And there was us thinking those pretty LEDs at the front end of recent Audis (and others) where just a bit of bling. It transpires that the new V10 version of the Audi R8 is to be the first car in the world to be fitted with LED headlights. So what, you may say? An […]
Bugatti Type 57S Atalante found in a barn
You’d have thought that every barn in the world had been scoured for lost classic cars by now. But it would seem not. An extremely rare Bugatti Type 57S Atalante has been found in a barn in the North East, property of a late Dr Harold Carr. The nieces and nephews of the late doctor […]
Daihatsu Terios – cheap as chips motoring
As my Dad was fond of saying, you don’t get ought for nowt, but it’s starting to be a close run thing with the Daihatsu Terios. The Daihatus Terios is an odd little car/suv, but it does have real appeal. Sure, it looks like it’s been on a boil-wash and come at at 2/3rds the […]
Mercedes CLS Grand Edition
The CLS has been with us for 5 years now, and has been a real success story for Mercedes. It really started the trend for 4-door coupes, and its success has made this a really busy niche of late – VW Passat, Aston Martin Rapide, Porsche Panamera and the soon to be reality Audi A7, […]
Lexus LF-A still on the cards
With the car world in turmoil, and buyers running scared of high performance cars, most of the car makers around the world are shelving their high-end projects until things settle down. Honda has announced that it has put its NSX replacement on ice (although it is apparently still going to show it at Detroit) and […]
Morgan celebrates 100 years – and a new model
There aren’t many car makers around the world who have been in business for 100 years, and even fewer that have remained in the same family for all that time. But Morgan, that maker of anachronistic 1930s-style cars, is not only still going strong, it is celebrating its 100 year anniversary in 2009, and is […]
2009 Audi R8 V10 Image Gallery
The Audi R8 has been a spectacular success. Audi has managed to position themselves as the producers of a true supercar, despite being a mass market (albeit up-market) car producer. And now comes the icing on the cake – the V10 version. Going head-to-head with the 911 Turbo and the Lamborghini LP560, the R8 V10 […]
2009 BMW Z4 Image Gallery
The BMW Z4 ( and the Z3 before it) is a bit of a ‘Marmite’ car. People tend to love it or hate it. But the Z4 for 2009 looks set to change that. The 2009 BMW Z4 has a much more cohesive design, giving the Z4 a very tidy update indeed. It also gets […]
Seat announces Exeo prices
It was always a game motor manufacturers played. Re-badge an outgoing model with a subsidiary marque’s name, throw in a few ‘Design’ features, and Hey Presto. New car! Fiat has played the game in the past, and VW are not averse to it. So it was not a huge surprise when Seat announced the forthcoming […]
Mercedes McLaren SLR Stirling Moss Image Gallery
The McLaren SLR has been with us a few years now, and has had a few models – roadster and coupe versions of the standard SLR and the 722 – but this is the final model, and what a farewell! Based on the underpinnings of the SLR 722 Roadster, the Stirling Moss is completely rebodied […]