Hyundai has revealed details of the 2010 Santa Fe, with prices starting from £21,495 in the UK and a new, direct injection 2.2 litre diesel. Hyundai revealed the updates to the Santa Fe for 2010 at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in September, but it’s taken them a couple of months to get round to […]
Toyota iQ banned from driving tests
It has been revealed that the Driving Standards Agency has banned the Toyota iQ from being used for driving tests because of poor visibility. The Toyota iQ is a very small – although very cleverly packaged – car. Not even 10 feet long, it manages to pack four people in a space smaller than just […]
Fiat Doblo (2010) revealed
Fiat has revealed its van-based MPV – the 2010 Fiat Doblo – offering seven seat configuration and a choice of four engines. Sales start January 2010. I know, you’ve been waiting for the Fiat Doblo. The Doblo is another of those van based mini people carrier things, designed to transport as much as possible for […]
20 Years of Land Rover Discovery – Press Release
20 YEARS OF LAND ROVER DISCOVERY Adaptable, capable, indefatigable, unmistakable Gaydon, Warwickshire, 16th November 2009 – Workhorse, tow car, law enforcer, status symbol, people carrier, mud plugger; few cars can claim to fulfil any of these duties with genuine conviction. Yet since 16 November 1989 – 20 years ago today – one car has consistently […]
Land Rover Discovery – 20 years old +video
The Land Rover Discovery is celebrating its 20th anniversary. We have a video chronicling the changes from the original Discovery through to the Discovery 4 / LR4. It’s a sure sign that I’m getting old. Policeman look like they’ve just come out of short pants (which in the case of the ‘Plastic’ (community) police, some […]
Mercedes buys Brawn GP
It has been announced that Brawn GP has sold a 75.1% stake to Mercedes in a move which will see the Brawn GP team renamed Mercedes GP for 2010. The rising from the ashes of Brawn GP from the embers of Honda’s F1 adventure was the stuff of dreams for Ross Brawn. He got his […]
Maserati GranCabrio UK price
Maserati has priced the GranCabrio (Gran Turismo Convertible outside Europe) at £95,630. Orders are being taken now and first cars will be delivered in April 2010. We had the official launch of Maserati’s GranCabrio at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in September, and an elegant looking convertible it is. Maserati brought the GranCabrio to London […]
Jaguar Land Rover – Clever Finance Deal
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has agreed a deal with GE Finance to access the funds tied up in new cars in transit. The deal effectively gives JLR £170 million working capital. Car makers have been begging lines of credit from wherever they can in the last year as the recession has bitten hard in to […]
Toyota Prius Estate in late 2010
It’s being reported that Toyota will launch a Prius Estate in late 2010 – and perhaps even a Prius SUV – featuring lithium ion batteries. We’ve believed for a long time that Toyota were going to extend the Prius brand, effectively creating a sub-brand for its hybrid cars. But the planned arrival of the Toyota […]
Audi prices to rise in December
Audi are due to announce a price rise across their range from £175 on the A3 to £1,525 on the R8 V10 from 1st December. The VAT change will add an additional 2.5% in January. It was back in January when Audi last announced a price rise for their cars. That saw Audis increase across most of the range […]