The rumoured Lotus Evora facelift turns out to be a Mansory Lotus Evora with a new nose and lots of carbon fibre trim and is “…a taste of the future of Lotus product customisation.” The Interwebs have had a little buzz these last few days about a facelift for the Lotus Evora. It seems the […]
Hiromu Naruse: ‘Godfather’ of the LFA ‘Not Famous Enough’
We asked Toyota why they hadn’t honoured Hiromu Naruse by creating an LFA in his memory. They said it was because he wasn’t famous. What do you think? Last year we reported the death of Hiromu Naruse, Toyota’s chief test driver and a man considered to be the ‘Godfather’ of the Japanese performance car, and particularly the Lexus LFA, a […]
2011/2012 Kia Rio Revealed
After a teaser sketch of the new Kia Rio last month, Kia release details and photos of the 2011 / 2012 Kia Rio ahead of Geneva debut. With the inexorable move by Hyundai and Kia to higher quality, Euro-centric cars the Kia Rio is overdue to be Euro-fied. After all, it’s two years since the […]
Renault Captur: Renault’s answer to the Juke at Geneva
Renault are taking a funky, urban crossover concept to Geneva – the Renault Captur; a Juke homage. The Nissan Juke – just like its big brother the Qashqai – has set car makers scrambling to catch up. The funky, urban (very) compact crossover has captured the Zeitgeist. Suddenly you can drive something butch and funky without […]
BMW ActiveE: Electric BMW 1-Series at Geneva
BMW will reveal a production version of the electric 1-series – the BMW ActiveE – at Geneva before producing 1,000 to run as a trial. It’s been a while since we first saw the BMW ActiveE, the BMW 1-Series with the gubbins from the MINI E bolted under the bonnet (and various other places) and intended […]
BMW Roadster Concept: BMW Vision ConnectedDrive Geneva debut
BMW are taking a Roadster Concept to Geneva – the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive – featuring future technology and a layered design construct. We reported the other day that BMW were taking a roadster concept to the Geneva Motor Show, a car we expected to point the way to a new, smaller roadster – the BMW […]
Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package Geneva debut
Lexus are to finally debut the Nurburgring Package for the Lexus LFA at the Geneva Motor Show in March Regular readers may be more than a little surprised to learn that Lexus plans on giving the limited edition Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package a first outing at the Geneva Motor Show next month. For it is almost exactly a year since we […]
Ford sues Ferrari over Ferrari F150 moniker
Ford are suing Ferrari for using the F-150 moniker on their latest F1 car – the Ferrari F150. If you live on the wrong side of the Pond, you’ll know that an F-150 is the single most successful automotive phenomenon on the planet. Part of the Ford F-Series of pickup trucks, the Ford F-150 sells more than […]
BMW X6 gets 5 seat option
BMW is to widen the appeal of its X6 SUV by offering the option of a full rear bench, giving the BNW X6 a five seat capacity It looks like VW’s decision to give the option of five seats on the Passat CC has started a trend. Well, hardly a trend, but BMW are going the same route […]
De Tomaso SLC: De Tomaso back with SUV Concept
The first new De Tomaso in a generation – an SUV codenamed De Tomaso SLC – will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. We’ve covered some of the trials and tribulations of De Tomaso in the last couple of years, with the assets of the once-successful maker of Italian-style cars with a New World heart […]