The 2009, third generation, Toyota Prius is being recalled in the UK – and across the world – to fix a potential brake problem. Toyota has had a bit of a nightmare with recalls in recent years, and the news that they’re now having to recall 242,000 Prius models from 2009 worldwide is another financial, […]
Move over! Fixed Penalties for middle lane hogs
Police are being given the power to issue fixed penalties of £100 – and 3 penalty points – for drivers who hog the middle lane on motorways. It really is remarkable the number of drivers who think three-lane motorways are split in to three lanes – lorries, them and idiots in the outside lane – […]
New Skoda Octavia vRS hatch & estate revealed
[nggallery id=1529 template=customlinks] The new (2013/2014) Skoda Octavia vRS – the quickest Octavia yet – revealed as a Hatchback or Estate ahead of a public debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Skoda Octavia vRS – the latest version of Skoda’s quick and appealing take on the VW Golf GTI – has been unveiled ahead […]
Pagani Zonda Revolucion is the last ever Zonda. Apparently.
[nggallery id=1528 template=customlinks] The very last Zonda has been revealed as the Pagani Zonda Evolucion, an even more extreme version of the Zonda R and, probably, the last ever Zonda. We’ve lost count of the number of ‘Special Edition’ Zondas Pagani has churned out over the years, but it’s probably close to the point where […]
First Hyundai ix35 FCEV Hydrogen-powered cars delivered
Hyundai has delivered the first 15 hydrogen-powered ix35 FCEV vehicles to the City of Copenhagen to be used in their municipal fleet. Hyundai has been threatening to deliver the first production hydrogen-powered ix35s in Europe for a while, and now its finally happened. Fifteen 1×35 FCEVs have been delivered to the City of Copenhagen during […]
New Nissan Micra Facelift: Official
[nggallery id=1527 template=customlinks] The Nissan Micra has been given a major overhaul to move it more upmarket and shake off the cheap tag. Launches in the UK September 2013. We got a preview of the facelift for the 2013/2014 Nissan Micra back in March when the New Nissan March arrived in Thailand, but we now […]
Porsche 911 50 Years Edition celebrates the 911’s half century
[nggallery id=1526 template=customlinks] The first Porsche 911 arrived in 1963, and to celebrate we’re treated to the Porsche 911 50 Years Edition, a period inspired Carrera S. If you’d guessed how much the Porsche 911 would change in the coming years when it was first launched in 1963, there’s a pretty strong chance you’d have decided […]
Lexus LFA says goodbye on video
[nggallery id=543 template=customlinks] With production of the Lexus LFA now at an end, Lexus has delivered a video paying tribute to the car and the team that developed it. The very last Lexus LFA was produced in December 2012, and the last LFA destined for Europe in March 2013, so now, with the LFA consigned […]
Alfa Romeo 4C UK debut at 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed
[nggallery id=1436 template=customlinks] The promising Alfa Romeo 4C will make its UK debut – on the move – at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. We had the launch – finally – of the production version of the Alfa Romeo 4C at the Geneva Motor Show in March, and now visitors to the […]
MINI Countryman Cooper & Paceman Cooper get ALL4 4WD
MINI is extending the availability of its 4WD ALL4 platform for the Countryman range with the Countryman Cooper and Paceman Cooper getting the ALL4 option. We always find it astonishing that car makers ‘ration’ the availability of four wheel drive platforms in their cars, usually citing a ‘lack of demand’. But that lack of demand […]