PART 2 - Cars to look forward to in 2014 and into 2015.

• MINI five-door
• Additional space - 278 litres of boot space, 72mm more rear legroom and third seat in rear

• Introduction of new Cooper SD engine variant with 360Nm


• Built at MINI Plant Oxford, priced from £15,900 OTR
• ARRIVAL AUTUMN 2014

• Nissan Pulsar
• Priced from £15,995 OTR


• Four trim grades: Visia, Acenta, n-tec and Tekna


• Choice of two new engines - a 1.2-litre DIG-T petrol unit and a 1.5-litre dCi
• ARRIVAL AUTUMN 2014

• Infiniti Q50

• Four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine added to Q50 line-up


• Starting price of £31,755


• Engine develops 350Nm of torque and 211PS
• ARRIVAL AUTUMN 2014

• Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

• A3 Sportback e-tron priced at £34,950 OTR (excluding UK government incentives)


• Electric power makes 176.6mpg and CO₂ emissions of 37g/km possible


• 0-62mph in 7.6 seconds, 137mph top speed
• ARRIVAL AUTUMN 2014

• Alfa Romeo 4C

• New all-aluminium 1750 Turbo petrol engine; 240 PS and 350Nm


• Compact, lightweight carbon fibre construction; 895kg


• Priced from £45,000; 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds
• ARRIVAL AUTUMN 2014

• Lexus NX
• NX 300h with 2.5-litre Atkinson cycle full hybrid powertrain, targeting sub-120g/km CO₂ emissions
• NX 200t powered by new 2.0-litre petrol turbo engine, to be launched in selected markets in February 2015


• Available with front and all-wheel drive, and in Lexus F Sport versions
• ARRIVAL AUTUMN 2014

• BMW X4
• Fourth X model in the BMW range, after X5, X4 and X1


• So-called Sports Activity Vehicle measures 4,648mm long


• X4 will be produced at BMW Plant Spartanburg in the US
• ARRIVAL 2014

• Mercedes-Benz 5 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID
• Low CO₂ emissions of only 69g/km and economy 94.2mpg


• Powered by 80kW electric drive with externally rechargeable battery


• Emission-free driving for up to 18 miles
• ARRIVAL 2014

• Nissan GT-R Nismo
• Engine power is rated at 600hp and 652Nm of torque
• GT-R Nismo black 6-spoke wheels are inspired by legendary Nissan GT500 race car
• Nissan GT-R Nismo holds the volume production car lap record at the Nurburgring Nordschliefe: 7:08.679 lap time

• ARRIVES 2014

• Nissan Juke Nismo RS
• Power rises by 18 PS to 218 PS, torque by 30Nm to 280Nm, over existing Nismo
• Six-speed manual or Paddle-shift Xtronic transmission with eight-speed manual mode
• Strengthened body structure, uprated brakes, improved ride and handling
• ARRIVES WINTER 2014

• Suzuki Celerio
• Suzuki city car with CO₂ emissions from 85g/km
• New automated manual transmission matches fuel economy of a conventional manual
• On sale in Europe at the end of 2014
• ARRIVES WINTER 2014

• Audi TT
• New engines, suspension and heavily revised quattro transmission


• TDI delivers CO₂ output of 110g/km and 0-62mph in 7.2 seconds


• Features new all digital Audi virtual cockpit instrumentation
• ARRIVES WINTER 2014

• Volkswagen Golf GTE
• Plug-in hybrid version of Golf promises GTI dynamics and ultra-low emissions (35g/km provisionally)
• Powered by 1.4-litre TSI engine and 102 PS electric motor; 0-62mph in 7.6 seconds
• Order books open in late August
• ARRIVES WINTER 2014

• Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG
• New, innovative touchpad, fitted as standard, makes it significantly easier to operate the radio, telephone and navigation system

• 0-62mph in 4.3s. 585hp


• 27.9mpg
• ARRIVES WINTER 2014

• Volkswagen Passat
• 85kg lighter than its predecessor with fuel-efficiency improvements of up to 20 per cent
• Improved interior space with more leg- and head-room, as well as increased luggage space
• Plug-in hybrid model with potential to travel 31 miles on battery power alone, and a potential range of around 600 miles
• ARRIVES WINTER 2014

