We have ‘Spy’ photos of the 2011 BMW X3 and details of the changes to the mid-sized BMW SUV which launches at the Paris Motor Show 2010. To say that details have leaked is a bit disingenuous, as the leak has emanated from BMW. So although technically I suppose we should call it a leak because the […]
Spyker network grows through Saab
Victor Muller is growing the Spyker dealer network by adding Spyker franchises at suitable Saab dealerships. The network will grow to 90 by 2011. Victor Muller has been a very busy boy this last six months in his quest to take control of Saab. So you may be forgiven for thinking that the company that […]
Ford kills Mercury – boosts Lincoln
Ford has killed off their middle of the road Mercury brand but are planning on launching seven new Lincoln models in the next four years. In what is probably the least surpring move by Ford the Mercury moniker has been consigned to the history books as Ford continues to rebuild not just its balance book […]
Lexus LFA: Sold out or leased out. Depending.
Lexus has revealed that all 500, £336,000 Lexus LFA Supercars have now been sold. Production commences in December and lasts for two years. We scoffed when Lexus told the world it wanted £336,000 for one of the 500 LFA Supercars it intended to build. We scoffed even more when it refused to sell the Lexus […]
Electric Cars will depreciate 90 per cent in 5 years
Glass’s Guide has predicted that electric cars will lose 90% of their value in the first five years of ownership over fears of the cost of battery replacement. Now there’s a figure to make your eyes water and you wallet bleed. Glass’s Guide reckon that the electric cars about to go on sale in the […]
Lexus tops UK J.D. Power survey 2010 – again
It’s that time of the year again – time for the UK J.D. Power Survey 2010 to tell us which car maker gets the honour of the most satisfying car to own. We’re a predictable lot in the UK – or Lexus owners are a particularly smug lot – so we get the same result […]
BMW 135i M confirmed – it’s NOT the BMW M1
BMW has confirmed there will be a 1-Series ‘M’ car, but it will NOT be called the M1. Expect the BMW 135i M on sale in early 2011 at around £40k. Yes, there’s been endless speculation that BMW’s baby 1 series would get an ‘M’ badged model to sit at the top of the model […]
Saab 92 coming – it just needs a platform
Saab are planning a premium compact car – The Saab 92 – for production by 2013. They will confirm details in the next 100 days. Victor Muller – the man who saved Saab from GM’s closure plans – wants the company to build a compact premium car, something we’ve know since before he managed to […]
Goodbye Gemballa UK – Hello Merdad & the Porsche Cayenne 2dr Coupe
UK Porsche tuners Merdad have produced a two door Porsche Cayenne offering 750bhp. What’s a Merdad, you may well ask? Well, a Merdad is not a what, it’s a he. He ran the Gemballa franchise in the UK – rather successfully – but as Uwe Gemballa has gone on an extended African holiday and his […]
Porsche warranty now 2 years – but who pays?
Porsche has announced that it is increasing the warranty on Approved Used Porsches to 2 years. But is it the buyer who will end up paying? I guess there are some things we have to thank the recession for. Car makers trying harder is one of them, and bargains galore last year on both the […]