Saab has revealed it doubts the funding from China will arrive on time and has taken a loan from Spyker buyers North Street capital. Last week we had Saab and their Chinese ‘backers’ getting in a bit of a muddle over funding. Which is what we’ve come to expect. Saab were adamant that the quote attributed to the Pangda […]
Lexus CT 200h F Sport arrives in the UK. Starts at £27,850.
Lexus has revealed the ‘Sporty’ version of the CT 200h – the Lexus CT 200h F-Sport – for the UK. Starts at £27,850. It’s been a whole year since the Lexus CT 200h F-Sport hoved in to view with its add-on sporty bits and bobs, and now it’s finally arrived in the UK. In case you didn’t […]
Hyundai reveals new 1.6 litre turbo petrol and 2.0 litre diesel engines
Hyundai has revealed a pair of new engines – a 1.6 litre turbo petrol with 204bhp and a 2.0 litre diesel with 150bhp. When we reported prices and specs last week for the new Hyundai Veloster, we were suitably impressed at what was on offer, with one exception – the engine. We’d been hoping for […]
Problems with your McLaren MP4-12C? Have a ‘McLaren: The Wins’ coffee table book
McLaren boss Ron Dennis has written to owners of the McLaren MP4-12C apologising for the problems and offering them a free book – ‘McLaren: The Wins’ A couple of weeks ago we reported that McLaren was having some teething problems with their new MP4-12C but weren’t, despite reports to the contrary, halting production. The problems seemed […]
Peugeot Citroen idles Slovak factory over falling orders
PSA – Peugeot Citroen – is to suspend production at its Slovak factory in Trnava, Western Slovakia, because of falling orders. The news that Peugeot Citroen (PSA) is to suspend production at its factory in Trnava, Western Slovakia, as orders for cars fall away, is another sign of the impending gloom in the Euro zone car industry. PSA […]
Will the Maserati Kubang SUV arrive as the Maserati Cinqueporte?
Maserati appears to have registered the name ‘Cinqueporte’ with the Patent Office in Europe. Does that mean the Kubang SUV will be the Maserati Cinqueporte. The idea of a Maserati SUV may be anathema to many, but it’s a reality, as we saw at Frankfurt last month with the public debut of the Maserati Kubang. The Kubang […]
Top Gear vs Tesla: High Court rules no libel
The spat between Top Gear and Tesla over a Top Gear episode saying the Tesla ran out of power after 55 miles has been ruled not libellous by the High Court. We’re sure you remember Tesla getting uppity about the Top Gear Episode where Jeremy claimed the Tesla Roadster has run out of charge after just 55 […]
Heathrow Pod: Driverless cars ferry airport passengers
The Heathrow Pod launches today at Heathrow’s Terminal 5, a fleet of driverless cars to ferry passengers from the business car park to the terminal. Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5) didn’t have the easiest of starts, with endless teething problems making air travel even more fraught than it already is. But things have improved a lot, and T5 is now […]
Is Jaguar Land Rover about to get in to bed with Chery Automobile in China?
Reports from China say that Jaguar and Land Rover are seeking approval in China for a joint venture with Chery Automobile. Following on from yesterday’s report that Jaguar are upping the ante in India with plans to assemble the Jaguar XF and Range Rover Evoque in Tata’s back garden, we now hear that JLR has agreed a deal […]
Ferrari FF Neiman Marcus Edition. It must be Christmas
Neiman Marcus – purveyors of posh stuff in the US – has revealed its Christmas car for 2011 in its Christmas Book – the Ferrari FF Neiman Marcus Edition. It’s probably best to think of Neiman Marcus as the US Harrods. Posh stuff at high prices. And each year they have the Neiman Marcus Christmas book – full […]