Opel has revealed that the Euro price for the range-extender Opel Ampera will be €42,900, equivalent to £36,500 It’s always the case that early adopters of new technology pay the price of being the first to adopt a new product or technology. Economies of scale haven’t kicked in and manufacturers are often trying to recoup […]
Porsche Cayman Clubsport at LA teased
Porsche appears to be teasing the prospect of the Porsche Cayman Clubsport at the Los Angeles Motor Show Porsche has always managed to coax an enormous number of variations on a theme out of the 911, and with a rocket up its arse to increase sales and volume from new masters VW, Porsche needs to look to […]
Toyota RAV4 EV: Powered by Tesla – the tease
Toyota are teasing an electric RAV4 put together by Tesla – the Toyota RAV4 EV: Powered by Tesla – ahead of a Los Angeles Motor Show reveal. Back in May we reported that Toyota had fished down the back of the sofa for some loose change (£35 million – two days profits) and had thrown […]
Lamborghini LM00X SUV on the way?
Rumours are doing the rounds again that Lamborghini are to produce a new SUV with the platform of the Porsche Cajun and the new Bentley V8. Right engine, wrong platform. This is an old chestnut that crops up every month or four – Lamborghini to make new SUV – probably because Lamborghini already has an […]
Aston Martin N420 – The Video
Aston Martin release video of the Limited Edition Aston Martin V8 Vantage N420. We have a predisposition to lusting after anything from Aston Martin (apart, perhaps, from monstrous Lagonda SUVs), even when their performance is just average. They just look so good – even standing still – that they make your heart miss a beat every time […]
ALL-NEW FIVE-DOOR RANGE ROVER EVOQUE Press Release
INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW FIVE-DOOR RANGE ROVER EVOQUE – COUPE STYLE WITH FAMILY VERSATILITY Addition of exciting 5-Door body style to Range Rover Evoque line-up Combines concept car design with extra versatility and family appeal Bold exterior captures coupé design, with the same compact footprint but a slightly higher roofline Class-leading sustainability with sub 135g/km* CO2 […]
Range Rover Evoque 5 Door: Official
Ahead of its official debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show this month, Land Rover has released details of the Range Rover Evoque 5 Door. As is the way with the Interweb, stuff leaks out in to the big wide world. Something Land Rover found at the Paris Motor Show this year when they brought along a […]
Audi Q5 Hybrid revealed +video
Audi has revealed details of the Audi Q5 Hybrid through its national sites, although nothing has been officially announced. I know, you’re thinking that Audi has decided to get some spoiler photos and powerplant details on the Audi Q5 Hybrid out in the open ahead of the Los Angeles Motor Show to spoil the normal leaks on […]
BMW X7 back on?
It looks like BMW are planning on building a new, range-topping SUV – the BMW X7 – aimed squarely at China’s new rich. Yes, yet another BMW X-Something to consider – the BMW X7. This time an enormous SUV that was canned as an idea a couple of years ago when the world went in […]
Rolls Royce Ghost LWB Spied
Rolls Royce are working on a stretched version of the Ghost – The Rolls Royce Ghost LWB – will go on sale mid-2011. At first we didn’t really ‘get’ the Rolls Royce Ghost. It seemed very close to the Phantom in all it offered, particularly in size. And seeing it for the first time – […]