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2019 marks the tenth aiversary of the Porsche Panamera, one of the weirdest and most interesting cars ever to come out of Germany. On this occasion we want to have a deeper look at this groundbreak...

The mid-size SUV segment is ordinarily where you find the boring stuff. But with the new2018 Chevrolet Traverse RS General Motors is breathing a new life into this market, offering a nice blend of style, practicality and performance. The$43,095 MSRP theTraverse RS carries may seem a bit high at first, but not after you’ve known about what it has to offer. Chevy’s design, especially with mid-range cars, has not been something worth writing home about in recent years. That is also the case with the2018 Chevrolet Traverse RS, even though it does feature some nice and sporty elements. There isblack grille, black window trim, black roof rails and black bowtie emblems, along with 20-inch rims ...

Behold the quirkiest, funkiest, most interesting SUV in the market today! The newDS 7 Crossback gears up for launch in the British market where it is priced from£28,050 to £50,000. That’s a pretty wide range, and that’s because there are 10 different trims to choose from. Whichever you go for, though, you get the special charm ofDS 7 Crossback which is due in large part to itsLED VISION lighting system, 3D rear lights, and the rather chunky profile. Granted, this car is nowhere near as wonderfully crazy as the old Citroens we all know and love. But compared to something like the Audi Q5, this thing is still a freakin’ wonderland. The bulk of the effort in making 2018 DS 7 Crossback spec...

It was not exactly a secret that an extra-hot version of the 488 was in the works deep inside Ferrari factory in Maranello, especially since Porsche released their GT2 RS last year. Now the first complete picture of this beast has leaked and we get our first look at the new2019 Ferrari 488 GTO. And in case you are in a hurry to know, it has 700 horsepower. Ferrari 488 GTO is the successor to the 360 Challenge Stradale, the 430 Scuderia, and the 458 Speciale. But this one is apparently so good, they went ahead and gave it the venerated GTO badge. The name has not yet been confirmed officially, but a lot people are calling it that. So it is almost certainly the official name. Now, those th...

Starting today, the new extra-well-equippedKia Picanto X-Line goes on sale in the UK with a base price of£12,595. Unveiled at the IAA last year, the X-Line comes with a number of exclusive exterior and interior appointments, plus more standard equipment. 2018 Kia Picanto X-Line comes with a 1.25-litre petrol engine (83bhp and 122 Nm of torque) and five-speed manual gearbox, with a four-speed automatic transmission available for an additional £650. You geta combined fuel economy figure of 61.4mpg out of this engine, corresponding toCO2 emissions that are as low as 106g/km (manual). So the car is pretty to cheap to run. But it doesn’t look it, thanks to the X-Line design highlights such as...

The long wheelbase version of the Tiguan SUV, known simply as theVW Tiguan Allspace, is now available to order in the UK. The extra-practical vehicle comes with a longer wheelbase for added luggage capacity and third-row seats as its main highlights. The difference in length in2018 VW Tiguan Allspace compared to the standard model is significant (4,701 mm vs4,486 mm). But even so thethird row of fold-flat seats are labeled “occasional” meaning exactly what it says on the tin. As for luggage space, with five occupants and the third-row folded you get 700 liters, with seven people in it you get 230 liters, and with only two people and the rest of the seats folded a whopping1,775 litres. [e...

Kia’s full-size SUV, the Sorento, was a bit of a miss and hit with its first couple of generations. The current model, though, is a quality product in every aspect, and that is why they felt it didn’t need major changes for the new modelyear. The2018 Kia Sorento hits the British market with a new 8-speed auto box and newGT-Line and GT-Line S variants. Priced from £28,995, the2018 Kia Sorento is definitely not the cheapest SUV out there. But it could be, all things considered, one of the best value-for-money ones. The 7-seater is available in UK with only one engine, but it’s a good one. The197bhp 2.2-litre turbodiesel tus all four wheels with a lot of gusto thanks to its sizable 441 Nm o...

