The Lotus Evora 414E – a Lotus Engineering range extender hybrid project – is still moving ahead with dynamic and durability testing now underway. [nggallery id=1288 template=customlinks] It’s getting on for three years since Lotus turned up at Geneva with an Evora like no other – the Lotus Evora 414E. On the surface the Evora […]
New SEAT Leon goes in to production
The new SEAT Leon (2013) – revealed at the Paris Motor Show – has started production in Spain ahead of first deliveries in March 2013. [nggallery id=1147 template=customlinks] The new SEAT Leon – SEAT’s Spanish take on the VW Golf – was revealed at the Paris Motor Show in September, and SEAT has now started […]
New Range Rover (2013): The Reviews (+video)
Media reviews for the 2013 Range Rover have been going on in Morocco this week, so we have a round-up and video. [nggallery id=1178 template=customlinks] The first review drives of the new Range Rover have been going on in Morocco this week, and the praise for Land Rover’s new flagship have been pretty much universal. Sadly, Cars […]
Indian Grand Prix: Vettel on pole in Red Bull front row
Sebastian Vettel has taken pole position for Red Bull for the Indian F1 Grand Prix tomorrow. Team mate Mark Webber is in second place. Red Bull may have had an up and down season this year, but it looks like they’re coming good as the F1 season reaches a climax. The Korean Grand Prix two […]
Hyundai ix35 Hydrogen FCEV helps kick off EcoIslands Global Summit
The Hyundai ix35 Hydrogen Fuel Cell has helped kick off the EcoIslands Summit on the Isle of Wight promoting renewable energy for Islands. Maybe, now more and more car makers and suppliers are starting to lose interest in BEVs (Battery Electric Vehicles), we can look properly to future prospects for an energy source for powering […]
McLaren 12C Spider sells out in 2 hours at Neiman Marcus
The Christmas car for 2012 from US retailer Neimann Marcus – the new McLaren 12C Spider – sold out in just two hours. [nggallery id=1136 template=customlinks] A couple of weeks ago we reported that this year’s ‘Christmas’ car from US luxury store Neiman Marcus was the new McLaren 12C Spider. And it didn’t take long for the […]
Electric Cars not fit for the market say Car Industry bosses
Motor Industry bosses have said this week that the Electric car market is carnage and that EVs are not fit for primetime sales. We’ve made no secret of our views on electric cars: they’re simply not fit for the market. And now it seems motor industry bosses are finally standing up and saying much the […]
Will the new Ford Mondeo (2014) end up a re-badged U.S. Ford Fusion?
With the 2013 Ford Mondeo now becoming the 2014 Mondeo with the closure of Ford’s Genk factory, will Europe now get a re-badged US Ford Fusion? [nggallery id=895 template=customlinks] The sorry decline in car sales from mainstream makers – particularly the bigger stuff – is causing huge production over-capacity in Europe and car makers are […]
Ford Transit production to end in Southampton
Ford is to close its Transit production facility in Southampton, ending more than 100 years of vehicle manufacture in the UK. Most UK car and van buyers still think of Ford as ‘British’, but even though Ford has been building cars in the UK for over 100 years, they haven’t built a single car in the UK […]
Hyundai goes K-Pop and releases an album
Hyundai has teamed up with Korean pop stars to create an album of music inspired by the new i40, New Generation i30 and Veloster. We’ve loved the way Hyundai has moved its products on from Halford’s special to mainstream credible in quick sticks, and their PR teams have been on the ball too with good initiatives and a willingness […]