We have the first photos of the drop-top 458 – the Ferrari 458 Italia Spider – leaked ahead of its debut at Frankfurt 2011. It’s only a couple of weeks since we reported that Ferrari would be taking the convertible 458 to Frankfurt, and now we have a set of three leaked photos of the Ferrari 458 Italia Spider […]
Bugatti WILL replace the Veyron to sell alongside the Galibier
Wolfgang Durheimer, new boss of Bugatti and Bentley, has all but confirmed that the Veyron will be replaced after the Galibier goes in to production. Did the world ever doubt there would be a replacement for the Bugatti Veyron? Did any of us really expect Bugatti would give up its crown as the maker of the world’s […]
China’s Geely to bring Emgrand range to UK in 2013
The Chinese motoring press are reporting that Geely are planning to launch their ‘Premium’ Emgrand range to the UK in 2013. We didn’t think Geely would venture to the West with any of their own brand cars, expecially as Geely is doing very well with its Swedish purchase – Volvo. But it seems that Geely […]
Infiniti JX Concept finally revealed at Pebble Beach.
Infiniti has finally taken the wraps of the Infiniti JX Concept – a seven seat crossover – at Pebble Beach, after endless PR teases. We’ve managed to stick with all the teases we’ve seen for the Infiniti JX, or at least from then second JX tease onwards. Despite terminal boredom by the end. So it […]
Cadillac Ciel Concept cruises in to Pebble Beach
The Cadillac Ciel Concept – a huge four-seater Cadillac convertible – has cruised in to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. It’s not hard to tell the General Motors has found its Mojo again after losing it to Uncle Sam; all you need to do is take one look at the Cadillac Ciel Concept that’s turned up at Pebble Beach this weekend, […]
Saab increase pay for Board members as Swedish Debt Office circles
It’s reported that Saab has increased the pay of Board members as Sweden’s Debt Office begins proceedings against Saab. It never rains, but it pours. And for Saab and Victor Muller it has been a year or more of almost unbroken storms, punctuated with just the odd ray of financial sunshine as Victor Muller combs […]
Kia 4-Door Concept heading to Frankfurt 2011
Kia is to unveil a 4-door Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, thought to be a RWD V8 based on the Hyundai Genesis. It really is remarkable, the pace of change at Kia. Once the butt of as many jokes as Skoda at the height of their ‘Skip-on-Wheels’ era, Kia is now a […]
New Lexus GS (2012) – now it’s official
Lexus has unveiled the long-awaited 2012 Lexus GS at Pebble Beach. Better looking, and said to be more dynamic than the current GS, it goes on sale next year. It felt as if we already knew what the 2012 Lexus GS looks like. But we didn’t, not really. We thought the 2012 GS would look […]
Infiniti JX Tease – NOW it’s the end
The seventh and final part of the tease of the 7-seat crossover that is the Infiniti JX ends ahead of an official reveal at Pebble Beach. We really thought we’d persevered with the Infiniti JX tease all the way to the end. But we hadn’t. Imagine our horror when tease photo number 83 dropped in to our inbox […]
Ssangyong Concept XUV 1 Frankfurt debut
Ssangyong are to debut a new concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the ingeniously-named Ssangyong Concept XUV1. Not content with rolling out an all-new SsangYong Korando Crossover, Mahindra & Maghindra’s newly-revived Korean enterprise is now out to tackle the likes of the Nissan Juke, with a new concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month – […]