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This month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will see the UK debut of a host of new cars including the McLaren 570S, Honda Civic Type-R, Ford Mustang and the most luxurious Range Rover yet. While Citroen will formally launch its DS sub brand. The annual event will once again host the Goodwood Moving Motor Show on 25 June, which is widely ...

Vauxhall dealers are gearing up for the arrival in October of the new generation Astra with prices starting at £150 less than the current model. The line-up is priced from £15,295 to £22,815 with Vauxhall cutting the price of each trim level. The entry-level Design is priced at £15,295 (£150 lower), Tech Line starts from £15,995 (£775 lower), Energy starts ...

The SsangYong Tivoli is hitting dealer showrooms priced at £12,950 with monthly PCP rates starting from £159. SsangYong’s newcomer will be offered with either front- or all-wheel drive, powered by Euro 6 emissions-compliant 1.6-litre engines available in petrol and diesel formats, the latter arriving in August. A six-speed manual gearbox is standard but the car can be specified with SsangYong’s ...

The seventh-generation Astra will go on sale in dealer showrooms in November this year. The car, which is shorter, lower and lighter than the outgoing model, will be built in the UK at Ellesmere Port. It is distinguished by a new head and tail light designs, the new Vauxhall grille, a more vertical rear end and rounded rear flanks. Externally, ...

Skoda dealers have opened the order books for the third generation Superb Estate ahead of its showroom debut in June. The new estate is expected to sell primarily on space – it is yet another model built on the Volkswagen Group’s modular MQB platform, which has allowed interior space to be maximised to what Skoda claims as best in class ...

Dealers are taking orders for the most powerful production Mini to date. The new John Cooper Works will cost from £23,050 with a six-speed manual transmission or £24,380 with the optional six-speed Steptronic sports auto gearbox. Power comes from a 2-litre Twin Power turbo four-cylinder engine, that offers 227bhp along with 236lb ft of torque delivering 0-62mph in 6.3 seconds ...

From September all new BMWs built for the UK will have satellite navigation fitted as standard. The move sees BMW become the first mainstream manufacturer to fit satellite navigation as standard equipment. A BMW spokesman said the addition would be factored into “normal price rises in March and September”. The rollout starts during from July production when all new 2 ...

Mazda dealers have started taking orders for the new MX-5 roadster with the long awaited fourth generation model costing from £18,495 when it arrives in showrooms this summer. It is expected to play a major role in boosting dealer volumes in a busy year for Mazda with the showroom launches of the latest Mazda2 and all-new CX-3 crossover. Mazda UK managing ...

MG dealers will gain a foothold in the burgeoning crossover market at the end of 2016 with the debut of the GS. The Chinese-owned brand’s first SUV has been unveiled at this week’s Shanghai Auto Show ahead of it going on sale in its domestic market in May. The production model is based on the CS concept first shown in ...

The Lexus IS Mk3 has been voted the top car in the annual Driver Power survey carried out by Auto Express. Drivers rate their vehicles on 10 criteria, including reliability, running costs, practicality and in-car tech. This year, Driver Power received a record 61,113 responses, up 20% on 2014. The IS scored a satisfaction rating of 93.96%, ending the Skoda ...