The Maserati GranCabrio – the four seat convertible – has had its UK inveiling at a gala event in London. It took Maserati a long time to come up with the new, four-seat convertible – the Maserati GranCabrio. But they did, and we finally got to see if it was worth the wait when it […]
McLaren MP4-12C – the website +video
McLaren has launched a new website for the MP4-12C and we have video of the doors on the MP4-12C in action. We had the whole McLaren MP4-12C reveal a couple of weeks ago. Lots of information and lots of photos. We even had a couple of videos, including one of Ron Dennis espousing the glory […]
Smart ForTwo Edition Highstyle hits UK
Smart has announced a new limited edition model for the UK – the Smart ForTwo Edition Highstyle – with a high spec and custom chocolate brown paint job. Smart has a habit of making special editions. And this new Edition Highstyle is the latest to go on offer. It’s not exactly first knockings for the […]
Toyota SAI – New Toyota Hybrid
Toyota are to launch a new hybrid in Japan on 20th October – the Toyota SAI – based on the Lexus HS250. Update 20/0/09: The Toyota Sai has now been revealed. We know that Toyota is on a world hybrid car domination quest, but we did think that they were going to launch a new […]
Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing – too tight for comfort?
We’re hearing that the new Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing has an uncomfortably small cabin with tight seats and restricted headroom. Mercedes, quite understandably, has made a big deal of their in-house replacement for the mighty McLaren SLR. The tease in the run-up to the reveal rivalled that of Jaguar with the new XJ, and included […]
New Saab 9-5. Old Saab 9-5. China bound!
China’s BAIC – minority shareholders in Saab’s putative owner Koenigsegg – are reportedly planning to buy up all the tooling for the old Saab 9-5 and move production to China. Saab has recently revealed the new 2010 9-5 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Fine car bit appears to be, and we reckon it’s a great […]
Top Gear’s James May crashes
Top Gear presenter James May has crashed in to a field in a hot air balloon in Cambridge whilst filming a race against Richard Hammond for the next series of Top Gear. Crashes and Top Gear do go hand in hand. Which is hardly a shock. You can’t play silly buggers and come out unscathed […]
Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible likely
Bentley look like they’re planning to introduce the Bentley Supersports Convertible some time late in 2010. Bentley introduced the Continental Supersports back at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. A stripped-out (it only has two seats), flex-fuel powerhouse of a Continental, it is the quickest car in Bentley’s stable. But the focus at Bentley […]
Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid at Tokyo
Suzuki will unveil the Swift Plug-in Hybrid at Tokyo, featuring a small range-extender engine and designed to run as an EV. We’re beginning to wonder if Motor Show organisers have made it a condition of exhibition space that car makers bring along a hybrid or a plug-in or an EV – or preferably all three. […]
Nissan Micra 2010 – Global Compact Car
Nissan has today unveiled the first image of what they are calling the ‘Global Compact Car’. Which means the 2010 Nissan Micra. Nissan are ending production of the Micra in Sunderland. We knew that, but what we didn’t know for certain is that the replacement for the Micra will be produced in Asia – principally […]