In the latest round of Euro NCAP tests the new BMW 3-Series, Mazda CX-5 and Peugeot 208 have all achieved a five star rating. Yesterday we jumped in early with the news that the new Hyundai i30 had achieved a 5 Star Euro NCAP Rating in the latest round of NCAP test. But it wasn’t alone. In […]
New 2012 Mercedes SL costs from £72,495
The new Mercedes SL arrives in the UK next month (June) and will cost from £72,495 for the SL 350. Mercedes revealed the all new SL roadster – the first new Mercedes SL in a decade – just before Christmas, but it’s taken almost six months more to find out what it’s going to cost in the […]
New Hyundai i30 gets 5 Star Euro NCAP rating
The new Hyundai i30 is back in the news with an impressive 5 Star Euro NCAP rating in the latest round of tests. The new Hyundai got off to a good start when VW’s boss complained it was too well made, and since then Hyundai has gone on to prove that point by letting a […]
Jaguar XF Sportbrake & New Mercedes A Class UK debut at MotorExpo
The Jaguar XF Sportbrake, new Mercedes A Class, BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe and new Kia cee’d get a UK debut at London’s MotorExpo. Traditional car shows have died something of a death in recent years, with just a handful of car shows round the world still attracting big numbers. Car ‘Events’ have become the […]
Aspid tease all new sports car
Aspid (which were IFR Aspid) – Spanish sports car maker – is teasing a new sports car to be revealed in the next few weeks. Aspid is a Spanish maker of sports cars responsible for the rather retro – at least in styling – SuperSport model. We caught up with the Aspid SuperSport at Salon […]
Alfa Romeo & Mazda to build new roadster
Alfa Romeo and Fiat have signed an agreement to build a new new RWD roadster based on the next generation Mazda MX-5 platform. Sergio Marchionne is a big believer that the only way to survive as a mainstream car maker is to be as big as possible and share development costs whenever you can. Which explains – […]
Saab: Could Spyker restart production of the Saab 9-5?
The key to the future of Saab is possibly the right to manufacture the Saab 9-5. Could that bring Spyker and Victor Muller back? It’s now almost three months since bidding by prospective saviours of Saab ended, yet we’re still waiting for a decision from the administrators as to which company is the preferred bidder. From an […]
Renault Alpine A110-50 at Monaco? Possibly, but surely this isn’t it.
The rumour mill says Renault will revive Alpine with a tribute to the A110 – the Alpine A110-50. But the photo doing the rounds surely isn’t it. The rumours that Renault would revive the Alpine badge to bolt on a new performance car in 2012 have been rife for some time, especially as 2012 is […]
Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato Sanction II fetches £1.23 million
The continuation of the Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato – the Sanction II cars – hits a new price peak of £1.23 million at Bonhams Aston Martin Sale. Last month we reported that one of just four Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato Sanction II Coupés was up for grabs at Bonhams Aston Martin Sale at Newport Pagnell and […]
Now it’s the turn of Hyundai to take a swipe at GM’s marketing
With the news that General Motors are to pull out of Super Bowl advertising Hyundai steps up to tell GM they’re wrong. It’s really not been GM’s week. Last week they came out and told the world that ads on Facebook aren’t worth the advertising cost and that they were pulling their spend from the […]