The estate version of the new Toyota Auris will be officially unveiled by the Japanese manufacturer at the Paris motor show later this month. The Auris Touring adds a wagon body to Toyota’s Auris, which will take on the likes of the Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra estates. It is the first time the Auris has […]

Mitsubishi will launch a new compact car for the European market at the Paris Motor Show later this month. It was launched in Thailand and now it’s coming to UK. The car, named Mirage in some markets, is said to be focused on high fuel efficiency, affordability and compactness. Mitsubishi wants to take advantage of Europe’s increasingly stringent […]

BMW is to introduce a new edition to its very successful 3 series. The BMW 320i will use the EfficientDynamics technology. It will be powered by a 1.6-litre petrol turbo engine; it becomes BMW’s first petrol-powered EfficientDynamics model. The engine develops 168bhp and 250Nm and allows the 320i to sprint from 0-62mph in 7.6 seconds, […]

Mitsubishi has given further technical details for its Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid, which will be publicly unveiled at the Paris Motor Show later this month. The Outlander PHEV (which stands for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) is described by Mitsubishi as the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV. Its power comes from systems already in use on pure-electric Mitsubishi […]

The arrival of the Mazda 6 saloon at the Moscow Motor Show last month, was a big success for Mazda. The Japanese firm has announced that the all-new Mazda 6 estate will join the saloon on its stand at the Paris Motor Show in late September. The Mazda 6 estate will feature Mazda’s latest 2.2-litre diesel engine, with the latest fuel […]

Nissan is to take on the Golf by introducing a new Golf-rival. This hatchback is set to be designed, built and engineered in the UK. Nissan has achieved extraordinary success with the Juke and Qashqai crossovers. Building on that success Nissan is to return to the family hatch mainstream in 2014. A stylish new VW Golf rival is already deep into development […]