Honda told us that the Mugen CR-Z was just a concept, but now we learn that the hot CR-Z will arrive in the UK in February 2012 from ‘under £24k’. The Honda CR-Z is a decent enough little car; it has sporty handling and sporty looks, but it’s a real anti-climax to drive thanks to […]
2012 Mercedes B Class – in MB dealers for road tests mid-December
With the latest Mercedes B Class having arrived at Frankfurt in September, Mercedes-Benz are now gearing up for customer tests from mid-December. As you can’t have failed to notice, the 2012 Mercedes B Class arrived at this years Frankfurt Motor Show, complete with a raft of detail and even more photos and video. We reported […]
Toyota to get BMW Diesel Engines, BMW to get Toyota Hybrid Technology
Toyota and BMW are reportedly in talks to share technology, with BMW getting access to Toyota’s hybrid expertise, and Toyota getting BMW diesel engines. A profitable future for car makers relies to a great extent on yielding the best return they can from their own products, and using the products of other car makers to […]
Toyota GT 86 hits the track (video review)
Yesterday we had the first photos of the production version of the FT-86 – the Toyota GT 86 – and today we get the first video. Yesterday we had the first look at the production version of the Toyota FT-86 Concept and learnt it will in fact be the GT 86, but only in Europe. In Japan it will be just the […]
Brazil Grand Prix (2011) RESULT
It’s familiar territory in the return to Brazil for the last F1 race of the season. Red Bull front row, McLaren second row. Will Vettel win the last race? The Brazil Grand Prix is the last of the year, a year dominated by Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, and sees Red Bull on the front […]
Ferrari plan VIP club so ‘Elite’ get limited edition Ferraris. How Silly.
It seems Ferrari are planning an elite club of VIP Ferrari owners who will get the chance to buy limited edition Ferraris first. When Ferrari has a special car – like an Enzo or the new Aperta – there are never going to be enough cars to satisfy the list of potential customers. Which is […]
Toyota GT 86 Revealed
The Toyota GT 86 – which we all know as the Toyota FT-86 – has been revealed by Toyota UK ahead of its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show this week. It’s the Toyota GT 86, not the FT-86. But this is Toyota’s ‘affordable’ sports coupe that seems to have been coming since the new millennium arrived. […]
2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet – it’s video time
Just days after the 2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet was revealed we have video from Porsche of the Carrera and Carrera S Cabriolet. One of the busiest pages on Cars UK this week has been the news of the reveal of the 2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet (and the 2012 911 Cabriolet photo gallery has been busy […]
VW Law: EU sues Germany over Volkswagen Golden Share
The EU is challenging the VW Law in Germany that has ensured VW’s survival without outside investors since the war. We often bemoan the fact that, although we have a car industry in the UK, it’s either owned by businesses outside the UK or an offshoot of a foreign car maker. Unlike Germany, where their car makers are owned […]
BMW to EXPORT 5-Series from China
BMW are planning to export the 5-Series, made in China by Brilliance-BMW, to neighbouring Asian countries. When you think about luxury cars in China, you think of big imports from the West at premium prices for newly wealthy Chinese. But BMW are planning to turn that on its head. BMW’s China CEO has revealed that before the […]