As expected, Land Rover is to replace the 3.6 TDV8 with a 4.4 litre TDV8 offering 10% more power, better economy and lower emissions for the 2011 Range Rover. It was always on the cards once Land Rover decided to replace the old 2.7 litre diesel in its cars with the new 3.0 litre. The […]
Salon Prive: Atomik 500 UK Debut
A fun debut at this year’s Salon Prive is the Fiat 500 based Atomik 500, an electric city car with supercar performance. You wouldn’t necessarily think that a Fiat 500 based car would be the sort of thing that would turn up at Salon Prive, much less have its UK debut. But the Atomik 500 is no […]
Nissan Juke UK Prices press release
NISSAN ANNOUNCES PRICES FOR NEW JUKE CROSSOVER Prices released for Nissan’s new compact crossover Sector-defining new model available from only £12,795 190PS flagship turbo offers intense performance from just £15,695 Two and four-wheel-drive versions offer innovation, distinctive style and versatility Compact SUV meets sports car… On sale late September with order books open in June […]
Nissan Juke: UK price & details
Nissan has revealed price and model details for the Nissan Juke compact crossover, starting from just £12,795. First deliveries September 2010. The Nissan Juke started life as the Nissan Qazana at Geneva in 2009, but became the Nissan Juke – and the replacement for the Nissan Micra at Nissan’s Sunderland plant – when it got signed […]
Electric car world record on single charge – but it’s pointless
The Japan Electric Vehicle Club have set a world record for distance travelled on a single charge – 632 miles. When car endurance records are set they feel relevant only if they are real-world records. Records set by a car you can buy doing something you could do. A bit like Tom Ford’s run to Munich and […]
Toyota Prius Alpha – the hybrid MPV/Crossover/ Estate Prius
Toyota will launch a 7 seater MPV Prius in 2011 – the Toyota Prius Alpha. Back in November we reported that Toyota were planning an estate version of the Prius. Which is a rumour/theory/fact that has been around almost as long as the Prius itself, as has the idea that Toyota will create a Prius […]
MINI Moke based on MINI Beachcomber planned?
The rumour-mill believes that MINI are planning a production version of the MINI Beachcomber Concept – a 21st century MINI Moke. I know, in this elf ‘n’ safety obsessed world in which we live the whole idea of a car without doors seems barking mad. But this is MINI we’re talking about here – masters of the […]
McLaren F1 241mph record video
With McLaren F1 celebrations going on, we thought it was a good time to show the video of the McLaren F1 – XP5 – hitting 240.1 mph – a world record. The last few weeks have been a bit of a McLaren F1 festival on Cars UK. But then it is 20 years since the […]
Honda says Electric Cars not viable
Honda boss Takanobu Ito has said that he believes electric cars are not viable and it will probably be 20 years before they are. Blimey, common sense. Blimey, there seems to be an outbreak of common sense and reality all round this week. What’s going on? Yesterday we had a report that the new UK […]
McLaren F1 20th Anniversary press release
McLAREN AUTOMOTIVE CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEGENDARY McLAREN F1 McLaren F1 is still the fastest normally aspirated production road car in the world. McLaren F1 GTR secured McLaren’s position as the only car manufacturer to win the Formula 1 World Championship, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours McLaren F1 was first production road […]