Volvo reveals its latest eco warriors – the Volvo S6 DRIVe and the Volvo V60 DRIVe – offering more than 60mpg and less than 120g/km. This week we’re out playing with a Volvo DRIVe model, although our car is the S40 DRIVe. DRIVe models are Volvo’s push at all things green (or all things blue if you’re German) […]
MINI Countryman Review & Road Test: MINI Countryman Cooper D All4 (2011) Part 3
There’s no doubt that the MINI is all about its handling as well as its style. Does the Countryman still handle like a go-kart, or does its size wreck its nimbleness? There’s no doubt the diesel is going to be the engine of choice in the Countryman. And if you opt for the Cooper D – which […]
MINI Countryman Review & Road Test: MINI Countryman Cooper D All4 (2011) Part 2
In part 2 of our review and road test of the MINI Countryman Cooper D All4 we look at the MINI ‘Style’. Is the Countryman style over substance? It seems incongruous at first, this MINI Countryman. It’s as if BMW has sent their MINI off to beef-up for its new role as a mover of […]
MINI Countryman Review & Road Test: MINI Countryman Cooper D All4 (2011)
We take a week to review & Road Test the MINI Countryman Cooper D All4 – MINI’s take on a butch, crossover MINI. Does the Countryman work, or is it just cynical marketing? We’re not very good at making the most of what we create in Britain. We are pretty good at coming up with ideas and […]
Jaguar E-Type: 50th Anniversary Collectors’ Book
Jaguar has produced a coffee-table book to celebrate the E-Type’s 50th Anniversary. £299 for the Limited Edition bound in E-Type Leather. I know. Jaguar are going to milk the 50th Anniversary of the E-Type. And why not? If any car defines not just a company but an entire decade in our history, it’s the Jaguar […]
Porsche: A new model every year to 2018
Porsche boss Matthias Mueller has revealed that Porsche intends launching a new model every year up to 2018 and doubling sales to 200,000. We thought Porsche had come a long way in the last few years. A long way away from its roots, many would say, but a long way, nonetheless. From a car maker […]
Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel at Geneva
Chrysler reveals the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee will get a new 3.0 litre turbodiesel with either 188bhp or 237bhp. Available Summer 2011. We were beginning to wonder if Fiat had forgotten the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee didn’t have a diesel option. Which would be a bit of a disaster for sales in Europe. Fortunately, with […]
Bahrain Grand Prix Cancelled – revealed on Twitter
The 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix has been cancelled as a result of the unrest in the country. Efforts will be made to reschedule the race for later in the F1 season Bernie Ecclestone said the cancellation or not of this season’s F1 opener in Bahrain would be down to Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al […]
BMW i sub-brand press release
BMW i stands for sustainable vehicles and mobility solutions Two models available from launch: BMW i3 and BMW i8 Mobility services complement core business BMW i Ventures holding company founded Munich.The new BMW sub-brand focused on developing sustainable mobility solutions has been launched. “BMW i represents a new movement in premium mobility. With the introduction […]
BMW i: New BMW Sub-brand starts with BMW i3 & BMW i8
BMW launches its new sub-brand – BMW i – to provide Sustainable vehicles and Mobility solutions. How dynamic. We knew the BMW sub-brand would get an “i”. Because an “i” is now and green and cool and everything that sells. We did think that BMW’s sub-brand would be i-Setta. But maybe that was just too […]