New Alpine A110

The Alpine A110 is a lightweight two-door coupe from French brand Alpine, a Renault-owned sports-car maker that’s been dormant since the nineties. The A110 has a turbocharged 249bhp 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine, gets from 0-62mph in just 4.5 seconds and tips the scales at 1,080kg. It also features a high-quality, driver-focused interior and if our early passenger ride is anything to go by, should prove to be a serious contender for those after an agile, sharp-handling coupe.

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Latest Toyota Cars (Toyota Camry) 2018

Strong, but Slowing Sales: The Toyota C
 amry was not only the best-selling midsize car, but also the best-selling car in America in 2016. So far this year, however, sales have dipped 10 percent compared to the same period in 2016. Demand likely won’t spike any time soon despite a redesign for 2018, as consumers gravitate towards SUVs and crossovers and away from sedans

 High Pricing: Pricing for the Camry starts at $24,000, which is only $1,350 above the class average. However, the highest trim level is priced more than $2,000 below the norm for comparably equipped alternatives.

Pros & Cons

• Impressive list of standard safety features
• User-friendly infotainment system with standard smartphone integration
• Peppy, fuel-efficient base engine
• Enjoyable driving dynamics

• Below-average trunk space
• No Apple CarPlay or Android Auto available

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Ferrari unveils new 200 mph convertible

Ferrari has released photos of the new convertible model it will unveil at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. The V8-powered Ferrari Portofino will replace the California T, Ferrari's entry-level model.

Entry-level for Ferrari (RACE), however, is still over $200,000. Pricing for the Portofino will be announced in Frankfurt but it's expected to be similar to the California's, which is about $203,000.

The Portofino will be powered by 552 horsepower turbocharged V8 engine, an improved version of the one used in the California. The Portofino's engine will provide better responsiveness and improved fuel economy, Ferrari claims.

Ferrari promises that the engine's sound, with its characteristic snarl, has been enhanced so that it can be better enjoyed with the roof down. The body is also lighter and stiffer for improved handling. The car's top speed will be 199 miles per hour. 

 the Portofino will have four seats, including two back seats "suitable for short trips," and a folding hard roof. A new design for the front seatbacks allows more legroom for occupants in those small backseats. A new wind deflector will calm the airflow inside the cabin when the top is down

 The new name, Portofino, refers to a resort town on the coast of the Italian province of Genoa.

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The Ford Focus RS

When it goes on sale next spring,The Ford Focus RS will cost £28,940, sprint from 0-62mph in 4.7 seconds and hit 165mph. That’s a set of numbers worth boasting about, isn’t it?

 Honestly, under £29,000 for the Focus RS? Well done, Ford. 

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Mercedes-AMG A45

What’s AMG done – fitted some sort of Bloodhound-style rocket motor?
The next best thing – eked even more power out of the world’s highest specific output engine. The facelifted A45 AMG develops 376bhp and 350lb ft, rises of 21bhp and 23lb ft on the original.
Remember, we’re talking about a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder engine here. One that’s road-legal, fully warrantied by one of the world’s most recognised luxury carmakers, and returns north of 40mpg on the official combined cycle.
This incredible motor develops more punch than the V8 in the back of a Ferrari F355. It is, regardless of the moral dubiousness of The Horsepower Wars, a remarkable engineering achievement.
So it’s fast, then?
Yes, both on paper, and on a road. The raw stats claim 0.4 seconds have been trimmed from the A45’s 0-62mph sprint, which falls to 4.2 seconds. That beats Audi’s 4.3 boast for the RS3 (never mind that Top Gear has already timed a fully fuelled RS3 at 3.9 seconds over the same discipline).
The top speed? I ran out of clear autobahn before the A45 stopped pulling, north of 160mph. It’s extremely fast.
The diminutive engine is nonetheless tractable, and pulls keenly from zip, though it really prefer life above 3500rpm. And, at last, we’ve got a gearbox that agrees.

Tell me more about that gearbox.
The A45’s transmission is all about raw speed, and thanks to shorter gear ratios for third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh, the acceleration is relentless. Oh, and launch control has graduated from ‘amusing’ to ‘downright uncomfortable’.
The way the A45 initially moves from standstill to, say, 15mph does things to the squishy bits of your body that verge on abuse.

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