After an absence of 5 years Silverstone is hosting Ferrari Racing days this September, including a Guinness World Record attempt. The last time there were Ferrari Racing days at Silverstone was 2007, so Ferrari fans will be delighted to learn that Ferrari are back at Silverstone in September for all kinds of Maranello goodness. There’ll be the chance to see […]
2012 Saab 9-3 Convertible: Last 26 RHD cars up for grabs
The last 26 RHD Saab 9-3 Convertible models – hand finished in Sweden – are now for sale in the UK from £22,750. Back in March – at the same time we reported the Saab Museum had re-opened – we were also able to report that ANA, the Saab dealers in Trollhatten, have bought up the part-made cars […]
Can 40 baboons wreck a new Hyundai i30? (video)
Hyundai has put the new i30 to the ultimate wear and tear test by letting a troop of more than 40 Safari Park baboons loose on it. Some of us are considered killjoys by our offspring because we refuse to take our pride and joy through a Safari Park. But maybe when we get the new Hyundai i30 […]
Nissan Juke-R will cost £438,000
The rather bonkers Nissan Juke R will be available worldwide – in very limited numbers – at a very limiting price – £438,000. The Nissan Juke -R has kept us in stories since lat year when Nissan first revealed the funky compact crossover with the heart of a GT-R. From being merely a one-off (well, it was actually a […]
Ferrari apologises for 458 burning rubber on Great Wall of China (video)
Ferrari hired a section of the Great Wall of China for a publicity event, but an employee damaged the Great Wall by burning rubber in a 458 Italia. China is a very big deal for Ferrari, as evidenced not only by rising sales but by the special editions Ferrari sells in to the burgeoning luxury […]
No more Top Gear until 2013, says Jeremy Clarkson
Top Gear leader Jeremy Clarkson has revealed to South African Sasha Martinengo on Ballz Radio that there won’t be a new series of Top Gear until 2013. Under normal circumstances we’d expect a new series of Top Gear to arrive in the Autumn of 2012. But it seems not. Jeremy Clarkson, being interviewed by South African […]
Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series goes to the Dark Side (video)
Mercedes USA has released a black and white video of the Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series strutting its stuff to promote its US arrival. The Mercedes C63 AMG is a mean enough machine, but of you really want to drive the ultimate version you’ll need to go for the limited edition C63 AMG Black Series. And with the C63 AMG Black […]
Ford Focus sells 1,500,000 in the UK
Ford has revealed that the 1,500,000th Ford Focus has rolled out since its launch in 1998 heading for Essex cricketer Jaik Mickleburgh. The Ford Focus has been something of a phenomenon for Ford in the UK and has now racked up sales of 1,500,000 in the UK since it hit UK roads back in 1998. Ford are shouting about the […]
BMW M3 M Performance Edition & M5 M Performance Edition for UK
BMW is teasing two new performance cars with short videos – the BMW M3 M Performance Edition and the M5 M Performance Edition. It seems today is the day car makers stopped sending press releases. First we had Aston Martin not bothering to send out any information on the DBS Ultimate Edition before revealing it on their site, […]
Bentley Continental GT Hybrid (GTH) in 2013?
Reports claim that Bentley are planning to introduce a hybrid powertrain in the Continental GT. Said to arrive at Geneva 2013 and on sale that summer. The Bentley Continental GT has has W12 power since it arrived on the scene as the first ‘VW’ Bentley almost a decade ago, but legislation on CO2 levels has seen that change this […]