof with ...

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