90 grand is a lot of money for what’s, in its essence, a BMW 5 Series saloon. But then this is no ordinary saloon car. The new2018 Alpina B5 Bi-Turbo is, in the tuner’s own words, the most affordable200 mph production car in the UK. Now that is some good justification! We have to point out the£89,000 is for the2018 Alpina B5 Bi-Turbo sedan. The Estate version kicks off at£91,000. But as you may have already guessed, it is the fastest wagon out there. Powering both of these German monsters is a 608 horsepower Alpina-tuned BMW V8. This engine is altogether sweeter and more civilized than the one you get in BMW’s own M5. It is also capable ofgenerating 670 Nm (494 lbft) of torque, swelling ...

Before they shut down for the holidays MazdaNorth American Operations decided to aounce the specs and details of the upgraded2018 Mazda MX-5 Miata so you can spend your Christmas dreaming about it. You won’t have to wait too long though, as the 2018 Miata goes on sale in early January, priced from$25,295. As for the new stuff the2018 Mazda MX-5 Miata comes with, customers can choose betweena new Dark Cherry or Black soft top,Aubu-colored interior and Nappa leather seating. These, formerly special edition items for the Launch version, can now be ordered for Grand Touring model. Changes are not just cosmetic, as the new Miata also gets re-tunedrear suspension and power steering for be...

During the NIO Day event in China –at Beijing Wukesong Arena, to be precise – the new EV startup aounced the official launch of theNIO ES8 Electric SUV in the Chinese market. This is a very important product, not just because of its excellent specs and details, but also because it is a threat to the biggest EV maker of all, Tesla. It is only available in China for now, but when NIO ES8 reaches the global market it is going to challenge the authority of Tesla Model X. And since these EV has fairly similar builds, an upcoming mid-size sedan could similarly render the Model 3 rather pointless. The reason for that is very simple: price. The ES8 launches in China for the equivalent of $6...

Every year we are treated to a whole bunch of new 911 models, but only a handful of them are interesting enough to warrant a close inspection. The 2018Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Package is certainly one of those, a wing-less, manual version of the GT3 built for purists. Here we take a close look at this superb machine in detailed pictures and videos. The distinguishing feature of the Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Package isa variable rear spoiler like the 911 Carrera in place of the regular GT3 large fixed wing. Being a pure sort of 911, the car features afour-litre naturally aspirated engine with 500 horsepower and460 Nm. Sent to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission, that pow...

Along with the GT3 Touring Package, this year we also got a tighter, lighter version of the Carrera. It’s called thePorsche 911 Carrera T, a badge that harks back 1968, and it promises some old-school fun with features such asless weight, shorter transmission ratios from the manual gearbox and rear-wheel drive with mechanical rear differential lock. Let’s take a deeper look at this cool sports car. Powering the 2018Porsche 911 Carrera T is atwin turbocharged 3.0 liter flat-six with 370 horsepower and450 Nm of torque. It enables the T to sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in4.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 290 km/h.while manual gearbox is standard, PDK is available as an option. But 911 T...

Mercedes-Benz UK aounced the official pricing of the new2018 Mercedes S-Class Cabriolet family. It may seem like odd timing giving the weather right now, but you see they are not taking orders for these bad boys in preparation for the spring 2018 launch. So it’ll all work out. The new S-Cabrio comes out just the weather becomes suitable for alfresco motoring. So let’s see how much the privilege of enjoying the new2018 Mercedes S-Class Cabriolet will cost you. The minimum you have to pay to get into one of these is£115,910. That is the price of the “entry-level” S560 model which replaces the S500 and brings with ita new 4.0-litre biturbo V8 petrol engine. You get469 hp and 700 Nm of ...

