Chrysler has revealed the Chrysler 200C, a replacement for the much disliked Sebring. There are no plans to bring the 200C to the UK. Although the Chrysler Sebring is a car you can actually pop off to your dealer and buy in the UK, a chunk of readers on this side of the Pond will […]
Porsche Cajun: the 2-door coupe crossover
It’s been revealed that Porsche’s baby Cayenne – the Porsche Cajun – will in fact be a high-riding, 2-door coupe crossover. It’s only a week or two since we finally discovered for certain that Porsche will be building an SUV / Crossover based on the Audi Q5. And we also discovered that instead of being […]
BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Review & Road Test (2010) part 3
Part 3 of our week long review and road test of the BMW 320d Blue Efficiency. Try as hard as we can we can find precious little wrong with the BMW 320d Efficient Dynamics. About the only thing we can come up with that’s specific to the 320d ED is the longer final drive. We’ve […]
BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Review & Road Test (2010) part 2
Part 2 of our review and road test of the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics. Can it really drive like a proper BMW 3 Series? The BMW 32d EfficientDynamics could have been a step too far. It could have been a cynical marketing car; one dreamed up by bean counters and marketers instead of engineers and car […]
BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Review & Road Test (2010)
We spend a week with the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics, BMW’s super-frugal, tax man beating 3-Series. Is it a real 3-Series or just an eco-statement? It comes as something of a shock to realise that the BMW 3 Series has been around for thirty five years, not least since I remember its launch and the stir […]
Jaguar’s Mike O’Driscoll calls it a day
Jaguar’s Managing Director Mike O’Driscoll is to retire from Jaguar in March 2011, although he will remain Chairman of Jaguar Heritage. Jaguar’s Managing Director Mike O’Driscoll has been a Jaguar man for longer than he probably cares to remember. In fact he joined Jaguar Rover Triumph (as it then was) as long ago as 1975, when he […]
Volvo V60 (2011): Price & Specs revealed
Volvo has released UK model and price detail for the Volvo V60 Estate / Sport wagon. Prices start at £23,145 for the T3, rising to £37,895 for the T6. The Volvo V60 was revealed back in July and is the Estate version of Volvo’s S60, although Volvo would be much happier if we called it […]
Chevy Volt / Vauxhall Ampera: It’s just an ordinary hybrid
GM has admitted that the Volt is not a pure range extender electric vehicle after all. It is in fact just a plain old hybrid. Yes, the headline is a bit dramatic and a bit disingenuous. But no more so than the barking mad claims made by GM for the Volt. How many hundreds of miles […]
Toyota Prius MPV teased
Toyota are teasing the Toyota Prisu MPV – and other Prius – on Facebook with the tagline “The Prius family is getting a whole lot bigger” We reported back in May that Toyota were finally going to produce a Toyota Prius MPV – probably with an extra row of seats – in 2011. Which looks […]
Aston Martin Cygnet: Confirmed for 2011
Aston Martin has confirmed that the Toyota iQ based Aston Martin Cygnet will enter production in 2011. Expect prices in excess of £30k So, Aston Martin has confirmed this morning that the Aston Martin Cygnet will go in to production in 2011. Which doesn’t exactly come as news. There have been plenty of clues that […]