Despite a less than overwhelming endorsement at Geneva, Bentley are planning to take their SUV concept to the Beijing Motor Show unchanged. It does make sense for Bentley to build an SUV. But does it make sense for them to put the SUV concept from this year’s Geneva Motor Show in to production as it is? The […]
New Ford Fiesta ECOnetic starts production
The latest versions of the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic have gone in to production, offering 86mpg and 87g/km CO2. When we reviewed Ford’s first Fiesta ECOnetic we were impressed that, at least if you were prepared to drive wi8th a very light foot, you could get 70mpg out of a comfortable and fun Fiesta. But we did say […]
Saab Museum reopens & Saab back in production – sort of
The Saab Museum has reopened after Saab’s bankruptcy problems and a Trollhatten dealer is to ‘build’ the last 100 Saabs. We’re still waiting for a decision from Saab’s administrators about which – if any – of the bids they’ve received for what’s left of Saab are solid enough to pursue. But that hiatus doesn’t mean there’s no […]
MINI JCW Countryman – this is the ‘Unexpected’ +video
We had a marketing video for the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman recently telling us to expect the unexpected. This video is the unexpected. MINI marketing doesn’t come out of the box marked ‘Traditional Car Promotions’. Love it or hate it, MINI marketing comes very much from left-field, and the marketing for the new MINI […]
Yorkshire composer makes music from car sounds
Yorkshire composer Mark Marrington has created ‘Dance Music with a vehicular Twist’ in a composition using car sounds. Making ‘music’ from car sounds is nothing new. If you’re a Top Gear fan you’ll remember music maestro James May doing something similar with TG’s theme tune Jessica to some derision, and the boys clicked and shut a trio of BL’s […]
Malaysian Grand Prix (2012) RESULT
The front row of the grid for the Malaysian Grand Prix is the same as at Australia last week. But can McLaren dominate in Malaysia too? It seems reasonable to expect that McLaren can repeat their success in Australia last week in Malaysia with a repeat of the front row of the grid and the impetus a great start […]
Vauxhall & Opel – no plant closures before 2014
Despite reports that GM Europe are planning closures at Vauxhall and Opel, GM boss says there will be no closures before 2014. GM in Europe are not having an easy time of things, with both Vauxhall and Opel struggling for sales as the car market in Europe polarises and the mainstream car makers struggle. GM have made […]
New 2102 Aston Martin V8 Vantage on video
Having debuted the 2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage changes for 2012 in February, Aston Martin has now captured the new V8 Vantage on video in Paris. The Aston Martin V8 Vantage promised so much when it first arrived that we couldn’t help being just a little bit disappointed in the new, smaller Aston designed to beat the […]
New Mercedes SL 65 AMG – the video
With the 2013 Mercedes SL 65 AMG now revealed, Mercedes has sent us a video of the new range-topping SL in action. We had the reveal of the new Mercedes SL 65 AMG earlier this week ahead of a public debut at the New York Auto Show in April. And despite the hope that Mercedes […]
McLaren lock out front row (again) in Malaysian F1 Grand Prix qualifying
In a repeat of last week’s Australian Grand Prix, McLaren have locked out the front row in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix, with Hamilton on Pole. Another week, another 2012 F1 Grand Prix; this time in Malaysia – sort of up a bit and left from last week’s Melbourne race. The location’s changed and so’s […]