Joshua Thompson

News editor — Joshua deals with numbers for a living, but cars are his lifelong passion. He loves all, from his dream Stingray through to his first car, a Mercury Tracer.

Mercedes-AMG

X218 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG wagon facelift photo gallery

by Joshua Thompson

The facelifted 2014 CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake has a 5.5L twin-turbo V8 with 549hp/410kW and 531 lb-ft/720Nm, and the S has 577hp/430kW and 590 lb-ft/800Nm.

Smart

A453 Smart ForTwo cabrio photo gallery

by Joshua Thompson

The cabriolet version of the third-gen Smart ForTwo is based on a Renault-shared rear-engine, RWD platform, the new cabrio goes on sale from February 2016.

Volkswagen

New Volkswagen Phaeton delayed to strip out costs

by Joshua Thompson

The next generation Volkswagen Phaeton is practically done and ready, but production has been delayed as the company grapples with pulling out cost of it.

Infiniti

Infiniti Q30 revealed in poo brown

by Joshua Thompson

Infiniti has published the first official photos of the new Q30 “Active Compact” hatchback ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Honda

ZF1 Honda CR-Z (2015 facelift) photo gallery

by Joshua Thompson

For its second facelift, the Honda CR-Z gains more expressive fascias, a wider track, electronic parking brake and a center arm rest, but no extra power.

Ford

2018 Ford Ranger could be made and sold in the USA

by Joshua Thompson

Ford is currently in discussions with the UAW about bringing the next-generation Ranger mid-size pickup to the US, with production at Wayne, Michigan.

Infiniti

Infiniti Q30 (first generation) photo gallery

by Joshua Thompson

The first generation Infiniti Q30 hatch will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It’s based on the Mercedes-Benz A-Class and will share its drivetrains.

Hyundai