The Vauxhall/Opel Mokka may not arrive until Geneva 2012, but we get a good look at what’s on offer in this Buick Encore video. The whole ‘World Car’ phenomenon that’s sprung out of the mire of the financial woes of the US car industry does lead to a few anomalies. Like the Buick Encore being revealed in the […]
Saab: Turkey’s Brightwell Holdings & China’s Youngman vie for Saab
Despite its bankruptcy, it seems China’s Youngman and Turkish equity form Brightwell Holdings ar planning on staging a bid. Saab may be bankrupt – and its car heritage from the Saab Museum up for sale – but that hasn’t stopped interest in Saab as a viable car maker from prospective suitors. And it seems the front-runners […]
MINI Baker Street and MINI Bayswater arrive
Two new MINI Special Editions named after London districts arrive in the form of the MINI Baker Street and MINI Bayswater. MINI decided around this time last year that they would name all future limited editions after London districts, since which time we’ve had the MINI Hampton and MINI Pimlico followed by the MINI Soho and even the […]
Renault puts a price on the 2012 Twingo Facelift
The facelift for the 2012 Renault Twingo debuted at Frankfurt, and Renault has now put a price on their new baby – £10,350. The facelift for the 2012 Renault Twingo is not the most comprehensive overhaul you’ll eve see in a car, consisting mainly of a new nose reflecting more current Renault design, a tiny […]
Mitsubishi tease new model ahead of Geneva. New Outlander based on PX-MiEV II, perhaps?
Mitsubishi are teasing a new model for the Geneva Motor Show in March. Could it a be new Outlander based on the recent PX-MiEV II Concepts? We’ve only just got over the Detroit Motor Show reveals, and car makers are already queuing up to tease us with offerings for the Geneva in March. Today it’s Mitsubishi’s […]
Top Gear to blow up a caravan when it hits 10 million Facebook Likes
To celebrate hitting 10 million Facebook likes, Top Gear are to blow up a caravan when than magic 10 millionth like arrives. Say what you like about Top Gear, they certainly know how to promote their brand. From Jeremy Clarkson’s supposedly unguarded comments – which generate millions of pounds-worth of column inches – to the very nice […]
Cadillac CTS-V: UK RHD models coming
The Cadillac CTS-V – we assume in Coupe, Saloon and Estate versions – is being prepared for launch in the UK in right hand drive. One of the good things to come out of General Motors’ financial woes of a few years ago – apart from producing smaller world cars – has been the arrival […]
Tweaked 2012 Toyota Prius starts at £21,350
The mildly revised 2012 Toyota Prius arrives in the UK. Starting at £21,350 it offers a mild cosmetic tweak and better specification. It’s hard to get too excited about the tweaks to the 2012 Toyota Prius, as Toyota hasn’t exactly pushed the boat out to overhaul the Prius for the new year. But tweaks there are and the new […]
Citroën DS3 Ultra Prestige launches from £20,700
The Citroën DS3 Ultra Prestige has been revealed with a host of luxury extras and a choice of petrol or diesel engines. If you want a properly good little car, there is nothing much better on the market than the Citroen Ds3. It looks good, it’s great to drive and it’s help make Citroen’s seemingly cynical revival of […]
2012 Toyota Land Cruiser V8 costs £62,285
The 2012 Toyota Land Cruiser V8 comes as a single model with a 4.5-litre V8 turbodiesel and big spec and costs £62,285. We reported at the end of December that the 2012 Toyota Land Cruiser V8 was going to debut on 12th January at the Brussels Motor Show and, following that debut, we now learn Toyota will be wanting a […]