http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/shared/handlers/rsshandler.ashx?N=4294781500+4294780558&Ns=P_Publication_Date|1CAR Online | Ben Pulman | Limousine RSS Feed(c) 2013, Bauer Media. All rights reserved.30This is the new Aston Martin Rapide S. It’s a facelifted version of the famed British company’s super-saloon, timed perfectly to coincide with the launch of the new Maserati Quattroporte and facelifted Porsche Panamera. What’s new? The enlarged singleframe grille...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Aston-Martin-Rapide-S-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is part three of Rolls-Royce’s pre-Geneva motor show tease of its new Wraith coupe. We’ve already seen a ghostly interpretation of the Spirit of Ecstasy figurine, and a side profile shot that revealed a resemblance to a ’68 Mustang...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Rolls-Royce-Wraith-2013-second-teaser-of-600bhp-coupe/Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMTNewsThis is the new Audi S8, a £80k and 513bhp über-limo Ingolstadt believes will take on Jaguar’s XJ Supersport and Mercedes’ S63 AMG. The new S8 is purposely positioned away from the other circa-500bhp Audi limo, the A8 W12. That...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-S8-2012-CAR-review/Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:21:00 GMTReviewsTo offset its two tiny Urban concept cars and prove it’s still a sporty, performance-inspired brand, Audi will unveil not one but three hot S models at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show in September. The Audi S6, S7 and S8 are...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Audi-S6-S7-and-S8-2011-first-official-pictures/Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTNewsLike the Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0? Then this new Porsche Panamera Diesel probably isn't the car for you – it's the cheapest and most economical Panamera yet. The new Panamera Diesel is also Porsche's second-ever diesel model, joining the Cayenne in Porsche's oil-burning...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Porsche-Panamera-Diesel-2011-first-official-pictures/Mon, 02 May 2011 09:00:00 GMTNewsThis is the new Porsche Panamera Turbo S, and because the GT2 RS has sold out, it’s now the most powerful Porsche on sale. Porsche Panamera Turbo S: the numbers The new Porsche Panamera Turbo S is powered by the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Porsche-Panamera-Turbo-S-2011-first-pictures/Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:00:00 GMTNewsThis is the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid, the cleanest, most fuel efficient Porsche ever. On the official combined fuel cycle it manages 159g/km and 41.5mpg, a big improvement on the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid’s 34.3mpg and 193g/km, and comfortably ahead...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Porsche-Panamera-S-Hybrid-2011-first-pictures/Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:10:00 GMTNewsIf you’ve got a sat-nav system – and it isn’t voiced by Brian Blessed, Mr T or Master Yoda – then there’s probably a woman’s voice that commands your every move from within that little GPS screen. Like me I’m...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Ben-Pulman-Blog2/The-sexy-voices-behind-sat-navs--and-why-we-should-never-see-their-faces/Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:45:00 GMTBlogsWatch the video of our Icelandic adventure in Jaguar's XJ – click hereIn the current November 2010 issue CAR has taken Jaguar’s glorious XJ limousine to Iceland – it’s a worthy test of the £74,900 long-wheelbase 5.0-litre V8 Portfolio model....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Jaguar-XJ-2010-in-Iceland-the-full-video/Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:30:00 GMTReviewsThese are the first shots of the new Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended Wheelbase, a stretched version of the ‘baby’ Rolls. It’s the first of three new additions to the Ghost family – convertible and coupe versions will follow in the next...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Rolls-Royce-Ghost-Extended-Wheelbase-scooped/Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:51:00 GMTSpy ShotsSo, you’re lucky to head home for the night in Audi’s new A8, and set about trying to impress your girlfriend with its multitude of gadgets. Our car had everything from heated and cooled seats, night vision with pedestrian recognition,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/Car-Magazines-Blogs/Ben-Pulman-Blog2/Learning-to-draw-in-the-Audi-A8/Thu, 27 May 2010 11:15:00 GMTBlogsThose obsessed with torque bemoaned Mercedes’ high-revving 6.2-litre V8 when it was launched in 2005, but just as the world has come to accept the naturally aspirated engine, the company has now unveiled a new twin-turbo 5.5-litre V8. Power and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Mercedes-AMG-division-unveils-new-twin-turbo-V8/Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:14:00 GMTNewsJust unveiled at the 2010 Detroit auto show, this is the new 2010 Audi A8, Ingolstadt’s flagship limo designed to take on the BMW 7-series, Mercedes S-class and Jaguar XJ. Like the previous two generations of A8, the new car...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Audi-A8-2010-first-official-news-and-photos011209/Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:45:00 GMTNewsBefore anyone else in the world, how do you fancy owning the first ever new-generation Jaguar XJ? To coincide with the launch of its new XJ limo, Jaguar has teamed up with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Win-a-Jaguar-XJ-and-help-the-NSPCC/Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMTNewsNearly three years after Aston Martin unveiled the concept car, the production version of the elegant Rapide saloon has been revealed at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show. It’s Aston Martin’s first four-door car and will cost around £150,000 when sales start...