It’s not business as normal anymore at Mini. The small car brand has posted outsize sales growth for the last few years, but now competition has started to ding the brand as rivals like Ford and Toyota introduce a widening array of small, fuel-efficient cars.
The new Range Rover Sport is 420kg lighter than its predecessor. Land Rover says it has worked on the driving dynamics of its second-generation Range Rover Sport with the aim of taking sales from its road-focused rivals, the BMW X5 and Porsche Cayenne.
The price of classic cars has swelled since the worst of the U.S. economic downturn. From August 2009 to April 2013, one index that tracks classic car values rose 54 percent to $1.45 million.
Fiat has launched a new GQ special edition of its popular 500 in a tie up with the men’s magazine. Fiat says it is aimed at a predominately male audience which is hardly surprising given the GQ collaboration but doesn’t exactly tie in with the popularity of the 500 with female buyers.
The roof, front splitter and rear diffuser on the M4 Concept are made from carbon fiber reinforced plastics.
