Alfa Romeo launch a 138bhp diesel in the Alfa Romeo Giulietta with 119g/km and 62.8mpg. Starts at £20,750. Alfa Romeo seem to be doing much right – and much less wrong – than ever before. Yet they also seem to be floundering and struggling to make the volume of sales they need to be viable. […]
Brabus Mercedes S350 Bluetec ECO PowerXtra D6S kit
Brabus are offering a plug & play upgrade for the Mercedes 350 CDI – the BRABUS ECO PowerXtra D6S – offering more power, torque and performance & Euro VI compliant. The headline is a bit of a garbled eyeful at first glance. But that’s because although Brabus are pushing their new ECO PowerXtra D6S kit already attached […]
The Alliance on Winter Tyres: The world’s gone MAD
The Alliance on Winter Tyres has been formed to look in to the issue of winter tyres in the UK. What a waste of money. Just advise everyone to fit them. We’ve banged on about Winter tyres to anyone who’ll listen – and those that won’t – for longer than we care to remember. And […]
2011 / 2012 Saab 9-5 SportCombi spied undisguised
We’ve got a spy photo of the new 2012 Saab 9-5 SportCombi undisguised. And a look at Saab’s current prospects. From a flurry of activity when Spyker finally got hold of Saab from GM nearly a year ago, news from Trollhattan has not been exactly flowing out in an endless stream. And good news hasn’t […]
2011 Mercedes C63 AMG Press Release
NEW DESIGN AND ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 2011 MERCEDES C 63 AMG Feb 2, 2011 Affalterbach – The successful Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG is now more attractive than ever: the modified design of the top-of-the-range C-Class model is complemented by numerous enhancements to its technology which deliver even more driving enjoyment while significantly improving fuel […]
2011 Mercedes C63 AMG: Now it’s official
Mercedes finally get their act together and release official details – and a heap of photos – for the 2011 C63 AMG saloon and estate. It’s more than a month since we published leaked photos of the 2011 Mercedes C63 AMG. We also had an extra set of snaps last week, but they told us […]
Renault Megane Coupe Monaco GP revealed
Renault are launching another ‘Monaco GP’ Limited Edition at Geneva – this time the Renault Megane Coupe Monaco GP Limited Edition. It looks like the Limited Edition Renault Laguna Monaco GP launched last year struck a bit of a chord with buyers, as Renault has decided to tag another model with a bit of F1 […]
2011 Hyundai i10 Facelift
Hyundai reveals a facelift for the 2011 Hyundai i10 and the addition of an Eco i10 – the Hyundai i10 Blue. As Hyundai continues to move upmarket – certainly in terms of perception – its design becomes more European mainstream. Its ‘Fluidic Sculpture’ (Pretentious? Moi?) design – seen in more recent cars like the ix35 – is […]
McLaren MP4-12C: The build begins +video
McLaren has started to build the McLaren MP4-12C for real, with 1,000 MP4-12Cs due to customer in 2011. Plus a ‘Best of the MP4-12C’ Video You could be forgiven for thinking that McLaren had already started building their Ferrari 458 challenging car – the McLaren MP4-12C. After all, it’s been turning up all over the place for […]
MINI Clubman Hampton & MINI Pimlico Limited Editions
MINI has revealed the first MINI Limited Editions named after areas of London – the MINI Clubman Hampton and the MINI Pimlico Another day, another limited edition MINI. Or two. MINI has decided that from now on it’s going to name all its Limited Edition models after London Boroughs, districts and landmarks. Which seems a […]