http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/shared/handlers/rsshandler.ashx?N=190&Ns=P_Publication_Date|1CAR Online | News RSS Feed(c) 2013, Bauer Media. All rights reserved.30Renault 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 GMTNewsMcLaren 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 GMTNewsLotus 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 GMTNewsFive 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 GMTNewsBMW has updated the M5 super-saloon alongside the facelifted 5-series range. There are only tiny visual tweaks, but the big news is a new Competition Package version to take the fight to the new Mercedes E63 AMG S. What modifications...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/BMW-M5-Competition-Package-2013-first-official-pictures/Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:00 GMTNewsThis insane creation is Aston Martin's 100th birthday present to itself. Christened the CC100 Speedster, the one-off concept hints at future design details for production Astons. And there I was thinking all Astons look the same... The CC100 is inspired...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Astom-Martin-CC100-Speedster-2013-first-official-pictures/Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 GMTNewsThe BMW 5-series has been facelifted, although you’d be hard pressed to tell on the outside. The most significant changes are under the tweaked skin... So what’s actually been changed? The biggest news is that there’s a new model – the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/BMW-5-series-facelift-2013-first-official-pictures/Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTNewsPorsche told CAR it expected final 918 Spyders to produce more power and better economy than the test mules – and Stuttgart has delivered. Final specs for the V8 hybrid supercar have been released, and it's as quick as you'd hope (for...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Porsche-918-Spyder-2013-final-specifications-and-prices/Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTNewsSony has announced that its latest racing simulator game, Gran Turismo 6, will go sale in this November with more cars, expandability and even more impressive realism than before. Gran Turismo, which launched in 1998, is the most successful Sony...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Motoring-issues/Gran-Turismo-6-confirmed-for-launch-full-details-here/Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 GMTNewsThis is the new Mercedes-Benz S-class. It’s one of the most important new cars of 2013, and the decade: it's a complete gadget and tech fest, with everything from suspension that can 'see' the road ahead, to heated armrests, plus a four-cylinder...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Mercedes-S-class-2013-first-official-pictures/Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 GMTNewsWhat happens when BMW and legendary Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina get together? The BMW Grand Lusso Concept. These teaser images show the handsome two-door coupe (complete with provocative V12 badging) that would give BMW something to take on the Bentley Continental...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/BMW-Grand-Lusso-Concept-2013-first-official-pictures/Wed, 15 May 2013 15:35:00 GMTNewsThis is the new HSV GTS: all 577bhp of it. The V8-powered supersaloon has had a supercharger bolted onto its 430bhp engine, taking power from BMW M3 levels to the same poke as a Mercedes E63 AMG S. Plus, there's...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/HSV-GTSVauxhall-VXR8-2013-first-pictures-of-new-Aussie-M5/Tue, 14 May 2013 16:01:00 GMTNewsHad you forgotten about the third contender in the hybrid supercar wars, given the furious competition betwen Ferrari and McLaren? Porsche’s hybrid 918 Spyder is that third competitor, which mates a 4.6-litre normally aspirated V8 to an 84bhp front-drive electric motor...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Porsches-918-doesnt-need-to-chase-Ferrari-and-McLaren-says-supercar-project-manager/Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 GMTNewsMercedes has announced the hottest E-class you can buy, the E63 AMG S, will cost from £83,470 in the UK from June 2013. In uprated 'S' guise, the 577bhp/580lb ft exec saloon monster can only be ordered with 4Matic all-wheel drive...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Mercedes-E63-AMG-S-2013-priced-from-83470/Mon, 13 May 2013 17:00:00 GMTNewsThis the the VW Amarok Power Pick-Up concept car. After the 496bhp Golf GTI 'Design Vision', Seat racers, Skoda Rapid Sport and Audi's stripped TTS, you'd have been forgiven for thinking we'd seen the last of 2013's tuned VWs, but...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/VW-Amarok-Power-Pick-Up-2013-first-pictures-of-super-truck-concept/Mon, 13 May 2013 12:20:00 GMTNewsThis is Peugeot's all-new family hatchback: the 308. Yep, that's right: Peugeot isn't rolling over to the '309' moniker, but don't be fooled: the new 308's design looks worlds apart from the off-the-pace outgoing car. Sticking with the same model names...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Peugeot-308-2013-first-pictures-of-Peugeots-new-Focus-fighter/Mon, 13 May 2013 10:00:00 GMTNewsLamborghini's latest birthday present to itself is this: the crazy-looking Egoista concept. The one-off Egoista follows the Veneno and Aventador Anniversario in paying tribute to Lamborghini's 50th year in the supercar business, and is the most radical looking yet –...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Lamborghini-Egoista-2013-first-official-pictures/Mon, 13 May 2013 10:00:00 GMTNewsCaterham has come up with a novel way to flog its new limited edition accessory pack – the goodies are only being offered to the first 40 customers to buy a brand new Seven, starting from today (10 May 2013)....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Caterham-offers-40-Years-of-Caterham-pack-to-quickest-Seven-buyers/Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:00 GMTNewsFerrari boss Luca di Montezemolo has announced an unusual plan for the Prancing Horse: to sell fewer cars in 2013 than the 7000 it delivered in 2012. Speaking in Maranello, di Montezemolo stated that 'this is a far-sighted decision to...