After doing everything they could to destroy the Toyota Hilux, Top Gear are going to have another bash with the latest Hilux. But what’s planned? The current series of Top Gear may have ended, but TG still has games to play, readers to tempt and bills to pay, so they’re planning on giving the Toyota […]
Shelby 1000 Mustang: A completely bonkers dose of American Muscle Car
Shelby has taken the Ford Mustang GT500 and given it up to 1085bhp to create the Shelby 1000. But it’ll cost you the best part of £150k. Fifty years ago Caroll Shelby changed UK motorways forever by teaming up with AC to produce the AC Cobra which, it is said, was responsible for Barbara Castle […]
Skoda Yeti Urban: It’s a limited edition Yeti
The Skoda Yeti Urban is a limited edition Yeti for the UK with cosmetic tweaks and extra kit. Costs from £16,900. Perhaps it’s because winter is now coming to a close and car buyers’ minds are wandering off to cabriolets instead of SUVs. Or maybe it’s because the Skoda Yeti has finally got to the point where […]
New Toyota Avalon teased? Or something else?
Toyota are teasing a new saloon car ahead of next month’s New York Auto Show, which is probably the replacement for the Toyota Avalon. The Toyota Avalon is a saloon car we don’t get in Europe, but it is Toyota’s top of the tree car in the States. Sadly, the current Avalon is not exactly […]
2012 Citroen C1 Facelift Price & Spec
Citroen has reveal price and specification details for its new for 2012 facelift for the little C1. Starts at £7,995. The new Citroen C1 – well, a facelifted version – was revealed by Citroen in January ahead of its debut at the Brussels Motor Show, and Citroen UK has now revealed prices and specs for the new […]
Ferrari 599XX Evoluzione on track at Suzuka +video
The latest version of the track special 599XX – the Ferrari 599XX Evoluzione – has made its track debut at Suzuka. Video and photos. The Ferrari FXX was Ferrari’s track test bed creation for wealthy Ferrari owners willing to pay a sizeable chunk of money to blat round a track in the Enzo-based FXX, effectively playing with […]
BMW & Toyota to collaborate on next-generation lithium-ion battery cells
BMW and Toyota are to work together to develop next-generation lithium-ion battery technology to try and make battery power more effective. Late last year we learnt that BMW and Toyota are to work more closely to share technology and expertise as the car industry enters a period of consolidation and partnership to try and keep R&D costs […]
BMW recalls 1.3 million 5 & 6 Series cars
BMW is to recall 1.3 million 5 Series and 6 Series cars built between 2003 and 2010 to fix a battery cable cover. It’s been an expensive year for BMW on the recall front. January saw MINI recall 235,000 Cooper and JCW models to fix a faulty auxiliary water pump on the turbo, and now a massive 1.3 million […]
Audi Q5, Skoda Yeti, & Abarth 500 are the UK’s lowest depreciating cars
The key to low-cost motoring has more to do with depreciation than running costs, so pick an Audi Q5, Skoda Yeti or Abarth 500. The difference in residual values of cars after three years can have a huge impact on motoring costs. A £15k car that has strong residual values – like the Audi Q5, […]
Lotus appoints Mansory as official car customiser
Lotus has teamed up with car customiser Mansory to create custom versions of its Exige, Elise and Evora. Car makers in the upper echelons have customers who want to make their car more individual than a regular options list can manage. So they either have their own in-house bespoke service – like Ferrari’s Tailor Made […]