Volkswagen has now released price details for the UK for both the Scirocco R and the Golf R. First cars due in the UK February 2010. First we had the launch of the VW Scirocco R back in May and that was followed up by the launch of the Golf R at the Frankfurt Motor […]
Vauxhall Corsa ecoFlex 98g/km revealed
Vauxhall has released a revised version of the Corsa ecoFLEX for 2010, featuring more power, better fuel consumption and 98g’km CO2 emissions. As I think we’ve said before – another day, another Eco car. A few days a go we had the new BlueMotion Golf coming in at a chunk under it’s previous iteration on […]
BMW M5 CSL Revealed
BMW has created a one-off M5 CSL with reduced weight and 580bhp to celebrate 25 years of the M5. Before you get too excited and start reaching for your cheque book in anticipation of sticking a deposit down on the lightweight, high-performance BMW M5 CSL, you can’t. This is a one-off. Apparently. The BMW M5 has been […]
RHD Mercedes CLK-GTRs sold
RM Auctions London sale last night sold the RHD Mercedes CLK-GTRs, a 1950 Aston Martin DB2 and a 1969 Mercedes 600 Pullman Landaulet. Last month we reported that R.M. Auctions were going to auction the only two right hand drive versions of the mighty Mercedes CLK-GTR. The only coupe and the only roadster ever made […]
Lotus Evora platform up for grabs
Lotus are offering their Evora platform to car makers looking to produce niche cars. Lotus is a small, profitable and innovative company working miles away from any tech valleys or high profile sites, buried away in rural Norfolk. But with the car world losing shed loads of cash on a daily basis Lotus has remained […]
Mitsubishi Compact Crossover revealed
Mitsubishi has revealed a new Compact Crossover based on their Global mid-sized platform. On sale in Japan in early 2010. Mitsubishi is working to re-align itself in the market place. It wants to be seen as a manufacturer of ‘environment-friendly passenger cars & crossovers’ instead of an SUV focused manufacturer. It sees cars like the […]
Hybrid Cars are like Mermaids: Carlos Ghosn
Better Place, in collaboration with Nissan, are working on a smart grid and battery swap stations for electric cars. I can’t say it’s an analogy we’d ever considered before. But the quote that “A hybrid is like a mermaid: if you want a fish, you get a woman; if you want a woman, you get […]
Jaguar pulls out of CTS-V Challenge
Jaguar has pulled out of the CTS-V Challenge in New York, citing concerns over brake fade. Bob Lutz smiles. Jaguar hasn’t really put a foot wrong on the PR front for quite a while. The XJ launch – although we took the Michael – was a very cleverly run campaign, and Jaguar are always responsive […]
Abarth 500 – first Fiat to the US
Fiat will be taking the 500 to the US for 2011, and the first model to hit US shores will be the Abarth, including the Abarth 500 Convertible. We’ve been reporting on and off all this year about Fiat’s plans for introducing their range in to the US now they’re calling the shots at Chrysler. […]
Jaguar hatchback still on?
It seems likely that Jaguar are planning a hatchback to slot in below the XF. Similar to the R-D6 Concept and arriving in 2013/2014. Rumours about new cars crop up every day. Some have more credibility than others, and we do try to sort the wheat from the chaff before we jump in and report […]