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Aston-Martin-Rapide-at-2009-Frankfurt-motor-show/Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:30:00 GMTNewsThis is Mercedes’ latest Vision concept car, the S500 Plug-in Hybrid, and it will be unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show next week alongside an electric version of the company's new SLS supercar. Based on the current-gen but pre-facelift S-class the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Mercedes-Vision-S500-Plug-in-Hybrid-2009-unveiled/Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:55:00 GMTNewsThis is BMW’s new ActiveHybrid 7, a hybrid limo which will compete with the Mercedes S400 Hybrid and Lexus LS600h as the car of choice for the rich but eco-conscious businessman. Is BMW’s ActiveHybrid 7 the same as its ActiveHybrid X6?...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/BMW-ActiveHybrid-7-2009-first-pictures/Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:30:00 GMTNewsWe've just landed these new photographs of Bentley's new Arange replacement. Dubbed the Grand New Bentley – or Project Kimberley internally, the new limousine is a landmark car for Bentley and the most important newcomer since the Continental family took...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Bentleys-2010-Arnage-successor-scooped-again/Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMTSpy ShotsAudi has released a teaser picture and sketch of its new A8 limo. Buried amongst the press material for Ingolstadt’s 100th anniversary were the two teaser images: the sketch reveals the headlight and grille design; the picture shows the A8...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Audis-new-A8-2010-the-first-teaser-photos/Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:34:00 GMTNewsThis (unfortunately) is not a BMW M7. Contrary to rumours elsewhere, BMW’s famed M Division isn’t working on a hardcore 7-series with its new 547bhp twin-turbo V8. Instead BMW is readying a round of sporting interior and exterior cosmetic tweaks...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/BMWs-M-Sport-7-series-2009-spied/Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:15:00 GMTSpy ShotsCAR Online reader Simon Gregg has spotted Aston Martin's new Rapide testing undisguised in the UK. The new four-door Aston will be unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in September, use the company's familiar 6.0-litre V12 with 470bhp and 443lb...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Your-spyshots/Aston-Martin-Rapide-reader-spy-shots/Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMTSpy ShotsWould you put your life in the hands of radar cruise control? Watch CAR's new film as we test Mercedes' Distronic Plus auto-brake cruise control in our latest Does It Work? video series to see if space-age radars really can...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Video/Search-Results/Video/Features/Does-It-Work-video-radar-cruise-control/Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:23:00 GMTVideo & wallpapersBMW has unveiled its V12-engined 7-series at the Shanghai motor show. Powered by an all-new turbocharged 6.0-litre lump, the 760 produces 536bhp and 553lb ft. This car must be a technical tour-de-force. Talk me through the new BMW 760 The...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/BMW-760i-2009-first-pictures/Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:14:00 GMTNewsThis is the first picture of Jaguar’s new XJ saloon. Revealed to the world’s media at Jaguar’s press conference at the Shanghai motor show today, it gives us a glimpse of the new Jaguar saloon that will be fully revealed on...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Jaguar-XJ-2009-first-picture-and-video-200409/Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:01:00 GMTNewsRolls-Royce has revealed that its new sub-Phantom saloon will be called Ghost. The announcement was made by Rolls CEO Tom Purves at a press conference held at the Shanghai motor show this morning, and he also teased at other future...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Baby-Rolls-Royce-named-as-Ghost/Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMTNewsPorsche has announced UK prices for its Panamera, and that all PDK-equipped cars will come with stop-start technology - the ‘entry-level’ S starts at £72,266, rising to £95,298 for the range-topping Panamera Turbo. By comparison, a Cayenne GTS is £54,085...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Porsche-Panamera-prices-announced/Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:50:00 GMTNewsMad Max has been spotted in the Midlands. Heavily disguised beneath thick black plastic cladding, this futuristic-looking prototype is actually Jaguar’s new XJ mule. Snapped prowling around outside Jaguar’s Whitley R&D base, these pictures show the first XJ mule to...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Jaguar-XJ-2010-spy-photos/Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:36:00 GMTSpy Shots'A new chapter in the history of Lamborghini' – that's the claim accompanying the latest teaser shot of Lamborghini's Paris motor show concept car. Officially the new concept will be shown for the first time on the evening of the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Lamborghini-Estoque-latest/Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:13:00 GMTNewsHere we go again. This is Lamborghini’s third teaser image of a concept car it will unveil at the Paris motor show next month. This image comes with the tagline ‘the elegant realisation of technical potential’, but right now we’re...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Lamborghini-concept-third-Paris-teaser-photo/Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:59:00 GMTNewsPorsche will (eventually) unleash its Panamera on the world in 2009, but CAR has caught the super-saloon virtually undisguised while it tests at the Nurburgring. Featuring (of course) a 911-inspired nose, the Panamera is actually a sleek hatchback, but it will...