Suzuki are bringing three fuel cell concept vehicles to the Tokyo Motor Show – A car, a scooter and a wheelchair. We’ve already had one debut for Suzuki at the Tokyo Motor Show revealed – the Suzuki Swift plug-in Hybrid – and now Suzuki has revealed their other Eco direction – the fuel cell. Suzuki […]
McLaren MP4-12C Spider confirmed
The plans for a convertible version of McLaren’s MP4-12Cseem to be confirmed after plans for the new factory revealed a Webasto area. The headline is probably a bit of an overstatement. We’ve had no official word from McLaren on a convertible MP4-12C, although we knew it was something they were planning. After all, they are […]
Lexus LF-A at Tokyo
Lexus are promising a ‘Two Seat Supercar’ at the Tokyo Motor Show. Will this be the Lexus LF-A ready to go, or do Lexus have something up their sleeves? The Lexus LF-A has been on the cards for four years. First shown at the North American Motor Show in 2005 it’s ben an on-off project […]
MG Production Halted
MG production has stopped at Longbridge, and it seems likely that this will be the end of MG production in the UK. The headline is a bit of deja vu. We last saw it back in 2005 when MG went bust, but it’s not a historical reference. Unfortunately production at the MG plant at Longbridge […]
New VW Polo (2010) UK orders
The Volkswagen Polo 3 door is now available to order in the UK, starting at £9,435. The VW Polo is a good – if sometimes boring – car, and has been a big seller for VW for 35 years. The latest version of the Polo – the five door – is just starting to hit […]
Jaguar XJL – Merry Christmas!
The new Jaguar XJL Supercharged features as this year’s Neiman Marcus Christmas Book Car. Just 50 available at $105,000. It’s not a thought you want to have when the first leaves are only just starting to turn golden brown, and the morning air is suddenly full of moisture. But it’s inevitable – Christmas is coming. […]
Toyota FT-EV II – it’s the Jetsons!
Toyota are bringing a low-powered, short range, ultra-compact electric city car concept to the Tokyo Motor Show – the Toyota FT-EV II. Not quite – the Toyota FT-EV doesn’t fly – but it does look a bit like a retro-futuristic car. Something designed in the fifties to portray life in the 21st century. And in […]
Toyota condemns the Electric Car
Toyota believes that the electric car will never be a mass-market phenomenon, and that the future lies with petrol hybrids. I suppose we shouldn’t be too surprised that the company that has put all its might behind the hybrid car says that electric cars – plug-ins – are not a viable proposition, nor likely to be in the […]
Toyota FT-86 Concept – say ‘hachi roku’
Toyota will show the FT-86 Concept (hachi roku) – a compact two-door sports car – built in collaboration with Subaru at the Tokyo Motor Show. In recent years Toyota has become a somewhat boring car maker. It makes cars very well, it’s just that they’re not exactly inspiring or exciting. So it looks as if they’re taking […]
BMW ‘Jump for Joy’ Video – the Audi dig.
BMW’s latest ‘Jump for Joy’ video features much of the same as the previous video, but this one has a dig in the tail for Audi. We’re still not too sure about BMW’s ‘Joy’ campaign. I know we all have to love fluffy bunnies and have nightmares about climate change, but can’t we leave that to car […]