Toyota are to reveal the GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II – a 295bhp MR2-like Roadster – at the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race this weekend. The New Toyota MR2? Probably not. But the Toyota GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II is certainly in the same mould as the MR2, and does show that Toyota hasn’t forgotten how to make an […]
New Lotus V8 will mean new 4-Cylinder engine too
Lotus are building a new V8 engine for the new Esprit, and it’s reported they will also create a four cylinder engine from half the V8 for the next generation Elise. It seems that Lotus are deadly serious in their plans to build an all new V8 engine to drop in to the new Lotus Esprit, and […]
MINI Coupe: The video adventure begins
Just days after the new MINI Coupe got revealed we have the first MINI Coupe Video ‘Another Day. Another Adventure’. Well, it wouldn’t be MINI without a new video to promote the MINI Coupe. Just days after we finally got the MINI Coupe sans camouflage – and with a gazillion photos to go with it – MINI are already on to the […]
McLaren London: Open for business
McLaren London has opened for business at an opening party attended by famous faces including McLaren’s Ron Dennis, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. Almost exactly a year on from McLaren’s announcement that the UK will have three McLaren dealers – London, Birmingham and Manchester – the first of those dealers, McLaren London, opened for business yesterday. Operated […]
New BMW M5 – now on video
Just a few days after the official reveal of then 2012 BMW M5 (F10) we get the first video of BMW’s new M5 on track. We had the leak of the 2012 BMW M5 photos, quickly followed by a mammoth photo gallery with more pictures than even the most fervent BMW fan could need. And now it’s […]
MINI Coupe: It’s official
MINI has finally done the decent thing and revealed the MINI Coupe in all its glory. Starting at £16.5k, it goes on sale in the UK in October. It’s been an odd debut – the MINI Coupe. We had the ‘Concept’ version of MINI’s two-seat sporty job back at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009. That was […]
Audi A1 1.6 TDI nips below 100g/km Co2
Audi has tweaked the A1 1.6 TDI to improve its economy by 5 per cent and reduce it’s Co2 emissions to 99g/km. The price remains the same. It’s of no use whatsoever for anything that actually matters, but getting below 100g/km Co2 is a big marketing deal for any car maker. Which is why Audi has been busy tweaking […]
Citroen DS4, DS3 R3 and Survolt UK debut at Goodwood FoS
Citroen are taking the DS4, DS3 R3, Survolt, Hypnos and DS3 WRC to Goodwood FoS, with the DS4 and DS3 Racing available to drive at the MMS. We’ve already had a wave of Goodwood Festival of Speed announcements on cars getting their UK debut, from the Jaguar XKR-S to the Mugen Honda CR-Z. And now it’s Citroen’s turn […]
Mercedes & Mauro Calo set new world drifting record (video)
Mercedes and driver Mauro Calo have set a new drifting record at MB World over the weekend, drifting a Mercedes C63 for 2308 metres. We put you on notice last week that a Mercedes C63 AMG – being driven by Mauro Calo – was going to attempt a new world drifting record at MB World. […]
McLaren MP4-12C sold out until 2014
It seems the McLaren MP4-12C is sold out until 2014, unless McLaren increase production to cater for the demand for the first new Mclaren in a generation. It was always likely that the McLaren MP4-12C would be a popular buy. Especially with the promise of F1 fairy dust sprinkled over the first new road car from McLaren in almost a […]