Production of the V10 engined BMW M5 has now ended after more than 20,000 cars to make room for the twin turbo v8-powered 2011 F10 M5. It’s been the most successful BMW M5 ever, this E60 M5. More successful than even the E39 M5 though it’s been in production for a year less. But now it’s come […]
Mercedes CL63 AMG & CL65 AMG 2011 leak out
Photos of the 2010 / 2011 Mercedes CL63 AMG and CL65 AMG have leaked ahead of the official reveal. We had the first picture of the 2011 Mercedes CL AMG a few weeks back, which prompted Mercedes to get their act together on the 2010 / 2011 CL Facelift details and ship those out to […]
New Jaguar XJ kicks off with best sales in class
Jaguar has revealed that in its first full month in showrooms the new Jaguar XJ has outsold the Mercedes S Class by 38% and the BMW 7 Series by 70%. It’s taken a while; that’s for sure. We expected to see the new Jaguar XJ in showrooms before the end of 2009. Except for the […]
Ford Kuga: New engines & Ford Kuga ‘Individual’
Ford has dropped the 134bhp diesel from the Kuga and replaced it with a new 2.0-litre turbo diesel Duratorq TDCi engine in two flavours – 138bhp or 161bhp. It shouldn’t come as a much of a shock that Ford are sticking new diesel engines in the Ford Kuga. We reported back in February that the […]
New McLaren F1 in 2012.
The new McLaren dealers have been pushing McLaren to deliver them more than just the MP4-12C, so the new McLaren F1 should now arrive by 2012. Away from Formula One the focus at McLaren recently has been about building their new ‘Factory’ for producing a new line of cars. And the push in to the […]
Citroen Survolt hits Le Mans +video
Citroen are taking its pocket-sized electric track car – the Citroen Survolt – to the Le Mans Classic on 10th July. Citroen has been producing some pretty interesting concepts recently, and one of the more recent is the Citroen Survolt we saw at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. At the time of the […]
McLaren MP4-12C Goodwood hillclimb video
McLaren took a more production-ready version of the MP4-12C to Goodwood to tackle the hillclimb in the hands of Button and Hamilton. This is the video. As we reported last week, McLaren used the Goodwood Festival of Speed to give their new road car – the McLaren MP4-12C – its first proper public outing. But they didn’t […]
New Jaguar XJ: an owner’s review by Richard Madeley
Broadcaster and journalist Richard Madeley is one of the first to take delivery of a new Jaguar XJ – in his case the 3.0 litre diesel Portfolio. These are his first impressions. Regular readers will remember that Richard Madeley took a Jaguar XK Convertible for a blat down to Cornwall and back last year to give us his feedback. If you […]
Aston Martin V8 Vantage N420 launches
Aston Martin has launched the Aston Martin V8 Vantage N420, a special edition to celebrate Aston Martin’s Nürburgring 24-hour race success’s. The only surprise about the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage N420 is that Aston Martin has chosen to reveal it today rather than this last weekend at Goodwood. But at least it gives us […]
RAC Foundation – Road charging is inevitable
Well there’s a bit of good news. The RAC Foundation believes that road charging is ‘Inevitable’ and is the answer to our congested roads. Rubbish. According to RAC Foundation Director Stephen Glaister, a predicted 33% increase in traffic by 2025 and a reduction in road building schemes and cuts in general make a pay as you […]