Volkswagen have released some new publicity shots of the upcoming Golf GTI Mk6. There are very few detail changes between the production-ready GTI and the GTI Concept shown late last year. The main difference is that the tiny chin spoiler is now black, where it was white on the concept, the doors are slightly smoother in profile … and that’s about...

Alongside the Astra VXR-S and VXR-R, Thorney Motorsport have announced two tuned versions of the Astra’s little brother – the Corsa VXR-S and Corsa VXR-R. The range works the same as for the Astra, so the VXR-S is the ‘sport’ version and the VXR-R the ‘racing’ version. The recipe is largely the same, so the Corsa VXR-S...

Thorney Motorsport have a long history of tuning Vauxhalls, and now they unveil their latest work – the Vauxhall Astra VXR-S and Astra VXR-R. Launched at the same time as a new Corsa VXR-R and VXR-S, the modified cars feature various upgrades to squeeze even more performance out of the 2.0-litre turbocharged engine. The new models have been built to...

Ford have announced the price of the 2009 Focus RS. If you happen to have 25 grand stuffed under your mattress (well, it wouldn’t be in the bank at the moment, would it?) then you can exchange that for a shiny new Focus RS and get £5 change. In comparison, a top-spec Focus ST3 with 225bhp costs ‘just’ £20,408 so at £24,995 the RS is...

Drip, drip, drip – it’s the sound of information on the 2009 Ford Focus RS being fed to the motoring press. Last week we saw the new RS being driven into the Millenium Stadium by Marcus Gronholm, followed by the release of a new set of photographs (see gallery below). Well, in addition to the photos there’s now a video on Youtube from the photo...

Although the Ford Focus RS isn’t due until next year, we’ve already seen plenty of pictures and heard lots of talk of its potential performance. Latest performance tests by Ford show that the 2.5-litre 5-cylinder engine, with a turbocharged 300bhp, will propel the Focus to 60mph in just 5.9 seconds, just meeting the claimed ‘under 6...

Here’s another tuned Focus, this time in the shape of the 270bhp Loder1899 Ford Focus ST. Having already released a tasty bodykit for the MkII Ford Focus, Loder1899 have turned their attention to the 2008 facelifted version, this time choosing the 2.5-litre ST. Visually there are subtle changes to the standard ST, with a new front apron and grille and a...

Following the release of the MkII version of the BMW MINI, the hottest version to date has been the 210bhp Works Cooper S. Now there’s going to be an even quicker MINI following the announcement of the 218bhp MINI GP. The 2009 MINI GP (2005 model above) is due to be officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, before going on sale in July 2009. Only 2000...