Land Rover has revealed that the Evoque will have a huge number of options when it hits showrooms in the Summer. This is the press release. The smallest, lightest, most fuel-efficient Range Rover ever produced Class-leading sustainability with sub 130g/km* CO2 emissions and outstanding fuel efficiency Four-wheel-drive and front-wheel-drive versions available Versatile luggage stowage systems including […]
Range Rover Evoque: A different Evoque for every customer
Land Rover has revealed at Geneva that the Range Rover Evoque will be the most customisable Land Rover ever built. We’ve had the roll out of the Range Rover Evoque piecemeal over the last nine months, from the first showing of an Evoque with a name at Kensingon Palace last July, through to the reveal […]
Chevy Volt to take on Vauxhall Ampera in Europe
It’s been revealed that GM intends to sell the Chevy Volt alongside the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera in Europe – and at a lower price. They’ve been hyped for a very long time – the Chevy Volt and Vauxhall Ampera – and 2011 is the year that both hit the roads. You don’t have to be an out […]
Mercedes C-Class Coupe: Geneva 2011 catch-up
The new Mercedes C-Class Coupe looks impressive on the floor at Geneva, but we do wonder how Mercedes are going to differentiate it from the E-Class Coupe. The 2011 Mercedes C-Class Coupe does look very impressive on the floor at Geneva. But we do worry about how Mercedes are going to market it. It just doesn’t […]
Aventador Sold Out. Will that mean cheap Gallardos?
We’re hearing that 2011 production for the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is already sold. But that could mean good news for Gallardo buyers? With production of the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 likely to run at no more than about 1,000 cars this year, it’s not the biggest shock in the world that we’re hearing every single LP700-4 slot […]
Bristol Cars goes Bust
Bristol Cars has gone in to administration. Administrators hope to find a buyer to take on the Bristol factory and Kensington showroom. I know, you didn’t even know they still existed. They do, but for how much longer is anyone’s guess as Bristol Cars calls in the administrators. Which is a real shame; a proper, eccentric British […]
Volvo V60 Plug-in Diesel Hybrid: Geneva 2011 catch-up
Volvo has revealed their diesel plug-in hybrid at Geneva – the Volvo V60 Diesel Plug-in Hybrid – offering a decent drive and good economy We’re probably going to be playing catch-up for the next few days on stuff we didn’t manage to cover on the press days at Geneva. And this – the Volvo […]
2012 BMW M5: The M5 tease begins
BMW are teasing the 2012 BMW M5, which means its launch is close and will probably be at Shanghai in April. It’s over a year since BMW officially revealed the latest 5-Series, and yet we still don’t have the halo of the range – the BMW M5. But that’s about to change. As we reported […]
Toyota FT-86 II: Now Toyota mean it. Really
Toyota have brought their compact sports car project to Geneva in an updated version – the Toyota FT-86 II, which may hit the road by 2012. Toyota has been threatening to produce an affordable sports car for quite a while. And when we first saw the Toyota FT-86 Concept at the end of 2009 (and […]
BMW Vision ConnectedDrive: BMW’s Automotive Information Future
BMW are showcasing what they see as the future of automotive information driver interaction in the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive at Geneva. When the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive first crossed our path we did wonder if it would be a concept version of a small BMW Roadster, A sub Z4. A BMW Z2, perhaps. But it soon […]