Jaguar are planning a high profile dealer launch for the new F-Type this week with an event at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry followed by a procession up the A444. [nggallery id=1254 template=customlinks] The new Jaguar F-Type is a very big deal for Jaguar, and they’ve worked hard to build interest in their new sports […]
Top 20 Supercars from the last 20 years
Romans International have put together an infographic detailing the top twenty supercars from the last twenty years, from the Ferrari Testarossa to the Porsche 918 Spyder. Supercars – you’ve got to love ’em. For most of us a real supercar is out of reach, but that doesn’t stop us lusting after them, and it also […]
Lexus IS 300h promises unrivalled ownership costs
The new Lexus IS 300h hybrid is being trumpeted as offering unrivalled ownership costs thanks to high residuals, low service costs and 99g/km emissions. [nggallery id=1350 template=customlinks] It’s always been said that the Japanese luxury brands need to offer more diesel models to be able to compete on a level playing field in Europe, but […]
Is Stirling Moss a misogynist & homophobe? No, just a man from a bygone age.
Stirling Moss doesn’t want a gay actor to portray him in films and doesn’t believe women have the mental aptitude to make an F1 driver. Sir Stirling Moss is a remarkable character; a proper ‘Boys Own’ hero from a bygone age where men where men and women cooked and cleaned and did as they were told […]
Toyota & Lexus: Hybrid sales in Europe hit 20%
Toyota has revealed that sales of hybrid Toyota and Lexus cars have hit 20 per cent of total sales in Europe in the first quarter of 2013. The ‘Green’ evangelists want to get us all driving electric cars to save the planet, but in the real world car drivers want a car that offers them all the practicality of […]
Driving whilst smoking should be banned say motorists
A survey by the Institute of Advanced Motorists finds the majority of motorists in favour of banning smoking for drivers. We live in a Nanny State, and a Nanny State revels in banning us from simple pleasures. Like smoking. Smoking is bad for you, it’s bad for those around you, it costs a fortune and […]
Pink Rolls Royce Ghost FAB 1 supports Breast Cancer Care
Rolls Royce has provided a Pink RR Ghost EWB to Chris Evans’ FAB 1 Million project to support Breast Cancer Care. [nggallery id=1476 template=customlinks] Chris Evans and cars go together. So when the Ginger one had the bright idea that he should plant his FAB 1 number plate on a pink Rolls Royce and use […]
New VW Golf GTD: Price from £25,285
The new Golf GTD Mk 7 arrived at the Geneva Motor Show last month and has now gone on sale in the UK, priced from £25,285. [nggallery id=1407 template=customlinks] Now the UK has followed the lead of Europe and decided diesel cars are a must-have (despite that fact that for most who do average mileage […]
The biggest Rolls-Royce Showroom…in the World
The biggest rolls Royce showroom in the world has opened in Shenyang, China, offering 1200 square metres of space on two floors. It really isn’t all that long since the idea of selling Rolls Royce cars in China seemed about as good an idea as setting up a chain of ‘Condom4U’ stores in Ireland. But times […]
Smart ForTwo Cityflame edition launches
The Smart ForTwo Cityflame is another limited edition Smart car for the UK with a bright yellow paint job with black highlights and an interior with yellow highlights. [nggallery id=1475 template=customlinks] The business model for the Smart car does seem to revolve around ‘Limited Edition’ cars, and that’s even more crucial with the current Smart […]