Jaguar Land Rover are working towards building their own 4-cylinder engines in conjunction with parent Tata, and are setting up production in China. If ever you want an example of a car company re-inventing itself you don’t have to look any further than Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) since Tata took control. It’s been not just a renaissance, but [...]
Freelander 2 RS200 by Project Khan
May 31, 2010 By
Project Khan has turned their attention to the Land Rover Freelander 2 to create the Freelander RS200, which is both surprisingly tasteful and a bit of a bargain. I suppose you could say we opened our mouth too soon. It’s only a couple of weeks ago – when we reviewed Land Rover’s latest Freelander 2 HSE – [...]
Mercedes S350 CDI BlueEfficiency – U.S. bound
May 31, 2010 By
Mercedes is to offer the first S Class diesel in the USA – the Mercedes S350 CDI BlueEfficiency – in an effort to get Americans to love the diesel engine. We should feel happy for our colonial cousins. The decimation of the car industry in the States through this recession has introduced them to the [...]
Turkish Grand Prix (2010) RESULT
May 30, 2010 By
Turkey’s turn to host the F1 circus this week, with the Red Bulls & McLarens filling the front two rows of the grid. Will it stay like that through the race? Turkey is all about East meets West. The Turkish Grand Prix was about two different comings together – that of the fight between Red [...]
Mercedes SLS AMG: Apparently, Europe’s most attractive car
May 30, 2010 By
The readers of Auto Bild – in an outbreak of mass xenophobia – have voted the Mercedes SLS AMG the most attractive car in Europe. Auto Bild has readers of its magazines across 21 European countries. So even though they are a German magazine you might reasonably expect that any German xenophobia would be tempered by a [...]
Range Rover Sport TDV8 Ultimate – Bye-Bye 3.6 litres
May 30, 2010 By
Land Rover are going to release a run-out version of the Range Rover Sport TDV8 – The Range Rover Sport TDV8 Ultimate – before the RRS gets the new 4.4 litre diesel. Update: Land Rover are on the ball despite it being a Bank Holiday weekend. They’ve been in touch to say there are no [...]
New Jaguar XJ Supersport Diesel coming?
May 30, 2010 By
Cars UK has been told that Jaguar are planning a diesel Supesport XJ next year, with the new 4.4 litre TDV8 delivering 375bhp and over 600lb/ft torque. We’ve known for quite a while that Jaguar Land Rover were going to start putting a new V8 diesel in to their cars. The 3.6 litre TDV8 which [...]
Nigel Mansell Le Mans debut 2010
May 29, 2010 By
Nigel Mansell is to compete at Le Mans for the first time at the age of 57, driving his own car together with sons Leo and Greg. Nigel Mansell is still one of our best known racing drivers, despite it being more than a year or two since he hung up his F1 helmet. But [...]
Nissan Juke: New Photos
May 29, 2010 By
Following on from the release this week of UK details of Nissan’s new compact crossover – the Nissan Juke – we have new photos. The push to get Nissan’s compact crossover – the Nissan Juke – in to car buyers’ sights will be ramping up over the coming months as Nissan tries to make the [...]
Lotus Europa bites the dust
May 29, 2010 By
Lotus has decided that its bloated Elise GT – the Lotus Europa – will end production immediately. Lotus had a Europa in the 1960s. It was in many ways a bigger version of the successful Lotus Elan, a trick Lotus tried to pull off with the 2006 Lotus Europa – but failed. So it’s no real surprise to see [...]
Jaguar Roadster Confirmed – Jaguar XE? Jaguar C-Type? Jaguar F-Type?
May 29, 2010 By
It’s now confirmed that Jaguar are working on a new Jaguar Roadster, likely to compete with lower end Porsches and top-end Audi TTs. Expect it by 2012. We have known for quite some time that Jaguar are working on a Roadster. Especially since it’s claimed to be a project close to the heart of Ratan [...]
Maybach Exelero for sale – ish
May 28, 2010 By
A Swiss company is offering to build you a replica Maybach Exelero – based on a Dodge Viper – for a very reasonable €550,000. We’re not huge fans of the Maybach here at Cars UK, as you’ll know if you’ve been here before. It’s just so ill-conceived it beggars belief that a company as savvy and successful as [...]
