Despite eco-mentalists and tree-huggers beseeching us to buy electric cars, just 55 were sold in 2009. What do eco-mentalists actually buy? A big V8? We’ve made it clear – at every given opportunity – that we think the drive to convince motorists that electric cars are a sensible and viable alternative to cars which use […]
2011 Mitsubishi Outlander: Prices, models & 2WD revealed
Mitsubishi are producing a front wheel drive version of the 2011 Outlander. Plus a revised 2.2 litre diesel fitted with more power & lower emissions. Mitsubishi has a proper SUV history with the Shogun. And even the softer SUV that is the Mitsubishi Outlander has proper off-road abilities – it’s not just capable of getting […]
Peugeot RCZ Asphalt revealed
Peugeot has revealed the limited edition Peugeot RCZ Asphalt with the 200 THP lump, matt black paint, leather and 19″ alloys. Just 500 are being built. Peugeot are doing very well with the Audi TT bashing RCZ. In fact, so our sources tell us, Peugeot dealers can’t get hold of enough RCZs to satisfy demand. […]
2011 Renault Laguna Facelift gets priced
Renault has released prices for the 2011 Laguna Hatch and Estate, with prices starting at £17,795 for the entry-level 2.0-litre petrol in Expression trim We guess it’s easier to get your act together as a car maker to price a facelifted car than an all new car. That said, if any business builds a product without […]
2011 VW Sharan: Price and model detail
Volkswagen has released price and model details for the 2011 VW Sharan, which starts at £22,980 for the VW Sharan S 1.4 TSI It was back at the Geneva Motor Show that we brought you news of the 201o VW Sharan, a complete reworking of the Sharan, this time on a VW platform instead of […]
Citroen DS: Citroen Survolt to become Citroen DS Roadster?
Citroen are planning on turning the Citroen Survolt Concept in to a production Citroen DS Roadster, launching a DS3 Convertible and Limited Edition DS3s. Yes, we admit – yet again – that we thought Citroen would simply badge-engineer their perfectly competent – but less than exciting – C3, C4 and C5 as DS3, DS4 and […]
Top Gear in the Middle East: Israel & Jordan &…
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are out filming for Top Gear in the Middle East in a trio of beaten-up Roadsters – MX-5, Z3 and Fiat Barchetta As we said back at the end of September when we reported that Top Gear were busy filming for the next series in New York, this […]
2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS: Sold out
Porsche has revealed that all 500 units of the £164k 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS have sold out, just weeks after its official debut at the Moscow Motor Show. Yes, the world is in recession. But things aren’t so bad that a £164k, 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS becomes hard to sell. In fact, so easy […]
Porsche to make hybrid versions of all models – 911, Boxster, Cayman…
Porsche is committed to introducing a hybrid version of every car in its range in an effort to reduce average CO2 emissions and improve economy across the range. It’s become nothing more than a game. Meeting ever more stringent economy and emission targets set by Governments around the world, that is. And one way to hit those misguided targets is to […]
BMW to develop small hybrid with Peugeot Citroen
BMW and Peugeot Citroen (PSA) have entered in to a joint arrangement to produce a front wheel drive hybrid powertrain and components. Hybrids may be just a passing fad, but that’s not stopping car makers piling in to them in droves to battle CO2 and emissions targets. For BMW, their hybrid foray has so far […]