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.

Aston Martin

Aston Martin Rapide AMR (2019, first generation) photos

by Joshua Thompson

Just 210 2019 Aston Martin Rapide AMR sedans will be made with carbon ceramic brakes, 21″ wheels, retuned suspension, optimized aero, and a 595hp/444kW V12.

Volvo

Volvo S60 T8 Polestar Engineered (2019, third generation) teaser photos

by Joshua Thompson

The 2019 Volvo S60 T8 Polestar Engineered has a retuned plug-in hybrid powertrain with 310kW (415hp) and 670Nm (494 lb-ft), Öhlins shock, and Brembo brakes.

Buick

Buick Envision price will jump by $8,000 due to Trump’s China tariffs

by Joshua Thompson

The Trump administration will begin 25% tariffs on about US$34 billion worth of Chinese goods from from July 6, 2018, and includes Chinese cars.

Ford

Ford Transit Connect Diesel Taxi (2019, second generation, USA) photos

by Joshua Thompson

The 2019 Ford Transit Connect Taxi has a 1.5L EcoBlue diesel engine, recessed second-row seat, taxi wiring harness, and can be made wheelchair accessible.

Skoda

Skoda Kodiaq RS Nurburgring Record Day (2018, first generation) photos

by Joshua Thompson

Sabine Schmitz’s 2019 Skoda Kodiaq RS has set the 7-seat SUV Nurburgring lap record of 9:29.84 with a 176kW (236hp) / 500Nm (369 lb-ft) 2.0L BiTDI.

GMC

2019 GMC Yukon Graphite Editions go dark for mean look

by Joshua Thompson

The 2019 GMC Yukon Graphite Edition and Graphite Performance Edition add a mean edge, and are available on the Yukon and Yukon XL in both RWD and 4WD.

Ford

Ford Mustang convertible (2015, sixth generation, USA) photos

by Joshua Thompson

The sixth-gen Ford Mustang convertible was unveiled in 2014. On sale globally for the first time, it is available with a 2.3L turbo I4, 3.7L V6 and 5L V8.

Nissan

2018 Nissan Kicks: Plain SUV replaces quirky Juke, starts under $18k

by Joshua Thompson

Complain all you want about boring cars, but because no-one bought the Juke, we’re now getting the plain Jane, boring as you like Nissan Kicks instead.

Ford