The Peugeot iOn will cost an eye-watering £498 a month to lease. Better to lease a Peugeot 107 and a free fortnight a year in the Seychelles I know, we moan on about the pointlessness of producing family-sized electric cars and pretending that they will suit a family’s needs in the real world. But we do say that producing small, city cars with electric bits under the bonnet does make […]
Audi R4 e-Tron Spyder at Paris?
It’s being reported that Audi are bringing yet another e-Tron concept to the Paris Motor Show, this time the Audi R4 e-Tron Spyder. Audi has been playing games with their ‘e-Tron’ branding for the last year or two, churning out a full sized R8 e-Tron, a more compact R4 e-Tron and the most relevant of […]
Audi R8 Spyder V8 – Price & specs
Audi has revealed that the semi-skimmed R8 Spyder – the Audi R8 Spyder V8 – will cost £95,545 for the manual ‘box version when deliveries start in January 2011. Audi know how to roll out a model range. You start with what you think will be the biggest seller and then you add in the budget option […]
Saab 9-5 & Saab 9-3 (2011) get new engines
Saab has announced new engines for the Saab 9-3 and Saab 9-5, some specification tweaks and XWD for the first time on a diesel. I can’t remember the last time we got a refresh for an existing Saab model, so convoluted has been Saab’s existence over the last year or two. So it’s quite nice […]
New Chevrolet Aveo (2011 / 2012) revealed
Chevrolet are taking the production version of the 2011 / 2012 Chevy Aveo to the Paris Motor Show It always seems a bit strong proclaiming that a new car has been revealed when we know it’s probably going to be a year before said car hits the showrooms. And so it is with the new […]
Vauxhall Astra GTC unveiled
We get more details of the Vauxhall Astra GTC – the three door Astra Concept which will debut at Paris – which will also be the basis for the 2011 / 2012 Astra VXR Vauxhall teased the next edition of the new Astra – the three-door Astra – last month ahead of a reveal at the Paris […]
Infiniti M30d Diesel UK Price & Specs
Infiniti has released price and model details for the UK for the Infiniti M30d Diesel, which starts at £36,750. It took Infiniti a while to get a diesel lump together for their European models – without which they didn’t have much hope of making any impact in Europe at all – but they got there […]
Bentley Continental GT (2011) Press Release
THE NEW BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT New, sculptured exterior exudes quality and design integrity. Contemporary, hand-crafted cabin with class-leading refinement. More powerful W12 engine at launch with FlexFuel capability. A new high-efficiency V8 from late 2011. Dynamic, engaging driving experience. Class-leading infotainment systems. (7 September 2010, Crewe, England.) For Crewe’s design and engineering teams, the new […]
New Bentley Continental GT (2011) Revealed
We have the 2011 Bentley Continental GT, an evolution of design with a bit more power for the V12 and a new Continental GT V8 in 2011. As we let you know a few weeks ago, Bentley are planning a reveal for the first proper facelift of the Bentley Continental GT this afternoon on their specially created […]
Lamborghini Jota: Tease 2
Lamborghini has sent us a second teaser photo for the Lamborghini Jota, which we expect to be revealed at the Paris Motor Show. Lamborghini are committed to showing a new car at every major motor show over the next two years. Which for a car maker with a basic range of just two cars is a pretty tall order. […]