The next version of the extremely successful Audi R8 is the R8 Spyder, the convertible version of the 911 bashing Audi. We’ve seen spy shots floating around and rumour has it that Audi will be bringing the Audi R8 Spyder to Frankfurt in September. And now an over-eager Audi dealer in the UK has stuck [...]
This is another in the Mazda series of ‘Only in Japan’. But if past history is anything to go by, we got the updates to the Mazda MX-5 a short time after Japan got them, and the same thing happened with the updated Mazda RX-8, so there’s a fair chance Mazda will give the Mazda [...]
BMW is trying to go ‘Green’ and has announced that production versions of both the BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid and the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid will be at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. We reported that BMW would release a BMW 7 Series Hybrid back in May The Concepts for the ActiveHybrids were originally shown [...]
Back in May we reported an industry rumour that Audi were planning to bring an electric R8 Concept to the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. We already know that the Audi R8 Spider will be showing up at the show, but to be honest we weren’t convinced by the tittla-tattle. But the rumours are back, [...]
OK, it’s a pretty quiet news day. So we’ve been surfing about a bit and have come up with a clip some smart guys have done with our Top Gear man – Jeremy Clarkson. All Top Gear fans are used to Jeremy’s facial expressions and odd mimicking of sounds. You probably remember when Tim Rice [...]
The image here is the first picture / rendering of Kia’s high-end saloon car, dubbed the Kia VG. It is in fact a replacement for the Kia Opirus, a car that is sold in Europe and North America, but not in the UK. And there are no plans to bring the big, luxury Kia to [...]
The rumours have been flying around ever since Massa’s nasty coming together with a lump of Barrichello’s Brawn. But now they’re confirmed. Michael Schumacher is to make his F1 comeback driving Massa’s Ferrari for the rest of the season – starting at the European Grand Prix on 23rd August. For someone as competitive as Schumacher [...]
We saw the first pictures of Peugeot’s 3008 Crossover back in January, ahead of the official launch at the Geneva Motor Show, and now Peugeot has released details and pricing for the UK. Peugeot has high hopes of almost creating a niche with the 3008. They say it’s a cross between an SUV, an MPV [...]
Toyota already holds the lead in the fight by car makers to get us in to Hybrids. The new Toyota Prius is blitzing the sales charts in Japan, and selling well around the world. But Toyota aren’t sitting back and resting on their Prius laurels. They recently announced that the Toyota Auris Hybrid will be [...]
We were beginning to wonder if our exclusive on the Lamborghini Reventon Roadster back in March was going to fall apart. We’d heard that Lamborghini were struggling to find enough punters to stick a deposit on the 9 cars originally planned, and that was accounting for the delay. But it looks like Lamborghini has given [...]
The Lamborghini LP670-4 SV (Super Veloce) was launched earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show. It is exactly what a Lamborghini should be – dramatic, iconic and very quick. It was also – in comparison to the slower Lamborghini Reventon – something of a bargain at around £275,000. You may well think that in [...]
It’s probably a little misleading. If you’re reading this expecting to see a full-bloodied video of Ferrari’s latest toy – you may be a bit disappointed. But yesterday afternoon, shortly after we posted the news of the Ferrari 458 Italia – which originally had just four exterior pictures – we got sent a video of [...]
The VW Touran is VW’s answer to the Vauxhall Zafira and Renault Scenic – a more petite people carrier. Based on the VW Golf underpinnings, it is a safe and conservative – some might say boring – seven-seat, mid-sized people, carrier. It’s hard to get excited about the Touran, with its boxy profile and drab [...]
Ferrari finally released details of the Ferrari 458 Italia this morning. This is the much anticipated replacement for the Ferrari F430 – Maranello’s most successful car to date – and features a new 4.5 litre V8engine. The 458 Italia also gets a sorted and tweaked version of the 7-speed dual-clutch ‘box found in the Ferrari [...]
Now the news has died down a little on the new Jaguar XJ – and we’ve done a round-up in our new Jaguar XJ Review – we won’t have much new to say until Jaguar start to let us loose on the actual cars. Which isn’t going to be until towards the end of the [...]
As you’ve seen before, we decided to follow what was going on with VW’s aim to find the best amateur car reviewer in their People’s Reviewer competition. So as it’s been a week or two since we last had a look, we thought we’d do a quick update. There have already been two groups of [...]
ITALIA – Ferrari’s innovative new V8 The 458 Italia is the latest incarnation of the mid-rear engined berlinetta and will be unveiled at the next Frankfurt Motor Show Maranello, July 28th 2009 – While it’s true that every Ferrari is innovative by definition, it’s equally true that in the course of the Prancing Horse’s history, [...]
We’ve seen spy shots of what we (and most others) believed would be the new Ferrari F450. Well, we were very close. The engine is 4.5 litres and custom would suggest the name would be Ferrari F450. But Ferrari has thrown us a curved ball and decided that the F430′s replacement will be the Ferrari [...]
The Jaguar XFR doesn’t shout it’s credentials from the rooftops. It’s subtle; refined; understated. But the signs are all there if you look. Big 20″ alloys with ‘Supercharged’ engraved round the centre. Bonnet louvres with more ‘Supercharged’ script. Gaping air intakes in the front to gulp in the oxygen the 503bhp Supercharged engine needs. A [...]
Having enjoyed the theatre of the interior, you half expect Elgar to blare from the Bowers and Wilkins Sound System as you press the pulsating start button to fire up the XFR. But – beyond a muted roar – it’s all very civilised. Gently touch the throttle to move off, and there’s no drama. Responsive; [...]
As you may have realised by now, I’m deeply impressed with the Jaguar XFR. But I’m pretty certain it’s an objective decision. Subjectivity certainly comes in to it, but it’s not the subjective views on the design or the perception that dictates the opinion that the XFR is one of the finest cars on the road. [...]
Jaguar hasn’t picked an easy niche to compete in. The Germans are kings of the super sport saloon, and it’s a huge task to take them on. The BMW M5 is the obvious competition, but you can throw in the Audi RS6 and the Mercedes E63 AMG in to that mix. The BMW M5 is, [...]
We review the 5.0 litre Jaguar XFR Supercharged to see if it’s a match for the BMW M5 and Audi RS6. All the Jaguar news of late has been on the new Jaguar XJ. But the car that started the real Jaguar Renaissance was the Jaguar XF, and the halo version of that successful car [...]
