We finally have performance figures for the Koenigsegg Agera R, which will hit 62mph in 2.9 seconds and carry on to 261mph We managed to break the story that the seemingly one-off Koenigsegg Agera R was going in to production, back in January. Which was the first story of any note to come from Koenigsegg since […]
2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed Preview: A Jaguar-fest
The 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed had its press preview at Goodwood, with Jaguars featuring front and centre. And an ageless Yasmin Le Bon It’s a cold, wet and miserable day and feels more like November than March. So it’s hard to think in terms of the sun shining on the Goodwood Estate, and cars roaring […]
Range Rover Evoque: Arden AR8 City Roader revealed
German tuner Arden has revealed a pimped Range Rover Evoque – the Arden AR8 City Roader – before the Evoque even launches. It would be nice to think that the pimpers and preeners of nice bits of manufacturers metal would at least wait until a new car hits the road before adorning it with the automotive equivalent […]
New Saab 9-3 to get ZF Chassis
Saab are to tie-up with component-maker ZF to produce chassis for the Saab PhoeniX – the next Saab 9-3 Last week the interweb was rife with rumours that Saab were about to hit the skids. A story fuelled by (alright, entirely as a result of) comments attributed to putative investor Vladimir Antonov. Who was clearly mischief making. Amazingly, […]
Jaguar XS: The New Small Jaguar? Not very likely
The Dutch motoring press are reporting the new small Jaguar will be the Jaguar XS, with details at a Dutch Motor Show in April. Seems highly unlikely. We have to confess that this is the first time we’ve heard that the New Small Jaguar is to be called the Jaguar XS. And we’re not really […]
Volvo S40 Review & Road Test: Volvo S40 SE DRIVe Start/Stop (2011) Part 2
Part 2 of our review and road test of the Volvo S40 DRIVe. Does the frugality detract from the drive? Is the S40 DRIVe competitively priced? As already noted, the Volvo S40 DRIVe is pretty much a Ford Focus under the skin, which is a more than decent starting point. The Focus has a very good […]
Volvo S40 Review & Road Test: Volvo S40 SE DRIVe Start/Stop (2011)
We have the Volvo S40 SE DRIVe Start/Stop in for review and road test this week. Is Volvo’s frugal S40 a quality car? There was a time – when Adam was a lad and so was I – Volvo just made a certain kind of solid, respectable saloon car for solid, respectable middle class families to […]
Lamborghini Gallardo Tricolore: Official
Lamborghini has created a special Gallardo to celebrate 150 years of Italian Unification. The Lamborghini Gallardo Tricolore is an LP550-2 with stripes. Yes, it’s another Limited Edition Lamborghini Gallardo (although officially it’s just a one-off at the moment), this one bolted together to celebrate Italy’s 150th Anniversary of Unification and originally named the Lamborghini Gallardo Tricolore. If that rings […]
Honda CR-Z Mugen Concept at Goodwood FoS
Mugen in Europe are developing a Honda CR-Z Mugen which promises more power an ‘Type-R’ performance. Debuts at Goodwood Festival of Speed. We all know that Honda doesn’t really have its heart in the hybrid game, believing that hybrids are, at best, a stop-gap solution. But in the real world Honda can’t afford to ignore […]
Mitsubishi Evo X: Not being killed off. Sort of
Mitsubishi is reassuring us that the Evo is not being killed off, but we expect the Evo X to be replaced by a Mitsubishi Evo XI plug-in hybrid. FaceSpace has been convinced that the Mitsubishi Evo X is about to go to the great rally track in the sky, no longer to be the Playstation […]