http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Shared/Handlers/RssHandler.ashxCAR Online RSS Feed(c) 2012, Bauer Media. All rights reserved.30Audi has unveiled a go-faster version of the TT. As if the regular TT RS isn't fast enough, here's the new 2012 TT RS Plus – a tuned version of the coupe and roadster with the wick turned up to...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Audi-TT-RS-Plus-2012-first-official-pictures/Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:20:00 GMTNewsSubaru will show this European-spec Impreza five-door at the 2012 Geneva motor show, as well as the BRZ sports car in European trim. This is the fourth-generation of the Impreza, but traditionalists expecting a return to the four-door saloon format...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Subaru-Impreza--the-2012-European-one-is-revealed/Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:17:00 GMTNewsIn the near future Facebook will introduce a new profile page layout for all users. Included in their new update will be the addition of cover images where you can personalise your page – and this is where CAR may...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Sarah-Jayne-Harrison-Blog/Download-CAR-wallpapers-for-your-new-Facebook-page/Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:04:00 GMTBlogsA Ford Focus with a 1.0-litre engine! Isn’t that like getting Charles Hawtrey to compete for World’s Strongest Man, or sending Samson into battle after a crewcut? In one of the most extreme downsizing examples yet, Ford has plumbed an...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Focus-10-Ecoboost-review/Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:15:00 GMTReviewsWelcome to CAR Magazine's news aggregator as we round up the daily stories in the auto industry. Top tip: news summaries are added from the top hour-by-hour Friday 10 February 2012• Daimler will not strip back on its headcount to make...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/News-watch-February-2012-todays-auto-industry-news/Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:01:00 GMTNewsThis is the Toyota FT-Bh show car. Or rather, it’s a sketch of the Toyota FT-Bh, and our first glimpse of a new affordable city car concept that will be unveiled for the first time at the 2012 Geneva motor...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Toyota-FT-Bh-concept-2012-the-first-teaser-sketch/Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMTNewsFord has today opened up its new B-Max, literally. The new B-Max is almost a wanton show-off next to the Fusion that it replaces. It's a mini-MPV with sliding rear doors, a bit like those on the ill-fated Peugeot 1007. They're more...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Ford-B-Max-2012-shows-off-its-doors/Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMTNewsNot long ago we reported on the forthcoming Mercedes A25 AMG hot hatch. Now here's proof that Daimler is preparing a new breed of pocket rockets: it's the Mercedes B25 AMG prototype. However, CAR's sources say that while the B25...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Mercedes-B25-AMG-2013-Mercs-new-hot-hatches-scoopedMercedes-B25-AMG-2013-Mercs-new-hot-hatches-scooped/Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:24:00 GMTSpy ShotsAston Martin has today unveiled the new V12 Zagato in final, showroom spec. Previously, we'd seen the Zagato as a racer at the 2011 Villa d'Este concours and at the 24-hour Nurburgring race last summer. But this is what will...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Aston-Martin-Zagato-2012-first-official-pictures/Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:49:00 GMTNewsI’m sure this won’t come as a surprise to you, but the glorious white Jaguar XJ Supersports in which Andy Green and I did the first high-speed recce run on the Hakskeen Pan wasn’t the only car there that day....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Ben-Oliver-Blog2/Driving-a-Land-Rover-Discovery-support-car-in-Africa/Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:20:00 GMTBlogsSpoilt for choice - 8 February 2012 When a bloke who works for a car mag says he’s ‘between long-term test cars’ it’s usually like when an actor says he’s ‘resting’ – ie, nothing doing. But mine is the opposite...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Saab-9-5-20-TTiD-2011-long-term-test-review/Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMTReviewsMitsubishi today showed off its new third-generation Outlander. It follows after a string of concept cars showing what direction Mitsu is pursuing for its 2012 Outlander. The company says it's 11 years since it coined the phrase 'crossover' - that's...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Mitsubishi-Outlander-2012-first-official-pictures/Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:16:00 GMTNewsAfter all the pre-launch teasing, Kia today slid the covers off the new Track'ster at the 2012 Chicago auto show. It's a slammed, hot hatch vision of what the Kia Soul could become, were the Koreans brave enough to battle...