Ferrari are planning to give the California a power boost for 2012 and strip it of some weight. But expect the California to cost more too. The Ferrari California has been quite the success story for Ferrari. It’s brought in a whole raft of new customers for Maranello and now accounts for the biggest sales […]
New Porsche Cayenne drives Porsche profits – up 25 per cent
Porsche has reported profits up by 25 per cent for the last month, driven by sales of the Porsche Cayenne which are up 74 per cent. Building the Cayenne will be the end of Porsche, cried the Porsche anoraks when Stuttgart entered the SUV fray with the Cayenne back in 2003. But nothing could be […]
New Honda Insight Hybrid: Insight Exclusive gets 1.5 litre from CR-Z
Honda has revealed a refreshed Insight Hybrid in Japan and launched the Honda Insight Exclusive with the 1.5 litre IMA powertrain from the CR-Z. You can’t blame Honda for wanting to keep a toe in the hybrid waters, especially as arch rival Toyota has all but cornered the market. But you can blame them for […]
Saab reportedly sold to China’s Pang Da & Youngman for €100 million
Reports from Sweden this morning are claiming that Victor Muller has agreed to sell Saab outright to Pang Da & Youngman for €100 million. Update: Just minutes after publishing this story we’ve heard from Saab confirming this report is correct and that the administrator – Guy Lofalk – has withdrawn his application for Saab’s court protection […]
Toyota FT-86 leaks out. Well, FT-86 with Modellista extras
With the Toyota FT-86 due to launch in Tokyo next month, scans of the FT-86 from a brochure have leaked out, complete with Modellista extras. It’s no real surprise that the first photos of the Toyota FT-86 in production trim have leaked out from a printed brochure ahead of the official reveal at the Tokyo Motor Show next […]
Jaguar Land Rover China: New brand and new models
Reports from China reconfirm our reported JV between Jaguar Land Rover and Chery and say JLR are planning new models for China and a new brand. It’s been clear for some time that Jaguar Land Rover are eager to cement a joint venture (JV) with a Chinese car maker so they can have a beachhead in to […]
New Audi A4 (2012) arrives: Audi A4, S4 and A4 Allroad
The facelifted Audi A4 arrives in spades today, with the 2012 A4 (and estate), Audi S4 (and estate) and Audi A4 Allroad all revealed. On sale Spring 2012. The current Audi A4 has been with us since 2008, but with the Mercedes C Class and the BMW 3 Series upping their game it’s time for Audi to strike […]
Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde, 2500 ballons & an Alfa competition
Alfa has taken the Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde, set it in to attack mode and created a competition to win an Alfa day at Goodwood. Alfa in the UK rather like a bit of social media promotion. So they’ve set up a competition to promote the quite warm Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio. But instead of […]
Audi Q3 RS confirmed – but it won’t be badged RS
Audi has confirmed that it will be producing a Q3 with an RS engine, but that it won’t be badged RS. In fact no Audi Q will get the RS badge. Back in June we reported that Audi are working on a quick Q3 with something around 300bhp. We didn’t think it would get to […]
New Peugeot 208 (2012) to be revealed next week
It’s reported that the long awaited replacement for the 207 – the new Peugeot 208 – will be revealed next week. Goes on sale after Geneva debut in 2012. The Peugeot 207 has been around for a long time, and has never quite hit the highs in sales Peugeot hoped. But the replacement for the […]