Porsche has revealed their estate / shooting brake take on the Panamera – the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo – and it looks good. [nggallery id=1265 template=customlinks] The Porsche Panamera is another Porsche in the mould of the Cayenne – great car with Marmite looks. But it looks like Porsche has found a way to inject decent […]
2013 Range Rover: Are the Bentley SUV & Lamborghini Urus viable?
Does the arrival of the new Range Rover make it almost impossible for the Bentley SUV and Lamborghini Urus SUV to succeed? [nggallery id=1178 template=customlinks] The Range Rover has held a unique place in the car world for forty years; part luxury car, part off-roader. And the new Range Rover has taken that to an […]
‘Nemesis’ breaks UK electric car speed record
An electric car – based on a second-hand Lotus Exige – has broken the UK electric car speed record with a speed of 151.6mph. We’re not entirely sure how relevant a new UK speed record for an electric car is, but let’s be parochial and report it anyway. The ‘Nemesis’ is an electric car built round a second hand Lotus Exige, […]
2013 SEAT Leon price revealed: Paris 2012
SEAT has revealed prices for their version of the VW Golf – the new SEAT Leon – at the Paris Motor Show. Starts at £15,670. [nggallery id=1147 template=customlinks] SEAT has revealed the new Leon at this week’s Paris Motor Show – after letting us get a glimpse of the new Leon back in July, and […]
2013 Ford Mondeo: Paris 2012
Ford has given the new Mondeo its first public outing at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, and it looks a good effort. [nggallery id=895 template=customlinks] Before the world came to believe that ‘brand’ was all that matters, Ford’s family-sized cars were a big deal – and a big seller. But the new 2013 Ford Mondeo no longer […]
Jaguar F-Type Configurator LIVE
The online configurator for the new Jaguar F-Type is now live. Our Jaguar F-Type V8 S ended up costing £91,440. [nggallery id=1254 template=customlinks] The new Jaguar F-Type may only just have officially bowed in at the Paris Motor Show, but Jaguar already has the online configurator up and running (you can go and play with it here). […]
Peugeot Onyx Concept: Paris 2012
The Peugeot Onyx Supercar Concept is a concept that will never be built and based on the underpinnings of the Peugeot Le Mans car. [nggallery id=1221 template=customlinks] It’s Peugeot’s home show, so they want to make a splash. And what better way than with a supercar concept, even if it will never be built? So […]
Jaguar F-Type: Does F-Type pricing mean the next XK heading in to Aston Martin territory?
Jaguar has priced the new F-Type at a higher level than we expected. Does that mean the next Jaguar XK is heading upmarket? [nggallery id=1254 template=customlinks] The arrival of the new Jaguar F-Type heralds the return of Jaguar to the sports car market, a market they’ve not really been active in since the E-Type ended in […]
Top Gear: Clarkson, Hammond & May sign for another 3 years
It’s been revealed that Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have signed up for another 3 years of Top Gear. There may not be a new series of Top Gear on its way until 2013, but we now know that Top Gear as we know it – with Jeremy, Richard and James – is […]
McLaren P1 explained by Anthony Sheriff (video): Paris 2012
McLaren Managing Director, Anthony Sheriff, explains exactly what the new McLaren P1 Supercar will offer its customers. [nggallery id=1242 template=customlinks] The McLaren P1 is, undoubtedly, the star of the 2012 Paris Motor Show – even if it’s just a concept. But the concept P1 does show exactly where McLaren are heading with the spiritual successor to the McLaren […]