The Jaguar XFR is the halo version of Jaguar’s successful XF range. It’s hard to believe that the XF is the successor to the old S-Type, so far removed is it from the retro-styling of its predecessor. The Jaguar XFR is a super saloon aimed at the likes of the BMW M5 and the Audi […]
Audi S5 Cabriolet UK ready
Audi released details of the Audi S5 Cabriolet back in February, promising the S5 Cab would be in showrooms by the Spring. Still, with the weather we’ve been having in July, I suppose you can forgive Audi for thinking it’s Spring, not the height of Summer. So the order book is now open for the […]
Lamborghini LP550-2 – the Balboni Video
Exactly a moth ago we brought you a report about the drivers version of the Lamborghini Gallardo – The Lamborghini LP550-2 Valentino Balboni – created as a limited edition run of cars to commemorate the career of Lamborghini’s most influential test driver. The LP550-2 features a unique colour scheme, with a big stripe right up […]
Audi R8 Spyder outed by Audi dealer
The next version of the extremely successful Audi R8 is the R8 Spyder, the convertible version of the 911 bashing Audi. We’ve seen spy shots floating around and rumour has it that Audi will be bringing the Audi R8 Spyder to Frankfurt in September. And now an over-eager Audi dealer in the UK has stuck […]
Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary Limited Edition launched
This is another in the Mazda series of ‘Only in Japan’. But if past history is anything to go by, we got the updates to the Mazda MX-5 a short time after Japan got them, and the same thing happened with the updated Mazda RX-8, so there’s a fair chance Mazda will give the Mazda […]
BMW X6 ActiveHybrid & BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid at Frankfurt
BMW is trying to go ‘Green’ and has announced that production versions of both the BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid and the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid will be at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. We reported that BMW would release a BMW 7 Series Hybrid back in May The Concepts for the ActiveHybrids were originally shown […]
Audi R8 ePerformance – Electric R8 again
Back in May we reported an industry rumour that Audi were planning to bring an electric R8 Concept to the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. We already know that the Audi R8 Spider will be showing up at the show, but to be honest we weren’t convinced by the tittla-tattle. But the rumours are back, […]
Jeremy Clarkson Beatbox – The Jezza Rap!
OK, it’s a pretty quiet news day. So we’ve been surfing about a bit and have come up with a clip some smart guys have done with our Top Gear man – Jeremy Clarkson. All Top Gear fans are used to Jeremy’s facial expressions and odd mimicking of sounds. You probably remember when Tim Rice […]
Kia VG Saloon revealed
The image here is the first picture / rendering of Kia’s high-end saloon car, dubbed the Kia VG. It is in fact a replacement for the Kia Opirus, a car that is sold in Europe and North America, but not in the UK. And there are no plans to bring the big, luxury Kia to […]
Schumacher’s Back!
The rumours have been flying around ever since Massa’s nasty coming together with a lump of Barrichello’s Brawn. But now they’re confirmed. Michael Schumacher is to make his F1 comeback driving Massa’s Ferrari for the rest of the season – starting at the European Grand Prix on 23rd August. For someone as competitive as Schumacher […]