This morning we reported on the new Porsche 911 Sport Classic, a limited edition 911 with only 250 being built. But fortunately for UK Porsche lovers there are going to be RHD versions. The 911 Sport Classic features an upgraded 3.8 litre lump delivering 420bhp thanks to some clever tweaking of the ECU, manifolds and […]
Ferrari 458 Italia – Schumacher speaks +video
There was a real flurry of news a few weeks ago when Ferrari released details on the 458 Italia. But we figured that until the Italia was ready to be seen in the flesh at Frankfurt there was not much else to add. Even though we had a Ferrari video sent to us, it was […]
Subaru Impreza Diesel introduced
It seemed unlikely that the Subaru Impreza Diesel would come to the UK after the Yen went berserk and the Pounds was worth tuppence. In fact – last December – we reported that International Motors , Subaru importers in the UK – had said they couldn’t bring the Impreza Diesel to the UK at a […]
Lotus Evora – first customer car delivered
Lotus are pinning some big hopes on their latest offering – the Lotus Evora. The future of the new Lotus Esprit would seem to hang on the success of the 2+2 Evora as – to a degree – does the convertible version of the Evora. But it would appear that Lotus have little to worry […]
Mercedes BlueZERO E-Cell Plus Electric Concept Car revealed
Mercedes first showed the BlueZERO E-Cell Plus Concept at the beginning of the year at the Detroit Motor Show. And now, as things move on, they are revealing it as a pre-production model. The BlueZERO E-Cell is actually based on the existing A Class / B Class platform, which is interesting in itself. Why? Well, […]
Suzuki Swift SZ-L launched
Once upon a time we’d be bringing you news of the latest high-powered version of a bog-standard car from one car maker or another. But these days it’s about launching ever more economical models, even when the car you produce could already be considered a ‘budget’ car. And so it is with Suzuki, who have […]
Porsche 911 Sport Classic introduced
As if you didn’t already have a bewildering array of Porsche 911s to choose from, Porsche has announced a Limited Edition to tickle buyers’ fancy – The Porsche 911 Sport Classic. Porsche has plundered its history to build in to the 911 Sport Classic styling cues from the past. The Sport Classic gets a ‘Duck-Tail’ […]
Toyota Auris Hybrid – Frankfurt debut
We reported back in June that Toyota are planning on building an Auris Hybrid. Well, it’s taken Toyota a fair while to catch up with the story, but ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show in a couple of weeks they’ve confirmed that the Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept will show. Toyota are calling this […]
Lexus LF-Ch Premium Compact revealed
Lexus has released the first photo of its new Premium Compact – the Lexus LF-Ch. Update 7/09: We now have a front image of the LF-Ch, giving a better impression of the new Premium Compact from Lexus. So much for the new small Lexus to compete with the A3 and BMW 1 Series being the […]
Hyundai i40 – more detail +photos
Last week we reported on the Hyundai i40 – the new Sonata – with a spy shot that had been taken at the Hyundai factory. Well, today has more news – both official and unofficial. Hyundai has released sketches of the i40 as a tease ahead of the launch at the Frankfurt Motor Show this […]