I have to confess we had a couple of glitches with our XJ. We pushed Jaguar in to giving us an XJ for a week as soon as they could. So we ended up with a very early car which had been run around by more hacks and celebs than you can shake a stick […]
Jaguar XJ 3.0 Litre Diesel Review & Road Test Part 3
The Jaguar XJ was a very good car under the skin long before it became the new XJ. And thanks to that advanced aluminium construction the new XJ feels like a mid-sized sports saloon to drive, not a bloated, oversized executive barge with pretensions of offering ‘The Drive’. It’s the real thing. Jaguar has decided […]
Jaguar XJ 3.0 Litre Diesel Review & Road Test Part 2
Jaguar’s move in to the 21st century – certainly in design terms – started two years ago with the XF. Out went the pastiche of the past that was the S Type and in came the modern cool of the XF, with its very contemporary take on Jaguar’s style. But the XJ; that’s a very […]
Jaguar XJ 3.0 Litre Diesel Review & Road Test (2010)
The new Jaguar XJ – a Jaguar XJ 3.0 Litre Diesel Portfolio SWB – arrives for a road test and review. Does it live up to it’s promise? It’s 1968, and I’m knee-high to a grasshopper and still wearing shorts. The world is moving fast – the Vietnam War is raging; Enoch Powell delivers his […]
Ferrari: Made in China?
Can it be true? Are Ferrari really considering building cars in China? Well, it seems they may be. Fiat has signed up to a partnership with China’s Guangzhou Auto Group (GAG) which will see the first Chinese built Fiat hit the roads in China next year. Unsurprisingly, Fiat has big ambitions for China, as does […]
Top Gear: Ferrari 458, Jeff Goldblum & British Sports Cars – last in series
Last in the series of Top Gear sees Jeremy with the 458 Italia, Jeff Goldblum in the Kia and the boys on a road trip with British Sports Cars for under £5k. Looks like this will be the last of the ‘What’s on Top Gear Tonight’ pieces to keep you on the ball on a […]
BMW i100 Coupe Active Hybrid in 2013
BMW are said to be planning a plug-in hybrid – based on last year’s Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Car – called the BMW i100 Active Hybrid Coupe and due in 2013. As we’ve said on umpteen occassions, the car world is an ants nest of rumour. We get emails every day with the latest hype doing […]
2011 Mercedes S63 AMG 5.5 litre Biturbo revealed +video
Mercedes has revealed the 2011 Mercedes S63 AMG with the new 5.5 Litre Biturbo V8 replacing the old, naturally aspirated 6.2 Litre. Mercedes intend phasing out the much loved – and wonderfully linear – 6.2 litre, naturally aspirated V8 which graces AMG Mercedes models across the range, from C Class to S Class and E class to […]
Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Confirmed
Porsche has confirmed that the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid will hit the roads in 2011, making it the fifth version of the Panamera on sale. A day or two ago we reported that Porsche were going to go playing with a trio of electric Porsche Boxsters with the aim of finding out how practical or […]
Nissan Murano Convertible coming
It’s being reported, not for the first time, that Nissan are about to produce a drop top SUV – the Nissan Murano Convertible. No, it’s not April Fools Day. And yes, you did read that right. According to Inside Line – who have been shouting that the Nissan Murano is going to get its top chopped for […]