The new Volvo V40 – dues to debut at the Geneva Motor Show – has leaked ouy early from a Polish Facebook page. We has what looked like the first photo of the new Volvo V40 a week or so ago, but we now have what is undoubtedly the first official photo of the 2012 V40 ahead of its debut at [...]
Bugatti has unveiled the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse – a Veyron Grand Sport with the power of the 1200hp Super Sport. Debuts at Geneva. There will come a time when the Bugatti Veyrons that are worth the most money will be the bog standard cars; after all, there are far fewer standard Veyrons on the [...]
The Toyota FT-Bh Hybrid Concept is a concept for an affordable City Car Hybrid. Heading for a debut at Geneva, we have teaser photos and video. We had the first news of the Toyota FT-Bh Hybrid Concept a few weeks ago when we reported on Toyota’s debuts at the Geneva Motor Show. And now, with Geneva just [...]
The interwebs claim that BMW are to bid for what’s left of Saab, which seems about as likely as BMW buying Rangers. Saab was back in the car news this week when Youngman confirmed they’ve placed a bid with the receivers for what’s left of Saab. But the rumour mill never stops where Saab is concerned, and [...]
Tata Motors has revealed that it plans to double annual investment in Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to £1.5 billion. Just last week we reported that Tata Motors’ profits in the last quarter had been driven very much by the resurgence at Jaguar Land Rover, with JLR profits soaring while Tata Motors domestic profits declined. And it looks [...]
The 2012 Mercedes SL63 AMG – revealed yesterday at Barcelona – gets up to 557bhp with Performance Package. New official Photos. Yesterday Mercedes-Benz sneaked out the first look at the 2012 Mercedes SL63 AMG, with Messrs Schumacher and Rosberg arriving for the unveiling of the 2012 Mercedes F1 car in matching SL63 AMGs. And now we get [...]
The Lyonheart K was the Jaguar E-Type “Growler” and is now heading for production as a Swiss English venture by Classic Factory. Last year we were treated to renderings of a Jaguar E-Type homage in the form of the Visualtech Growler, an XKR dressed up as a 21st century E-Type. But it all went quiet. But [...]
We first saw the 2012 Peugeot 4008 last year, and now we get new information, photos and video ahead of its production debut at Geneva. Peugeot (and Citroen) have form for taking Mitsubishi SUVs and turning the them in to Gallic off-roaders. Which is why we’re getting the Peugeot 4008, the Peugeot take on the Mitsubishi ASX. We first saw the Peugeot 4008 [...]
We have video of a moron in a Clio driving the wrong way along a dual carriageway in Scotland. What would you do if you found yourself on the wrong side of a dual carriageway? Pull over and call plod? Inch carefully along the hard shoulder? Wait for a space and do a U-turn. They [...]
The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG has been revealed in Barcelona alongside Mercedes new MGP W03 F1 car for 2012. It’s a day ahead of where we expected, but the 2012 Mercedes SL 63 AMG has made an appearance in Barcelona in the pit lane alongside the reveal of the 2012 Mercedes F1 MGP W03 car. Everything you [...]
Ferrari is teasing the replacement for the 599 – probably the Ferrari F620 GT – with a video tease. Debuts 29th February. We’ve known for a while that the replacement for the Ferrari 599 – which looks like it will be the Ferrari F620 or F620 GT – is on its way and due to have its [...]
The 2012 Toyota Aygo has yet to reach showrooms, but we’re already getting two limited editions – the Toyota Aygo Fire and Aygo Ice. The Toyota Aygo has been given a bit of a refresh for 2012 – just like its Peugeot and Citroen cousins – and even before the 2012 Aygo hits showrooms in [...]
The tweaked and titivated 2012 Audi RS5 hits the UK this week. Priced at £58,725, first customer RS5s will arrive in April. The Audi RS5 is Audi’s answer to the BMW M3, and in its latest 2012 iteration it probably comes closer to knocking the M3 off its throne than ever before. And this week the [...]
Fiat is launching a new special edition 500 at the Geneva Motor Show – the Abarth 695 Tributo Maserati – a convertible Abarth 500. Almost three years ago Fiat produced a limited edition Abarth 500 that paid tribute to Ferrari – the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari – which cam with decent oomph, a bright red Ferrari paint [...]
Renault has confirmed price and specification for the UK for the Megane Renaultsport 265 starts at £24,825 for the 265 Cup. Renault has now turned the limited edition Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy from last year in to the replacement for the Mégane Renaultsport 250, so you can now order up the Mégane Renaultsport 265 as a regular production model in [...]
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage range gets an engineering and cosmetic facelift for 2012. Starts at £84,995. It’s all but impossible for Aston Martin to come up with a new mainstream model, so all they can do is nip, tuck and tweak their existing cars in the hope that the market continues to smile favourably on their [...]
The founder of China’s Youngman - Pang Qingnian – has revealed Youngman submitted a $2 billion offer to buy Saab from the administrators on 14th February. We’ve all seemingly written-off Saab as dead and buried; a once proud marque consigned to the scrap heap of history after the debacle of GM ownership and Victor Muller’s ill-fated [...]
Hyundai and Kia are being sued for patent infringement in their Hybrid cars by Paice LLC. Paice successfully sued Toyota for the same infringements. Designing (and patenting) technology can, if you get it right, be the road to riches. And that certainly seems to be the case for Paice LLC, which owns patents for petrol electric [...]
The Maserati GranTurismo S is being replaced by a tweaked version – the Maserati GranTurismo Sport. Debuts at Geneva 2012. We’re waiting for news of Maserati’s new baby Quattroporte, and were hoping Geneva may see a concept of the smaller Maserati Saloon. We’re also expecting a production version of the Maserati Kubang SUV (which looks [...]
After the news yesterday that the Audi A1 quattro will cost an enormous £41k, we though video of the A1 quattro in action might help. Yes, the Audi A1 quattro costs a ridiculous amount of money by any sane standards, but set aside your head and look at it with your heart, and it’s an [...]
The Peugeot 208 XY Concept – heading for a debut at the Geneva Motor Show – is Peugeot’s luxury take on the new 208. We’ve already had the concept for the new Peugeot 208 GTi as the performance extreme of the new 208 range, and arriving onside the 208 GTi on Peugeot’s Geneva stand will be the luxury extreme [...]
The Mazda MX-5 Venture Edition – available as Convertible or Coupe – is the latest MX-5 Special Edition for the UK. Starts at £18,995. The Mazda MX-5 gets the same sort of marketing as the MINI or Fiat 500, with seemingly endless MX-5 ‘Special Edition ‘ versions to drag punters in to showrooms. The latest [...]
Top Gear tonight has Mobility Scooters, Ferrari FF, Bentley Continental V8, Fisker Karma, Brian Johnson and Michael Fassbender is SIARPC. We’re at episode 4 of Series 18 of Top Gear already – which means we’re more than halfway through. And so far so good – it’s been above par Top Gear all the way. Tonight’s featured [...]
It’s reported that the replacement for the Enzo Ferrari – the Ferrari F70 – will get a V12 with KERS delivering 920bhp. Georg Kacher is a man many of us grew up reading in CAR Magazine, a man who made the monthly cost of the mag a bargain all on his own (well, with LJK). [...]
We thought it was going to be the MINI Cargo, but it looks like the reviaval of the Mini Van is the MINI Clubvan. We have the first photos. At the very end of last year we reported that MINI were planning on reviving the much-loved Mini Van, and that we thought it would debut [...]
