Porsche has released video of the 20-12 Porsche 911 hot weather testing in South Africa. The new 911 is expected to debut at Frankfurt The arrival of the 2012 Porsche 911 is getting closer with a debut expected at the Frankfurt Motor Show in just a couple of months. Which explains why Porsche are now ready to […]
Toyota RAV4 EV: Electric Toyota SUV not for sale
A Toyota manager has revealed that the electric Toyota RAV4 EV which is being built by Tesla will not be sold to the public. Note: Update to this story at the end. When we reported back in 2010 that there were plans afoot for an electric Toyota RAV4 (and a Lexus RX EV too, for that matter) […]
Tata & JLR to build their own engines. But you already knew that.
Tata has revealed in their annual statement that they are viewing a joint venture with Jaguar Land Rover to build engines. But you knew that already. The wires today seem to be full of the ‘news’ that Tata and Jaguar Land Rover are considering building their own engines. Really? The report of this ‘Breaking News’ […]
Londoners buy most under 100g/km CO2 cars in UK
Ecovelocity, organisers of a ‘Green’ Motoring Event in London, concludes Londoners are the ‘Greenest’ motorists. Piffle. Well, I’ll go to the foot of our stairs, as my dad might have said. Londoners are the most eco-minded car buyers in the UK. That is the conclusion of a report released today by Ecovelocity, organisers of a ‘Dynamic Festival […]
Bluebird Electric aiming for UK Land Speed Record
Grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell, Don Wales, is taking Bluebird Electric to Pendine Sands in August to grab some speed records. You’d hope that anyone of any age would associate ‘Bluebird’ with ‘Campbell’, but as many of our schools don’t seem too keen on anything that may be even remotely considered part of Britain’s history, perhaps not. […]
SSC Tuatara: The new supercar from Shelby SuperCars
Shelby SuperCars reveals that the Ultimate Aero II – pretender to the world’s fastest car crown – will be called the SSC Tuatara when it arrives Shelby SuperCars has been the bane of the Bugatti Veyron’s existence almost since its inception, because it’s the American Muscle response to the Bugatti technological tour de force. And it keeps on coming, this […]
Jay Leno learns to drive his own McLaren MP4-12C at Dunsfold +video
Jay Leno gets to visit McLaren to see his MP4-12C and gets a driving lesson at Dunsfold in the 12C from McLaren’s chief test driver Chris Goodwin. You happen to be one of the worlds’s best-known petrolheads, and you also own one of just 64 McLaren F1 road cars ever made. So when the company that made […]
Volvo V60 D3 R-Design Review & Road Test (2011)
This week it’s the turn of Volvo’s newest estate / sport wagon – the Volvo V60 D3 R-Design – to arrive for review & road test. Just another Volvo estate, or something more interesting? It takes a very long time for established views to change. I mean, who’d have thought that Take That could ever be cool or […]
Alfa MiTo 1.3 JTDM-2 – paint job by Louise Dear
Alfa Romeo are promoting their congestion charge busting Alfa MiTo 1.3 JTDM-2 85bhp with an ‘Art Car’ painted by Louise Dear. Alfa Romeo are pushing quite a few PR buttons with the congestion charge busting Alfa MiTo 1.3 JTDM-2 85bhp, the latest of which is the ‘Art Car’ in the photo above. Recently, we had Alfa pitting […]
Infiniti JX (7-seat crossover) tease continues
Infiniti are playing tease with a new 7-seater crossover concept – the Infiniti JX – ahead of a reveal at Pebble Beach in August. We hold our hands up. We’re starting to find the whole idea of teasing a new car launch with a series of images which somehow piece together a jigsaw of identity in your mind a […]