Jaguar will be celebrating the 50th birthday of the Jaguar E-Type at events throughout the year, strating at the Geneva Motor Show in March. If there is one car that defines a generation – and its maker – it’s the Jaguar E-Type. Launched to an astonished public in 1961, the E-Type Jag offered the promise […]
Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid at Geneva
Volvo has announced they are taking the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid to Geneva. Offering 50g/km Co2 and 150mpg the V60 plug-in is said to be almost production-ready. Yes, it’s yet another eco car, this time from Volvo. But as eco cars go the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid does seem to have quite a lot going […]
2011 Honda Accord Facelift revealed
Honda has given the Honda Accord the mildest of facelifts and the smallest of mechanical tweaks for 2011. I know. You’re an Accord owner – or a Honda fan – and you’re looking at the photo above and trying to work out what’s changed. The truth is, not a lot. Let’s call the 2011 facelift for the Honda Accord […]
Toyota FT-86 II: The second coming of the Toyobaru FT-86
Toyota is once again teasing the Toyobaru concept, with a tease for what they are calling the Toyota FT-86 II at Geneva. Just last week we finally got the first concrete news on the Subaru half of the Toyobura project that seems to have been bouncing around forever. Well, certainly since Toyota first rolled out […]
Volkswagen XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) does 313mpg
Volkswagen has rolled out the Volkswagen XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) at the Qatar Motor Show. A test bed for VW’s eco cars, the XL1 can do 313mpg. The Volkswagen XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV) is being rolled out at the Qatar Motor Show. It’s a two-seater diesel-electric hybrid and the latest in a series […]
Toyota recalls Toyota Avensis & Lexus IS 250
Toyota are recalling some Toyota Avensis and Lexus IS 250 models in the UK to address problems with the fuel system. Toyota must have a sinking feeling of deja vu today, as the spectre of last year came back to haunt. 2010 was the year of the Toyota Recall, with millions of cars worldwide recalled […]
Pagani Huayra: Full Huayra details & Huayra photo gallery – Official
Pagani finally gives up the tease on the Pagani Huayra and officially releases all the information and a full gallery of Huayra photos. Pagani Huayra. It started with a tease. And then scans of Car Magazine’s Spanish edition leaked out on to the net. We decided we may as well show the first official photo […]
Pagani Huayra Press Release
The Pagani Huayra – the replacement for the Zonda – is now official. And this is the press release. PAGANI Huayra Ancient legends tell of Aymara Huayra Tata, god of wind, which controls the breezes, the winds and hurricanes that affect the mountains, ravines and slopes of the Andean cordillera. It is said that Tata […]
Aston Martin V8 Vantage S launches
Aston Martin reveals the V8 Vantage S, with a bit more power, a new gearbox and cosmetic and handling tweaks. On sale now as Coupe or Roadster from £102,500. The Aston Martin V8 Vantage S has launched with an extra 10bhp over the regular V8. Just 10bhp more than the regular V8 doesn’t sound a […]
Gumpert back with the Gumpert Tornante at Geneva
Gumpert returns with a new 2-seater Fast Tourer – the Gumpert Tornante – at the Geneva Motor Show. The Gumpert Tornante has been designed by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera. We realised at the end of last Summer that Gumpert had been very quiet. We’d run a few stories – for example when the Gumpert Apollo S et a Nurburgring […]