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Ferrari-plans-to-sell-fewer-cars-in-2013/Wed, 08 May 2013 16:00:00 GMTNewsAs CAR reported in our scoop last week, VW will unveil a higher-performance Golf GTI hot hatch at the 2013 Wörthersee show, and here we have the first sketches of the super-Golf. Called the VW Design Vision Golf GTI, the concept...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/VW-Golf-Vision-Design-Vision-GTI-2013-493bhp-Golf-revealed/Wed, 08 May 2013 11:00:00 GMTNewsSkoda is taking this Rapid Sport concept to the 2013 Wörthersee show. The cosmetically hotted-up Rapid is the latest VW Group car to get a modified version for the Wörthersee enthusiast’s show, though CAR hears the Rapid won’t get a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Skoda-Rapid-Sport-concept-2013-first-official-pictures/Wed, 08 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTNewsSeat will show off two new racing cars at the 2013 Wörthersee tuning show, the annual event celebrating hot hatches from the VW Group. The Leon Cup Racer is our first look at Seat’s plans for a touring car version of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Seat-Leon-Cup-Racer-and-Ibiza-Trophy-racers-set-for-2013-Worthersee-show/Mon, 06 May 2013 14:00:00 GMTNewsPorsche has topped off the 991-generation 911 range with a new Turbo and Turbo S model. The forced-induction 911 is the fastest Turbo yet, mixing Ferrari 458 levels of power with new chassis technology from the hardcore 911 GT3. What are the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Porsche-911-Turbo-S-2013-first-official-pictures/Fri, 03 May 2013 13:00:00 GMTNewsRenault has given the Twizy electric car a mad twist by bolting on an F1-style KERS system for Megane Renaultsport 265-worrying performance available for the very brave. The Twizy Renault Sport F1 Concept sits on single seater racing wheels, has...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Renault-Twizy-RS-F1-concept-2013-first-official-pictures/Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMTNewsThis is Audi’s idea of a TT in the GT3 RS or Superleggera mould: the TT Ultra Quattro concept. Thanks to a ruthless diet and an uprated 2.0-litre TFSI turbo petrol engine, the all-wheel drive TT Ultra will launch to...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Audi-TT-Ultra-Quattro-concept-2013-first-official-pictures/Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMTNewsToyota’s new Me.We concept aims to rethink multi-purpose vehicles, with an adaptable cabin set-up and Earth-friendly components. The boxy crossover combines a light, cheap-to-produce architecture with an electric powertrain and full-recyclable body panels. A car of the future, or concept...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Toyota-MeWe-concept-2013-first-official-pictures/Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMTNewsThis is the MG’s new Fiesta-fighting supermini: the MG3. It’ll go on sale in late 2013 carrying Korean brand-challenging prices and what MG is touting as ‘a distinctive statement of modern British style’ aimed at young buyers. Though the 3...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/MG3-supermini-2013-first-official-pictures/Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMTNewsLamborghini will build 100 examples of this special edition Aventador to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary this year. Called the Lamborghini Aventador LP720-4 50° Anniversario, the car features an uprated engine, aggressive aerodynamic addenda and bespoke interior treatment. What's changed for...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Lamborghini-Aventador-LP720-4-50-Anniversario-2013-first-pictures/Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:45:00 GMTNewsThis is VW's latest SUV concept: the CrossBlue Coupe. If the name sounds familiar, you'll remember it from the CrossBlue concept SUV we saw at the Detroit motor show back in January 2013. This car is lower, and boasts sportier...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/VW-CrossBlue-Coupe-concept-2013-first-pictures/Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMTNewsAre we entering the era of the eco-friendly racing car? French outfit GreenGT could be spearheading the push, with the announcement its new H2 hydrogen racing car has completed its first successful racing laps testing at the Magny-Cours circuit in...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/GreenGT-H2-completes-first-laps-ahead-of-2013-Le-Mans-debut/Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:30:00 GMTNewsThis concept car previews the look of the new Mercedes GLA. ‘GLA’ is new jumble of letters from Merc – essentially this is a jacked-up crossover version of the current A-class hatchback. A production version of this Shanghai motor-show bound...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Mercedes-GLA-concept-2013-first-official-pictures/Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMTNewsThese official sketches show MG's new British-designed concept car: the CS crossover. It's MG's second go at a SUV design, following the retro-styled Icon concept unveiled in 2012. This new car has an altogether more modern look, and is aimed...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/MG-CS-crossover-concept-2013-first-official-pictures/Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMTNewsAston Martin will race this hydrogen-powered, twin-turbocharged Rapide S at the Nurburgring 24 hour endurance race in May 2013. The radical Rapide is set to become the first hydrogen-powered car to compete in an international racing event, and the only...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Aston-Martin-Hybrid-Hydrogen-Rapide-S-racer-2013-first-pictures/Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMTNewsThe Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse has been officially confirmed as the world’s fastest open-top production car, having been clocked at 254.04mph. The milestone will be celebrated (naturally) with a limited run of special ‘World Record Edition’ Grand Sport Vitesses (which...