Ferrari North Europe have already had 600 Ferraris register for the record attempt at Silverstone in September on the Ferrari Parade Record. Last month, when we reported that Ferrari Racing Days are back at Silverstone in September, we mentioned that Ferrari North Europe were planning on grabbing back their record for the most Ferraris on […]
SsangYong Korando 4×4 gets cheaper with arrival of the Korando SX
SssangYong has dropped the entry price for its 4WD C-Segment SUV Korando with the launch of the Korando SX. SsangYong is the Korean car maker that hasn’t yet quite managed to drag itself out of the bin marked ‘Oh, dear’, but the takeover of SsangYong by the deep-pocketed Mahindra and the launch of the seemingly convincing SsangYong Korando Crossover/SUV […]
Jaguar F-Type 3.0 litre V6 Supercharged engine trailered (video)
The Jaguar F-Type is to get a new 3.0 litre V6 Supercharged engine and Jaguar are trailing it in a new video ahead of launch. We finally learnt in April that the C-X16 Concept would come to life as the Jaguar F-Type and just a few days later that the F-Type would be getting a new V6 […]
Lexus LFA almost sold out – time for the LFA Roadster?
It’s reported that the Lexus LFA Supercar is now almost sold out. So will we soon see the Lexus LFA Roadster? The Lexus LFA seemed like a barking mad project for Toyota to take on. A Lexus hypercar with lots of carbon fibre, a bonkers V10 and a price tag to make even the very […]
Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid EV (PHEV) Paris 2012 debut
A production version of the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) will debut at the Paris Motor Show in September. Mitsubishi has already had a couple of stabs at a plug-in hybrid Outlander EV, with the PX-MiEV at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2009 and then again with the imaginatively named PX-MiEV II at last year’s Tokyo Show. […]
Kia Sorento Facelift revealed – take two
A facelift for the Kia Sorento has been revealed ahead of its arrival in the UK in the autumn as a 2013 model. Regular readers may think ‘Kia Sorento facelift? Haven’t we seen that before?’ And you’d be right. But the Kia Sorento facelift we reported back in March was for the US version, although […]
Audi win at Le Mans – again
Audi has not only won at the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hour, but they’ve taken 2nd, 3rd and 5th places too in the diesel hybrid R18 e-Tron. It’s a huge achievement to win at Le Mans, so hats off – yet again – to the incredible Audi team with another stunning win at Le Mans – the 11th time […]
Top Gear Breaks Loop-the-Loop World Record In South Africa
The Top Gear Stunt team has achieved the first ever double loop-the-loop in a car in front of an audience in South Africa. Last week we reported that Top Gear were planning to attempt the first ever double loop-the-loop at the Top Gear Festival in Durban. And by jove, they did it. In typical TG fashion they told us […]
Mercedes SLS AMG DROPPED in the U.S.
In what seems a strange move, MBUSU – Mercedes in the States – is dropping the SLS AMG from its range in favour of the SLS AMG GT. When the Mercedes SLS AMG GT was revealed last week we were sure it was a new addition to the SLS range; a more edgy SLS for those wanting […]
Jaguar XJ Review (2012): 3.0 litre Diesel Portfolio LWB
We’ve had the latest version of the Jaguar XJ in for review – the LWB 3.0 litre Diesel Portfolio with Sports Packs – to see how the XJ is maturing. It’s getting on for two years since we had the first Jaguar XJ in for review, and almost three years since we first saw the […]