• Aston Martin Vanquish and Rapide S
• Acceleration, top speed, emissions and fuel economy improve significantly


• Debut of state-of-the-art eight-speed Touchtronic III automatic gearbox


• New engine management system, enhanced trim and specification options
• ARRIVES WINTER 2014

• Lexus RC F
• Features include Brembo brakes, active rear spoiler and 19-inch forged alloys
• Standard kit includes 10-speaker audio system with DAB radio and Lexus Premium navigation
• £59,995 for the RC F, £67,995 for the RC F Carbon
• ARRIVES JANUARY 2015

Ford Vignale

• Ford promises an exclusive new product and unique ownership proposition
• Ford Mondeo Vignale Concept revealed at Frankfurt Motor Show 2013
• New Mondeo will be the basis for the first Vignale model

ARRIVES SPRING 2015

• Zenos E10
• New road-legal two seater from Zenos Cars


• 2.0-litre Ford engine produces 200bhp


• 0-60mph in under 5.0 seconds

ARRIVES SPRING 2015

• Jeep Renegade
• Junior Jeep model provides 4WD and low range 20:1 crawl ratio on Trailhawk models


• World first nine-speed automatic transmission in a compact SUV


• Optional My Sky open-air roof system

ARRIVES SPRING 2015

• Mercedes-Benz V- Class
• New premium people carrier can seat up to eight people


• V220 CDI (163 PS) and V 250 CDI variants (190 PS) at launch


• UK pricing and specifications to be confirmed

ARRIVES SPRING 2015

• Kia Sorento
• ‘Muscular and mature’ appearance

• New safety Technologies


• European debut at Paris Motorshow 2014

ARRIVES SPRING 2015

• Jaguar F-TYPE Project 7
• Exclusive run of up to 250 units, hand-built by the Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations team

• 575PS and 680Nm from its 5.0-litre supercharged V8 petrol engine


• F-TYPE Project 7 will reach 60mph in 3.8 secs (0-100 km/h in 3.9 secs)

ARRIVES SUMMER 2015

• Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan
• Model to be launched before April 2015 in Japan, summer 2015 for Europe and North America
• Price set to be around £40k
• Hydrogen-powered following the appearance of the car in concept form at the Tokyo Motor Show last year
• ARRIVES SUMMER 2015

• Honda Civic Type R

• Direct injection 2.0-litre turbo engine producing at least 280 PS

• Fastest front-wheel drive car around the Nurburgring circuit in Germany

• View video: www.myjourneys.com/typer
• ARRIVES 2015

• Honda NSX
• Books open for pre-prders: £5,000 deposit required


• Powered by a mid-mounted, direct-injection V6 mated to Honda Sport Hybrid SH-AWD system


• New NSX will be manufactured at a new production facility in central Ohio
• ARRIVES 2015

• Ford Mustang
• Mustang will be launched in Europe for the first time
• Engine options include 426PS 5.0-litre V8 and 2.3-litre EcoBoost units
• Available in Fastback and Convertible body styles
• ARRIVES 2015

• BYD QIN
• Dual mode hybrid Qin accelerates from 0-62mph in 5.9 seconds and can hit 177mpg

• Now available in China


• model likely to be renamed for European Market
• ARRIVES 2015

• Ford Edge
• Technologically advanced Edge will be the flagship of the Ford SUV line-up in Europe
• All-new Edge offers Ford Adaptive Noise Cancellation system in Europe and features Front Split View Camera technology
• Athletic design is matched by high visual and material quality
• ARRIVES 2015

• Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR
• 550PS with 0-60mph in 4.5s and 162mph top speed


• On sale in October with first deliveries from early 2015


• SVR the most ‘dynamically focused vehicle’ from Land Rover
• ARRIVES 2015

So, there you have it, a good chunk of the cars to expect over the next twelve months, from family cars, hyper cars, sports SUV's and luxury barges, cars from countries as diverse as Germany, Great Britain, China, the United States and Japan, cars to suit all budgets, whether you want to drive 5,000 to 50,000 miles a year.

This is just a small snapshot of what to expect, but be warned, like most things, they are subject to change, after all we were expected the new Ford Mondeo a number of years ago, and yet we still have the old one, and with no real confirmed date, who actually knows when Ford will realise that the UK is missing out on a stunning new car..

PART ONE HERE

JON MOWER