The 2011 Cruze: Chevrolet Unveils U.S. Version Of The Popular, Fuel-Efficient Global Compact Sedan 2009-11-29 2011 Chevrolet Cruze at a Glance: o Popular global car refined for America o Expected segment-best fuel economy – up to 40 mpg highway – with new family of small-displacement engines, including Ecotec 1.4L I-4 turbo o Progressive design with […]
Chevrolet Cruze (2011) US reveal
The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze for the US market has been revealed ahead of its debut at the LA Motor Show this week. It’s the LA Auto Show this week, and one of the debuts is – somewhat bizarrely – the launch of the 2010 / 2011 Chevy Cruze. Is that an all new Chevy Cruze […]
Top Gear Balloon Caravan Crash tonight
In episode 3 of the latest Top Gear series James May crashes a hot air balloon / caravan, Clarkson drives a replica rally car and SIARPC is Chris Evans. It’s Sunday again, so just the usual reminder that our favourite Car Show – Top Gear – is on tonight with an all new episode. Tonight’s […]
Los Angeles Motor Show 2009 Preview
The LA Auto Show kicks off on 4th December. This is a quick preview of what cars will be on show. This coming week see the start of the Los Angeles Motor Show, the last major car show of the year and one which you would normally see dominated by high end exotica, such is […]
New Toyota MR-2 Hybrid planned?
Reports say that Toyota are working on a new MR-2 with a sport hybrid setup to take on the Honda CR-Z. The Toyota MR-2 was a much loved sports car in its day (despite the MR-2 bit sounding like ‘Sh*t’ if said in French) and lovers of the MR-2 have long bemoaned its passing. But […]
BMW F1 sold back to Sauber
BMW has pulled out of the deal with Qadbak to take control of its F1 Team and will instead sell it back to Peter Sauber. BMW is getting out fo Motorsport in a big way. Not only has it left F1 but it’s rumoured that they are also pulling out of WTCC after narrowly losing […]
Brabus B63 S – Mercedes E63 AMG Plus
Brabus has revealed the Mercedes E63 AMG based Brabus B63 S at the Essen 2009 Motor Show, offering an extra 30bhp and a top speed of 200mph. Brabus is one of the best known Mercedes car tuners, and produces a huge array of tuned versions of Mercedes AMG products. And at the Essen Motor Show […]
Hyundai pulls out of Japan
Hyundai is to stop selling cars in Japan after failing to make an impact on the market, despite success in the rest of the world. Hyundai has been a real phenomenon in the last few years. Despite – or maybe even because of – the worldwide slump in car sales they have pushed relentlessly forward and are now the […]
Skoda Superb Estate UK Press Release
New Škoda Superb Estate: Loaded With Innovation And Luxury * Škoda Superb Estate specification and new features revealed * Trim levels to mirror the Superb hatch (excluding Greenline) The new Škoda Superb Estate is set to become both the most luxurious and most practical car ever to wear the famous winged arrow badge. Trim levels […]
Skoda Superb Estate – UK details
Skoda launched the Superb Estate at the Frankfurt Motor Show and has now released UK price and specification details We got the launch of the Skoda Superb Estate at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in September, a month or so after Skoda did the usual tease with the Superb Estate. As we said at the […]