Toyota UK has revealed details of the 2012 Yaris, offering 3 engine and 3 gearbox options, four trim levels and starts at £11,170. We’ve been trailing the 2012 Toyota Yaris since the end of last year when Toyota in Japan unveiled the JDM Toyota Viz ( the Japanese version of the Yaris) and again a month ago with the […]
Your Fisker Karma is ready, Mr Di Caprio
The first range-extender Fisker Karma will be delivered to Leonardo di Caprio this month, with production getting to 300 cars a week by November. The Fisker Karma has been on its way for what seems a very long time. But finally, Henrik Fisker’s eponymous company is delivering what it’s been promising, and the first recipient later this month of the […]
New Audi A5 & S5 2012 facelift revealed
Audi has refreshed the A5 and S5 for 2012 with small cosmetic tweaks, revised engines and the loss of the V8 in the S5. It doesn’t seem five minutes since the Audi A5 arrived, bridging the gap between the A4 and A6. Or, as the cynics may say, allowing Audi charge a lot more for what is […]
BMW X6 Facelift & X6 xDrive50d tri-turbo coming
BMW are to give the X6 a facelift in 2012 and add the tri-turbo BMW X6 xDrive50d to the range with 375bhp and that extra turbo. First the facelift. BMW are planning to give the X6 a bit of a titivate next year. The X5 Coupe that no one – not even BMW – thought would sell particularly well […]
BMW 1 & 3 Series London 2012 Performance Editions
BMW has revealed two new Performance Edition 1 & 3 Series specials to celebrate their sponsorship of London 2012 – the London 2012 Performance Editions If you’re going to go the sponsorship route to promote your business, sponsorship deals don’t come much more high-profile than an Olympic Games. Or much more expensive. So the point is to […]
New De Tomaso Pantera at Frankfurt
It’s being reported that the new De Tomaso Pantera will arrive at Frankfurt sporting a 600bhp GM lump and weighing in at 1200kg. So far all we’ve officially had from the new De Tomaso, now run by ex Fiat man Gian Mario Rossignolo, is the not particularly well-received De Tomaso Deauville at Geneva in the Spring. It seemed an […]
Stirling Moss bags an Aston Martin Cygnet for ‘er indoors
Sir Stirling Moss has stumped up for an Aston Martin Cygnet as a birthday present for his wife, Lady Susie. It was presented at the RAC Club. It’s much easier to have a good life when you’ve got the support of an exceptional other half. Just ask Sir Stirling Moss, who’s just surprised ‘er indoors […]
2012 Mercedes B-Class: Tease and Technical
Mercedes has released a teaser photo of the 2012 B-Class ahead of a full reveal at Frankfurt, but they’ve also give us a pile of detail too. When we get a tease for a new car it’s usually just a shadowy image of the new wonder with all the detail taken away, in case we use Photoshop to bring […]
Peugeot 508 RXH heading to Frankfurt
Peugeot has revealed the range-topping Peugeot 508 RXH, an Allroad-style, high-riding, 4WD, hybrid 508 Estate (SW) ahead of a launch at Frankfurt. We had spy photos of what looked like a rufty-tufty, Allroad-style Peugeot 508 Estate back in February, and here we are in July with all the bumph on the Peugeot 508 RXH landing […]
Brabus 800 E V12 Cabriolet – it’s a bonkers Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet
The Brabus 800 E Cabriolet delivers 788bhp, 1074lbs/ft of torque with a o-60mph of 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 231mph. It costs €478k So you fancy a Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet, but you feel Mercedes has failed miserably to endow any E-Class Cab with enough power to whip the skin off a rice pudding. […]