In Alfa Romeo’s Centenary year, the new Alfa Giulietta is the undisputed star of the Alfa Romeo stand at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show (4-14 March). With the new car – capable of demonstrating great agility over the most demanding routes, and providing comfort on everyday roads – Alfa Romeo continues its custom of presenting [...]
Alfa Romeo at Geneva Motor Show: Alfa Giulietta
February 28, 2010 By
Alfa Romeo has now released much more detail on the 147 replacement – the Alfa Romeo Giulietta – ahead of its debut at Geneva. With only a few days to go until the Geneva Motor Show kicks off, Alfa Romeo has revealed the replacement for the Alfa 147 – the Alfa Romeo Giulietta – in more detail. [...]
McLaren Automotive Launch – LIVE on Cars UK
February 28, 2010 By
Cars UK is running a live transmission of a press conference by McLaren entitled ‘Inside McLaren – The Launch of a New Car Company’ on 18th March. Sounds interesting I know, it’s more than a year since we reported that Ron Dennis was stepping down from his involvement in McLaren F1 to ‘Spend more time with the [...]
Hummer Dead – Probably
February 28, 2010 By
The sale of Hummer by GM to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery has been stopped by China’s Government. Is this the end for Hummer? Now that GM has finally got rid of Saab to Spyker it looked as if it was also on track to divest itself of the anathema of modern car sensibilities – the [...]
Mercedes SLS AMG: F1 Safety Car 2010
February 27, 2010 By
Mercedes has announced that this years F1 safety car will be the Mercedes SLS AMG, with the C63 AMG acting as Medical Car The new F1 season is close to kicking off, and we’ll get round to doing a preview of what’s happening at the start of the 2010 season once we’ve got Geneva out [...]
Mugen Honda CR-Z Hybrid – but don’t get too excited
February 27, 2010 By
The Honda CR-Z – Honda’s ‘Sport’ Hybrid – debuts in production form at the Geneva Motor Show next week and there will be a complete range of Mugen accessories available. Honda are trying to tell anyone who will listen that the Hybrid Honda CR-Z is a modern version of the Honda CRX. You know, all fun and [...]
Pagani Zonda Tricolore: One-off Zonda at Geneva
February 27, 2010 By
As well as the Zonda Cinque Roadster Pagani are also taking to the Geneva Motor Show the Cinque-based, one-off Pagani Zonda Tricolore. We already know that Pagani are taking the Zonda Cinque Roadster #4 to shove on their stand at the Geneva Motor Show, and you can add to that what could be considered an [...]
Ferrari 599 Hybrid – it’s a very ‘Green’ Ferrari
February 27, 2010 By
We have the first pictures of the Ferrari Hybrid – the Ferrari 599 Hybrid – which is at the Geneva Motor Show from next week. To a die-hard petrol head, Ferrari lover or frankly anyone with a proper sense of right and wrong, the idea of a ‘Green’ Ferrari is anathema. Fortunately, although I suppose [...]
Koenigsegg Agera at Geneva
February 27, 2010 By
Koenigsegg have produced a ‘New’ car – the Koenigesgg Agera – which will be at the Geneva Motor Show We did warn you last week that Koenigsegg were taking ‘Something New’ to the Geneva Motor Show. We had had a chat with them as things had been very quiet, and we did say to them [...]
BMW at the Geneva Motor Show: BMW 5 Series Hybrid Revealed
February 26, 2010 By
BMW has revealed a concept hybrid of the 5 Series which will show at Geneva. The clever powertrain is said to improve economy by 10%. As we reported in December, with a couple of days to go to the Geneva Motor Show BMW have revealed that the new BMW 5 Series (2010) will have a [...]
New Jaguar XJ: The Paris video
February 26, 2010 By
Jaguar have produced a new promo video for the new XJ, moodily shot in wet weather in Paris. A solace or an irritation for customers waiting to take delivery? Lucy Jordan lamented that she’d ‘Never ride through Paris in a sports car with the warm wind in her hair’. But if she ever had (apart [...]
LEXUS CT 200h at Geneva – Press Release
February 26, 2010 By
INTRODUCING THE LEXUS CT 200h KEY POINTS * Lexus’s first premium compact model * Lexus Hybrid Drive powertrain with 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol engine and powerful but compact electric motor * Full hybrid system with selectable EV mode for emissions-free electric running * Further selectable ECO, NORMAL and SPORT driving modes * ECVT intelligent electronic continuously [...]
