McLaren is celebrating 20 years since the McLaren F1 team first started work on the McLaren F1 road car with a detailed press releases and photos. Well, not quite 20 years ago today that Ron Dennis got his band to play, but it is 20 years this year since McLaren first brought together the team […]
New Porsche Cayenne – the video presentation & justification
Porsche has sent us a presentation video of the 2010 / 2011 Porsche Cayenne. A showcase for the Cayenne but also a justification for the Cayenne’s existence. So you’ve got a new car. That don’t impress me much. But actually, it should. Which is probably why Porsche has sent us a video presentation of the […]
F1: Back in the U.S.A. 2012
Bernie Ecclestone has announced the return of the US F1 Grand Prix – at a purpose-built track in Austin, Texas. The Americans have never really fallen in love with Formula One in the way the rest of the world – and particularly the Europeans – have. They have plenty of race series of their own, […]
UK to scrap Electric Car subsidies?
It’s being reported that the Government is considering scrapping the proposed £5,000 subsidy on electric cars. Now there’s a headline to turn the eco-mentalists from a nice shade of green to a raging puce. It’s being reported that the new Dave ‘n’ Nick Show is considering scrapping the range of incentives available for electric cars, […]
Peugeot 3008 – new 163 HDi auto launches
Peugeot UK has announced that the Peugeot 3008 HDi 163 – complete with a 2 mode auto box – is now available in the UK from £21,395. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the Peugeot 3008 as far as we can see. It’s a very convincing crossover from Peugeot and has performed strongly since its release six months […]
Renault Megane CC (Coupe Cabriolet): UK Press Release
RENAULT ANNOUNCES NEW MEGANE COUPE-CABRIOLET UK PRICING AND SPECIFICATION New Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet range available to order 4th June prior to showroom launch on 9thJuly, priced from £21,595 on-the-road High core specification level includes: 17” alloys, Bluetooth, panoramic electric glass folding roof, fixed glass wind deflector, hands free keycard and fully integrated Carminat TomTom satellite navigation […]
Renault Megane CC (Coupe Cabriolet): UK price & details
Renault has released UK details on the Megane CC, which starts at £21,595 for the 1.4 TCe 130 Dynamique TomTom As it usually does now on car launches, the launch of the Renault Megane CC started with a tease before moving on to a full reveal in February prior to the public debut at the […]
VW take control at Italdesign Giugiaro through Lamborghini.
It’s now official – Volkswagen has taken a 90.1% stake in Giugiaro Italdesign through Lamborghini S.p.A. Perhaps it makes sense politically for an Italian company to takeover another, but the outcome is the same – VW has taken a majority stake in Italdesign Giugiaro – 90.1% – through its Italian subsidiary Lamborghini Holdings S.p.A. Just as we […]
Lamborghini Murcielago – recall for fire risk
Lamborghini are recalling 2007-2008 Murcielagos to fit new fuel tanks. A faulty weld on a fuel pump can cause a leak and subsequent fire. We don’t do the whole ‘Wrecked Exotic’ here on Cars UK. There’s something a bit unedifying about publishing pictures of the misfortunes of others, be they accidents or fires. Seems a bit ghoulish […]
Subaru Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 – Revealed
The Subaru Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 has now been revealed, offering 395bhp, 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds for just less than £50k. Just 75 being built. Yes, the Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 did get revealed here back in March, but although we got all the goodies on what was on offer we didn’t get any pictures […]