Nissan is celebrating the production of one million Nissan Qashqais at the Nissan plant in Sunderland. It seemed somehow a bit of an oddity, the Nissan Qashqai, when Nissan first rolled it out. What was it? A small SUV? A tall hatch? Something else altogether? What the Qashqai was is now clear. It was the first Crossover, a […]
New Jeep Grand Cherokee (2011): UK Price & Models
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee UK launch. We have model and price details for Jeep’s ML-Based SUV, starting at £37k & all models get 3.0 litre Diesel lump from Fiat. Interestingly, the pile of blurb we got in from Jeep UK on the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee made the assertion that Jeep “…invented the premium SUV (sport-utility vehicle) […]
Rolls Royce Phantom ‘Masterpiece London 2011’ Drophead Coupé – A one-off DHC
Rolls Royce has created a one-off DHC for the Masterpiece London 2011 event at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, featuring an integrated custom Asprey Jewellery box. The Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe isn’t the most ubiquitous car on the road. Yes, you’ll see a few if you frequent certain postcodes in London, but they’re a rare old […]
Saab drags in another €41 million – but it’s still not enough
The Saab financial problems continue, despite €28 million from a sale and lease back deal and €13 million for car sales to China in the last few days. It’s a tough call, knowing how often to report on the financial woes still engulfing Saab. Do we rush to run a story every time we get a bit of information in […]
Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel: 57mpg on a romp to Munich
The new Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel has driven 816 miles through four countries on a single tank of fuel, averaging 57mpg in the process. The much denied – but always going to happen – Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel finally arrived officially at the New York Motor Show in April. And actually, Michael-extracting apart, the arrival of the 2.2 […]
Paramount Marauder – yep, the one from Top Gear
We have photos, videos and specs of the Paramount Marauder, the armoured vehicle driven by Richard Hammond on Top Gear. We knew the Hamster was off to South Africa to play with a vehicle that made the Hummer look like a Tonka Toy. And we knew – because they ‘hinted’ at it when we spoke to them […]
Audi R8 Spyder raises £620k for Elton John AIDS Foundation
Audi donated 2 chromed Audi R8 Spyders for Elton John’s White Tie & Tiara Auction this weekend, raising £620k for the Elton John AIDS Foundation in the process. The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) needs no big introduction from us, especially to regular readers. Quite simply, it’s an astonishingly generous charitable foundation founded by, and driven ever […]
European Grand Prix (2011) RESULT
It’s a Red Bull lockout of the front row as Vettel attempts to reset the default settings for F1 2011 after Jenson Button upset him in Canada. Did it work? It’s probably as big a shift in weather and conditions as we’ve had this F1 season, from the deluge of the island track in Canada […]
BMW M3 CRT: It’s another Limited Edition BMW M3
BMW reveals the BMW M3 CRT, a lightened and sorted M3 with more performance and a run of just 67 cars worldwide. You do wonder how many limited editions you can make of a car before its stops making sense. A bit like the Veyron, where the limited edition is the norm, not the rarity. […]
Salon Privé 2011: Wet & Wonderful
Salon Prive 2011 moved to Syon Park – and brought the rain with it – but it was still a hugely enjoyable event with a plethora of the world’s greatest cars. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Salon Privé is one of our favourite ways to meet cars. Up there with Villa d’Este […]