BMW has revealed its fleet of cars for ferrying athletes, VIPs and officials around London for the 2012 Olympics. BMW is an official sponsor for the 2012 London Olympics – just in case you’ve been in a cave for the last couple of years – and are focusing supplying on low emission cars cars to […]
The world’s roads cover an area the size of India
Canadian scientist Felix Pharand has mapped the world’s roads, flights and railways showing the man-made changes on earth – The Anthropocene. If you look at a photo of earth from space it’s easy to think that what you see is how it’s always been. But the planet has changed more in the last 100 years – […]
Aston Martin One-77 now officially sold out
The Aston Martin One-77 – Aston Martin’s £1 million hypercar – has finally sold out with the last One-77 reaching its owner. From its arrival at Villa D’Este in 2009 through news that one buyer had grabbed 10 cars for his family by way of endless other stories, the Aston Martin One-77 has kept us […]
Mercedes SLC (a ‘Baby’ SLS) confirmed. Again
Mercedes big-wigs have been discussing future plans for AMG and have confirmed production of the Mercedes SLC – a baby SLS. It’s always nice to speculate on new cars to come from interesting car makers, and in the case of Mercedes we’ve been actively playing the baby SLS game – a Mercedes SLC – since […]
Eterniti Artemis – now on video
The Eterniti Artemis – previously known as the Hemera – is now officially revealed and here in action on video. As we reported a few days ago, the Eterniti Hemera has become the Eterniti Artemis and arrived at the Beijing Motor Show to parade before its target market. And it’s not unimpressive. Eterniti seem to have done […]
Audi Q5 facelift now official
Audi has officially revealed the facelift for the Q5 at the Beijing Motor Show. Minor cosmetic tweaks and engine revisions. We revealed the 2012 facelift for the Audi Q5 at the weekend, although Audi hadn’t actually got round to doing it themselves. But now they have so we can update with the official details and extra photos […]
Lamborghini Estoque still possible despite Urus SUV
Despite the reveal of the Lamborghini Urus SUV at the Beijing Motor Show this week, Lamborghini boss Stefan Winkelmann still wants the Estoque. It’s been a much debated subject for years: what should Lamborghini’s third model be? Should it be the super saloon Lamborghini Estoque or a super SUV aimed at China? As we now know, with the reveal of […]
Mercedes Viano Vision Diamond – the Maybach of vans
Mercedes-Benz has revealed the Viano Vision Diamond at Beijing, a utilitarian Mercedes van with the interior of a Maybach. The Maybach brand didn’t do Mercedes any favours, with German glitterballs proving no match for British (oh, alright, German-ish) understated elegance in the Rolls Royce Phantom. Maybach has now been re-consigned to the dustbin of history and […]
Daimler & BYD reveal the Denza EV Concept: Beijing 2012
The partnership between Daimler and BYD in China has revealed its first fruit – the Denza EV Concept – at the Beijing Motor Show. It’s just a few weeks since we learned that Daimler and BYD had come up with a name for their joint venture in China to produce New Energy Vehicles (basically EVs). Denza – or Tengshi, in Chinese – […]
Audi puts a price on its 2012 V8 S Models – S6, S7 & S8
Audi’s new V8 – shared with Bentley – arrives in the UK in the guise of the 2012 models of the S6, S7 & S8. Prices from £53,995 to £77,900. Audi, just as most other car makers are doing, is down-sizing its cylinder count and upping its reliance on forced induction as it seeks to cut emissions […]