Volvo has cut the entry-level Volvo C30 – the C30 ES 2.0 – to £14,995. A much more encouraging entry point. It’s been all change at Volvo in the last year, with the Swedish car maker going from being the last vestige of Ford’s ill-fated Premier Auto Group to the first high-profile car maker to fall to […]
Lagonda back on
Aston Martin has revealed that they are pushing ahead with the relaunch of Lagonda and that there will be a Lagonda SUV. To be honest, we’re not too sure that Lagonda was actually ‘Off’ after a rather disastrous debut at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show with their antimacassar-endowed, cushion-boasting Lagonda SUV Concept. We’d just assumed it. But […]
2011 Infiniti G37 updates & plans to double sales
Infiniti has revealed a revamped Infiniti G37 – Saloon Coupe & Convertible – for 2011 and has plans to double sales in Europe. It’s not five minutes since Infiniti introduced the G37 – a 3-Series size car – to the UK and Europe, but already they’re tweaking and titivating to make it more appealing. The […]
BMW i3 spied
The BMW i3 has been spied out filming for BMW TV in Scandinavia. We have the first photo of the MegaCity i3 due in 2013. Just a few weeks on from the launch of BMW’s new “i” sub-brand, and we have the first spy photo of the BMW i3 out and about in the Scandinavian […]
Tesla Model S Price revealed
Tesla has revealed that the Tesla Model S will start at $49,500 after subsidy, rising to $69,500 for the 300 mile battery model. Think similar numbers in GBP or Euros. We’ve been less than charitable about Tesla’s stated aim to bring the Model S in as a sub $50k car. It seemed – with the […]
Citroen DS3: Making the most of the Top Gear COTY Award
Citroen are making the most of the accolades the DS3 has received, in particular the Top Gear Car of the Year Award. Those who don’t ‘Get’ cars like to call us Petrolheads. They think it’s a disparaging term. But it’s not. They also think that being a Petrolhead means you’re only interested in the fastest; […]
2011 Jaguar XKR-S: The Video
Jaguar revealed the 2011 Jaguar XKR-S at Geneva and we have video of the fastest production car ever from Jaguar, on the road and on the track. There was a time – not so very long ago – that Jaguar wouldn’t have been ‘allowed’ to build the barnstorming Jaguar XKR-S. It would have been seen as just too good. Too much […]
MINI go Rallying: MINI WRC Video
MINI are going rallying with the MINI Countryman in WRC in 2011 and we’ve got video of the MINI WRC in action. ‘Old’ Mini – that’s Mini without all the capital letters – ‘owned’ rallying for a period in the 1960s. Particularly the Monte Carlo Rally, which it won in 1964, 1965 and 1967. Names […]
Toyota Hybrid Sales top 3 Million
Toyota has revealed that they have now produced more than 3 million hybrid cars. That’s a whole 0.6% of cars produced. Who’d have thought it? Toyota has managed to sell more than 3 million Hybrid cars since the first Toyota Prius launched in Japan in 1997. Congratulations. Back then, few thought of climate change and it seems likely that the […]
Pagani Huayra: Official Video
We have the first video of the new Pagani Huayra on the move, driving through glorious countryside to evocative music. It’s been a busy month or so for the Pagani Huayra. We had all the Huayra teases and the first of the photos well before the official reveal at Geneva. And to say the response was subdued is probably […]