A new survey of 12,000 UK motorists by Trend Tracker finds not a single motorist is planning on buying an electric car. Our stance on the futility of pursuing electric cars (EV) as a replacement for ICE cars is well known, but it seems that the great British motoring public feel exactly the same. A […]
Infiniti M to turn in to new Mitsubishi
It’s been revealed that the Infiniti M is to be rebadged by Mitsubishi as a new range-topping saloon. At least in Japan. In the UK, the top of the tree Mitsubishi is the Mitsubishi Lancer, a mid-sized offering from the Japanese car maker aimed at competition in the Golf sector. Even if it is a […]
Nissan Juke gets economy tweaks
A year after its launch, the Nissan Juke receives a few tweaks to cut its emissions and improve its economy resulting in savings for owners. It’s a bit of a Marmite car, the Nissan Juke. Some who see it for the first time are appalled at what an ungainly looking car the Juke is. Others find […]
Where’s the end of the Rainbow? On the M25 in Surrey!
A motorist has snapped the elusive end of a rainbow on the middle lane of a stretch of the M25 in Surrey. The end of the rainbow is the stuff of mythology; the place where leprechauns hide their pot of gold. Or so legend tells us. But the truth – as is almost always the case […]
New Audi RS4 Avant (2012 / 2013) caught on video
The 2012 / 2013 Audi RS4 Avant has been caught on video testing at the Nurburgring. But what engine will it get? If you want something that’s very quick but still every day practical; a car non petrolheads will just think is another estate, but those in the know realise is something special, you could do a lot worse […]
Gordon Murray designs electric sports car – Teewave AR.1
Gordon Murray Design has created an electric roadster for Toray Industries – the Teewave AR.1 – with the Mitsubishi i-MiEV powertrain. If you jumped straight from the headline to here, you may be flushed with excitement at the prospect that Gordon Murray – the man responsible for the McLaren F1 – has penned an electric roadster – the […]
BMW X4 confirmed – one more time
BMW X4 Confirmed BMW boss Norbert Reithofer has confirmed that the BMW X4 – a coupe version of the X3 – is going in to production. It was always going to be on the cards after the unexpected success of the X6, but the birth of the BMW X4 – a coupé version of the […]
Lexus LS TMG Edition uncovered
A very warm Lexus LS with a bodykit and a more than adequate 641bhp – and dubbed the LS TMG Edition- has been spotted in a garage near the Nurburgring. We’re starting to think that Lexus has finally woken up to the fact that having some properly good performance cars in their range is a good idea. And the latest indication of […]
New Porsche 911 Carrera S quicker than a 997 GT3
Porsche has revealed that the new 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S is 13 seconds quicker round the Nurburgring than the old 911, and quicker even than the 997 GT3. Porsche had something of a spat recently with the Nissan GT-R, with both parties keen to show their car was the quickest. But Porsche has now got over that […]
Toyota Prius plug-in to cost from £31k
Toyota has announced that the Prius plug-in – due in the UK Spring 2012 – will cost from ‘under’ £31,000. We thought it was probably too good to be true. When we revealed that the US price for the new Toyota Prius plug-in was 36 per cent more than a regular Prius, we did hope that […]