Volvo S60 Review (2014): S60 D4 SE Nav 181 PS manual

This Volvo S60 D4 has the new Drive-E engine Most of the Volvo news of late has been about the new XC90, and Volvo’s new range of engines – the Drive-E range – which look to offer improved economy and emissions with better performance and more flexibility. It’s a bit early to get our hands on the new XC90, but Volvo has sent us the S60 D4 SE Nav with the new 181 PS Drive-E engine to judge for ourselves just how big an improvement the new D4 Drive-E engine is over the old D4. Of course, the 2014 S60 may get the all-news Drive-E engine, but it is still a five year old design and runs on a platform that came from Ford in the first place, so although we get a good idea of what the new engines mean for Volvo going forward, the basics of the S60 are far from new.

Subaru WRX Concept: New York Auto Show 2013 – UPDATED + video

Subaru has revealed a concept for the next generation WRX at the New York Motor Show this week, but will it make it to the UK? The Subaru WRX is the poster child for the Playstation Generation, but Subaru in the UK seem to have fallen out of love with the idea of a budget supercar, preferring to concentrate on fluffy bunny dreams of hybrids and fresh air from the tailpipe. So there’s a lot of uncertainty if the next generation WRX – previewed this week in New York by the WRX Concept – will make it to the UK when it turns in to a production model.

Bentley Mulsanne Executive Interior – Theatre and iPad Multimedia packages

Bentley Mulsanne Executive Interior Bentley has introduced the Mulsanne Executive Interiors with Theatre and iPad Multimedia packages on offer. Following close on the heels of the Bentley Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification last week – which offered a sporty option for the latest Mulsanne – we now get the Bentley Mulsanne Executive Interior for Bentley owners who want to turn the back of their car in to a business and multimedia centre. Bentley are keen to point out that they don’t just get a crate of iPads and glue them in to the Mulsanne, but take great care to integrate the iPads and multimedia fully in to the interior of the Mulsanne, a task that takes 170 hours.