Toyota do make fine cars. But unfortunately, many of the fine cars they make are fine cars in terms of construction and reliability, not in terms of the enjoyment they deliver. Boring would probably cover most. My Dad drove a Toyota in his later years and it suited him fine. Once a traffic police car […]
Jaguar Land Rover sorts its finance
Jaguar Land Rover owners Tata have been waiting for Lord Many and his minions to stump up a loan guarantee to help the company move forward all year. But there seem to have been some pretty big obstacles in the way. Initially the Government wanted to impose a board member on JLR – which Tata […]
Dodge Viper to get Ferrari V10?
Chrysler has tried – and failed – to sell its halo super car brand that is the Viper. But why did it want to sell? Surely it makes sense, even in our eco-obsessed world, to keep hold of the one brand that Chrysler has that is recognised throughout the world as important. So, strapped as […]
Schumacher won’t be back
It was, to say the least, a surprise to us all when Ferrari announced that Michael Schumacher was returning to Formula 1 to fill in for the stricken Filipe Massa. Was this a step too far even for the exceptional talents of Schumacher, we asked. Was it in fact a public demonstration of the arrogance […]
GM opens on Ebay
It’s a brave new world out there in the the car business. Big, established names have fallen by the wayside, and iconic names from the past are being gobbled up by predatory minions. And as we all know, the ‘General’ (GM) has fared worst than most. It has suffered the ignominy of falling from the […]
Jaguar XKR Convertible by Arden
When we did our Jaguar XFR Review recently we came away believing that the XFR has the measure of its German competitors, including the might BMW M5. So it would be fair to assume that the XKR equally holds its own against rivals. And in our opinion, it does. But there are criticisms from some […]
New Kia Sorento at Frankfurt
As with its sister company Hyundai, Kia is inexorably moving in to the mainstream, and is starting to produce cars that compete with the best models from Europe and Japan. Already on the cards is the new Kia Cee’d at Frankfurt, and Kia has now confirmed that it is bringing the new Kia Sorento to […]
The Hamster wrecks his Morgan!
Oh, dear. Richard Hammond has become accident prone. Perhaps it’s his mid-life crisis hairstyle, or maybe he was dazzled by the reflections from his teeth in the rear-view mirror. But whatever the reason, he’s managed to wreck his Morgan Aero by running in to the back of Nissan at a roundabout. The Hamster was apparently […]
New Subaru Legacy at Frankfurt
Subaru are to launch the all new Subaru Legacy Saloon, Subaru Legacy Estate (sports Tourer) and Subaru Legacy Outback at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. Update 10/09/09: Subaru has now released model and price detail for the 2010 Legacy Tourer in the UK. The current Legacy and Outlander should sell in droves – they […]
Lamborghini Reventon Roadster at Pebble Beach?
Our exclusive report back in March that there is a Lamborghini Reventon Roadster on the way has been rumbling on without conclusion. We know it’s real (in fact we know one very high-profile Russian who already has a contract) but we also know that the original plan to reveal the Roadster was delayed because there […]