http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/shared/handlers/rsshandler.ashx?N=&Ns=P_Publication_Date|1CAR Online RSS Feed(c) 2013, Bauer Media. All rights reserved.30Volvo has confirmed that it has entered a factory team into the V8 Supercars for 2014. Volvo Polestar Racing will enter one of the world’s biggest touring car categories with a pair of V8-powered S60s, joining Nissan, Mercedes, Holden and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Volvo-poised-for-V8-Supercars-entry-Down-Under-in-2014/Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:55:00 GMTNewsRegular Range Rover not quite enormous enough for you? Then you'll be wanting this: the Range Rover long-wheelbase, spied testing in the UK in near showroom-ready condition. Wow, the Range Rover long-wheelbase is enormous! A patterned disguise can't hide the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Range-Rover-long-wheelbase-2013-spy-shots/Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:20:00 GMTSpy ShotsThese are the first official pictures of the new BMW 4-series coupe. The replacement for the existing 3-series coupe, it mixes the shape of the Concept 4-series with toned-down details from the regular F30-gen 3-series saloon. The rear-drive, 2+2-seater coupe...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/BMW-4-series-coupe-2013-first-official-pictures/Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMTNewsThe new Porsche Macan is set to be Stuttgart’s latest cash cow. The rakish SUV will sit below the Cayenne in the range, and battle the Range Rover Evoque, BMW X4 and even its Audi SQ5 stepsister from 2014. Here’s...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Porsche-Macan-2014-the-baby-Cayennes-cabin-revealed/Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:30:00 GMTSpy ShotsVW has built its 30 millionth Golf. The milestone car, a Mk7 TDI Bluemotion model, rolled off the Wolfsburg production line today (14 June 2013) and will be displayed at the factory’s open day to celebrate. On average, 2000 Golfs have...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Volkswagen-builds-30-millionth-Golf-2013/Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:00:00 GMTNewsWith the Jaguar F-type roadster lapping up the headlines, you'd be forgiven for forgetting there's a hard-top coupe version on the way too. The F-type coupe will be revealed in summer 2014, offering the same range of V6 and V8 powertrains as...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Jaguar-F-type-coupe-2013-spy-shots/Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMTSpy ShotsFord is hard at work testing the new Mustang – and this time it'll have to cater for discerning European tastes as well as its American homeland. The smaller, lighter, more sophisticated new Mustang will go on European sale in...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Ford-Mustang-2014-first-spy-shots-of-UK-bound-pony-car/Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMTSpy ShotsAllan McNish has won the Le Mans 24-hour enduro twice and lines up in the Audi R18 e-tron with nine-time winner Tom Kristensen and a new co-driver for 2013. He talks about the fight between Audi and Toyota and his accidents of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Motor-show--events/Allan-McNish-Le-Mans--toughest-race-of-the-year/Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:39:00 GMTNewsPorsche's 2014 Le Mans challenger has completed its first test today at the maker’s Weissach test track in Germany. Porsche will take on stablemate Audi and rivals Toyota in the 2014 World Endurance Championship, which sees a significant change in...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Porsche-Le-Mans-Challenger-2014--in-Testing/Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:30:00 GMTNewsThough you might not spot the tweaks to the new Vauxhall Insignia on the outside, there are big changes afoot under the bonnet and in the cabin. It’s also cheaper than the outgoing model, and will be officially revealed at...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Vauxhall-Insignia-facelift-2013-first-pictures-of-overhauled-Insignia/Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMTNewsThis is the new Mercedes A45 AMG, one of the most powerful hot hatches ever built. The A45 is also the first hot hatch that Mercedes’ AMG tuning division has ever built, and it’s gone all out with its initial...