Mercedes has revealed the 2011 CL500 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. More frugal and more powerful. CL600, CL63 and CL65 no special order only. We had a peek a couple of weeks ago at the 2011 Mercedes CL facelift after a photo of the AMG version leaked out, but Mercedes has decided to get […]
Mercedes C63 AMG DR 520 revealed
Mercedes Specialist Products Division at Brooklands has revealed the Mercedes C63 AMG DR 520, with 60 extra horses, Performance Pack and Matt wrap. The first thing that springs to mind when you drive a Mercedes C63 AMG is not usually ‘It could do with a bit more power’. But of course, a bit more power is […]
Audi R8 Spyder – now available as semi-skimmed 4.2 V8
As expected, Audi are to make a V8 version of the R8 Spyder. No price confirmed but on sale late Summer 2010. It never takes a genius to work out what Audi plans to do with every model in its range – expand it. And if they haven’t got a model in their range that […]
Range Rover Evoque Sneak Peek Press Release
ALL-NEW RANGE ROVER EVOQUE MAKES GUEST APPEARANCE AT 40 YEAR CELEBRATION OF THE BRAND First image of all-new compact Range Rover released Officially named Range Rover Evoque 1,000 new jobs created at award winning manufacturing plant Halewood, Liverpool Global car to be sold in over 160 countries Design stays true to LRX concept car Smallest, […]
Range Rover Evoque – The Range Rover LRX has a name
Did we get it right? The Range Rover Evoque? Well, I suppose they have to call it something. We’ll cogitate on that and see how it settles. The Range Rover Evoque. Is it the start of a new ‘Eco’ future for the enviro-mentalists favourite four-wheeled target? It could be. There will be a front wheel […]
Citroen DS3 Convertible coming
Today’s rumour says that Citroen are going to be making a Citroen DS3 Convertible. Blow me down with a feather. To be entirely fair, this is one of those really tenuous stories that you wish had more detail, but doesn’t. There is just enough – and only just enough – to warrant running a story, but no […]
Porsche Cayenne V6 – China gets a 3.0 litre.
Porsche are to fit an Audi 3.0 litre S/C V6 in the Porsche Cayenne for China to reduce tax on the car. As a result of which the Chinese may be getting a better Cayenne. On the face of it the fact that China is to get a 3.0 litre engine in the new Porsche […]
Pagani Zonda R sets Nurburgring Record
It appears that a track-only Pagani – The Pagani Zonda R – has trashed the ‘Road Based’ lap record set by the Ferrari 599xx at the Nurburgring by 11 seconds. Yes, the ‘Not for the Road’ Pagani Zonda R has set a lap record at the Nurburgring for what is now being described as ‘Road Based’ cars. Whatever […]
Audi A1: A1 Allroad or Audi Q1 planned?
Audi appear to be planning a rufty-tufty version of the A1 for 2013. But will it be an Audi A1 Allroad or an Audi Q1. It’s probably a completely daft question: are Audi considering making an Allroad version of the A1? Do bears…? The answer has to be that as Audi are intent on out […]
Goodwood Festival of Speed: McLaren MP4-12C debut
McLaren are out in force at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with the public debut of the MP4-12C, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and a McLaren F1 GTR. I know, you probably already know that McLaren are going to give the MP4-12C its first public outing at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year. In fact […]