A new entry-level Caterham Seven, which Caterham says will take the Seven ‘back to basics’ will cost under £17,000 when it launches later in 2013. If there’s one thing you know about the Caterham Seven – Caterham’s recreation of Colin Chapman’s iconic Lotus Seven – it’s that it’s not b exactly laden with fripperies and […]
Drayson Racing aiming for Electric car World Land Speed Record
Drayson Racing Technologies are having a crack at the world land speed record for an electric car at RAF Elvington on 25th June. Current record is 175mph. One of the best uses for electric car technology is to deliver copious amounts of instant torque for track cars – far more than an ICE engine manages […]
Jaguar Land Rover reports record sales and profits for 2012/2013
Jaguar Land Rover has reported record sales, revenues and profits for 2012/2013 with revenue of £15.8 billion, profit of £1.675 billion and sales of 374,636. Tata must be thanking their lucky stars they took a punt on Jaguar Land Rover 5 years ago when the rest of the car world thought they were a bit […]
2014 BMW X5 comes with 2WD and 4-Cylinder engine options (video)
[nggallery id=1525 template=customlinks] BMW has revealed the new X5 with updated styling, less weight, a 2WD option, an entry-level four-cylinder engine and more driver control. Critics may snipe at the BMW X5’s lack of off-road ability as its Achilles heel, but the truth is that the vast majority of X5 owners will never venture anywhere […]
New Mercedes A Class recalled for faulty air bag
[nggallery id=1398 template=customlinks] The new Mercedes A Class – on the market for less than a year – is being recalled after Mercedes discovered the passenger air bag may not inflate properly. The new Mercedes A Class is a cracking little car, and offers much more style, performance and joy than the boxy little original […]
New Vauxhall VXR8 GTS gets 576bhp & costs £54,999
[nggallery id=1524 template=customlinks] Vauxhall has revealed the new VXR8 GTS super saloon which comes with a 576bhp 6.2 litre V8 and costs just £54,999. If you’re going to make your most potent saloon car more powerful, you could just tweak the engine management a bit to add a few more horses. But Vauxhall have gone […]
Aston Martin V12 Vantage S arrives – the quickest production Aston ever (video)
[nggallery id=1523 template=customlinks] Aston Martin has revealed the 205mph V12 Vantage S with more power and cosmetic updates. Costs £138k and arriving late 2013. Aston Martin has been teasing something ‘Coming soon’ for a few days, and here it is – the new V12 Vantage S. The new S replaces the V12 Vantage (which we […]
Audi R8 e-tron killed off for production – again
[nggallery id=266 template=customlinks] It seems Audi has confirmed to Autocar that the electric Audi R8 – the R8 e-Tron – isn’t viable for production and won’t be made, citing poor range and high cost. It’s more than six months since we reported that Audi were planning to kill off any production plans for the electric […]
Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid does 62mpg in the hands of motoring journalists
[nggallery id=1464 template=customlinks] Porsche has revealed that the new Panamera S E-Hybrid – the plug-in Panamera – managed to average 62mpg in the hands of a group of motoring journalists. The Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid – a Panamera with a plug-in hybrid powertrain – arrives last month, along with a 2013 facelift for the Panamera […]
Tesla planning car to take on Nissan LEAF – and maybe sell out to Apple
Tesla’s Elon Musk has said that Tesla are planning a smaller electric car to take on the Nissan LEAF and prices at around $40k. Will arrive in 3-4 years. Elon Musk is buoyed by the success of the Tesla S and the seemingly inexorable rise in Tesla’s stock which has allowed Tesla to repay its […]