23 year-old Croatian Mate Rimac has created the Rimac Concept One, a 1073bhp electric supercar with a 375 mile range and 2.8 second 0-60mph. Our antipathy towards electric cars – and the seeming futility of pursuing a technology that has made little progress in a century – is well known. But we do see electric cars as a […]
Jaguar Land Rover to build new £400m Engine Plant in Wolverhampton
Jaguar Land Rover are expected to announce a new £400 million Plant is to be built at the i54 Development in Wolverhampton. Ready in 2013, it will create 2,000 jobs. Update 19th September: Jaguar has now confirmed our story, although the cost is expected to be £335 million and the number of new jobs 750. […]
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento is official – just 20 to be built
The ultra light weight Sesto Elemento is to be put in to production by Lamborghini. Just 20 cars will be built at €1.9 million each. Perhaps the worst-kept secret at Lamborghini has been production confirmation of the Sesto Elemento, the ultra lightweight supercar Lamborghini revealed at the Paris Motor Show this time last year. As long ago […]
Jaguar E-Types on track at the Goodwood Revival 2011
The Goodwood Revival – the world’s greatest motoring nostalgia event – has played host to a plethora of E-Type Jaguars both on and off track. It’s been a big year for the E-Type Jaguar. Despite still being probably the most iconic car ever made it’s finally reached middle-age, with the big 5-0 arriving in March […]
Frankfurt 2011: VW Nils EV Go-Kart Video
Volkswagen has revealed the VW Nils, a small electric ‘go-kart’ designed for use by commuters in urban environments. There have been quite a few of these very small, go-kart-style urban commuter cars cropping up of late, but perhaps the Volkswagen Nils is the most promising. The most promising because if – and it’s a very big if – […]
2012 Ford Focus to get 1.0 litre 3-pot Ecoboost engine
Ford has revealed that it plans to offer the new Ford Focus with a 1.0 litre, 3-cylinder Ecoboost engine with either 99bhp or 118bhp from 2012. We’re getting used to car makers downsizing engines to cope with the ever increasing regulations on emissions and economy; v10s become V8s and V8s become V6s. And now we’re about to see […]
Frankfurt 2011: Hyundai i30 (2012) engine details revealed
The 2012 Hyundai i30 has made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and Hyundai has revealed details of the engine lineup. We’ve had plenty of news on the 2012 Hyundai i30 in the last few weeks, but until now we’ve had no confirmation of what’s going to be on offer under the bonnet. But […]
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer to undercut Ford S-Max price by over £1,200
It’s been announced that the Vauxhall Zafira Tourer – which debuted this week at Frankfurt 2011 – will undercut the Ford S-Max by over £1200. We had the usual tease for the Vauxhall Zafira Tourer – Vauxhall’s answer to the Ford S-Max – earlier this year, with the Zafira Tourer finally turning up at the Geneva Motor Show in […]
Dodge Viper takes Nurburgring Record – sort of
Viper Club of America has revealed that the Dodge Viper has set a new – so far unverified – record at the Nurburgring of 7:12 ‘and change’. Back in 2008, the Dodge Viper ACR went to the Nurburgring and proved that cars built in the former Colonies really can go round bends, even bends at the ‘Green […]
Goodwood Revival Sold Out – but there’s a few ‘Turn up & Hope’ tickets left for tomorrow
The 2011 Goodwood Revival – which takes place this weekend – is sold out. But there are just a handful of tickets left for Friday’s race practice. We always say the Goodwood Festival of Speed is just about the best event of the year; diverse, interesting and fun – even for the non-petrolhead. But the Goodwood Revival […]