We managed to moan earlier today when we brought you a picture of the Lamborghini LP670-4 SV without the big wing that Lamborghini news had been a bit thin on the ground lately. No sooner had we written that piece than in dropped a picture of the first Lamborghini LP650-4 Roadster out on the road [...]
In the run up to the Geneva Motor Show this year – and beyond – we had a flurry of news from Lamborghini. First came the news of the Lp670-4 SV – the new ‘Poster’ car for this generation – followed by the reveal of the Lamborghini LP650-4 Roadster. Then the official launch of the [...]
Nice to have a story close to home that is actually a plus for the beleaguered motorist. For most of the last decade the UK Government has waged a war on the motorist. Endless speed cameras, which are in reality just tax-raising machines and have little to do with road safety; never-ending fuel tax rises; [...]
Well it looks as if Fiat has lost out in its bid to take over GM’s European operations, with the announcement that Canadian parts maker Magna has agreed a deal to take control of the ailing car giant’s Opel and Vauxhall brands. The German Government is to supply funding of €1.5 billion to help the [...]
Ford’s economical new Fiesta ECOnetic offers extremely low emissions (so low the car pays no VED) together with very good economy. Despite the eco-improvements the Fiesta ECOnetic is still a great drive, and is probably the best-looking car in its class. Here you will find the latest up to date specifications, prices and data on [...]
The Audi R8 Spyder has been hovering in the background for quite some time. Ever since the R8 was first launched the public and press have been asking “When will the Audi R8 Spyder arrive?”. Well, it’s now virtually certain that it will be revealed in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show before going on [...]
Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Road Test / Review – Cars UK’s Conclusion We wanted to give the Fiesta ECOnetic a good work out, and we did. Four different drivers over ten days, travelling over 500 miles in a variety of road conditions, none of which were ‘Eco’ favourable. The vast majority of the time was spent [...]
Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Road Test / Review – Vince’s Drive This was my first chance to drive Ford’s new eco-friendly Fiesta since the press launch in January, and my opinion hasn’t changed. This really is a great little car. This new Fiesta is bigger than the previous model and it benefits from that, giving this [...]
Yep, it’s a limited edition BMW M3. Nope, it doesn’t have any extra power. And yep, we’d take one! BMW has released details of a quartet of BMW M3 Edition cars, which is a cosmetic job on the already pretty impressive M3 Coupe. For BMW to do this you’ve probably got to assume that sales [...]
As GM’s problems continue to reverberate, with Fiat trying to get its hands on Opel and Vauxhall being promised aid by Lord Mandy if needs be (I’d get that in writing guys, if I were you), Saab and its future has been a little sidelined. It is thought that Fiat would like to gobble up [...]
Citroen are continuing with the campaign to get interest rising for their new range of more luxurious cars – The Citroen DS Range. Last week we had an online configurator for the new Citroen DS3 (DS Inside Concept) which – as we told you at the time – was a way to make some great, [...]
When we went to the launch of the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic back in January, we were suitably impressed with what Ford had managed to squeeze out of the Fiesta, although a little less impressed by the price. With emissions at a road tax busting 98g/km, and a headline economy of over 76mpg, it promised very [...]
Well it looks like all the scrapping between Honda with its Insight and Toyota with its Prius is, as we recently said, going to pay dividends for buyers of Hybrid cars in the UK. The next generation Toyota Prius will start delivery in the UK in August, and Toyota has just announced that it will [...]
We all know by now that the stunning Ariel Atom is a monster car in the performance stakes. Whether you’re driving the standard or the supercharged version, its mammoth performance and four-wheeled motor bike-like build, mean you end up looking like something from the Black Lagoon (remember the TG vid of Clarkson’s face – actually, [...]
The iconic Ford Capri was, at its peak, a huge success for Ford. The stylish, quick (in big-engined guise), 2-door coupe brought a certain dash to the products from Dagenham, even when it was powered by an asthmatic 1.3 litre engine putting out about 12bhp! But it was the big-engined variants that are most fondly [...]
The new Lexus RX450h was revealed last year at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and orders are now officially being taken in the UK for delivery to customers from July. So should you consider one? Well, I guess it depends on your point of view (doesn’t it always?). No one can deny that Lexus bolt a [...]
[ad#ad-1] Despite our reservations about the Scrappage scheme in the UK, it would seem that it is proving to be a good handle to hang sales publicity on for car makers. Hyundai have told us about their successes and the interesting trade-ins they’ve had on cars sold under the Scrappage scheme, and we reported recently [...]
Ford are working hard to make the Ford Motor Company a ‘World Car’ producer. Finally, after years of eschewing high quality, stylish and relatively economic cars from overseas, the States is finally waking up to just how good the products on offer from the likes of Ford and GM in Europe are. We’ve seen the [...]
Hot on the heels of the announcement last week of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-330 SST comes the release by Mitsubishi in the UK of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400, the fastest, and most expensive, iteration yet. And now it’s getting really serious. The 2.0 litre, turbocharged MIVEC engine in the FQ-400 will [...]
[ad#ad-1] FQ-400 – THE FASTEST AND MOST EXTREME LANCER EVOLUTION EVER RELEASED BY MITSUBISHI MOTORS in the UK * List price from £49,999 * On sale – June 2009 * The most powerful, accelerative Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X to date * Peak power of 403bhp @ 6,500rpm; peak torque of 525Nm @ 3,500rpm * 0-62mph [...]
