Cars UK is running a live transmission of a press conference by McLaren entitled ‘Inside McLaren – The Launch of a New Car Company’ on 18th March. Sounds interesting I know, it’s more than a year since we reported that Ron Dennis was stepping down from his involvement in McLaren F1 to ‘Spend more time with the […]
Hummer Dead – Probably
The sale of Hummer by GM to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery has been stopped by China’s Government. Is this the end for Hummer? Now that GM has finally got rid of Saab to Spyker it looked as if it was also on track to divest itself of the anathema of modern car sensibilities – the […]
Mercedes SLS AMG: F1 Safety Car 2010
Mercedes has announced that this years F1 safety car will be the Mercedes SLS AMG, with the C63 AMG acting as Medical Car The new F1 season is close to kicking off, and we’ll get round to doing a preview of what’s happening at the start of the 2010 season once we’ve got Geneva out […]
Mugen Honda CR-Z Hybrid – but don’t get too excited
The Honda CR-Z – Honda’s ‘Sport’ Hybrid – debuts in production form at the Geneva Motor Show next week and there will be a complete range of Mugen accessories available. Honda are trying to tell anyone who will listen that the Hybrid Honda CR-Z is a modern version of the Honda CRX. You know, all fun and […]
Pagani Zonda Tricolore: One-off Zonda at Geneva
As well as the Zonda Cinque Roadster Pagani are also taking to the Geneva Motor Show the Cinque-based, one-off Pagani Zonda Tricolore. We already know that Pagani are taking the Zonda Cinque Roadster #4 to shove on their stand at the Geneva Motor Show, and you can add to that what could be considered an […]
Ferrari 599 Hybrid – it’s a very ‘Green’ Ferrari
We have the first pictures of the Ferrari Hybrid – the Ferrari 599 Hybrid – which is at the Geneva Motor Show from next week. To a die-hard petrol head, Ferrari lover or frankly anyone with a proper sense of right and wrong, the idea of a ‘Green’ Ferrari is anathema. Fortunately, although I suppose […]
Koenigsegg Agera at Geneva
Koenigsegg have produced a ‘New’ car – the Koenigesgg Agera – which will be at the Geneva Motor Show We did warn you last week that Koenigsegg were taking ‘Something New’ to the Geneva Motor Show. We had had a chat with them as things had been very quiet, and we did say to them […]
BMW at the Geneva Motor Show: BMW 5 Series Hybrid Revealed
BMW has revealed a concept hybrid of the 5 Series which will show at Geneva. The clever powertrain is said to improve economy by 10%. As we reported in December, with a couple of days to go to the Geneva Motor Show BMW have revealed that the new BMW 5 Series (2010) will have a […]
New Jaguar XJ: The Paris video
Jaguar have produced a new promo video for the new XJ, moodily shot in wet weather in Paris. A solace or an irritation for customers waiting to take delivery? Lucy Jordan lamented that she’d ‘Never ride through Paris in a sports car with the warm wind in her hair’. But if she ever had (apart […]
LEXUS CT 200h at Geneva – Press Release
INTRODUCING THE LEXUS CT 200h KEY POINTS * Lexus’s first premium compact model * Lexus Hybrid Drive powertrain with 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol engine and powerful but compact electric motor * Full hybrid system with selectable EV mode for emissions-free electric running * Further selectable ECO, NORMAL and SPORT driving modes * ECVT intelligent electronic continuously […]