Vauxhall has finally revealed details on the engine that will sit under the bonnet of its forthcoming Corsa GSi – and the numbers are pretty underwhelming. Built on a Corsa VXR chassis, the new GSi will make use of a 1.4-litre turbo engine with 148bhp and 220Nm of torque. This means it can get up … Continue reading “Vauxhall disappoints with tepid Corsa GSi, coming September”
READ MOREAnyone heading to Silverstone for the Speedmachine Festival this May bank holiday will be some of the first people to see the new Renault Megane R.S. on UK soil. The 276bhp hot hatch can be found on Renault’s static stand as well as on the Silverstone circuit doing its thing throughout the event, which takes … Continue reading “Renault Megane R.S. to make UK debut at Speedmachine Festival”
READ MOREWe’re a big fan of peculiar mash-ups here in the Petrol News office: Mayochup, McBusted, the list goes on. But Honda has just blown minds with this: a Civic Type R pickup truck. Basically, a specialist team from the product engineering department at Honda’s Swindon factory took a standard Civic Type R and drastically modified … Continue reading “Honda’s Civic Type R has been carved into a pickup truck”
READ MOREDid you know, Vauxhall Corsa celebrates 25 years of motoring? A quarter of a century! Wow! I know, it hit me hard too. I learnt to drive in a generation two Corsa, and I thought I was living the life of teenage luxury with a cassette player in the car. Now, in it’s fifth generation, … Continue reading “Supermini Vauxhall Corsa celebrates its 25th year”
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