In part two of the review of the Alfa Romoe Giulietta 1.4 TB MultiAir 170 Veloce we look at how it drives. Is it fun? Is it well made? The Giulietta is up against some stiff competition from the sector big boys – the VW Golf and the Ford Focus – and for all the visual […]
Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.4 TB MultiAir 170 Veloce (2011) Review & Road Test
This week we have the Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.4 TB MultiAir 170 Veloce in for review and road test. Is it just another fragile Alfa, or a real contender? You’d expect us to open up a review of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta with the line that’s always trotted out about Alfas – especially by the Top […]
VW Golf R – US bound
Volkswagen has revealed that they are to offer the VW Golf R in the US for the first time. Just 1,000 cars will be available with order books open in July. We like the VW Golf R. It’s a hot-hatch for grown-ups. A car that can be pootled around town when you’re just going about your everyday business; shops, […]
Canadian Grand Prix (2011) RESULT
The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix usually offers some fun on the banks of the St Lawrence, and with rain forecast will this race turn the form book on its head? There is no point reporting the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix as we normally would. There is no need to set the scene and go through […]
Electric Rolls Royce Phantom dropped
Rolls Royce has decided that the electric Rolls Royce Phantom – 102EX – is not wanted by Rolls customers and won’t be made. Everyone’s at it – building electric cars, that is – and Rolls Royce are no different. They even put together an electric Rolls Royce Phantom for the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. And in many […]
Video: Allan McNish HUGE Le Mans Accident in Audi R18 TDi
Allan McNish has a HUGE accident at Le Mans whilst overtaking a slower Ferrari 458 in his Audi R18 TDI. Motor Racing is a dangerous game. Not as dangerous as it should be according to Stirling Moss, but dangerous enough by any sane standards. But safety has improved enormously in recent years, particularly with the […]
Audi working with Mazda on Wankel for A1 e-Tron?
We’re hearing that Audi are talking to Mazda about producing a small capacity Wankel engine for the Audi A1 e-Tron range-extender. Last year at the Geneva Motor Show, Audi showed us another in its seemingly endless line of fantasy e-Tron cars. But instead of being a pointless supercar with a pile of batteries bolted underneath […]
Mazda 2 facelift (2012) with SkyActiv revealed
The 2012 Mazda 2 facelift has been revealed in Japan with the launch of the new Demio, featuring a 1.3 litre SkyActiv petrol engine which does 85mpg. We’re back to the old story of car reveals for the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) pointing at reveals to come in overseas markets, with the reveal of the […]
Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy arrives
Renault has revealed the Limited Edition Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy offering 15bhp extra and cosmetic tweaks. Just 500 to be built. Logically, you’d assume that the Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy is a replacement for the Mégane Renaultsport 250 which debuted back in 2009. But no. At least not according to Renault, who we guess should know. Instead of being a replacement for […]
Land Rover Freelander 2 eD4 HSE (2011) Review
We have the new 2WD Freelander 2 – the Freelander 2 eD4 HSE – in for review & road test this week. Is a 2WD Land Rover Freelander just plain wrong? Has the world lost all sense of perspective? Land Rover building a front wheel drive car? Surely, that has to be an oxymoron? But […]