Porsche is to offer a Lithium Ion battery as an option on the new Boxster Spyder and the GT3. For £1200. Car batteries have been roughly the same shape and size – and utilised basically the same lead-acid technology – for years. They’ve got better, as you no longer need to top them up with distilled water […]
Ford Fiesta – Good. Fiesta advertising – not so good.
Ford has managed to drop a clanger (or two) with its display board advertising for the new Fiesta in the US. We have to hand it to Ford. They have handled the introduction of the Fiesta to the US market in a very clever, 21st century way. Their Fiesta Movement campaign paid big dividends and […]
Lagonda SUV – with antimacassar and cushions!
Aston Martin has published a new set of pictures of the Lagonda SUV Concept, this time showing a very strange interior complete with soft furnishings. Aston Martin are in the process of attempting to revive the Lagonda marque, and had a bash at the Geneva Motor Show this year with a gargantuan Lagonda SUV based on the […]
Aston Martin V8 Vantage – 2010 updates
Aston Martin has revealed 2010 updates for the V8 Vantage, including cosmetic changes and lower CO2 emissions. The last round of changes to the Aston Martin V8 Vantage turned it in to what it should have been in the first place – a properly powerful ‘baby’ Aston Martin. So having put things right in a […]
Electric Porsche Cayenne – the eRuf Stormster
Porsche tuners Ruf have produced an electric Porsche Cayenne – the Cayenne eRuf Stormster – which will be produced in limited numbers. We know that Porche will produce a hybrid Cayenne when the next generation Cayenne hits the roads next year (and may even churn one out in the current shape before that). And it’s […]
Mercedes E class Cabriolet (2010) – Air Cap
Mercedes has developed the AirCap for the 2010 E Class Cabrio which eliminates buffeting in the car when the roof is down. The next generation Mercedes E Class Cabriolet is due to turn up at next month’s Detroit Motor Show and go on sale in the Spring in the UK – just in time for […]
Volkswagen takes stake in Suzuki
It has been announced that Volkswagen is to take a 19.9% stake in Suzuki to help gain access to the Indian market. We’re back on the co-operation and rationalisation path again, this time with Volkswagen and Suzuki, with the announcement that VW is to take a 19.9% stake in Suzuki, with Suzuki in turn re-investing […]
Electric Car Company Tax Incentives Announced
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced a zero benefit in kind rate for electric company cars. We already have the promise of a chunk of money for the Government at some point – maybe – if you feel inclined to buy an electric car. And in a show of fiddling while Rome is burning, Chancellor Alistair Darling […]
Bugatti Veyron, McLaren F1 and Mr Bean +video
Rowan Atkinson has been out playing with the Bugatti Veyron and the McLaren F1 to see which he thinks is the greatest Supercar. The Bugatti Veyron is considered by most to be the pinnacle of motoring achievement. The Supercar to end all Supercars. Clarkson calls it the ‘Concorde’ of the car world as he believes – sadly, […]
Honda CR-Z Hybrid (2010/2011) Leaks
First pictures of the Honda CR-Z Hybrid have been leaked from a Japanese brochure. The CR-Z will launch in 2010. We saw the Honda CR-Z Hybrid at the Tokyo Motor Show a few months ago as what Honda called a concept. But it was clear that this new Hybrid Coupe from Honda was anything but […]