It looks like Audi are doing their best to match the offerings from BMW at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. But they’ll have to try hard, with BMW bringing their Vision Concept along. Still, Audi are bringing the new S5 Sportback and there’s a chance we could see the R8 ePerformance together with the R8 […]
Brits take the world steam land speed record – twice +video
This sort of comes under the category of ‘why would you’? But ‘because you can’ is probably the answer. And because it’s a record that’s stood for over 100 years. So after an age of trying the British Steam Car Challenge succeeded in breaking the world land speed record for a steam driven vehicle on […]
BMW Vision ED Concept teased – again
This is a bit quick. We’ve got used to car makers playing tease on new cars ever since they worked out that car sites could report the bits they leaked (officially and unofficially) very quickly. And – unlike car magazines – we can offer up umpteen stories a day for our readers who enjoy car […]
MINI Roadster / Speedster spied
Update 15/9/09: MINI has now revealed the MINI Roadster at Frankfurt. We had a whole heap of information earlier on this week on the MINI Coupe Concept that BMw are bringing to Frankfurt. But we had nothing on the MINI Roadster / Speedster, even though we know that MINI has produced a roofless version of […]
Goodwood Revival – with Mr Bean
The Goodwood Revival is the only ‘Period’ Race meeting in the world, and this year’s event – 18-20th September – is focusing on the Mini’s 50th Anniversary and the 80th Birthday of Stirling Moss. But one big petrolhead – who is a Goodwood regular – is Rowan Atkinson, and Goodwood has persuaded him to recreate […]
Audi S5 Sportback revealed
Audi is bringing the supercharged 3.0 litre S5 Sportback to the Frankfurt Motor Show Audi is on home ground at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, so a statement needs to be made. We are pretty sure the R8 Spyder will show up and possible an R8 ePerfomance electric car. But Audi has confirmed that it […]
Mercedes B Class F-Cell Hydrogen launched
Mercedes has announced that it is launching a hydrogen fuel cell car – the Mercedes B Class F-Cell – for lease Things look like they may be starting to turn in favour of Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles. We had news the other day that a Hydrogen Highway in London is being created, and this morning […]
Hyundai ix35 / Tucson ix – the Video
We reported a few days ago on the launch of Hyundai’s replacement for the Tucson – the Hyundai ix35 – in its home market of Korea, and once reports of the launch hit the Interweb Hyundai decided to issue a picture of the European version. But now we have the video of the ix. Which […]
BMW Z4 – with 550bhp V10!
BMW’s Z4 is a huge improvement on the ‘Hairdressers’ retro lump that was the Z3. It handles well and is a good car, even if it is a bit ‘Marmite’ – you either love it or hate it. BMW reckons that there is no need for a Z4M, so the best Bavaria offers off the […]
Alfa Romeo 159 – upgrades for 2010
Alfa Romeo has announced a chunk of revisions for the Alfa Romeo 159, including new engines and trim levels. The Alfa 159 is arguably the best looking compact executive saloon on the market. We know, it doesn’t sell as well as the German competition, but it is a fine looking car and has a great […]