More celebrations by car makers hitting social media milestones, this time Ferrari celebrates 8 million Facebook fans with a 458 burnout. We do wonder how long the latest car maker PR stunt of celebrating social media milestones will continue, but if it gets coverage – like this – the answer is probably that it won’t stop – ever. Yesterday we […]
Nissan Juke-R to go in to production – likely to cost £125k UPDATED New Video
The barking mad love child of the GT-R and Juke – the Nissan Juke-R – is to go in to limited production at a likely price of £125k. Today, we’re expecting Nissan to deliver the full version of its ‘Juke-R vs Supercars’ video from Dubai – the one they’ve been trailing with a series of short Juke-R […]
2012 BMW X1 Facelift: New engines & new models
BMW has given the X1 compact SUV a nip and tuck for 2012 with new engines, new models and trim upgrades. Starts at £24,660. The entire BMW X1 range has been given something of a facelift for 2012, but BMW hasn’t just titivated the cosmetics they’ve also introduced two new models – the X1 Sport […]
Kia K9 launches in Korea
Kia’s new range-topping saloon car – the Kia K9 – has launched in Korea and will launch overseas – with a new name – later in 2012. Kia’s most impressive – and certainly most ambitious – new car has launched in Korea and goes on sale today. But it’s extremely unlikely, even with a change of name from Dr Who’s […]
Mercedes C 63 AMG Coupé drifting at Laguna Seca (Video)
To celebrate 2 million views on their YouTube Channel, AMG has taken a C 63 AMG Coupe for a bit of a blat round the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca. Car makers are slowly waking up to the joys of the Interweb as a way to promote their wares, and they’re all busy feeding their Twitter, […]
Daydreaming of nudist beaches whilst driving? BMW has the answer.
BMW has a new advert for its lane departure warning system featuring a daydreaming man and his vibrating head. We’ve all done it (well, we all have) – managed to drive to wherever we’re going without remembering a single thing about the uneventful journey. We all think that if something did happen our brains would jump back in to focus […]
New Chrysler 300C lands in the UK. Starts at £35,995
Nearly 18 months after it was revealed the new 2012 version of the Chrysler 300C hits the UK. Starts at £35,995. The arrival of the new Chrysler 300C in the UK comes nearly 18 months after Chrysler first revealed the updates ahead of the Detroit Motor Show in January 2011. Well, it is a long way from Detroit to […]
Nissan’s Juke-R vs Supercars irritating video trailers
Nissan are trailing a video of the Juke-R racing supercars in Dubai with a frustrating string of very short video trailers. Back in January we published an amateur video of the bonkers Nissan Juke-R racing a whole heap of supercars on a street track at the International Arena in Dubai and it was an interesting race, even […]
VW Golf GTI Cabriolet Price & Specs – starts at £29,310
Following a reveal at the Geneva Motor Show, VW has revealed prices and specs for the Golf GTI Cabriolet. Starts at £29,310. We may be getting towards the end of the shelf life of the current VW Golf, but that didn’t stopped Volkswagen revealing a range topping Golf drop top in the guise of the Golf […]
Subaru BRZ costs from £24,995
Subaru has revealed that the BRZ will cost £24,995 for the BRZ SE and £27,995 for the BRZ SE Lux auto. Arrives in showrooms this summer. Toyota revealed in February that the GT 86 will cost from £24,995 in the UK. So it doesn’t come as the most enormous shock to discover that the Subaru BRZ will […]