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-A45-AMG-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:30:00 GMTReviewsThe new Renault Captur is based on the Clio supermini platform, but offers an elevated ride height and quasi-SUV looks. It's aiming to take a slice out of the fast-growing compact-crossover car market, but is it talented enough beneath the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Captur-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsThe Peugeot RCZ R is the hottest version yet of the RCZ coupe and will make its world debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Audi TTS-rivalling RCZ R will be seen in both the static display and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Peugeot-RCZ-R-to-debut-at-2013-Goodwood-Festival-of-Speed/Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:35:00 GMTNewsThis is a heavily camouflaged second-gen Nissan Qashqai caught testing in the UK. The new Qashqai will be revealed in late 2013, and then be built at Nissan’s Sunderland plant from early 2014, offering higher quality and better efficiency than the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Nissan-Qashqai-2014-first-spy-shots-of-new-family-crossover/Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMTSpy ShotsEver watched Plato and co. duking it out around Brands Hatch in touring cars on a Sunday afternoon and thought ‘that looks like a laugh’? Just how difficult is it to take the first steps to becoming a racing driver?...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Ollie-Kew-Blog/CAR-blog--How-hard-is-it-to-get-a-racing-licence/Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMTBlogsThink 'International Engine of the Year' awards would just concentrate on frugal, downsized powertrains? Not so. Along with Ford and VW's fuel-saving efforts, Ferrari and McLaren have been recognised for building the world's best engines in the 2013 awards. Ford...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Ferrari-Ford-and-McLaren-scoop-top-engine-award-honours-for-2013/Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:35:00 GMTNewsThe Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive has smashed the Nürburgring lap record for electric cars, posting a 7min 56.234sec time. The previous record holder was the Audi R8 E-tron, which lapped the Nordschleife in 8min 9.099sec in July 2012. Electric...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Mercedes-SLS-Electric-Drive-2013-sets-new-Nurburgring-lap-record/Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:30:00 GMTNewsThe new Citroen C4 Picasso is an MPV laden with all sorts of new technology. But is it still able to perform its fundamental role of carrying lots of people and their stuff? Firstly, what’s the Technospace like? There are...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Citroen-C4-Picasso-115-e-HDi-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsThe Golf GTI's oil burning alter ego is back, and in Mk7 guise, the latest GTD is faster and more frugal than ever. But is this a case of always fun til someone loses an i? What a difference a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Golf-GTD-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMTReviewsFiat’s new 500L is a five-seater MPV designed to take on the Citroen C3 Picasso, Ford B-Max and the equally trendy, retro-pastiche Mini Countryman, offering the chicness of the 500 with miles more utility. Priced from a fiver under £15k,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Fiat-500L-16-MultiJet-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMTReviewsThe Skoda Octavia vRS is back, faster and yet more fuel-efficient than ever. Available in booted hatchback or estate 'Combi' bodystyles, the hot Octavia has sports suspension, an electronic locking differential and as before, a choice of petrol or diesel...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Skoda-Octavia-vRS-2013-first-official-pictures/Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMTNewsMonth 2 running an Aston Martin DB9: the DB9 heads to base for gremlin-fixing treatment A quick update on our DB9. It’s been in to Aston’s own Works dealership in Newport Pagnell, and the diagnosis of the faulty Garmin sat-nav...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Aston-Martin-DB9-2013-long-term-test-review/Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIs the new Pagani Zonda Revolucion the Nurburgring lap-record holder in waiting? The Zonda Revolucion (Revolution in Spanish) is a fettled version of the track-only Zonda R, boasting more power and F1-derived brake and aerodynamic know-how. It should easily be able to eclipse the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Pagani-Zonda-Revolucion-2013-first-pictures-of-ultimate-790bhp-Zonda/Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMTNewsHere’s the inevitable special edition 911 to celebrate Porsche’s rear-engined icon’s half-century. The 911 50 Years Edition uses the Carrera 4’s 44mm-wider-than-standard body, rear-wheel drive and the Carrera S’s 395bhp 3.8-litre flat-six engine in either seven-speed manual or PDK form....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Porsche-911-50-Years-Edition-2013-first-official-pictures/Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:00:00 GMTNewsNissan’s tried to inject some of the styling fizz of the Juke into the Micra supermini, with a package of visual tweaks for 2013. The cabin’s had a nip and tuck too, and Nissan has confirmed prices won’t rise sharply...