Alfa Romeo give the 2011 Alfa MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde cosmetic tweaks, with new wheels, new toys and bits of carbon fibre. The Alfa MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde already sits at the top of the very appealing MiTo range, but that hasn’t stopped Alfa spreading more Alfa goodness across its bows for the new 2011 model year cars. Don’t get too […]
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport ‘L’Or Blanc’: It’s a ‘Potty’ Veyron
Bugatti produce yet another Limited Edition Veyron – the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport ‘L’Or Blanc’ – enhanced with porcelain. You could argue that every Bugatti Veyron is a rather potty car. But the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport ‘L’Or Blanc’ is even more potty than usual – it’s got bits of porcelain all over the car. That’s porcelain as in ceramics; the […]
BMW 1M Coupe – up the Goodwood hillclimb we go
Thanks to BMW, we were able to send Claire off to Goodwood to drive the BMW 1M Coupe up the hillclimb. Although the Goodwood Festival of Speed doesn’t actually start until tomorrow, today saw the second year of the Goodwood Moving Motor Show kicking off a long weekend of petrolhead joy. The USP of the Goodwood […]
Audi Q3 RS: A quick Q3 planned for 2012
Audi are reported to be preparing a hot Q3 – an Audi Q3 RS – with 300bhp from the 5-pot TT-RS lump. Expected on sale in 2012. To be honest, we’re not exactly certain that a quick Audi Q3 will actually come to market as the Audi Q3 RS. But we are pretty sure there […]
MINI Goodwood Price? A cool £41k
MINI has revealed that it’s Rolls Royce makeover of the MINI Cooper S – the MINI ‘Inspired by Goodwood’ will cost £41k. The first MINI Goodwood Edition cars will arrive in March 2012. We did wonder, tongue in cheek, when BMW revealed they were making the MINI Roller – the MINI ‘Inspired by Goodwood’ – if we […]
Gordon Murray T27 electric car unveiled
Gordon Murray has unveiled the T27 electric car, expected to cost under £15k and go in to production in 2012. We first learned that the Gordon Murray T27 Electric Car was heading for an iStream process somewhere in the world back in late 2009. An electric version of the Gordon Murray Design T25 it was designed to be, and has now […]
Audi R8 V8 Limited Edition launched to celebrate Le Mans win
Audi UK has revealed the Audi R8 V8 Limited Edition, a cosmetically tweaked and specced R8 Coupe to celebrate Audi’s 10th Le Mans win. Audi has had an incredible run at Le Mans, and is celebrating in style by launching the Audi R8 V8 Limited Edition in to the UK market. Despite the R8 Limited Edition being built […]
BMW 1 Series M Coupé hooning on the world’s highest helipad
BMW has produced a new BMW 1 Series M Coupe video, this time with the 1M Coupe drifting in an arc on the world’s highest helipad in Los Angeles. The BMW 1 Series M Coupe may have had a rather difficult gestation – certainly in terms of its name – but it’s making its presence […]
Renault Fluence ZE: Fluence is the UK’s cheapest electric car
Renault reveals that the Renault Fluence ZE – Nissan’s latest electric car – will come at a bargain price. But there’s a sting in the tail. Renault – and its Japanese other self, Nissan – think electric cars are the future. They’re wrong, but they’re busy pushing ahead with the plan to give buyers an […]
BMW X1 sDrive20d EfficientDynamics Edition revealed
BMW will be launching the BMW X1 sDrive20d EfficientDynamics Edition in the Autumn, offering 52.3 mpg and 119g/km The BMW X1 is, according to BMW, “…still the only premium vehicle in its segment” and they’re keen to make sure that their baby SUV keeps its nose ahead of the pack. Which explains the plans to launch […]