The Bentley Continental V8 made a dramatic public debut in Munich when it was flown to the SkyLounge for its launch. The plan to debut the new Bentley Continental V8 (apparently we shouldn’t call it the Continental GT V8, just the Continental V8) in Germany in Munich’s SkyLounge might sound like a perfectly reasonable thing to do. After all, every […]
2012 SEAT Exeo & Exeo ST Estate arrive in UK showrooms
The 2012 SEAT Exeo saloon and Exeo ST Estate have had a small facelift – which debuted at Frankfurt – and have now arrived in SEAT UK showrooms. It’s hard to get too excited about the facelift for the 2012 SEAT Exeo – or even call it a facelift – so small are the changes. But […]
Toyota Yaris Hybrid, GT 86 & new Toyota FT-Bh Concept at Geneva
The Toyota Yaris Hybrid, Toyota GT 86 and a new compact city car concept – the Toyota FT-Bh – will be at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Toyota has a stand full of cars to offer at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, with the European debut of the GT 86, the Yaris Hybrid, and […]
Audi TT RS Plus unveiled
The Audi TT RS Plus – a mode powerful and focused TT RS – has been revealed ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. At the end of January we reported that the Geneva Motor Show would see the debut of a more powerful Audi TT and a new RS4. So it’s no […]
Tesla Model X Crossover SUV unveiled
The Tesla Model X – the Model S SUV Crossover – was revealed last night in California, with 4WD and the same powertrain as the Model S. Arrives late 2013. The Tesla Model X is the next installment in Tesla’s plan to change the car industry in to a Silicon Valley fantasy and, just as scheduled, Elon […]
Aston Martin finally reveals official V12 Zagato pictures
The Aston Martin V12 Zagato finally gets its production car debut in Kuwait next week, and Aston manage to release a few official photos. It does seem odd that when AM has published the brochure for the Aston Martin V12 Zagato online (admittedly you had to hunt it out), complete with a fair number of […]
Chevrolet Cruze Estate: The Cruze Station Wagon arrives
The first photo of the Chevrolet Cruze Station Wagon – the Cruze Estate – has been revealed ahead of a launch at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. Smallish Estate cars are not exactly something that floats the average American car buyer’s boat. But it’s a different story in Europe, which explains why GM has decided to bolt a small shed on the back […]
De Tomaso sold by Rossignolo
De Tomaso – the ill-fated Italian supercar maker – has been sold by Gian Mario Rossignolo after a financially fraught revival attempt. De Tomaso seems fated to lurch from one financial crisis to another – as it has throughout its history – with the latest efforts by former Fiat executive Gian Mario Rossignolo to revive the marque floundering for […]
2012 Mitsubishi Outlander revealed – debut at Geneva
The new version of the Mitsubishi Outlander, previewed as the PX-MiEV II Concept, has been revealed ahead of its debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Mitsubishi lay claim to their Outlander being the first ‘Crossover’ to the market 11 years ago, or at least the Outlander was the first car to be called a crossover. And now we have […]
2012 Ford B-Max beats the competion on economy & emissions
With the 2102 Ford B-Max due to debut in production guise at Geneva in a few weeks, Ford are claiming sector best emissions and economy. Just last week we had the first photos of the production version of the 2012 Ford B-Max, heralding the arrival of Ford’s new compact MPV at Geneva 2012, ahead of its arrival […]