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Video/Search-Results/Video/Secret-New-Cars/Porsche-Panamera-2009-spy-video/Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:54:00 GMTVideo & wallpapersWe’re finally getting our first look inside Porsche’s Panamera super-saloon. This exclusive spy photo glimpses us the 475-litre boot of Stuttgart’s big barge and proof that those rear seats will fold. So while the basic boot isn't as big as...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Porsche-Panamera-2009-interior-spy-photo/Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:40:00 GMTSpy ShotsIn 2009 Mercedes will launch its revised S-class, and while the tweaks on the surface will be minor, the changes under the skin will be major. Our spy photographers have caught both the regular and AMG versions of Stuttgart’s limo testing in the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Mercedes-S-class-facelift-2010-the-spy-photos/Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:56:00 GMTSpy ShotsThis is BMW’s fifth-generation 7-series, and despite looks inspired by the Concept CS, if we’re honest the new car doesn’t look much different from the old car. Worry not though, as there are plenty of technical highlights to surprise and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/BMW-7-series-2009-first-pictures/Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:00:00 GMTNewsAston Martin will start production of its Bentley Continental Flying Spur rival in early 2009. Based on the DB9's, the 6.0-litre V12 is still present and correct but the aluminium platform is stretched to accommodate two proper rear seats. See...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Aston-Martin-Rapide-2009-new-CAR-spy-video/Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:07:00 GMTSpy ShotsBMW hopes to break the hegemony of the Mercedes S-class with its new 7-series coming in autumn 2008. The big limo from Bavaria will break cover in July 2008 and make its debut at the Paris motor show in autumn...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/BMW-7-series-2008-new-CAR-spy-video/Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:38:00 GMTSpy ShotsThe best car Mercedes makes? Surely it’s got to be the S320 CDI. The S-class absolutely dominates its market segment and, according to Merc, nearly 25 percent of all limos sold in the UK are the diesel S320 CDI. That’s...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-S320-CDI-LWB-CAR-review/Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:30:00 GMTReviewsBMW is putting the finishing touches to its new 7-series limo that it will unveil in summer 2008. The main change for the fifth-generation 7-series is the newfound adoption of style over the chunky brutalism of today’s E65 model –...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/BMW-7-series-2009-new-spy-photos/Mon, 19 May 2008 15:14:00 GMTSpy ShotsBMW’s big 7-series has been scooped by CAR Online, and we’ve got the first pictures of the interior. Our photographer has also taken the best shots yet of the exterior as the 7-series’ disguise is stripped away ahead of the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/BMW-7-series-scooped/Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:03:00 GMTSpy ShotsPorsche’s Panamera might just be the most scooped car ever. It’s been 18 months seen we first snapped the super-saloon from Stuttgart testing at the Nurburgring. With each round of spy shots more of the disguise is peeled away at...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Porsche-Panamera-out-in-the-cold/Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:31:00 GMTSpy ShotsHello hybrid. CAR Magazine has caught Mercedes’ first hybrid model testing in Scandinavia before a European launch in mid-2009. This is the S400 Hybrid, and our spy shot under the big limo’s bonnet appears to show Merc’s second big step...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Mercedes-S400-Hybrid/Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:20:00 GMTSpy ShotsVenturing onto the roads (and frozen lakes) for the first time is Aston Martin’s new Rapide. CAR Online has caught the five-door, four-seat car cold weather testing in Scandinavia, and our spy photographers have been tracking the Rapide for the past...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Aston-Martin-Rapide/Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:43:00 GMTSpy ShotsPorsche's new hybrids - the Panamera saloon and Cayenne off-roader - will achieve comfortably more than 30mpg, the company revealed today. Porsche's first petrol-electric car will be the Cayenne Hybrid and it will land in showrooms by the end of the decade, capable...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Porsche-Panamera-Hybrid/Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:37:00 GMTSpy ShotsBMW 7-series: the long and the short of it It's hard to believe it's six years since BMW first put the cat among the pigeons with its radically styled 7-series. Just think about the effect that Chris Bangle's flame surfacing...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/BMW-7-series/Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:30:00 GMTSpy ShotsSo, another big lumbering Mercedes saloon then? Not a bit of it. Although the F700 might be 5.17m long – somewhere between the S-class and long-wheelbase S-class – the F700 is supposedly cleaner and more frugal than any current S-class....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Green-Cars/Search-Results/Green-First-Pictures/Mercedes-Benz-F700/Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMTGreen carsSuper-saloon The Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S. A bit of a mouthful? It is, but Quattroporte sounds better than ‘four-door’ - which is the literal translation - and when the whole thing is said in an Italian accent then there...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Maserati-Quattroporte-Sport-GT-S/Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:10:00 GMTNews