Fiat / Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne has revealed that they will lose £7k on every electric Fiat 500 they sell. Despite upping the price to over £30k. I know. We bang on about how impractical electric cars are as a replacement for ICE cars. And it’s true. They only work as a toy for the better off, […]
BMW M3 Pickup: The Photos
BMW’s big April Fools was the BMW M3 Pickup. But as it’s a real M3 Pickup and not just a spoof we thought it deserved a photo gallery. Yesterday we covered the car April Fool japes inflicted on an unsuspecting public by car makers’ PRs. Some were funny, some pointless. But the most elaborate by […]
BMW i3: RWD & Mid-Engined – & quick?
It has been revealed that the BMW i3 – BMW MegaCity – will get a mid-engined platform. And it could be very swift. February saw the official launch of BMW’s new sub-brand, BMW “i”, and the news that the first two cars out of the gate will be the BMW i3 and BMW i8; the i3 is the MegaCity car […]
Bugatti Galibier: 2013 launch – but you knew that
Bloomberg are reporting that the Bugatti Galibier will go in to production in 2013. Which we reported back in 2009. Well, I’ll go to the foot of our stairs, as my dad would have said. The Bugatti Galibier is going to get built and arrive in 2013. No less a source than Bloomberg says so. […]
Car April Fools Stuff: BMW lead the way
A quick round-up of the jolly April fools japes the motor industry foisted on an unsuspecting – and not as gullible as they think – public. Just as we did last year with car April Fool stuff, it seems to make more sense to do a roundup of what hilarious pranks the motoring world – renowned for […]
Bristol Cars sold to China. Possibly.
Chinese motoring press are saying Bristol Cars has been sold to Xinjiang No1 Tractor Company. But the administrators say not. Earlier this month we reported the sad demise of the quirky and eccentric supercar maker that is Bristol cars, forced in to administration through a shortage of equally eccentric millionaires to buy their creations from another time. The good […]
2012 Fiesta ST confirmed
Ford will launch the first hot Fiesta in 2012 – the Ford Fiesta ST – with a 180bhp 1.6 litre Ecoboost & 7 seconds 0-60. Will cost around £18k. We really like the current Ford Fiesta; it’s a cracking little car. It’s just a shame that the closest it comes to being a hot hatch is the little more than lukewarm […]
Chevrolet Mi-ray Concept Seoul Debut
GM has revealed the Chevrolet Mi-ray Concept at the Seoul Motor Show, and open two seater with 2 electric motors and a 1.5 litre 4-pot turbo. GM are big in Korea, make no mistake. Well, South Korea, certainly. So big are Chevrolet in Korea that they rank only behind indigenous makers Kia and Hyundai, and Seoul is […]
Hyundai Blue2: Hyundai Hydrogen Concept
Hyundai has released a hydrogen concept car at the Seoul Motor Show today – the Hyundai Blue2 – offering 100mpg and 121bhp. As you already know from the Kia Naimo report this morning, today is press day at the Seoul Motor Show. So as it’s the home show for Hyundai as well as Kia, we thought we ought to […]
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 For Sale. Driven by a Prince & a Hamster
Historics are offering for sale the Ferrari Daytona – Ferrari 365 GTB/4 – used in the Top Gear race on the Riviera against a powerboat We have to confess that the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 – aka the Ferrari Daytona – is one of our favourite Ferraris. The Ferrari Daytona marked the start of the modern […]