It’s the default must do for all performance cars, so McLaren has taken the MP4-12C to the Nurburgring and set a time of 7.28.00. We’ve had a spate of claims for lap records at the Nurburgring by production cars, and the latest to play the game is the McLaren MP4-12C, with McLaren claiming a time […]
BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe (2012): Spy Video
The BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe – BMW’s answer to the CLS and A7 – is due to arrive in the UK in 2012. We have spy video of the Gran Coupe at the Nurburgring. The CLS started it all, and the A7 joined the party. But BMW aren’t going to be left out of the four-door, swoopy […]
Toyota Prius C not coming to the UK – Yaris Hybrid instead
Toyota has revealed that the Prius C – the compact Prius – will not come to the UK. We will instead have the Toyota Yaris Hybrid. Just last week we revealed that the new compact Prius City car – dubbed the Toyota Prius C – has leaked out in Japan from a brochure, ahead of […]
Nissan to launch plug-in hybrid & develop fuel cells with Mercedes
Nissan are to launch a plug-in hybrid in 2015 and are working with Mercedes Benz to develop fuel cell technology. We have been a bit scathing about electric cars, and Nissan’s over-priced LEAF being proclaimed as a viable alternative to the ICE car. But we certainly understand the imperative for car makers to build cars […]
Saab China – Deal Dead
Saab has announced overnight that the deal with Youngman And Pang Da in China is terminated. Did we expect anything different? Saab has announced that the deal for Chinese companies Youngman and Pang Da to take a €245 million stake in Saab has been terminated. Saab say that they have terminated the agreement because Pang Da and Youngman have failed […]
The name’s Evoque, Range Rover Evoque
It looks like Jaguar Land Rover have managed some decent product placement on the new James Bond film – Bond 23 – for both Jaguar and Land Rover. There’s nothing quite like a car front and centre in big a film to up its profile. Look at what Bond did for Aston Martin and vampires […]
Toyota and Mercedes-Benz are top global car brands
Despite its woes in recent times with recalls and the Tsunami, Toyota is the leading global automotive brand, with Mercedes Benz just behind. Interbrand, a branding consultancy, delivers a report on the world’s brands every year, and in 2011, despite recall woes and the devastation of the Japanese Tsunami, Toyota leads the automotive brands, with […]
Rolls Royce to set up shop in South America
Rolls Royce are planning a presence in South America, with plans afoot for new Rolls Royce Showrooms in Brazil and Chile. The paradox of the current economic malaise is that luxury goods – and luxury cars in particular – seem immune from the problems of the mainstream. Rolls Royce – to many still the epitome of luxury […]
Jaguar X-Type: 18,000 X-Types recalled in the UK
Jaguar has issued a recall for 18,000 X-Type Diesel-engined cars made between 2006 and 2009 over cruise control problems. The Jaguar X-Type, ‘Ford’ Jaguar’s stab at mopping up sales from BMW’s 3 Series and Mercedes’ C Class, is back in the headlines, with Jaguar issuing a recall for 18,000 X-Types in the UK – around 5 per […]
Mitsubishi Evo XI Hybrid Diesel confirmed
Mitsubishi boss has said the Evo XI will drop its existing engine and instead get a diesel electric hybrid. Just as we predicted. There was much speculation earlier this year that Mitsubishi were going to drop the Evo from its range, leading to much angst amongst teenage boys with pizza faces. But we reckoned we would instead […]