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Bugattis-254mph-Veyron-Vitesse-officially-worlds-fastest-drop-top/Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:30:00 GMTNewsCitroen's DS Wild Rubis concept shows how a DS-badged SUV could look, and could lead to a high-riding model for the 4x4-loving Chinese market. It's the latest concept to showcase a possible future styling direction for Citroen's DS sub-brand, the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Citroen-DS-Wild-Rubis-concept-2013-first-official-pictures/Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMTNewsThis is Maserati's new sports saloon: the Ghibli. The first ever Maserati to get diesel engine power, the Ghibli will go on sale in autumn 2013, and sit below the Quattroporte super-limo in the Maserati range. Maserati Ghibli: the spec...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Maserati-Ghibli-2013-first-official-pictures/Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMTNewsThis is the Renault Twin-Z concept (say it 'Twin-Zee'). Although it packs the usual concept car madness of suicide doors, a pared-back cabin and LEDs everywhere, it actually previews the look – and drivetrain – of the next Renault Twingo. The...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Renault-Twin-Z-concept-2013-first-official-pictures/Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:30:00 GMTNewsThis is the BMW Concept X4, which borrows the idea of an SUV with coupe proportions from its X6 brother, and shrinks the template down to the size of an X3. But don't be fooled by the 'Concept' tag of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/BMW-Concept-X4-2013-first-pictures-of-baby-X6-coupe-SUV/Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTNewsThe new Mk7 VW Golf GTI is now on sale in the UK priced from £25,845. That's only a £195 rise over the old Mk6 Golf GTI, despite the extra power, performance, and a 2.2mpg improvement in economy. Hang on - nearly £26k...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/VW-Golf-GTI-priced-from-25845-in-UK/Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMTNewsThis is the new 2013 Skoda Superb, which sports completely redesigned front and rear bodywork, and more frugal powertrains than the outgoing car. What's new under the bonnet of the 2013 Skoda Superb? Stop-start tech and a kinetic energy recovery system (which takes...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Skoda-Superb-facelift-2013-first-official-pictures/Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:45:00 GMTNewsFor the Porsche Panamera's mid-life facelift, Stuttgart has tweaked the looks, added a long-wheelbase option, and upped the performance and economy of the hybrid version, thanks to a new plug-in capable powertrain. Read on for the full details of Porsche's...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Porsche-Panamera-facelift-and-S-E-hybrid-2013-first-pictures/Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMTNewsCitroen's new C4 Picasso has lost weight, boasts more cabin space, and enough touchscreen gadgetry inside to embarrass a branch of Currys. What's under the skin of the new Citroen C4 Picasso? Underpinning the car is PSA Peugeot-Citroen's new do-it-all platform....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Citroen-C4-Picasso-2013-first-official-pictures/Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMTNewsThis is the new Kia Soul. For its second generation, Kia's quirky supermini crossover has adopted design cues from the 2012 Trackster concept, and sits on a wider, stiffer chassis. The boxy Soul has been a huge hit with young...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Kia-Soul-2013-first-official-pictures/Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:00:00 GMTNewsThis is Vauxhall's most powerful estate car ever: the VXR8 Tourer. Based on the Australian market's outgoing HSV Commodore R8 Tourer, the VXR8 uses a previous-gen Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine to lug along the biggest loadspace in its class. Is this...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Vauxhall-VXR8-Tourer-2013-first-official-pictures/Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:50:00 GMTNewsA bastion of the British car-building industry, Mini’s ‘Plant Oxford’ in Cowley, Oxford celebrates 100 years of building cars today (28 March 2013). Currently responsible for producing the second-gen BMW Mini range, Plant Oxford has been the birthplace more than...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Mini-factory-celebrates-its-100th-birthday/Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:00:00 GMTNewsIf you liked the ballistic performance of Mercedes' 355bhp A45 AMG but couldn’t bring yourself to drive a hotted-up hatchback, then take a look at this: the new CLA 45 AMG. Using an identical 2.0-litre turbocharged engine and four-wheel drive system, the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Mercedes-CLA-45-AMG-2013-first-official-pictures/Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMTNewsThis is the new Jeep Cherokee. Don't confuse it with Jeep’s X5-on-a-budget Grand Cherokee: this is a medium-sized SUV designed to go after the Land Rover Freelander, Audi Q5 and BMW X3. How to stand out with a class of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Jeep-Cherokee-2013-first-official-pictures/Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:50:00 GMTNewsJaguar has plumbed its most potent supercharged V8 engine into the XJ, to create the new range-topping XJR. Making its debut at the New York motor show on 27 March 2013, the new model is the fastest Jag limo ever to wear the XJR badge....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Jaguar-XJR-2013-first-official-pictures/Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:30:00 GMTNewsAudi has plugged the slender gap between the five-door Audi A3 Sportback and A4 saloon with this new model: the A3 Saloon. Available in the full range of A3 powertrain and trim options, a 296bhp S3 version will follow in...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Audi-S3-Saloon-2013-first-official-pictures/Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:00:00 GMTNews