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Nissan-Micra-facelift-2013-first-official-pictures/Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:01:00 GMTNewsMonth 5 running a Peugeot 208 - comparisons with the faster 208 THP156 Last month I was bemused by the fact Peugeot hadn’t engineered the 208 to be easy to drive around town – blame the flimsy throttle pedal and rubbery...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Peugeot-208-Allure-VTi-long-term-test/Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 2 running a BMW 330d: what's the 330d like as a driver's car? Rear-wheel drive, 413lb ft of torque, and a winter boot at each corner. Bliss. After 18 months spent in four-wheel-drive long-termers, I’m rediscovering my inner hooligan....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/BMW-330d-Touring-2013-long-term-test-review/Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is a £48,000 Volvo estae, but it's no tyre-smoking Polestar performance version. The V60 Plug-In Hybrid has a part-time electric mode, and boasts some typically astounding combined economy figures. But does the idea work in the rear world, and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Volvo-V60-Plug-In-Hybrid-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 30 May 2013 15:30:00 GMTNewsThe definitive love-it-or-loathe-it SUV is back for its third generation: the BMW X5. For the new model, BMW has chopped weight and fuel consumption, but turned up the luxury. It'll go on UK sale on 16 November 2013, with SE...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/BMW-X5-2013-first-official-pictures/Thu, 30 May 2013 10:00:00 GMTNewsOur spies have peeked inside the new fourth-gen Toyota Prius, and uncovered a new Lexus-influenced design for the seminal hybrid hatchback. What’s new inside the Toyota Prius? The biggest change is the deletion of the dash-top mounted digital instruments –...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Toyota-Prius-2014-new-hybrids-Lexus-inspired-interior-revealed/Wed, 29 May 2013 14:30:00 GMTSpy ShotsThe electric R8 has been shelved, but Audi’s let us drive it. An opportunity missed, or a smart ‘pass’ by Ingolstadt? The R8 e-tron is a rolling billboard for Audi to make us all aware of its e-tron models, of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-R8-e-tron-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsYou're looking at Aston Martin's new 200mph sports car: the V12 Vantage S. Replacing the now-discontinued standard V12 Vantage, the S gets a new, more powerful engine, and a host of visual tweaks. It'll cost around £150,000 and go on...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Aston-Martin-V12-Vantage-S-2013-first-official-pictures/Wed, 29 May 2013 10:01:00 GMTNewsThis is Vauxhall's BMW M5 and Mercedes E63 AMG fighter: the new VXR8. The £55k rear-drive saloon doesn't just beat its German peers for price though. It's also punching with the heavyweights in the power stakes, developing 576bhp and 545lb...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Vauxhall-VXR8-GTS-2013-first-pictures-of-Aussie-M5-killer/Wed, 29 May 2013 10:01:00 GMTNewsPeugeot is set to take on the infamous Pikes Peak hillclimb in Colorado, USA in this 875bhp 208, driven by nine-time WRC champion Sébastien Loeb. The team behind the 208 T16 Pikes peak has released this video showing Loeb shaking...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Peugeot-208-T16-ready-for-2013-Pikes-Peak-assault/Tue, 28 May 2013 15:00:00 GMTNewsBye-bye outdated Colt, hello fuel-sipping new Mirage. Mitsubishi’s new five-door only supermini is the most aerodynamic car in its class, but is a slippery shape all the Mirage has going for it? We drove the top-spec Mirage 3 to see...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mitsubishi-Mirage-12-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 28 May 2013 13:30:00 GMTReviewsBMW’s team-up with Italian styling house Pininfarina, the Gran Lusso coupe has been revealed in full at the 2013 Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza in Italy. The imposing V12-powered coupe is a one-off styling concept for now, but shows the direction...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/BMW-Grand-Lusso-2013-the-Pininfarina-coupe-revealed/Tue, 28 May 2013 10:00:00 GMTNewsRenault will show off this mid-engined supermini concept at the 2013 Monaco Grand prix race weekend. Called the TwinRun, the R5 Turbo-inspired creation is powered by a mid-mounted 3.5-litre V6, and will hit 155mph flat out. The TwinRun is the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Renault-TwinRun-hot-hatch-concept-2013-first-official-pictures/Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:00 GMTNewsShould you even care about the new Mitsubishi Outlander? The new Outlander is based on the old model but has a revised diesel powerplant and new transmission that offers superb stats, while there’s loads more room and tech to go...