The Fiat 500 has been launched in to China with a limited edition Fiat 500 First Edition, 100 cars with graphics by young Chinese artists. The next stage of Fiat’s quest to make the Fiat 500 the world’s favourite retro-cute car hit the world’s biggest market this week. Yep, China got its first Fiat 500s. Now Fiat appears to […]
BMW M3 DTM revealed
BMW are back in DTM Racing from 2012, and last night revealed their carbon fibre BMW M3 DTM at an event in Munich. Most people would consider the regular BMW M3 a quick car. And it is. But it doesn’t come close to the latest M3 to be revealed – the BMW M3 DTM. Last […]
Top Gear: Rowan Atkinson, Jaguar XKR-S & Caravan Trains
In this week’s episode of Top Gear, the team create a train that uses caravans as carriages, Jeremy drives the Jaguar XKR-S and Rowan Atkinson is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. This weekend’s edition of Top Gear is the usual mix of daftness and octane, but the big news – after making overtures […]
2012 Lexus GS Spied
The 2012 Lexus GS has been spied testing at the Nurburgring ahead of a likely debut at Pebble Beach in August. It’s not exactly a huge surprise that there’s a 2012 Lexus GS pounding around the Nurburgring in disguise, or that we managed to grab spy photos. Well, there is perhaps the question of ‘Why […]
Bentley SUV confirmed? Maybe
It’s being reported that Bentley boss Wolfgang Dürheimer has confirmed that the Crewe company are working on a Bentley SUV. There was a time, not too long ago, when there was a reasonable expectation that most car makers would, at some point, deliver up an SUV. Yes, there was even talk of a Bentley SUV. But […]
New Suzuki Swift Sport in 2012
It’s reported that the Suzuki Swift S-Concept revealed at Geneva 2011 is going in to production as the 2012 Suzuki Swift Sport There was a time when the little Suzuki Swift was the biggest oxymoron in motoring. But things have improved a lot and the Swift is now a fun and lively little car; perfect for city […]
BMW i Ventures buys in to ParkatmyHouse.com
BMW i-Ventures has taken a stake in UK website ParkatmyHouse.com, an innovative site helping homeowners rent parking space to commuters. Earlier this year – when BMW launched their BMW-i Brand – there was also news of a new BMW company – BMW i Ventures – which BMW said they were setting up to invest in interesting stuff […]
Renault Wind Gordini arrives in the UK & Wind prices cut
Renault has launched the range-topping Renault Wind Roadster Gordini in to the UK and cut the price of the existing Wind models by over £2k. For those who don’t know, the Renault Wind isn’t a breeze crossing the Channel from central France but is actually a convertible version of the Renault Twingo. And now it’s […]
Singer Porsche 911 to get Cosworth power
Singer Vehicle Design, re-creators of 1970s Porsche 911s, has teamed up with Cosworth for engines and the Aria Group for its carbon fibre bodies. Singer, in case you thought otherwise, isn’t a sewing machine maker. Well, it is, but that’s not this particular Singer. This Singer makes glorious recreations of the 1970s Porsche 911, in beautifully crafted, […]
Annual Porsche 928 revival story: 2011 edition
Porsche are about to make a new Porsche 928 from a cut down Panamera. To be called Porsche 929 and spawn convertible and Shooting brake. Possibly. Another year, another story about the imminent revival of a Panamera-based Porsche 928. This time it’s going to be called the Porsche 929 and arrive ‘some time after 2014’. In 2009 we reported […]