Mercedes is to offer the first S Class diesel in the USA – the Mercedes S350 CDI BlueEfficiency – in an effort to get Americans to love the diesel engine. We should feel happy for our colonial cousins. The decimation of the car industry in the States through this recession has introduced them to the […]
Turkish Grand Prix (2010) RESULT
Turkey’s turn to host the F1 circus this week, with the Red Bulls & McLarens filling the front two rows of the grid. Will it stay like that through the race? Turkey is all about East meets West. The Turkish Grand Prix was about two different comings together – that of the fight between Red […]
Mercedes SLS AMG: Apparently, Europe’s most attractive car
The readers of Auto Bild – in an outbreak of mass xenophobia – have voted the Mercedes SLS AMG the most attractive car in Europe. Auto Bild has readers of its magazines across 21 European countries. So even though they are a German magazine you might reasonably expect that any German xenophobia would be tempered by a […]
Range Rover Sport TDV8 Ultimate – Bye-Bye 3.6 litres
Land Rover are going to release a run-out version of the Range Rover Sport TDV8 – The Range Rover Sport TDV8 Ultimate – before the RRS gets the new 4.4 litre diesel. Update: Land Rover are on the ball despite it being a Bank Holiday weekend. They’ve been in touch to say there are no […]
New Jaguar XJ Supersport Diesel coming?
Cars UK has been told that Jaguar are planning a diesel Supesport XJ next year, with the new 4.4 litre TDV8 delivering 375bhp and over 600lb/ft torque. We’ve known for quite a while that Jaguar Land Rover were going to start putting a new V8 diesel in to their cars. The 3.6 litre TDV8 which […]
Nigel Mansell Le Mans debut 2010
Nigel Mansell is to compete at Le Mans for the first time at the age of 57, driving his own car together with sons Leo and Greg. Nigel Mansell is still one of our best known racing drivers, despite it being more than a year or two since he hung up his F1 helmet. But […]
Nissan Juke: New Photos
Following on from the release this week of UK details of Nissan’s new compact crossover – the Nissan Juke – we have new photos. The push to get Nissan’s compact crossover – the Nissan Juke – in to car buyers’ sights will be ramping up over the coming months as Nissan tries to make the […]
Lotus Europa bites the dust
Lotus has decided that its bloated Elise GT – the Lotus Europa – will end production immediately. Lotus had a Europa in the 1960s. It was in many ways a bigger version of the successful Lotus Elan, a trick Lotus tried to pull off with the 2006 Lotus Europa – but failed. So it’s no real surprise to see […]
Jaguar Roadster Confirmed – Jaguar XE? Jaguar C-Type? Jaguar F-Type?
It’s now confirmed that Jaguar are working on a new Jaguar Roadster, likely to compete with lower end Porsches and top-end Audi TTs. Expect it by 2012. We have known for quite some time that Jaguar are working on a Roadster. Especially since it’s claimed to be a project close to the heart of Ratan […]
Maybach Exelero for sale – ish
A Swiss company is offering to build you a replica Maybach Exelero – based on a Dodge Viper – for a very reasonable €550,000. We’re not huge fans of the Maybach here at Cars UK, as you’ll know if you’ve been here before. It’s just so ill-conceived it beggars belief that a company as savvy and successful as […]