New Cars

Trident Performance Vehicles has designed and produced a two-seater diesel sports car that can reach over 200mph, get from 0-60mph in under 4 seconds and potentially deliver up to 100mpg.

The Fiat Panda 4x4 is at last available in the UK with a diesel engine, and it’s had a design makeover to go with it, along with a new name – the Cross.

The next version of the Volkswagen Golf has been unveiled already. This is before the lifecycle of the current model should really be finished, but it’s believed to be necessary to ensure the Golf is more cost-effective to manufacture.

The new Ford Ka will be launched at the Paris Motor Show in October. The outgoing model remains a great car to drive, but it’s certainly a long way off the mark in terms of class-leading efficiency. This should change with the new model.

Honda’s all-new Jazz goes on sale this autumn featuring a range of low emission, high economy petrol engines.

SEAT’s stand at the Motor Show is full of life and colour, with the central attraction being the launch of the new Ibiza SportCoupé. However even the new Ibiza 5 door is a debut to British buyers.

The revolutionary Toyota iQ premium city car will be making its UK debut at the British International Motor Show, and it will be on sale in the UK in 2009.

Sales of the new smart diesel model, which boasts the lowest CO2 emissions of any current production car worldwide, just 88g/km, will start next year.

In line with its pledge to cut CO2 output from its fleet by 20 per cent by 2012, Audi has just introduced its cleanest A4 TDI model ever.

Mazda is introducing three-door versions of its all-new Mazda2.