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mitsubishi-Outlander-23-GX5-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsMcLaren will build 100 special edition 12C supercars to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2013: 50 coupes and 50 folding hard-top Spiders. The birthday edition cars get bespoke lightweight components from McLaren Special Operations (MSO) and extra accessories, as well...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/McLaren-celebrates-50th-birthday-with-special-edition-12C-supercar-2013/Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:00 GMTNewsNissan has given the 370Z a shot in the arm for its fourth year on sale, cutting the price of the entry-level model by £3,005, and adding a new range-topper: the upgraded 370Z Nismo. So just how cheap is a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Nissan-slashes-370Z-price-and-adds-hot-Nismo-model-for-2013/Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:00 GMTNewsThe Vauxhall Cascada is a two-door, four-seat soft-top  pitched against the Audi A5 Cabriolet. Underneath the skin there are bits of Astra hatchback and Insignia saloon, but the Cascada looks altogether classier than run-of-the-mill Vauxhalls. In a class dominated by image...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Cascada-Elite-20-CDTi-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 3 running a Ford Focus ST: should the ST have four-wheel drive? Interesting one, , this: Ford won’t sell you the punchiest diesel Kuga SUV in front-wheel-drive guise, instead ensuring that its 251lb ft of torque flows through all...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Ford-Focus-ST-2013-long-term-test-review/Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsDiesels are out and hybrids in, as Lexus has a third crack at the European premium elite. The third iteration of the IS saloon arrives in the UK with a choice of two engines: a 2.5 V6 petrol with 205bhp...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lexus-IS-300h-F-sport-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 GMTReviewsThese spy shots of a pre-production BMW M4 coupe show that the new M car is in the final stages of development. With only a thin veil of camo-tape wrapping the aggressive ducts and flared flanks of the new M...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/BMW-M4-spy-shots-2014-super-coupe-reaches-testing-climax/Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:00 GMTSpy ShotsThis is the BMW 3-series GT, which starts from £28,835. Cast in the same (albeit smaller) mould as the unloved 5GT, the 3-seres Gran Turismo offers estate-beating versatility, but does it still drive like a proper BMW? We drove the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/BMW-3-series-Gran-Turismo-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 GMTReviewsLotus has announced its new Exige S Roadster will be priced from £52,900 – exactly the same as the hard-top Exige S. It’s also slightly lighter than the fixed-head Exige, and matches its blistering acceleration times.  That £52,900 tag makes...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Lotus-prices-Exige-S-Roadster-from-52900/Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTNewsIn the week leading up the 2013 Monaco F1 Grand Prix, you’d expect to see some exotic cars patrolling the principality’s streets – but perhaps not camouflaged sporty BMW test mules. That’s exactly what CAR reader Matthew Stanton spotted on...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Your-spyshots/BMW-i8-and-new-M5-spied-by-CAR-reader-in-Monaco/Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:00 GMTSpy ShotsThe new BMW Mini is almost ready, as we can see in these spy shots sent in by CAR reader Marc G. S. Chapman. Marc spied this disguised Mini Cooper S in a four-car-convoy in Buckinghamshire, undergoing final UK set-up...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Your-spyshots/Mini-Cooper-S-2013-spied-in-the-UK-by-CAR-reader/Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:00 GMTSpy ShotsFive months after winning its third consecutive F1 constructor’s title, Red Bull has teamed up with F1 engine producer’s Renault to celebrate with a special hot hatch. It’s called (deep breath): Renault Megane Renaultsport Red Bull Racing RB8. Surely the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Renaultsport-Megane-Red-Bull-Racing-RB8-2013-first-pictures/Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:00 GMTNewsNissan’s first Nismo-badged car to be sold in Europe is this hotted-up Juke crossover. Sporting an aggressive aero bodykit and sporty cabin touches, chassis revisions and a dollop more power, the Nismo (short for Nissan Motorsport) is an offbeat £20k alternative...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Nissan-Juke-Nismo-2013-CAR-review/Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:00 GMTReviews