German tuner Wheelsandmore has released a tuned and titivated Lamborghini LP560 – the LP620 YarroW. The Lamborghini LP560-4 is a very good car. Not as barking mad as we like our Lambos – you can thank Audi for that – but a damn fine car nonetheless. Its stunning V10 makes one of the best noises [...]
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Overview Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, set to open in 2010, is the world’s first Ferrari theme park and largest attraction of its kind. It will be an intense multi-sensory experience and a must-visit for enthusiasts, fans and families. The Park pays tribute to the passion, excellence, performance, technical innovation that Ferrari [...]
Ferrari World Theme Park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi is on the way to completion and will open to the public in 2010. Makers of super cars may be having something of a torrid time at the moment with the world saving instead of spending. But if you have an iconic brand there’s more [...]
Mercedes has launched a Limited Edition C Class Mercedes – the Executive SE – based on the C 180 KOMPRESSOR BlueEFFICIENCY. Having already played this card with the E Class – the E-Class Executive SE – Mercedes has decided to treat buyers to a limited edition model of the C Class and has announced that [...]
Volkswagen has now released price details for the UK for both the Scirocco R and the Golf R. First cars due in the UK February 2010. First we had the launch of the VW Scirocco R back in May and that was followed up by the launch of the Golf R at the Frankfurt Motor [...]
Vauxhall has released a revised version of the Corsa ecoFLEX for 2010, featuring more power, better fuel consumption and 98g’km CO2 emissions. As I think we’ve said before – another day, another Eco car. A few days a go we had the new BlueMotion Golf coming in at a chunk under it’s previous iteration on [...]
BMW has created a one-off M5 CSL with reduced weight and 580bhp to celebrate 25 years of the M5. Before you get too excited and start reaching for your cheque book in anticipation of sticking a deposit down on the lightweight, high-performance BMW M5 CSL, you can’t. This is a one-off. Apparently. The BMW M5 has been [...]
RM Auctions London sale last night sold the RHD Mercedes CLK-GTRs, a 1950 Aston Martin DB2 and a 1969 Mercedes 600 Pullman Landaulet. Last month we reported that R.M. Auctions were going to auction the only two right hand drive versions of the mighty Mercedes CLK-GTR. The only coupe and the only roadster ever made [...]
Lotus are offering their Evora platform to car makers looking to produce niche cars. Lotus is a small, profitable and innovative company working miles away from any tech valleys or high profile sites, buried away in rural Norfolk. But with the car world losing shed loads of cash on a daily basis Lotus has remained [...]
Mitsubishi has revealed a new Compact Crossover based on their Global mid-sized platform. On sale in Japan in early 2010. Mitsubishi is working to re-align itself in the market place. It wants to be seen as a manufacturer of ‘environment-friendly passenger cars & crossovers’ instead of an SUV focused manufacturer. It sees cars like the [...]
Better Place, in collaboration with Nissan, are working on a smart grid and battery swap stations for electric cars. I can’t say it’s an analogy we’d ever considered before. But the quote that “A hybrid is like a mermaid: if you want a fish, you get a woman; if you want a woman, you get [...]
Jaguar has pulled out of the CTS-V Challenge in New York, citing concerns over brake fade. Bob Lutz smiles. Jaguar hasn’t really put a foot wrong on the PR front for quite a while. The XJ launch – although we took the Michael – was a very cleverly run campaign, and Jaguar are always responsive [...]
It seems likely that Jaguar are planning a hatchback to slot in below the XF. Similar to the R-D6 Concept and arriving in 2013/2014. Rumours about new cars crop up every day. Some have more credibility than others, and we do try to sort the wheat from the chaff before we jump in and report [...]
Zagato are building the last ever Ferrari Zagato – the Ferrari 550 GTZ. Just five are being made at over £1 million each. Zagato has a long history of modifying Italian exotica. But not just Italian exotica. They’ve had a go at most high-end stuff over the years – some more successful than others. But [...]
German tuner Loder1899 has revealed a tuned Focus RS with lowered suspension and 345bhp. We finally got round to doing a review of the Focus RS last week and came away deeply impressed. The thought of 300bhp through the front wheels seemed like a barking mad idea, but Ford had managed to pull off the [...]
It’s being reported that the Subaru version of the FT-86 Coupe (Subaru 216A) will come with 300bhp and four wheel drive. Toyota brought the FT-86 – a 2 door coupe concept that may well see the return of the Celica name – to the Tokyo Motor Show this month. Designed to be an affordable coupe [...]
Fisker Automotive has bought a redundant GM plant in Wilmington, Delaware to produce a new low-cost electric hybrid – Project Nina. All the news from Fisker until recently has been about the development of the Fisker Karma, a luxury plug-in hybrid electric car. But last month we reported that Fisker had been granted a DOE [...]
It’s clear that Koenigsegg intends to push the Saab brand upmarket, increasing prices by almost 50% in the next 6 years. We’ve covered Christian von Koenigsegg’s quest to take over Saab a fair bit this year. All that seems to be firmly on track with the finance sorted and partners – including China’s BAIC – on board. But [...]
Volkswagen has launched the 2010 BlueMotion Golf in the UK, offering 99g/km CO2 emissions and average economy of 74.3mpg. Another day, another more frugal car. VW has been playing the ‘Bluemotion’ card for some time across the range. And each new launch sees a further improvement in emissions and economy. The latest range of BlueMotion [...]
Car making minnow Axon Automotive has revealed details of a UK designed and built plug-in hybrid due to hit the market in 2011. We’re used to seeing plug-in hybrids coming at us from major manufacturers as they try to out eco one another. But this time we have a UK made plug-in hybrid from minnow [...]
The P1 Supercar Club has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes of administration and is relaunching under the leadership of original co-founder Michael Breen. The ‘Economy’ was the reason the P1 Supecar Club – Britain’s first Supercar Club – found itself in administration earlier this year. Founded by Damon Hill and Michael Breen, P1 offered a [...]
It’s reported that Mugen are planning a modified, performance version of the new Honda CR-Z Hybrid revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show. Update Feb 2010: There is indeed going to be a Mugen Honda CR-Z. Sort of. Mugen do fast Hondas. They’ve finally revealed that there will be a new Mugen Honda Civic Type R [...]
Volkswagen are bidding to buy Karmann ahead of possible liquidation. But Karmann want more than VW are offering. Just like all the other specialist coachbuilders out there – Zagato, Pininfarina, etc – life has not been a bed of roses for a long time for Karmann. Once a great way for wealthy owners to ‘Customise’ [...]
Maserati has decided that the recently revealed GranCabrio will be known as the GranTurismo Convertible in the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. ‘A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet’ said Juliet. So we have no doubt that Maserati’s elegant new four-seat convertible – the GranCabrio – won’t be diminished in [...]
