Maserati has decided that the recently revealed GranCabrio will be known as the GranTurismo Convertible in the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. ‘A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet’ said Juliet. So we have no doubt that Maserati’s elegant new four-seat convertible – the GranCabrio – won’t be diminished in […]
Ford Kuga – moving to the USA
Ford are planning to move production of the Kuga from Saarlouis toLouisville in the USA in 2011. The Kuga may replace the Ford Escape as Ford’s small SUV in the US. The Land of the Free and the gas-guzzling SUV/Pickup is changing. No longer do US buyers seem to consider the acerage of the sheet metal […]
Nissan GT-R 2010 – Tokyo Catchup
Nissan has brought along a 2010 GT-R to the Tokyo show featuring a new SatNav, tweaked suspension and better connectivity. We, along with every other car site and magazine, have raved about the Nissan GT-R. It is an astonishing car, but most astonishing is the price. Less than £60k for a supercar. A four seat […]
Porsche to share platforms
Porsche boss Michael Macht has said that Porsche will now be sharing its platforms with others in the VW group. Here we go again. More reason for the ‘Porsche Afficienados’ (read ‘Porsche Wannabees’) to be up in arms. Porsche boss Michael Macht has revealed that now Porsche are effectively a VW company the sharing of […]
China’s Hong Qi State Limo twice the price of RR Ghost
China’s FAW is to produce a civilian version of the 2009 Hong Qi State Limo for £720,000. Twice the price of a Rolls Royce Ghost in China. It would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, but this week China has seen the reveal of two cars that would stretch even the finances of […]
Escort Mexico Mk I – The Drive
We take the chance to spend an hour with a 1974 Escort Mexico MK I for a blast round the Cambridgeshire countryside. We recently spent a day in the company of Ford blatting around the Cambridgeshire countryside in a selection of their latest metal. We’ve already done a review of the Focus RS and there […]
Honda plans ‘Green’ Sports car – not an LF-A
Honda boss Takanobu Ito wants to make a ‘Green’ sports car. Perhaps a hydrogen fuel cell S2000 in 2012? Car makers have had to change their plans significantly in the last couple of years – none more so than Honda. Honda pulled out of F1 less than a year ago as a result of the […]
Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix Yas Marina – The Track +video
We have video of a lap of the new Yas Marina track in Abu Dhabi, setting for the final F1 Grand Prix of 2009. All the real meat has now gone from the Formula 1 season after Jenson Button won the world championship in Brazil last Sunday. But there is one more treat left for […]
Ford Focus RS (2009) Price & Specifications
Full details of Ford’s Focus RS (2009) specifications and price. We recently managed to get round to doing a test / review of the might Focus RS. As you will probably already know, it is a mighty achievement. Ford’s clever RevoKnuckle system has managed to tame – if not completely eradicate – the dreaded torque-steer […]
Focus RS Review – Part 2
Part 2 of our road test / review of the 2009 Focus RS The suspension if firm but not crashy-bashy. You could poodle to work in the rush hour every day and not need a season ticket to the Chiropractors. It feels firm when you’re tearing up the country roads, but reassuringly firm – not […]