2011 Range Rover to get new 4.4 litre diesel
May 28, 2010 By
Salon Prive: Atomik 500 UK Debut
May 28, 2010 By
A fun debut at this year’s Salon Prive is the Fiat 500 based Atomik 500, an electric city car with supercar performance. You wouldn’t necessarily think that a Fiat 500 based car would be the sort of thing that would turn up at Salon Prive, much less have its UK debut. But the Atomik 500 is no [...]
Nissan Juke UK Prices press release
May 27, 2010 By
NISSAN ANNOUNCES PRICES FOR NEW JUKE CROSSOVER Prices released for Nissan’s new compact crossover Sector-defining new model available from only £12,795 190PS flagship turbo offers intense performance from just £15,695 Two and four-wheel-drive versions offer innovation, distinctive style and versatility Compact SUV meets sports car… On sale late September with order books open in June [...]
Nissan Juke: UK price & details
May 27, 2010 By
Nissan has revealed price and model details for the Nissan Juke compact crossover, starting from just £12,795. First deliveries September 2010. The Nissan Juke started life as the Nissan Qazana at Geneva in 2009, but became the Nissan Juke – and the replacement for the Nissan Micra at Nissan’s Sunderland plant – when it got signed [...]
Electric car world record on single charge – but it’s pointless
May 27, 2010 By
The Japan Electric Vehicle Club have set a world record for distance travelled on a single charge – 632 miles. When car endurance records are set they feel relevant only if they are real-world records. Records set by a car you can buy doing something you could do. A bit like Tom Ford’s run to Munich and [...]
Toyota Prius Alpha – the hybrid MPV/Crossover/ Estate Prius
May 27, 2010 By
Toyota will launch a 7 seater MPV Prius in 2011 – the Toyota Prius Alpha. Back in November we reported that Toyota were planning an estate version of the Prius. Which is a rumour/theory/fact that has been around almost as long as the Prius itself, as has the idea that Toyota will create a Prius [...]
MINI Moke based on MINI Beachcomber planned?
May 27, 2010 By
The rumour-mill believes that MINI are planning a production version of the MINI Beachcomber Concept – a 21st century MINI Moke. I know, in this elf ‘n’ safety obsessed world in which we live the whole idea of a car without doors seems barking mad. But this is MINI we’re talking about here – masters of the [...]
McLaren F1 241mph record video
May 27, 2010 By
With McLaren F1 celebrations going on, we thought it was a good time to show the video of the McLaren F1 – XP5 – hitting 240.1 mph – a world record. The last few weeks have been a bit of a McLaren F1 festival on Cars UK. But then it is 20 years since the [...]
Honda says Electric Cars not viable
May 27, 2010 By
Honda boss Takanobu Ito has said that he believes electric cars are not viable and it will probably be 20 years before they are. Blimey, common sense. Blimey, there seems to be an outbreak of common sense and reality all round this week. What’s going on? Yesterday we had a report that the new UK [...]
McLaren F1 20th Anniversary press release
May 26, 2010 By
McLAREN AUTOMOTIVE CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEGENDARY McLAREN F1 McLaren F1 is still the fastest normally aspirated production road car in the world. McLaren F1 GTR secured McLaren’s position as the only car manufacturer to win the Formula 1 World Championship, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours McLaren F1 was first production road [...]
McLaren F1: It was 20 years ago today…
May 26, 2010 By
McLaren is celebrating 20 years since the McLaren F1 team first started work on the McLaren F1 road car with a detailed press releases and photos. Well, not quite 20 years ago today that Ron Dennis got his band to play, but it is 20 years this year since McLaren first brought together the team [...]
New Porsche Cayenne – the video presentation & justification
May 26, 2010 By
Porsche has sent us a presentation video of the 2010 / 2011 Porsche Cayenne. A showcase for the Cayenne but also a justification for the Cayenne’s existence. So you’ve got a new car. That don’t impress me much. But actually, it should. Which is probably why Porsche has sent us a video presentation of the [...]
F1: Back in the U.S.A. 2012
May 26, 2010 By
Bernie Ecclestone has announced the return of the US F1 Grand Prix – at a purpose-built track in Austin, Texas. The Americans have never really fallen in love with Formula One in the way the rest of the world – and particularly the Europeans – have. They have plenty of race series of their own, [...]
