It seems as if the Ferrari 250 GTO sold by R.M. Auctions has been bought by Chris Evans. Well, there’s a turn up for the books. We were busy teasing Chris Evans in the piece we did earlier today on the Ferrari 250 GTO. We know it’s his dream car and he’s been quoted on […]
Ferrari 250 GTO For Sale? SOLD!
A very rare – and very expensive – Ferrari 250 GTO has just changed hands through private treaty at a price believed to be in excess of $20 million. It’s incredibly rare to see a Ferrari 250 GTO for sale. And even if one is ‘available’ you’re not going to find it on Autotrader or […]
BMW M3 GTS UK press release
New high performance car destined for the UK. The ultimate track day car with on-road capability The history of BMW M3 motor sport is to be enriched following the confirmation that the next chapter in ‘M’ heritage is here. The most powerful version of the high-performance M3 Coupé, the BMW M3 GTS, features a 450hp engine […]
BMW M3 GTS to hit UK in 2011 +video
BMW has released details of the M3 GTS which launches in Germany in July at €136k. But the UK won’t get it until 2011. We got the first bit of info on BMW’s super-hot M3 – the BMW M3 GTS – back in November. We get a few facts, such as a likely cost of £100k […]
Ferrari cuts production
Ferrari are slashing production and laying off workers as orders drop for Maranello’s products by up to 50%. It seems the global recession is still not over, with the news that Ferrari is starting to feel the pinch. Bloomberg is reporting that much of Ferrari’s woes are caused by a lack of orders from Maserati. […]
Philip Hammond is Secretary of State for Transport
Philip Hammond has been appointed the new Secretary of State for Transport. Will the Tories be more of a friend to the motorist than Labour? We hope so. The Tories claimed in their election campaigning that motorists have had a raw deal under Labour. Do you know, we’d not noticed. We’d not noticed the inexorable […]
New Jaguar XJ joins the new Government – eventually
Jaguar have missed out on some stunning PR for the new Jaguar XJ by failing to get the XJ in Government hands in time for the election. Yes, I know we’re supposed to be on the pulse of everything that’s going on in the world of cars. And honestly, we usually are. But these last […]
Beijing Motor Show: The biggest Motor Show…In the World!
It’s been revealed that the Beijing Motor Show this year has eclipsed Geneva to become the World’s biggest. Well, a Clarkson-esque headline seemed appropriate. The world is changing. The car landscape even more so with the rapid introduction of new technology and the seemingly endless ability of car makers in the last few years to offer more […]
Citroen DS3: Design a DS3 Roof competition.
Citroen has launched a competition to design a new dash and roof graphic for the Citroen DS3. The winning design will go in to production in 2011. We’ve said from the start that Citroen were going to take a leaf out of the MINI book of marketing. Keep it in your face and churn out at least one special […]
Porsche 911 GT2 RS (2010 / 2011) Press Release
620 HIGHLY-EFFICIENT TURBO HORSEPOWER: THE MOST POWERFUL STREET-LEGAL PORSCHE OF ALL TIME The time: 7 minutes 18 seconds on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. The power: 620 hp. The weight: 1,370 kilograms in road trim with all fluids on board. The car: the new Porsche 911 GT2 RS. World debut at the Moscow Auto Show on August 25th […]