BMW has taken the new M5 to Pendine Sands in Wales to kick up some sand and promote the 2012 London Olympics. Regular Top Gear watchers will be all too aware that Pendine Sands in Wales offers some spectacular driving prospects. Or at least it does if you have a couple of willing chaps with […]
New BMW M6 Convertible Spied. Heading for Detroit 2012?
The new BMW M6 Convertible has been spied in the US at a BMW compound. Is it heading for a debut at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show. The 2011 BMW 6 Series Convertible debuted almost exactly a year ago after BMW turned car launch convention on its head by revealing the convertible version of the […]
Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster at Geneva 2012?
The rumours are gathering pace that the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster will arrive at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Lamborghini are still promising to bring a new car to every major motor show (some claim from such a small car maker) and the rumour mill is now convinced that the offering for the 2012 Geneva Motor […]
2012 Mercedes SL: Official photos arrive
Today we have official photos of the 2012 Mercedes SL, thanks not to Mercedes Benz, but a German car forum. Yesterday we had the first photo of the 2012 Mercedes SL after a scan of Mercedes new SL turned up on the web. We expected that leak would galvanise Mercedes-Benz to bring forward the release of official […]
MINI Countryman JCW teased – heading for Geneva 2012
MINI has started the tease for the most powerful Countryman – the MINI Countryman JCW – which will debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. It’s not exactly a surprise that the MINI Countryman JCW is on the way. After all, MINI will never knowingly miss a niche sale, so producing a John Cooper Works […]
New Suzuki Swift Sport starts at £13.5k reveals Suzuki UK
Suzuki UK reveals the new Suzuki Swift Sport will cost £13,500 when it goes on sale in January 2012. The Suzuki Swift is a more than half way decent little car, and the range-topping Suzuki Swift Sport – which was revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September – looks set to be a fun little number […]
Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid (2013) will cost £50k
The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid will start production in 2012 with 1,000 cars, each likely to cost around £50,000. We really like the Volvo V60, and despite our general antipathy towards hybrid platforms – particularly in smaller cars – we also really like the idea of the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. With its 4WD – thanks […]
2012 Mercedes SL Leak
The 2012 Mercedes SL will debut at the Detroit Motor Show in January, and we’ve had the first leak of the new SL brochure. The new Mercedes SL (which is either a 2012 or 2013 model, depending on which side of the Pond you are) is due to arrive in January at the Detroit Motor Show. But […]
Lexus teases new design direction ahead of Detroit 2012
Lexus has sent us a teaser photo of a new Lexus Concept heading for the Detroit Motor Show which is said to preview a new design direction. With the 2012 Detroit Motor Show just weeks away, we’re starting to get the big teases from car makers eager to ramp up interest in their offerings. This […]
Mercedes S600 Pullman – 6 versions planned?
The Mercedes S600 Pullman – arriving in 2013/14 to replace the unloved Maybach – will come in a range of six versions. The demise of Maybach has finally been confirmed, with Mercedes-Benz deciding to concentrate its Rolls and Bentley bashing plans on the S-Class, with plans to add a range-topping Pullman model to the new […]