Bentley will have the ‘Bentley Boutique’ at the Geneva Motor Show selling a range of Bentley branded goodies. It looks like Bentley are taking the whole ‘Merchandise’ thing as seriously as Ferrari do. Perhaps they decided last year – when Bentley were selling next to no cars – that shoving the Bentley logo on a […]
2011 Kia Magentis / Kia Optima revealed
Kia have previewed the 2011 Magentis/Optima ahead of a reveal at the New York Motor Show in April. You might reasonably expect that Kia are teasing the 2011 Kia Magentis (or Kia Optima, as it is in the US) ahead of a reveal at the Geneva Motor Show. After all, every other car maker is […]
New Jaguar XJ – Customer cars delayed: Official
Jaguar has delayed the release of the new XJ (2010/2011) to customers until the first week of May to resolve issues with phone connectivity When we ran a seemingly endless raft of stories around the initial reveal of the new Jaguar XJ back in July last year we told you that Jaguar were aiming to have the […]
Geneva Motor Show (2010) Preview
We preview the 2010 Geneva Motor Show with details of the new models from the world’s car makers expected to make an appearance at the show. We’re now getting close to the first major European Motor Show of the year – some would say the most important motor show of the lot – the Geneva Motor Show […]
Toyota Recall: sticky accelerator problems known in 2004
It looks as if US investigators have turned up problems with Toyota sticky throttles – and accidents relating to the problem – going back as far as 2004. The whole Toyota Recall problems continue to rumble on. Although the sticky throttle issue is being addressed by one of the biggest worldwide recalls in car history, […]
Aston Martin Rapide – Official Valencia video
We have the official Aston Martin Rapide video from the recent AM bash in Valencia to show the Rapide to the world’s media. Back at the start of February Aston Martin flew the world’s media to Valencia to party with the new Aston Martin Rapide. Even though Cars UK didn’t get an invite we decided to shove […]
Mercedes F800 Style / Mercedes CLS 2011 Press Release
Mercedes-Benz’ F800 Style research vehicle is showing the future of premium automobiles from a new perspective. Efficiency paired with elegance: Pioneering premium sedan with “green” technology and avant-garde design A reinterpretation of the concept of “fascination and responsibility” Multi-drive platform enables use of two alternative drive systems – either Plug-in Hybrid or fuel cell Intelligent […]
Audi RS5 (2010) – brochure leak
The creators of the digital brochure for the new Audi RS5 have posted the entire contents on their website – before Audi has had chance to release the details of the RS5 which is due at Geneva. We’ve been expecting Audi’s hot A5 – the Audi RS5 – for a bit longer than we initially […]
Hyundai ix35: Prices and specs revealed en France
We’ve got the full price and model guide for the 2010 Hyundai ix35. Hyundai UK haven’t got it together yet, so this is from France. But it gives you a good idea. We’ve been expecting Hyundai in the UK to release prices and specs for the new Hyundai ix35 for a few weeks now. We […]
Mercedes F800 Style Concept: 2011 Mercedes CLS
Mercedes are taking the Mercedes F800 Concept to Geneva, which previews the 2011/2012 Mercedes CLS and offers both hybrid and fuel cell powertrains. One of the biggest style successes in the car world in the last decade has been the four-door swoopy-coupe. And the whole genre started life – at least in a mainstream way […]