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Kia-Trakster-2012-first-official-pictures-/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMTNewsBack in the summer of 2009 CAR pulled together an exclusive twin test of the new Porsche 911 GT3 and Nissan’s new GT-R Spec V. And at the same time, to get to the bottom of Nissan’s claims of how...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Ben-Pulman-Blog2/A-lap-of-the-Nurburgring-in-the-snow/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:45:00 GMTBlogsNissan Leaf vs VW e-Up – 8 February 2012  Nissan might have been first to launch a mass-produced electric vehicle (it’s my Leaf, if you’re wondering) but the almighty Volkswagen Group is readying its own EVs. In 2013 electric versions of the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Nissan-Leaf-EV-2011-long-term-test-review/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new Nissan 370Z, a facelifted version of the brawny Zed sports car that will be unveiled at the 2012 Chicago auto show today. So what’s new about the new Nissan 370Z? We’re barely into 2012 but this...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Nissan-370Z-2012---first-details-of-facelifted-Z-car/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:00 GMTNewsHere's some spy video footage of the new 2013 Vauxhall and Opel city car. We hesitate to name it - but let's stick with the Junior or Allegra tags that have been used internally in its development. This city car...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Opel-Allegra-2012-scooped-on-video/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:48:00 GMTSpy ShotsAfter seven years and only 3000 sold units, the Maybach brand will bite the dust in 2013. It its place, Mercedes will challenge Bentley and Rolls Royce with up to seven different luxury cars derived from the next S-class due,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Georg-Kacher-Blog/Why-Maybach-closed-Daimler-lost-330000-on-each-one/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:04:00 GMTBlogsThis is the Jaguar XKR-S Convertible, a 542bhp drop-top with a £100,000-plus price. A Jaguar XKR-S Convertible? Sounds a bit wrong to me. Can you imagine Porsche doing a GT3 cabrio? No, but then the XKR-S coupe and GT3 are very different...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Jaguar-XKR-S-Convertible-2012-CAR-review/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMTReviewsBMW has unveiled its new pavilion for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The winning design came from British architects Serie after bids from six companies. As the sole automotive sponsor, BMW is allowed to build a pavilion at the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/BMW-unveils-its-2012-Olympic-pavilion/Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:27:00 GMTNewsThe late great Russell Bulgin – a good friend and a fellow CAR contributor – was once asked what was his favourite car. His reply was: ‘the newest’. Russell was always modern and cutting edge. He did not like retro...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Gavin-Green-Blog/Gavin-Green-on-the-new-and-old-Honda-NSX-/Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMTBlogsWinter tyres on our BMW M5 - 7 February 2012 Watch just about any news update on the travel chaos caused by snow in the UK and the chances are you’ll see a BMW sitting there spinning its rear tyres...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/BMW-M5-2012-long-term-test-review/Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:55:00 GMTReviewsKia will show the new Track'ster at the 2012 Chicago motor show. It's a concept car designed to show what a harder, faster Kia Soul hatch could be like. Scant information is available at present, but Kia has confirmed the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Kia-Trackster-concept-car-2012-first-official-sketch/Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:01:00 GMTNewsNissan will unveil the new Invitation concept car at the 2012 Geneva motor show. It's a vision of what the company's B-segment tallboy could become. Yes, it's a snapshot of a future Nissan Note. The Japanese say 'the Invitation concept...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Nissan-Invitation-concept-first-pictures/Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTNewsMore glitz and glamour, plenty of new concepts, growing confidence and a greater diversity in terms of engineering and design - this was the essence of the 2012 Detroit auto show, aka the North American International Auto Show. Ford at...