Ford of Britain is now 99 years old, and its Heritage Collection of Cars continues to grow with the 100th example being added this week – the Focus RS. It would be nice to think that Ford has assiduously compiled its Heritage collection over the lifetime of the company to reflect the milestones reached and […]
Cadillac CTS-V Coupe (2011) revealed
Cadillac has released pictures of the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe ahead of the launch at the Detroit Motor Show next week. We all know about Cadillac’s fire breathing saloon car – the Cadillac CTS-V. We know that GM’s Bob Lutz tried to take on the motoring world to prove the CTS-V was a better car than […]
Toyota Etios Launches
Toyota has launched its new emerging markets car – the Toyota Etios – at the Motor Show in Delhi today. We brought you the Toyota ‘Blockbuster’ video for the new Toyota Etios yesterday and expected the new emerging-markets car to launch in Delhi tomorrow. But they’ve been and gone and done it today, and although […]
Vauxhall Meriva (2010) revealed
Vauxhall has released details of the new (2010) Meriva ahead of the launch at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Back at the end of September we reported on the 2010 Vauxhall Meriva after our photographers had spied the new Vauxhall tramping round the Nurburgring. As we said, not exactly where you’d expect to find the mini-MPV, […]
2012 Mercedes S Class to get plug-in Hybrid
The 2012 Mercedes S Class will offer a plug-in Hybrid option offering electric-only running and 80+ mpg I know, if you read here regularly you know this isn’t exactly news. We reported on the Mercedes S500 Plug-in Hybrid back in September and expressed some surprise at the claims Mercedes were making for the Plug-in. But the […]
Want to buy a used Saab? Be quick.
Used car magazine are saying that current used Saab prices represent a terrific bargain and are unlikely to remain so low, despite concerns over Saab’s future. The headline sounds a bit like something GM have dreamed up to shift remaining stock. But it’s not. It’s the advice that comes from UK used car experts ‘Used […]
Toyota Etios – teased ahead of India launch +video
Toyota are planning on showing their new emerging market saloon – The Toyota Etios – in Delhi on Wednesday 6th. Toyota has been doing little teases on a new cheap saloon for emerging markets, and we know the plan is to launch the Toyota Etios on the Indian public on Friday (6th January). We also […]
Aston Martin Cygnet – the intro begins +video
Aston Martin has released a teaser video for the AM Cygnet featuring the French Sport of Parkour through the Aston Martin factory When we first reported that Aston Martin were buying in the Toyota iQ to turn it in to a ‘Mini-Me’ Aston Martin – the Aston Martin Cygnet – we were pretty sure that […]
Top Gear BMW X6, Lexus LF-A and Insignia VXR – tonight
The final outing for Top Gear this season tonight includes Jeremy in a BMW X6, Hammond in a Lexus LF-A and Captain Slow in the Vauxhall Insignia VXR. It doesn’t seem like five minutes since the latest series of Top Gear started, and already we’re at the end. That’s right, tonight at 8pm sees the […]
Chrysler 300C – 2010 UK models
Chrysler has revamped the model range of the 300C in the UK for 2010, offering three diesel models plus the v8 SRT-8. If things move on as we expect, we could see a new Chrysler 300C before long. But in the meantime Chrysler have had a fiddle with the 300C for the UK market in 2010. […]