Lexus has once more topped the J.D. Power Survey in 2011, winning best manufacturer and best car with the IS. Worst maker is Vauxhall and worst car the Ford KA. It was quite tempting to run the story that Lexus has topped the 2011 J.D. Power Survey in the UK once more with a cut […]
Aston Martin V12 Zagato: Zig arrives at the Nurburgring
The Aston Martin V12 Zagato has arrived at the Nurburgring. It’s the 2nd V12 Zagato – AML call them Zig and Zag – and WILL go in to production. We knew that the Aston Martin V12 Zagato – which recently took Vill d’Este by storm – was heading for the Nurburgring to stretch its muscles. What we […]
Jaguar Land Rover made £1 billion last year
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has posted profits of £1 billion on sales of £10 billion, with record monthly sales in March 2011. Who’d have believed it just a year or two ago? Jaguar Land Rover has reported a turnover for the year to the end of March 2011 of £9.9 billion and has made a […]
Aston Martin Rapide ‘S’ spied
Aston Martin are planning the Aston Martin Rapide S with the engine and suspension from the DBS and a £200k price tag. It took AM slightly longer to get the Aston Martin Rapide from concept to production than the career of the Spice Girls, although the final product is a bit more appealing. Well, depending […]
Top Gear in Lucca with Citroen DS3 Racing, Fiat 500C Abarth and Renault Clio RS
Top Gear are filming this week in the City of Lucca in Tuscany with the Citroen DS3 Racing, Fiat 500C Abarth and Renault Clio RS. Lucca is considered by those who know it to be Tuscany’s best kept secret. With its 16th century walls all round the town, delightful piazzas and medieval centre it is all […]
Nissan LEAF gets 5 Star Euro NCAP
The Nissan LEAF has become the first electric car to gain a 5 start NCAP rating, just a month after getting Top Safety Pick rating from the IIHS in the US. We moan about the Nissan LEAF. But only because it’s an inferior product to the cars we already enjoy, and at an inflated price. But we’ve never said it was a […]
2013 Mazda RX-9 to be rotary hybrid
It’s reported that Mazda are working on the 2013 Mazda RX-9, which will have the new Renesis Rotary Engine, Toyota hybrid drive and be built on next MX-5 platform. You know the deal by now. A motoring publication somewhere had a quiet news day and writes a speculative story. That speculation becomes a rumour and that […]
Porsche Boxster Electric get four wheel-drive or rear wheel-drive
Porsche has been showcasing a trio of electric Porsche Boxsters at Michelin Challenge Bibendum, a RWD with 120bhp and a 4WD with 240bhp. We ran a story about the Electric Porsche Boxster back in February, but there really wasn’t a whole heap of information to impart. But now, after Porsche showcased the electric Boxster at Michelin Challenge Bibendum […]
Lamborghini 3rd model confirmed. But Estoque or SUV?
Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkleman has confirmed Lamborghini will make a third model which will be an ‘Everyday’ car. We’ve had a ‘will they, won’t they’ game with Lamborghini for the last few years over the addition of a third model to the Lamborghini line up. It had seemed clear back in 2008 when the Lamborghini Estoque Concept was revealed that Lamborghini were ready […]
Saab owners Spyker NV to become Swedish Automobile NV
Spyker are to be renamed Swedish Automobiles, and the deal with Pang Da should see production resume soon at Trollhatten. In the seemingly never-ending saga of Spyker and Saab it does now seem likely that the deal we reported last week with Chinese distributors Pang Da is going to pan out. The messy-looking deal with Pang Da has seen the […]