Aston Martin is replacing the four-door Rapide with the Rapide S, which gets minor styling tweaks and extra power. [nggallery id=1372 template=customlinks] The Aston Martin Rapide is a thing of beauty, as is every Aston Martin, but its paucity of power compared to obvious rivals like the Panamera Turbo and Ferrari FF have hurt sales. […]
2013 Ford Fiesta ST: Price from £16,995
The 2013 Ford Fiesta ST will cost from £16,995 when it arrives in Ford’s UK showrooms in March, with an extra £1,000 buying the Fiesta ST2. [nggallery id=981 template=customlinks] It seems to have taken an age for Ford’s properly warm Fiesta – the Fiesta ST – to go from concept in 2011 as a three-door […]
Rolls Royce Wraith: First tease photo of Ghost Coupe
The first tease photo of the Rolls Royce Wraith – a coupe version of the Ghost – has been revealed ahead of a Geneva Motor Show debut. It’s only been a few days since Rolls Royce told us that the Ghost Coupe will be the Rolls Royce Wraith, and we were expecting a few teaser photos surface in the next couple […]
Jaguar XF CKD assembly starts in India
Jaguar Land Rover has started assembling the Jaguar XF at its plant in Pune, India, in a move to reduce XF retail prices in India. [nggallery id=963 template=customlinks] It’s over a year since we reported that Jaguar Land Rover were planning to assemble the Jaguar XF and Range Rover Evoque at their plant in Pune, India, in a move […]
BMW i3 EV WILL get BMW motorcycle engine as range extender
BMW’s head of R&D, Herbert Diess, has confirmed the BMW i3 EV will come with the option of a range extender engine. [nggallery id=713 template=customlinks] Back in 2011, we asked if the BMW i3 – BMW’s stab at a luxury electric car for the city – would come with a BMW Motorad engine as a range […]
Skoda Yeti Laurin & Klement adds gloss to the Yeti
Skoda has revealed a range-topping Yeti SUV – the Yeti Laurin & Klement – with extra equipment over the Yeti Elegance. It might sounds like a firm of solicitors, but Laurin & Klement (Václav Laurin and Václav Klement) are the founders of what is now SKODA and Skoda use their names to badge their range-topping cars, hence […]
Bentley SUV – the Bentley Falcon – close to production decision
The Bentley SUV – expected to be called the Bentley Falcon – is close to being officially signed-off for production. [nggallery id=979 template=customlinks] Despite reporting back in October that the Bentley SUV and Lamborghini Urus SUV were on hold as VW looked at their potential, it became clear soon after that, despite the hiatus to decide if […]
Land Rover backed Race2Recovery team finishes Dakar Rally
The Race2Recovery Rally team – a group of disabled servicemen backed by Land Rover – has become the first disabled team to finish the Dakar Rally. Land Rover may have backed the Race2Recovery team in the Dakar Rally, but the real triumph is that of the team’s members as they become the first disabled team to complete the gruelling […]
Holy Auction Prices! Batman’s Batmobile sells for $4.2 million
The Batmobile from the 1960s Batman TV series, starring Adam West and Burt Ward, has sold for $4.2 million at auction. For those of us of a certain age, the Batmobile from the original Batman TV series of the 1960s is the only Batmobile, and probably the first time we saw a car being the star of […]
SEAT Altea Copa & Altea XL Copa Editions launched. Price from £16,425
The SEAT Altea Copa and Altea XL Copa Editions have been launched by SEAT with more equipment for no more money. The SEAT Altea has been with us for a very long time and is not quite as enticing as it once was as a sporty take on a compact MPV – based on the SEAT Leon […]