A headier, sportier version of Skoda’s popular crossover, the Kodiaq, will be ready for delivery to UK customers in February. On this occasion the Czech automaker aounced the pricing and specifications of the highly anticipatedSkoda Kodiaq SportLine, revealing a base price of£32,685. Now that might seem to some a searingly high sum, butSkoda Kodiaq SportLine comes with so much kit, it really isn’t hard justifying its price tag. You get a full exterior package consisting of20-inch Vega Anthracite alloy wheels, deeper front and rear sport bumpers, and black accents onthe radiator grille, roof rails, door mirror housings and side window trims. Inside, too, you get extras such asleather...

Lack of big power is one of the characteristics of the Mazda MX-5 sports car. It’s deliberate, so as to make you work the engine and gearbox and find the intrinsic joy there is in that. But some people prefer more get up and go and for them British tuner BBR has a new turbo upgrade package that breathes more life into the MX-5’s tiny little heart. BBR Mazda MX-5 ND Stage 1 turbocharger upgrade for the1498cc SKYACTIV-G engine ups the power to210 bhp which is a staggering 81 bhp more the standard. It also bumps the torque197 lb.ft of torque (86lb.ft more than stock). The col thing about this upgrade is that the real torque still kicks in at fairly high rpm (above 3,000 rpm, peaking at...

Starting fromthe 18th January, 2018, customers in UK can purchase the sexy newHyundai i30 Fastback. Set to spice up the compact segment with a four-door coupe design, the Fastback is an interesting addition to the i30’s range. But it remains to be seen how well it will go down in the hatchback-loving British market. In order to win over customers the2018 Hyundai i30 Fastback has on its side not just an interesting design with lowered roof and wide stance but also great value. The car is, as is always the case with this Korean models, packed with features.The UK i30 Fastback is available in three trim levels: SE Nav, Premium and Premium SE. Engine-wise, three combinations are ava...

I know it looks, pretty much, like the old London black cab we all know and love. But theTX eCity is a new generation of the iconic car, unveiled today in production trim and with certification to carry passengers. The newElectric London Taxi was presented at the 65th aiversary ofthe Great London Smog at Battersea Power Station so that there would be no doubting its message. Electric London Taxi is really only zero-emission electric for 80 miles, which is still pretty impressive by the standards of current EVs. The real 400-mile range of the cab is made possible bya small back-up petrol generator (range-extender engine) that complements the electric motor. In spite of having ...

The first day of the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show saw the debut of a new Jeep. It’s the long-awaited and much talked-about2018 Jeep Wrangler, boasting refreshed design, new technologies and a new turbocharged engine. The upgrades are meant to make the old Jeep ready for the future. In spite of that,2018 Jeep Wrangler still looks pretty much the same as did back in WWII, and it still has a ladder chassis. Both of those things are good. You wouldn’t want the iconic Wrangler to let go of its awesome traditional look in favor of some fancy schmancy new design and become yet another faceless SUV. And you don’t want it go with a unibody build because you expect it to be a proper, full-blo...

Not that it needed a special feature to set itself apart from the ordinary SUV crowd, but the new 2019 Infiniti QX50 gets one nonetheless. It’s the world’s first productionvariable compression ratio engine which promises greater levels of power and efficiency by constantly optimizing thecompression ratio. While it remains to be seen how this system actually works in the real world, on paper it seems pretty good. The2.0-liter VC-Turbo engine in the2019 Infiniti QX50 is said to have the power of a petrol and torque of a diesel engine.The engine is able to offer any compression ratio between 8:1 (typical for high performance engines) and 14:1 (used by many manufacturers for high ...

Land Rover has released the first details of the new2018 Range Rover SVAutobiography ahead of the luxury SUV’s debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The range-topping version of the new facelift series will become available to order tomorrow (Nov. 29) with unmatched levels of luxury and refinement,priced from £167,850. Powering the2018 Range Rover SVAutobiography is the new 404hp plug-in hybrid electric-petrol powertrain that makes RR SUVs among the greenest in their class. But since most people who are interested in the top-of-the-line trim have little regard for economy and all that, a565hp V8 supercharged petrol engine is also available. The SVAutobiography comes exclusively in...