Car News

Hyundai’s all-new i20 supermini arrives in showrooms this week, giving dealers a solid rival to the latest Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Corsa. Priced from £10,695, the car is also being heavily marketed on its business contract hire rates, which start from £137.99 a month. The new generation i20 is longer, lower and wider than its predecessor, built on a new ...

Two pre-production versions of Mazda’s all-new Mazda2 supermini have begun a national promotional tour of the brand’s 119 dealers, as the brand announces its PCP offer. The tour will cover 6,000 miles in six weeks with the car going on sale on 20 March. Dealers have organised invite-only customer events using virtual reality technology to demonstrate the car. The fourth ...

Ford’s top-end FordStore dealers have opened order books for the all-new Mustang which is due in UK showrooms in the autumn. This is the first time in the car’s 50 year history that it has been available in the UK in right hand drive. Equipped with a 314PS 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine or a 418PS 5.0-litre V8 engine, the new Ford ...

This month’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit saw the unveiling of a number of new cars which will be heading for UK showrooms over the coming months. For many the star of Detroit was expected to be the Honda NSX, the long-awaited second-generation supercar shown in production form for the first time and wearing the Acura badge under ...

Jaguar dealers will be able to compete for the first time next year in the fastest-growing UK market, when the F-Pace crossover arrives in showrooms. The car will effectively be a production version of the C-X17 concept (pictured) which was revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2013. Jaguar will differentiate the model from potential Land Rover rivals by marketing ...

Skoda’s third generation Fabia has been named What Car? 2015 Car of the Year. The supermini also won the Small Car category with the model making its showroom debut this month. The brand’s Octavia model also won in the family Car category. The winning Skoda Fabia 1.2 TSI 90 SE model beat competition from 25 other vehicles that made the ...

Kia has started 2015 with facelifts for its Venga (pictured) and Rio superminis models. The main changes to both cars focus on modified exterior looks and additional equipment, while the Venga also gains a new range-topping trim level. The Venga’s front and rear ends are restyled to give the car a more distinctive appearance, dominated by a black mesh and ...

Jeep dealers finally expect to be able to compete in the booming compact crossover market when the new Renegade model arrives in showrooms in January 2015. The newcomer, costing from £16,995, could not only offer an alternative to buyers of the segment-leading Nissan Juke but also attract those targeting more upmarket models such as Mini’s Countryman. Jeep is confident that ...

Honda’s UK dealers have closed their order books for the new generation NSX having taken over 100 deposits for the supercar, ahead of the carmaker releasing the first teaser images this week. The long awaited car will be revealed for the first time at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on 12 January and is not expected ...

Mazda dealers can expect the new Mazda2 supermini in their showrooms early in 2015, at prices starting from £11,995. The line-up will range across three petrol and a diesel engine, five trims and 16 different models, with the range-topper costing £17,395. All the engines will be Euro6-compliant SkyActiv units of 1.5-litre capacity, with 75, 90 and 116PS options for petrol ...