It’s being reported that the 2012 BMW M5 is going to be offered with a 4WD option. And that it will get ‘only’ 552bhp Now there’s something to cogitate on for BMW M5 fruitcakes. Autocar are reading a comment by BMW’s head of R&D, Albert Biermann, that “…there will be some all-wheel-drive surprises on M cars […]
2012 Jaguar XF Facelift Leak
The first photo of the 2012 Jaguar XF has leaked out, looking very like the original C-XF Concept with a bit of XJ thrown in the mix. We know – or at least we think we know – that the 2012 Jaguar XF is going to make its debut at the New York Motor Show this month. […]
MG5 leaks out as MG6 starts production
We have a leaked sketch of the new MG5 – due to launch at Shanghai – and news of the first car off the production line at Longbridge – the MG6. We’re back to the Shanghai Motor Show again, with news of what was once an iconic British Marque continuing its revival under Chinese SAIC. Ahead of […]
Top Gear: Just like Milli Vanilli, says Elon Musk
Tesla boss Elon Musk has weighed in to the Tesla v Top Gear row by suggesting Top Gear is like a Milli Vanilli Concert The ongoing spat between Top Gear and Tesla – mainly in the form of CEO Elon Musk – is still rumbling on. In fact, it’s starting to get a bit silly. […]
BAC Mono: Fancy a Drive?
RS Academy – a track-driving car club – has taken delivery of the first two BAC Mono single seater cars. Last month we reported on a new single-seat road car that offers more thrills than a garage full of hypercars for less than the cost of an M5 – the BAC Mono. The brothers Briggs – Briggs Automotive Company […]
Range Rover Hybrid – & new Range Rover – in 2013
Land Rover’s Brand Director John Edwards confirms the new Range Rover for 2013, complete with a petrol electric hybrid option. Emissions targets get ever tighter – even if the wrong emissions are targeted – and fuel keeps on rising in price. None of which really bothers owners of Land Rover’s products, but it does bother […]
BMW Brilliance New Energy Vehicle – it’s a plug-in BMW 5-Series Hybrid
BMW and its Chinese partner Brilliance reveal a LWB 5-Series plug-in hybrid for the China market ahead of the Shanghai Motor Show. The Shanghai Motor Show is looming, and we’re starting to see pre-show reveals cropping up. But this is one reveal that has no real impact on anywhere but China, but is interesting nonetheless. […]
2011 Infiniti FX – the updates
Infiniti – posh Nissan – has had a very minor play with features and colours on the Infiniti FX for 2011 – and sneaked in a price rise. Remarkably, it is almost two years since the Infiniti FX launched in the UK. Since when Infiniti has introduced a 3.0 litre diesel version – the Infiniti FX30d – […]
2012 Audi Q3 revealed before Shanghai
The Audi Q3 – Audi’s compact SUV – will finally debut at the Shanghai Motor Show this month before going on sale Apart from the location – the Shanghai Motor Show – we ran pretty much the same headline seven months ago, when we confidently predicted the arrival of the Audi Q3 at the Paris […]
2012 Mercedes A-Class: Mercedes Concept A-Class revealed
Mercedes reveals the Mercedes Concept A, a concept version of the all-new 2012 Mercedes A-Class which will debut at Shanghai. We had a sketch to tease the new Mercedes A-Class last month. But now, with the Shanghai Motor Show almost upon us, the 2012 Mercedes A-Class get revealed. And it’s very convincing. Although we are likely to see […]