Honda is playing a bit of tease with the 2012 Honda Civic ahead of the Frankfurt Motor show. We have photos and Video of a disguised Civic. If you think about Honda cars the first car that probably springs to mind is the Honda Civic because the Civic seems to have been around for ever. In fact, the 2012 […]
BMW i3 revealed: The BMW Megacity lives
BMW reveals the BMW i3, a city car due to launch in 2013 with a 168bhp electric motor and the option of a range extender. Expected to cost around £25k. The BMW i8 – also revealed today – may be BMW’s answer to a supercar with a conscience for the 21st century, but the other end of the scale […]
BMW i8 revealed: The BMW Vision ED lives
The BMW i8 has been revealed as a petrol hybrid with 4WD, 359bhp, 0-62mph in 4.6 seconds and 104mpg. Today BMW reveals the i8 Concept, the production concept of the Vision EfficientDynamics supercar we saw back in 2009 and, for BMW, their way forward in a more eco-conscious world. But being aware of the climate doesn’t mean […]
2012 Mercedes B-Class: First interior photos
We’ve got the first interior photo of the 2012 Mercedes B-Class, showing a more upmarket look with cues from the C-Class and SLS. We’re expecting the 2012 Mercedes B-Class to be a big jump on from the current car – certainly in quality and dynamic terms – when it arrives at Frankfurt. And if the photo we’ve had in this morning of the […]
Infiniti JX Tease – now it’s almost the whole JX front. Steady!
Infiniti reveals the fourth part of its tease of the JX Crossover 7 seat crossover which shows most of the front of the JX. Only 104 more teases to go. It’s now become something of a challenge to make sure we cover every tease we get for the Infiniti JX Concept ahead of its reveal […]
Ireland preparing to ban smoking in cars
Ireland are close to implementing a complete ban on smoking in cars as it would be easier to police than a ban on smoking when children are in the car. Maybe the erosion of individual liberties should be secondary to safety (although we would argue the contrary), but surely banning smoking in cars – as […]
2012 Lexus GS: UK to get GS 450h & GS 250 – but no diesel
Lexus has revealed that the 2012 GS will not just offer a hybrid powertrain but also a 2.5 litre V6. But there are no plans for a diesel. The more we learn about the 2012 Lexus GS the more appealing it becomes which, considering the current GS is the most appealing driver’s car in the […]
2012 Renault Twingo Facelift revealed
Renault has given its smallest car a facelift for 2012, which seems to comprise of mainly a new nose, to fill in until the all-new SMART-based Twingo arrives. The Renault Twingo is Renault’s smallest car, and not one we Brits have really taken to our hearts, at least not unless we need very basic hire car when in […]
Maserati SUV & two new Maserati Quattroportes confirmed
Maserati are planning to increase sales by ten-fold by introducing two cars to replace the Quattroporte and adding a Maserati SUV. Maserati are about to be the recipients of some of the benefits (if you care to see them as such) of the input of Chrysler, with a Maserati SUV and two new Quattroportes planned to […]
Dogs in cars a danger. That must be a money-making opportunity.
A survey by the AAA in America concludes dogs in cars are a danger, with sixty-five per-cent of dog owners admitting to being distracted by their pets whilst driving. We Brits are a nation of dog-lovers. We’re also a nation of car-lovers. Stick the two together and you have an awful lot of dogs travelling in cars. […]