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Ferrari GTC4Lusso to be revealed at Geneva Motor Show

Ferrari has confirmed it will reveal the GTC4Lusso at the Geneva Motor Show in March. This four-seater shooting brake coupe is not entirely new, however, but a significantly revised version of the FF – the new name has been chosen to recall previous Ferrari classics such as the 330 GTC and GT, and the 250 GT Berlina Lusso. The GTC4Lusso’s ...

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Plug-in XC90 to boost Volvo’s fleet sales

Volvo’s XC90 SUV range steps up a gear this month with the arrival of the range-topping plug-in hybrid model. The XC90 T8 Twin Engine is expected to prove attractive to business users due to its tax-friendly emissions figures, though only the entry-level Momentum version will qualify for the government’s plug-in car grant, as the other models are priced above the ...

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Hyundai to launch Ioniq EV in 2016

Hyundai dealers will be able to target a new customer base later this year when the brand launches an electrically powered five-door family hatch. The Ioniq will be available with a choice of three different electric drivetrains – full electric, petrol-electric hybrid, or plug-in hybrid. The coupe-styled model will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March and will ...

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Mini Clubman ALL4 to debut in April

Mini has released details of its new four wheel drive Clubman and John Cooper Works Convertible, ahead of their showroom debuts in April. The Mini Clubman All4 is priced from £24,305. Clubman All4 models will be sold with either the Cooper S 2-litre four cylinder turbo petrol engine of 192hp or the Cooper SD diesel of 190hp. A six-speed manual ...

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Fiat adds diesel unit to 500 city car

Fiat has added a diesel unit to its 500 range. The brand was already the only carmaker to offer a diesel in the city car sector with the Panda. Dealers have opened order books for the 1.3-litre turbodiesel Multijet II  500 costing from £14,165. Fiat said it has bucked the trend in order to offer a car “ideally suited to ...

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Detroit Motor Show stars heading to the UK

The first motor show of the year kicked off this week in a seasonally chilled Detroit, with a plethora of UK-bound debuts from Volvo, Mercedes, Audi, Volkswagen, Ford, Lexus, Infiniti and many more. One of the stars of the 2016 North American International Auto Show was the new Volvo S90 flagship, expected on UK roads in the summer and a perceived ...

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£30K Ford Edge SUV to challenge premium brands

Ford dealers will be able to compete in the fast growing mid-SUV sector from this summer with the launch of the all-new Edge. With prices starting at £29,995 Ford will pitch the Edge as its flagship model and already claims class-leading space and levels of refinement to challenge premium rivals such as BMW’s X3 and the Audi Q5 and offer ...

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Ford Mondeo Vignale (2015) review

On paper Ford’s Vignale premium sub-brand seemed an unnecessary move for a marque that excels at delivering mass market cars. However, with designated Vignale areas popping up in 58 FordStores across the UK and the first Mondeo variant now on sale, it looks like the Blue Oval might have added a useful niche to its portfolio. Launching with the well-received ...

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Mercedes-Benz SLK replacement revealed

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its SLC roadster – but this is not an all-new model, rather a facelifted and renamed version of the familiar SLK. According to its creators, dubbing the new car SLC emphasises its close relationship with the C-Class model line, from which the roadster draws much of its components. The new line-up will arrive in showrooms in April ...

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Volvo targets premium market with S90

Volvo has unveiled its S90 flagship, a car the Swedish brand believes will enable it to compete against the BMW 5 Series, Audi A6, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Jaguar XF in the premium saloon sector. The all-new S90 has been revealed ahead of its public unveiling at the North American Motor Show in Detroit in January. It goes on sale in ...

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