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Georg-Kacher-Blog/Georg-Kacher-looks-back-at-the-2012-Detroit-auto-show/Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:38:00 GMTBlogsRear headroom in the Audi A1, or lack of it - 6 February 2012 The A1 has a lovely sleek design and is a good-looking supermini. On that, we all agree. However it does possess one small flaw in its design...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Audi-A1-16-TDI-S-line-2011-long-term-test-review/Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:40:00 GMTReviewsSo, the Swedish car industry has been cut in half by the death of Saab, has it? That’s what I’ve been reading in various places. And it’s easy to see why: Saab and Volvo are globally iconic brands, and the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Greg-Fountain-Blog/Saab-vs-Volvo-a-tale-of-two-Swedes/Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:17:00 GMTBlogsShould you fit winter tyres? After several hard winters [global readers note; harsh in the moderate British sense], we thought it prudent to try out some of the winter tyre programmes offered by car manufacturers here in the UK. So...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Tim-Pollard-Blog2/Why-some-of-us-regret-fitting-winter-tyres/Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:55:00 GMTBlogsFerrari and Rolls-Royce recorded their greatest ever sales in 2011, Bentley’s volumes are back to pre-recession levels, but what about the world’s self-proclaimed super-sports car company, Lamborghini? Well, 2011 sales were up 26% on 2010, but 1602 sales is still...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Phil-McNamara-Blog/Is-Lamborghini-too-extreme-for-its-own-good/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:41:00 GMTBlogsFiat will show its new addition to the 500 range at the 2012 Geneva motor show: the new 500L mini MPV. It's designed to squeeze MPV practicality into the footprint of a B-segment city car – with a sprinkling of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Fiat-500L-2012-first-official-pictures/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:12:00 GMTNewsToyota has quashed all the rumours about how much its new GT 86 rear-wheel drive sports car will cost: the price has been confirmed at £24,995 in the UK. Some speculation had suggested the price might soar nearer £30k on...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Toyota-prices-the-new-GT-86-at-25k/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMTNewsWinter tyres for our Infiniti M35h hybrid - 2 February 2012 You might have seen in the new February 2012 issue of CAR Magazine that we succumbed to the winter tyre craze for our M. There's still only a handful...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Infiniti-M35h-hybrid-2011-long-term-test-review/Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:32:00 GMTReviewsInfiniti is actively considering building a flagship sports car based on the running gear of the Nissan GT-R. 'It's too good a platform to use only on one model,' said Francois Bancon, head of advanced planning for Infiniti in Tokyo....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Infiniti-actively-looking-at-a-GT-R-based-halo-car/Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:00 GMTSpy ShotsA few months back, I tested the all-new Civic and wasn’t particularly impressed: I didn’t like the too-high seating position, the oddly weighted steering, the coarse diesel engine, the still-dubious rear visibility and, crucially, the lack of any discernible fun factor....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Ben-Barry-Blog/Why-an-old-Civic-beats-the-new-one/Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:11:00 GMTBlogsThis is Mercedes’ new impractical estate, the CLS Shooting Brake, which our spies have caught testing in southern Europe. The first Mercedes CLS created a new ‘four-door coupe’ niche, but the CLS Shooting Brake is even more obscure, opening up...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Mercedes-CLS-shooting-brake-2012-scooped/Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTSpy ShotsThis is the Volkswagen Up, a little city car we’ve been excited about ever since the first rear-engined and rear-wheel drive concept was unveiled in 2007. Alas a layout akin to the original people’s car (the Beetle) proved too expensive...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Volkswagen-Up-5dr-2012-CAR-review/Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMTReviewsConfusing, isn’t it? No, not trying to find your test car amongst a sea of identical silvery-blue BMWs, but trying to figure out the worth of hybrids. As the picture above will impart, this week I have driven the new...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Ben-Pulman-Blog2/Is-the-hybrid-arms-race-right/Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:55:00 GMTBlogsThe Malaysian owners of Lotus have taken the unusual step of quashing rumours circulating of an impending sale of its British sports car division. Several newspaper articles have suggested that the new owners of Proton may divest its loss-making Lotus...