Vauxhall got round to sending us details of the 2011 Astra Sports Tourer last month, and now we get details on models and prices. As with the regular Astra, the 2011 Astra Sports Tourer will be built in Ellesmere Port and will join the hatchback on sale by the end of 2010, after its public […]
Mercedes CLS (2011 / 2012) spied undisguised
We get the first undisguised spy shot of the new 2011 Mercedes CLS before its public debut at the Paris Motor Show. The Mercedes CLS was the first – and some would say still the best – interpretation of a four door swoopy-coupe. It set the benchmark for cars to follow and made the genre hugely desirable. We now […]
New Ford Focus ST (2011) at Paris
Ford are planning a 2011 / 2012 Focus ST delivering 250bhp and a sub 6 second 0-60mph. The 2011 Ford Focus ST will debut at the Paris Motor Show Ford did threaten that a performance version of the 2011 Ford Focus would be a world car. We all jumped to the conclusion that would be an all […]
Fiat 500 Blackjack Limited Edition
Fiat is launching another Limited Edition 500 – the Fiat 500 Blackjack – featuring a matt vinyl wrap with gloss highlights and red calipers Anything MINI can do, Fiat can do too with the Fiat 500. So – in the best MINI school of marketing style – yet another Fiat 500 is to hit the […]
MINI Canyon in 2012
The MINI rumour for this week is the MINI Canyon, a 2 door MINI Countryman to go head to head with the Range Rover Evoque. What on earth is a MINI Canyon, I hear you ask? You’ll be shocked to know it’s yet another iteration of the ubiquitous MINI, and it’s due to hit our […]
Peugeot 5008 Exclusive Video
This is video of Peugeot’s rather good 5008 MPV, a better than average looking – and handling – MPV. We recently had the Peugeot 5008 in for review and were really quite impressed. It not only looked good but handles extremely well – especially for a far from nimble sized MPV. But what struck us most was […]
Salon Privé 2010: The Cars
Salon Prive 2010 started today with a huge assortment of Supercars and Hypercars littering the lawns of the Hurlingham Club in Chelsea. Salon Privé. It’s an event we are always happy to cheerlead because it offers a great day out in great surroundings together with some of the best and most interesting cars on the planet – […]
Peugeot 5008 Exclusive HDi 110 Photo Gallery
We have a gallery of photos of the Peugeot 5008, this one the top of the tree Exclusive trim with Panoramic Roof, Alloys and leather interior. We’ve had the Peugeot 5008 in for review and road test recently, so our photographer got to take a snap or two of what is undoubtedly one of the […]
Peugeot 5008 HDi 110 Review & Road Test Part 2
Part 2 of our review / road test of the Peugeot 5008 HDi 11o Exclusive In the looks department the Peugeot 5008 is one of the better looking MPVs on the market. Peugeot have done a very good job of hiding the 5008’s bulk around cleverly designed lines, and the nose no longer looks the […]
Peugeot 5008 HDi 110 Review & Road Test (2010)
We spend a week with the Peugeot 5008 1.6 HDi 110 Exclusive to Review and Road Test. Is it another wallowy French bus or does it offer something for the driver? If you’re lucky – and you’re prepared to graft a bit to put money in the bank – your driving life until children come along can […]