Skelta are bringing the track focused G-Force and Spyder to the UK with prices starting from £66,500. What on earth is a Skelta, you may quite reasonably ask. It’s a thug of a road-going track car from the Land Down Under is what it is. And it’s about to land on our shores to serve […]
Top 10 most reliable cars
The Honda Civic has been voted the most reliable car in the UK in a survey of 840,000 cars operated by UK fleet and lease companies. Everybody seems to have a take on what constitutes the ‘Best’ car on the road. Some want best performance, some want most economical, some want most beautiful. But one […]
Land Rover sales up 89 per cent
Land Rover has posted impressive sales figures for October with sales up by 89% in comparison to October 2008. Land Rover has suffered really badly from both the current economic meltdown and the world’s obsession with all things ‘Eco’. The big 4x4s produced by Land Rover seem to have been the main target of the […]
McLaren MP4-12C – on track in the US
Despite rumours flying around that McLaren are putting back the launch of the MP4-12C in the US, McLaren confirm it is firmly on track. The motoring press, particularly the US motoring press, have been getting their knickers in a twist over the realisation that McLaren aren’t taking their new creation – the McLaren MP4-12C – […]
Ford unveils inflatable seatbelts
Ford has announced an inflatable seatbelt, which will be fitted to 2010 cars in the US before a global roll-out. Airbags started out in the middle of the steering wheel of an S Class Mercedes. Now they’re everywhere and they’re no longer a novelty. We just take them for granted. Except when you jump in […]
Scrappage helps UK car sales in October
October has been a good month for UK car sales, rising a very impressive 31.6% year on year. Despite our reservations about the Scrappage Scheme, it does seem that it has inspired buyers in to showrooms in the last few months. And October has recorded a year on year increase of 31.6%, although total car […]
2011 BMW 5 Series leaks
The next generation BMW 5 Series is due in 2010 as a 2011 model. We have what appears to be a real photo leaked from a German magazine. We’ve seen the next generation, 2011 BMW 5 Series pounding round the Nurburgring in disguise for quite some time. But with the 2011 5 Series due to […]
Porsche Boxster Spyder Press Release
Light, Efficient, Open: Boxster Spyder Making World Debut in Los Angeles Note: Story and Boxster Spyder Photo Gallery. Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is introducing a new top version of the Porsche Boxster, a light mid-engined roadster making its world debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show in December. Weighing just 1,275 […]
Porsche Boxster Spyder – the Speedster +video
Porsche has unveiled a ‘Speedster’ version of the Boxster – the Porsche Boxster Spyder – with the iconic double hump, sharper suspension and 10bhp more. We thought it was going to be the Porsche Boxster Speedster when we reported that Porsche were out testing a disguised Boxster at the Nurburgring back in September. Or maybe […]
BMW M3 GTS Revealed +video
BMW has revealed a track-focused M3 – the BMW M3 GTS – which will cost over £100k and go on sale in May 2010. The idea of the stripped out and very quick M3 has been on the cards for a while. Rumours went round about an M3 CSL or an M3 GT. But now […]