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Lotus-owner-Proton-tries-to-quell-sale-rumours/Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:37:00 GMTNewsThis is the new 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5. And if you haven’t guessed already, that means it’s a hybrid version of BMW’s 5-series executive saloon. Essentially it’s an electrified 535i, and rather idiosyncratically the addition of 150kg of extra weight has...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/BMW-ActiveHybrid-5-2012-CAR-review/Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:45:00 GMTReviewsFord will slide the covers off this production B-Max mini MPV at the 2012 Geneva motor show. It's little changed from 2011's B-Max concept car. The B-Max essentially replaces the fuddy-duddy (but quite strong-selling) Fusion in Europe and is one...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Ford-B-Max-2012---first-photos-of-the-production-car/Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:39:00 GMTNewsWelcome to CAR Magazine's news aggregator as we round up the daily stories in the auto industry. Top tip: news summaries are added from the top hour-by-hour Tuesday 31 January 2012• Two Japanese car parts suppliers have been fined a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/News-watch-January-2012-todays-auto-industry-news/Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:35:00 GMTNewsGoodbye to our Honda CR-Z – 31 January 2012 The departure of a long-term car is an odd experience. I rarely grow attached to the car as a true owner would, but tend to view them with a rather detached eye...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Honda-CR-Z-2011-long-term-test/Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:20:00 GMTReviewsThe story of the new Mercedes-Benz S-class is slowly becoming more apparent: the S arrives in 2013 and will be joined by around half a dozen spin-offs, as Daimler seeks to replace the unsuccessful Maybach limo range. CAR's new spy...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Mercedes-S-class-2013-new-spy-photos-of-W222/Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:09:00 GMTSpy ShotsThis is the new Mini Roadster, and it’s the penultimate Mini model (the Countryman-based Paceman arrives in 2013) before a whole new range of baby Brits start to appear in 2014. The Roadster is a mix of what we already...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mini-Roadster-Cooper-S-2012-CAR-review/Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMTReviewsSkoda will show this slightly more practical Citigo five-door at the 2012 Geneva motor show. Mirroring the VW Up five-door, the Czechs buck the tradition of offering a single body derivative in the bargain basement city car sector. It's only...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Skoda-Citigo-five-door-2012-first-official-pictures/Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:18:00 GMTNewsWelcome to our new Mercedes-Benz CLS 250 CDI long-termer - 30 January 2012 Welcome to the new luxury. The Mercedes-Benz CLS250 CDI is an elite car for humbler times. It’s a coupe that offers each occupant a door, rather than...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Mercedes-CLS-250-CDI-2012-long-term-test/Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:45:00 GMTReviewsAudi is readying its new A3 range for the 2012 Geneva motor show, but our man on the Continent has papped these crystal-clear spy shots of the new A3 - possibly in S3 spec - a few weeks early. What...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Audi-A3-S3-2012-scooped-spy-photos/Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:21:00 GMTSpy ShotsFor Volkswagen, the Golf still is the number one cash cow. Get it right, and the entire group will thrive. Get it wrong, and the balance sheets will be blotched with red ink. It does therefore not come as a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/VW-Golf-5dr-2013-scooped/Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:21:00 GMTSpy ShotsThis is the huge Volkswagen Group’s smallest hot hatch, the VW Up GT. First unveiled as a concept car at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show, CAR has just driven a prototype version of the 108bhp baby GTI. Click here for more...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Up-GT-prototype-2012-CAR-review/Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMTReviewsPeugeot is testing what looks like it could be a 208 GTI hot hatch version of the new 208 supermini in the snows of northern Europe. What makes you think this is the Peugeot 208 GTI? See those twin exhaust...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Peugeot-208-2012-spied-is-this-the-208-GTI/Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:31:00 GMTSpy Shots