It seems Guinness has had a changed of heart after it cancelled the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport’s World Speed record and has reinstated it. [nggallery id=433 template=customlinks] Only last week we reported that Guinness World Records had cancelled the world speed record for a production car held by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport after they […]
Hyundai: E4U Egg Car & Fluidic Sculpture in Motion
Hyundai is busy building ‘Brand Awareness’ and has revealed a new mode of transport – the E4U Egg car and are displaying Fluidic Sculpture in Motion in Milan. Hyundai has already made it clear that 2013 will be about ‘Brand Awareness’ rather than releasing a new raft of models and chasing ever increasing sales, so two Hyundai outings […]
Chinese Grand Prix (2013) RESULT
With Lewis Hamilton on pole and Alonso and Raikkonen behind, will the three former world champions manage to keep Red Bull at bay? Qualifying for the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix produced a fascinating grid, with three former world champions at the front on soft tyres, two more world champions lurking down the grid on mediums – hoping a different […]
McLaren Qualified launched for Approved Used McLarens
McLaren has launched ‘McLaren Qualified’, an approved scheme for used McLaren 12c and 12C Spider with up to two years unlimited warranty. [nggallery id=1136 template=customlinks]The McLaren 12C (which was the MP4-12C until McLaren decided that was just too much of a mouthful) has now been in production for more than two years and was recently […]
Electric Fiat 500e costs the same as 500 Pop – in the US
The Fiat 500e – Fiat’s electric 500 – has gone on sale in the US with the same monthly lease payments as the 500 Pop – just £130 a month. [nggallery id=1308 template=customlinks] The Fiat 500e – the electric version of the 500 – is a car Fiat had to build, but not one they […]
Chinese Grand Prix qualifying: Hamilton takes pole for Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton has taken his maiden pole for Mercedes in the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix, ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso. Lewis Hamilton has grabbed his first pole position for Mercedes for tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix, with team mate Nico Rosberg in fourth putting second place Kimi Raikkonen in the Lotus and third place Fernando Alonso […]
New Ford Mondeo to get new 1.5 litre EcoBoost engine
Ford is launching a new 1.5 litre EcoBoost engine to replace the 1.6 litre currently offered and offering improved economy. [nggallery id=895 template=customlinks] Ford are premiering a new 1.5 litre EcoBoost engine for the Mondeo, which will get its premier at the Shanghai Motor Show later this month when it debuts in China. The new […]
Aston Martin Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S race car revealed
Aston Martin has revealed their Rapide S with dual fuel enabling it to run on petrol or hydrogen. The hydrogen Rapide S will do an emissions free lap of the Nurburgring. The new Aston Martin Rapide S was revealed in January, and now Aston Martin are taking the Rapide S racing, but with a twist […]
What’s a Range Rover ‘Vouge’?
One of the Cars UK team has snapped a photo of a new 2013 Range Rover Vogue that appears to be a Range Rover ‘Vouge’. Now the 2013 Range Rover is out in the wild, they’re becoming a common site on our roads and in car parks. So when one of the Cars UK team […]
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse sets World Speed Record: OFFICIAL
The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse world speed record is official and there will be a limited edition WRC model with black and orange paintwork. [nggallery id=1474 template=customlinks] Earlier this week Bugatti were busy teasing something new, and we hoped it might be the ‘Super’ Veyron with 1600HP. But it wasn’t. What it was was a new world […]