Newswheel staff :: 30 August 2007 :: Filed under Saloon, Audi, Audi A4, Europe & UK
OK, the A4 is the meat and potatoes of the Audi’s saloon-car range. And the existing A4 has been doing roaring business. So, you can forgive Audi up to a point for hedging its stylistic bets with the all-new A4, revealed for the first time today. But it really is spectacularly unadventurous…
28 August 2007 :: Filed under Saloon, Jaguar
Creating a ripper of a concept like the Jaguar C-XF is all very well. But you’ll wish you hadn’t bothered when you wheel out a significantly toned-down production version and the insults start flying. And so it is with the new Jag XF saloon, officially revealed for the first time today. Whatever you think of it, the XF simply isn’t as dramatic and cohesive as the C-XF concept…
Newswheel staff :: 14 August 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Mid / rear engine sportscar, Porsche, Porsche 911
Impressive proof of the 911 GT2’s road-racing prowess? Or just Weissach waving its willy? Whatever, Porsche claims the new 997-vintage GT2 can bang in a lap of the Nurburgring in just 7 minutes and 32 seconds. That, allegedly, is over 20 seconds quicker than a Fezza F430…
Newswheel staff :: 14 August 2007 :: Filed under SUV, Audi, Audi Q7
Love it or loathe it, you’re going to have to lump it. Audi has confirmed that a production version of the Q7 V12 TDI is scheduled to hit showrooms in the second half of ’08. Lest you have forgotten, we’re talking 500+ blown diesel ponies and around 737lb/ft of twistage…
Newswheel staff :: 14 August 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Audi, Audi A5
The jury is still out on whether the new A5 coupe is too understated for its own good. But in the meantime, Audi is fleshing out the range with a few cheaper engine options in the form of a 2.7-litre turbo diesel and a 3.2-litre petrol V6…
Newswheel staff :: 07 August 2007 :: Filed under Hatchback, Mid / rear engine sportscar, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Golf
What with the likes of the Lambo Murcielago LP640, the Bugatti Veyron and Bentley Conti GT, you might think the VW group has enough 600bhp+ monsters on offer already. Apparently not, according to a VW engineer who worked on the recent Golf GTI W12-650 concept. If the company receives enough positive feedback, it may yet build this insane 12-cylinder, 650-pony hatchback…
Newswheel staff :: 03 August 2007 :: Filed under Saloon, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes Benz E-Class
Well, possibly. Motorauthority has shopped up some renderings showing how the next E-Class, due out in 2009, might just look. Plenty of styling cues have been taken from the recently refreshed entry-level C-Class saloon, while the overall vibe is crisper and more dynamic than the rather bland jelly-mould aesthetic of the current E-Class…
Newswheel staff :: 03 August 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Hyundai
Back in the late ‘80s it was all about the Japanese. Duly the likes of Lexus came, saw and conquered. Well, that’s pretty much what happened, Stateside. More discerning Euro palates, however, never really acquired a taste for high end Japanese metal. But what about Korean tackle? Hyundai could well be the brand watch over the next five years as it delivers rapid growth and prepares to take on established German and Japanese brands at the fancy end of the market. And the new rear-drive Coupe will be among the first salvos of the Korean brand’s fight for supremacy…
Newswheel staff :: 02 August 2007 :: Filed under Hatchback, Volkswagen, Volkswagen New Beetle
Making fun of Golf-based VW’s retro-pastiche New Beetle has been pretty reliable sport in recent years. But perhaps we’ll all be eating those uncharitable jibes after VW wheels out a new rear-engine prototype at the Frankfurt show next month…
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