BMW are intending revealing a 5 Series ActiveHybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in the new year, together with the 1 Series ActiveE Electric. With all things ‘Green’ being the flavour of the day, it should be no surprise that BMW appears to be preparing an ActiveHybrid 5 Series for unveiling at the Geneva Motor […]
Volkswagen Brands – enough for now
VW’s CEO , Martin Winterkorn, has said that VW has enough brands and won’t be seeking to expand further by acquisition. Volkswagen seems to be on a world domination plan. Audi is expanding with every passing day and the VW Group (Auto Union to be) has an unrivalled list of brands under its umbrella, including […]
Top Gear Art Gallery and Noble M600
Top Gear returns to BBC2 tonight for episode 5 of series 14, putting on ‘Car Art’ exhibition in Middlesbrough and playing with the Noble M600. Time again for the reminder that Top Gear is on the box tonight. Actually, this series has been all over the place, what with changing times and missed weeks, so unless […]
Spyker Saab deal back on?
Spyker boss Victor Muller has submitted a new offer to GM for Saab addressing every issue that was causing the deal to fail It’s all of 48 hours since we had a press release from both GM and Spyker saying that they couldn’t reach agreement on the sale of Saab to Spyker and all bets […]
Climax Sports Racer revealed
Climax – a British Sports Car Company – has revealed the Climax Sports Racer, with SLR Stirling Moss Styling, 415bhp and a price tag of £92,000. British firm Climax has revealed it’s readying a road-going race-car to rival others in the niche like the Ariel Atom and the Caparo T1. Imaginatively named The Climax Sport […]
Salon Privé confirmed for 2010
The Supercar Fest that is Salon Privé – complete with good grub and great surroundings – has been confirmed for July 2010. Car shows may be struggling at the moment, as is the whole car industry. But it tends to be the ‘Traditional’ car show that is seeing fewer visitors and less car maker interest. The […]
It’s Snowing – so everyone loves a 4×4
On treacherous UK roads the much maligned 4x4s and SUVs suddenly became the car to have as our roads struggled to cope with 6″ of overnight snow. If you drive a 4×4 / SUV you get used to the negative comments. Some 4x4s engender more hate than others, but the real ire of the Eco-Mentalists is reserved […]
Channel 4’s 4Car to close
Channel 4 has announced that their online car site 4Car is to close on 31st December Despite the British love of cars, there really aren’t a huge number of car web sites that make an impact. And certainly not car websites that aren’t linked to either classified ads or existing car magazines. Top of the […]
Saab is Dead – Spyker pulls out
Spyker has pulled out of negotiations to buy Saab from GM, who have announced that Saab will now cease to trade and be wound down. Saab has been in intensive care for what seems like forever. Last profitable around the time the dinosaurs died out it has been kept alive in recent years with funds from US […]
Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black & V12 Vantage Carbon Black Revealed
Aston Martin has released a pair of Limited Edition models – the DBS Carbon Black and the V12 Vantage Carbon Black. Prices will be about 5% more than the standard model. It’s been a little while since we had a limited edition from Aston Martin, and just like Land Rover where we got the Freelander […]