The readers of Ledorga – a site for gay vintage car enthusiasts from all over Europe – has voted the Peugeot RCZ Gay Car of the Year 2011. We don’t think the implication is that this award is for the car which is most gay, rather the car the gay community voted as their Car […]
What Car? – Car of the Year Awards 2011
We have a round-up of the 2011 What Car? Car of the Year Awards. With which we’re not completely in agreement. Here we are again – at the start of a New Year – and it’s time once again for the What Car? Car of the year awards. Which means, as it always does, an […]
Subaru Toyobaru: Subaru FT-86 at Geneva
Subaru are taking their version of the Rear-Wheel Drive Sports Car Technology Concept – the Subaru FT-86 / Subaru 216A – to the Geneva Motor Show in March We’ve known about the Toyota Rear-Wheel Drive Sports Car Technology Concept – the Toyota FT-86 – since 2009. A joint project with Subaru to produce an affordable, […]
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars: The Japanese push
Nissan, Toyota and Honda have teamed up with a number of energy companies in Japan to promote and pursue Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars. We make no secret of the fact that we consider Hybrid cars a stop-gap solution to reducing reliance on oil. And frankly, unless you drive like a saint you’ll probably find you […]
Pagani Huayra: Huayra tease 3
We have the third of four teases for the new Pagani – the Pagani Huayra – which unfortunately brings nothing new to the party. Oh, dear. We’re only at tease three on the countdown to 26th January and the reveal of the Pagani Huayra, and we’re already a little underwhelmed. It started off OK, this introduction to […]
Vauxhall Corsa VXR Blue revealed
Vauxhall reveals a limited edition Corsa VXR – the Vauxhall Corsa VXR Blue – with a few cosmetic tweaks and an Arden Blue paint job at £19,425. Just a couple of months after we had the 2011 Vauxhall Corsa facelift we get treated to a Limited Edition ‘Hot’ Corsa – the Vauxhall Corsa VXR Blue. […]
Jaguar XK Diesel spotted?
We have a spy shot of a disguised Jaguar XK running on a set of Trade Plates. Could this be the long-awaited Jaguar XK Diesel? We’ve run the odd story over the last year or two about the possibility of Jaguar creating a Jaguar XK Diesel. But it hasn’t happened. Yet. But it makes a lot […]
Maybach to end production this year?
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche has revealed that the future of Maybach will be decided this year. A closure of Maybach seems the most likely outcome. It’s inevitable that speculation continues about the fate of Maybach – the Mercedes effort to take a piece of arch-rival BMW’s Rolls Royce market – when sales are so abysmal. And continue it does, […]
Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo launches
Skoda launches a limited edition Fabia – the Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo – to celebrate 100 years of the Monte Carlo Rally & 110 years of Skoda in Motorsport. When the press release came in for the Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo, we were a bit surprised to learn that Skoda has been playing in Motorsport […]
Caterham-Lola SP/300.R revealed
Caterham reveals the Caterham-Lola SP/300.R, a 300bhp sub-600kg track car destined for a one-make series. And possibly spawning a road car. For the first time in a generation – well, 15 years – Caterham has produced a new car. And although it’s a track car – initially destined for a one-make series – it could […]