The new Nissan Juke is exceeding sales targets in Japan by 300%, selling over 5,000 since 6th June. We got UK price and model details on the Nissan Juke just last month – Nissan’s new baby crossover – but the UK order book for the Juke hasn’t yet opened (although it will this month). But […]
2011 Vauxhall VXR8: Vauxhall at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Vauxhall are out in force at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in a few weeks with a 1910 Vauxhall C10 ‘Prince Henry’, the 2011 Vauxhall VXR8 and the Vauxhall Ampera. With the Goodwood Festival of Speed just a few weeks away, we’re going to get a fair few car makers letting us know what goodies […]
Edo turn Aston Martin DB9 in to Aston Martin DBS. Why?
German Tuners Edo Competition have turned a 5 year old Aston Martin DB9 in to a DBS for a Russian customer. But why? When your business is to play games customising exotic cars you must get used to strange requests from clients with more cash than class. We’ve all seem abominations that should have been still-born, but […]
Bugatti Veyron SuperSport Confirmed
It’s been confirmed that Bugatti are to build the Bugatti Veyron SuperSport. Just 30 being built with 1200 horses on tap, 300kg lighter and €1,650,000 (+tax) to buy. We’ve been here before with rumours of a lighter and more powerful Bugatti Veyron. In fact the rumours have been around almost as long as the Veyron itself. And […]
Fiat 500 1.3 MultiJet Sport Review & Road Test
We spend a week with a Fiat 500 1.3 MultiJet Sport for a proper Review and Road Test of Fiat’s cute and cuddly MINI Competitor. As good as it seems? We’ll find out. Fiat’s cute and cuddly 500 looks like it will end up spawning as many specials as the MINI. We’ve had everything from […]
Fiat 500 1.3 MultiJet Sport Review & Road Test Part 2
We continue our road test and review of the Fiat 500 1.3 Multijet Sport Even though the 500 looks cute and cuddly – which it is – its innocent, retro look belies the fact that the 500 is a surprisingly good drive. A 1.3 diesel isn’t an engine I was expecting to be overly entertaining -even […]
Jaguar XKR Goodwood special to spawn production model
It’s now clear that Jaguar are about to announce a new, hard core version of the XKR, based on last year’s XKR Goodwood Special. Last year Jaguar took a ‘Hot’ XKR to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The colour was a very un-Jaguar-like lime green and the graphics down the side were certainly less than […]
Report: Electric cars will NEVER be a viable alternative
E&T Magazine – the magazine of the Institution of Engineering and Technology – has produced a report saying electric cars will NEVER be a viable alternative. Let’s clarify that headline very slightly. Electric cars will never be a viable alternative to conventional cars with an internal combustion engine. That is the finding of a report […]
2011 Range Rover Revealed UPDATE: +2011 Range Rover Video
Land Rover has confirmed the 2011 Range Rover and the new 4.4 litre TDV8 offering improved economy and performance. It’s not exactly a surprise after we ran a story a few weeks back revealing that the Range Rover was getting a nip and tuck for 2011 and a new TDV8 – a 4.4 litre one. […]
Renault Clio Gordini 200 – UK Price & detail
The Clio Gordini Renaultsport 200 is now open to order in the UK. Just 500 are being allocated to the UK at £19,650 Renault are moving on with their Gordini offerings, this time the Clio with the announcement that the Renaulsport Clio 200 gets the Gordini treatment – Blue with white stripes – and a […]