Will Rimell

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Meet the new Audi A6 saloon – yours from £50k | Autocar

1 week ago | autocar.co.uk | Will Rimell

Like the Avant, the combustion-powered A6 Saloon is a big departure aesthetically from the cars they replace. While its front end has been given an extensive refresh – with the Audi rings straddling a new-look grille and bonnet lip, in a similar way to the E-tron GT – more generally, it is a bulkier and sportier proposition. Inside, the car gets the same three-screen set-up as the Avant and the new Q5, as well as a sunroof that can switch from translucent to clear via a press of a button.
Warning after difficult start to the year for UK factors

1 week ago | catmag.co.uk | Will Rimell |byWill Rimell

UK factors recorded a 3.1% year-on-year drop in unit sales and a 3% decline in value for the first nine weeks of the year, in what has been described as a “difficult” start of 2025. The data, revealed by industry analysts Factor Sales, follows a period of growth for the sector in 2024, where value rose by 5.5% and units by 0.8%.
full details on 2027 baby 4x4

1 week ago | msn.com | Felix Page |Will Rimell

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This is your first look at the new 'baby' Land Rover Defender - and it could take the Sport moniker | Autocar

1 week ago | autocar.co.uk | Felix Page |Will Rimell

Land Rover is gearing up to launch a long-mooted and highly anticipated smaller entry level Defender as a crucial new model in its electric car portfolio. The rugged, compact 4x4 is rumoured to have been on the cards for several years but has never officially appeared in JLR’s product roadmap presentations. But Autocar spy photographers have spotted the model testing for the first time, confirming development is well under way and indicating it could arrive in dealerships as soon as 2027.
PartsInMotion returns to BTCC with new sponsorship deal

1 week ago | catmag.co.uk | Will Rimell |byWill Rimell

PartsInMotion will be returning to the BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) circuit for the 2025 season, as it confirms its sponsorship of the NAPA Racing UK team. The online parts distributor’s logo will be seen on the wing end plates of BTCC drivers Ash Sutton and Dan Rowbottom’s cars and in the same place on all of the Mini Challenge cars. The PartsInMotion logo will also be seen on the cant rail on BTCC drivers Sam Osbourne and Dan Cammish’s cars.
Volvo EX30 Cross Country goes on sale at £47,060

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Will Rimell

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Smart #5 Brabus is 637bhp SUV with Range Rover Sport SV pace

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Will Rimell

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Cupra will tap Audi and Porsche technology for its future flagship sports SUV | Autocar

2 weeks ago | autocar.co.uk | Will Rimell

The Cupra Terramar will be turned into an upmarket electric car for its second generation, borrowing its underpinnings from the Porsche Macan Electric. Speaking to Autocar in one of his final interviews before stepping down as boss of the Spanish brand, Wayne Griffiths confirmed to Autocar that Cupra’s large SUV will become its new flagship EV within the next decade. It will join electric versions of the Cupra Formentor crossover and Cupra Leon estate.
Brabus is at it again, this time pumping the Smart #5 with 637bhp | Autocar

2 weeks ago | autocar.co.uk | Will Rimell

German tuner Brabus has got it hands on the new Smart #5 SUV, pumping it with 637bhp and giving it the acceleration to match a Range Rover Sport SV. The flagship variant of the largest car Smart has ever produced is described as the “pinnacle” of the Geely-owned brand. It stands out from the standard #5 with a small front diffuser, 21in alloy wheels, a matt paintjob, red accents, red brake callipers and an assortment of Brabus branding.
Want an electric Volvo Cross Country? The EX30 CC is on sale now | Autocar

2 weeks ago | autocar.co.uk | Will Rimell

The Volvo EX30 has spawned a jacked-up, off-road-focused model that has become the first EV and first SUV to use Volvo’s Cross Country badge. Priced at £47,060, the EX30 Cross Country is £2000 more than the Twin Motor Performance Ultra variant of the standard car on which it is based. Compared to that car, but has been raised by 19mm, is fitted with chunky front and rear skidplates, can be optioned with mudflaps and is shod with 720mm all-terrain tyres.