Lexus CT 200h: Lexus at Geneva Motor Show
February 26, 2010 By
Lexus has now revealed the Lexus CT 200h – its Premium Compact Hybrid – which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Last year we had the Lexus LF-Ch concept in all its goldness at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Then a few weeks back that became the Lexus CT 200h. Which is actually what we [...]
Plug-in Car Grant – Up to £5,000 off a ‘Low Carbon’ car
February 25, 2010 By
The UK Government has confirmed plans to offer a £5ooo subsidy for electric cars and is installing recharging stations around the country. What a lot of nonsense. Last year – even before the Scrappage Scheme was launched – we reported that the UK Government was planning to offer a subsidy to buyers of electric cars [...]
Porsche Cayenne (2010 / 2011) – the Configurator
February 25, 2010 By
Porsche has already got a configurator up for the 2010 / 2011 Cayenne. Unfortunately it’s in German, but there’s lots of photos to help you play. It’s turning in to something of a Porsche Cayenne day today, what with the leak of official pictures of the new Cayenne this morning, followed by Porsch’s own info on the [...]
Hyundai i40: UK to get the i-Flow, NOT the new Sonata
February 25, 2010 By
Cars UK has discovered that the UK and Europe won’t be getting the new Hyundai Sonata/i40/i45, but a new i40 based on the Hyundai i-Flow Concept Well, you learn something every day. We’ve been running stories over the last few months on the Hyundai i40 / Hyundai Sonata which has been busy launching in Asia [...]
Porsche Cayenne 2010 / 2011 Press Release
February 25, 2010 By
World Debut in Geneva: The New Porsche Cayenne Lighter, more agile, with more power, increased efficiency and reduced environmental impact · Debut of Cayenne S Hybrid and eight-speed Tiptronic S automatic transmission · Dynamic exterior styling and distinctive interior design · On sale from May 29 The new generation Porsche Cayenne will make its world [...]
New Porsche Cayenne (2010/2011) – it’s official
February 25, 2010 By
Porsche has released details of the 2010/2011 Porsche Cayenne. Available with five power options it will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. We wrote the story on the 2010/2011 Porsche Cayenne starting to leak out of Stuttgart this morning, and commented that now photos of the new Cayenne are starting to surface it wouldn’t be [...]
Fiat at the Geneva Motor Show – Abarth Punto EVO
February 25, 2010 By
Fiat’s performance division – Abarth – have produced a hot version of the Fiat Punto EVO – the Abarth Punto EVO – which will be at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Fiat’s hot Herberts – Abarth – don’t just have the Abarth 500C Convertible to stick on their stand at Geneva, they also have [...]
Porsche Cayenne 2011 – the leak starts
February 25, 2010 By
The first leaked photos of the 2011 Porsche Cayenne have turned up on the Interweb. The official details won’t be far behind. We’ve been expecting Porsche to release details of the 2010/2011 Cayenne for the last week or so. But it now seems likely to happen any time now as the official images have started to leak out of [...]
Lotus Hybrid – the Lotus Evora 414E – at Geneva
February 25, 2010 By
Lotus are taking a hybrid Evora to Geneva – the Lotus Evora 414E – fitted with the Lotus Range Extender Engine and a pair of electric motors. Last year we reported on a range extender engine developed by Lotus for use in hybrid cars. The range extender engine was part of a joint project between [...]
NLV Quant – née Koenigsegg Quant – at Geneva
February 25, 2010 By
An update on the NLV Quant – which was shown at Geneva ’09 as the Koenigsegg Quant – ahead of its showing at Geneva 2010. Last week we ran a story on Koenigsegg taking somethig new to Geneva after we’d had a chat with them. But part of that story was on last year’s Koenigsegg [...]
Audi R8 Spyder – V8 in the pipeline?
February 25, 2010 By
Skoda Fabia & Skoda Roomster (2010) facelift at Geneva
February 24, 2010 By
Skoda has revealed a 2010 facelift for both the Fabia and Roomster – and a new range of engines – which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Skoda are taking the term ‘Facelift’ quite literally with the 2010 Skoda Fabia (and 2010 Skoda Fabia Estate) and the 2010 Skoda Roomster. They’ve grafted on a [...]
Mansory Rolls Royce Ghost. Ugh!! (except the oily bits)
February 24, 2010 By
Mansory have created the Mansory Ghost, a beautifully tweaked but appallingly rendered and customised Rolls Royce Ghost. Let’s get it out of the way first. We love the Rolls Royce Ghost and think the only problem Rolls Royce will have with it is that it’s hard to justify the extra for the RR Phantom once you’ve checked out [...]
