Mazda reveals Takuya models for 2011 – the Mazda2 Takuya, Mazda3 Takuya & Mazda6 Takuya – with extra kit and limited build numbers As we’ve mentioned – more than once – the start of the year is prime time for the ‘Limited Edition’ and ‘Special Edition’ and any other sort of ‘Edition’ car makers can […]
Porsche Boxster S Black Edition at Geneva
Porsche has revealed the Porsche Boxster S Black Edition for Geneva. 987 to be built at £47,426. On sale March. Just over a week ago we had a Black Edition Porsche revealed as on the way to Geneva – the Porsche 911 Black Edition. Today we get the Porsche Boxster S Black Edition. We can […]
MINI Cooper SD: Official
Finally, nearly two years after we flagged it up, MINI has revealed they will be taking the Cooper S with a diesel lump to Geneva – the MINI Cooper SD. There have been times since we first flagged up the possibility of a Cooper S version of the MINI complete with diesel lump – the […]
Jaguar XJ Coupe: Adrian’s Back
Jaguar’s Adrian Hallmark has revealed that Jaguar are planning a pillarless coupe version of the XJ after all – The Jaguar XJ Coupe. For many of you – especially as it’s been heavily read today – our report this morning on the New Small Jaguar may be the first time you’ve come across Adrian Hallmark. […]
Renault Wind Gordini arrives
Renault announces the Renault Wind Gordini which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. When we revealed the Gordini moniker was going to be dragged out of the history cupboard to adorn modern Renaults we were fairly charitable. After all, we’d been less than keen on Citroen’s resurrection of the DS moniker to adorn a […]
Chevrolet Cruze Hatch revealed – again
Chevrolet reveal the Chevrolet Cruze Hatch, due to be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show. And it seems to be the same Chevy Cruze Hatch they revealed at Paris. Chevrolet are working hard to make their offerings credible and appealing for Europe. Which we applaud. They’ve even gone so far as to brand a Chevy […]
New Bentley V8: More details
It’s being reported that the new Bentley V8 – designed for the Continental GT – will be offered as a 415bhp and 555bhp. Which could mean the end of the W12 in the Continental GT. No, this isn’t about the new V8 Bentley made for the Mulsanne. That V8 owes much to the 6¾ litre […]
Audi planning X6 rival. Audi Q6? Audi Q7 Coupe? Audi Q8?
Audi’s Chief Designer Wolfgang Egger believes Audi should be building a rival to the BMW X6. Which could be the Audi Q6. Or Audi Q7 Coupe. Or even Audi Q8. We like to take the mickey out of Audi with what seems like their quest for total domination of the premium car market, with a car to fill every […]
New Small Jaguar: Adrian Hallmark pontificates
Jaguar’s Global Brand Director – Adrian Hallmark – has been pontificating on a new Small Jaguar – a replacement for the Jaguar X-Type I know. You’ve read headlines here before about a New Small Jaguar. A successor to the rather ill-fated Jaguar X-Type. Which we all know is something Tata will have to address at some […]
‘Hydrogen Petrol’. Is this the answer?
UK Cella Energy Limited has developed what can best be described as ‘Hydrogen Petrol’. Could this be the Holy Grail of alternate fuels? Many accuse us of a Luddite attitude to new technologies aimed at replacing our reliance on oil and the internal combustion engine. But nothing could be further from the truth. We embrace new technology, […]