The Maserati GranCabrio Sport – revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March – has arrived in the UK at £102k. Actually, the Maserati GranCabrio Sport arrived a few months back at the Geneva Motor Show, but it’s now washed up on our shores – just too late to enjoy the miserable summer with the rest […]
Mercedes S-Class Grand Edition launches
Mercedes has revealed a Grand Edition of the S-Class which adds AMG cosmetics to lowly S-Class models to mop up the last few S-Class sales. It’s usually a fair assumption that when Mercedes launches a car with a ‘Grand Edition’ badge attached to its boot that the end for that model is nigh. And so it is with […]
2012 Lexus GS Spy Video
We have video of the 2012 Lexus GS, heavily disguised and running on a closed track in the rain, ahead of a reveal at Pebble Beach in August. We’ve managed to churn out a number of stories on the 2012 Lexus GS over the last few weeks as Lexus ramps up the interest in their new GS […]
Toyota Prius Plug-In is practically perfect in London
Toyota has been running 20 Prius Plug-ins round London, and the interim findings are that they are more economical than a diesel and perfectly suited to urban driving. We though we ought to do Toyota the courtesy of a non-disparaging headline after the first interim results of trials of the Prius Plug-in in the hands […]
Mazda MX-5 and Mazda2 Sport Black Editions launch
Mazda has revealed a pair of track-inspired Limited edition cars – the Mazda2 Black and the Mazda MX-5 Sport Black – with extra equipment but no extra performance. As we know, ‘Limited Editions’ are a way for car makers to shift some extra metal in quiet times. In this case it’s Mazda looking for a way to […]
2012 Audi R8 facelift, more power & S-tronic ‘box
The Audi R8 is to get a facelift for 2012 with cosmetic tweaks, extra power for the V8 and V10 and a seven-speed S-Tronic gearbox. The supercar with a mainstream car maker’s badge attached that is the Audi R8 has been something of a success as a halo car for the Audi range since it arrived in V8 form in 2007 (well, probably […]
Ford dumps the CD player
Ford has announced it will no longer fit in-car CD players in Europe, instead it will offer MP3, USB and Bluetooth audio connectivity. I’m not old enough to remember when cars came with valve radios, but I am old enough to remember when many cars didn’t even get a radio. I’m also old enough to remember […]
Alfa Romeo 4C Concept video – lest we forget
Alfa Romeo has released a video of the Alfa 4C, a mid-engined, 2-seater sports car revealed at the Geneva Motor Show 2011. In case we forget what it looks like. One of the most appealing cars at this year’s Geneva Motor Show was the Alfa Romeo 4C, a good-looking, mid-engined, 2-seater coupe. Better still, Alfa let it be known […]
Lexus GS Coupe planned for 2013
Lexus is planning on adding coupes to its range, the first being the Lexus GS Coupe – as the Lexus GS 350 Coupe – in 2013, according to a Lexus manager. We do have a habit of complaining that Lexus cars have a paucity of appeal in the driving and styling departments, but maybe plans for a […]
2012 Honda CR-V Concept previews new CR-V
Honda has revealed a single image of the Honda CR-V Concept which, apart from a few glitzy add-ons, will be the new 2012 Honda CR-V. Update: Honda has been in touch to say that the new, fourth-generation CR-V will go on sale in the U.S. by the end of 2011, and in Europe in Autumn 2012. The Honda CR-V is a bit of an odd […]