The Skoda Yeti was launched at Geneva in February, and is due to hit showrooms in the UK on 17th September. So now seems like a good time for Skoda to release details of the Yeti’s specs and prices, so they can get buyers names on order forms. The Skoda Yeti is a much better […]
New Jaguar XJ Price and Specifications
The new Jaguar XJ was launched to the world on 9th July at the Saatchi Gallery in London, and will go on sale at the beginning of 2010. Designed by Ian Callum and his design team – and revealed by Jaguar boss Mike O’Driscoll and US chat show host Jay Leno – it is a […]
VW Tiguan Review – update
Update 22/9/09: Check out our full review of the VW Tiguan R-Line As we’ve reported before, VW are busy trying to find the next Clarkson by running a ‘People’s Reviewer’ competition to find the best amateur car reviewer in the UK. And things are moving on. The voting is coming to a close on the […]
Lotus Electric City Car Revealed
There’s been a fair bit of speculation that Lotus will produce an electric version of the Elise. After all, Lotus are a very innovative company and they already produce the running gear for the Tesla Roadster. And it seemed likely that Lotus would produce a Lotus Evora Electric after Lotus boss Mike Kimberley revealed back […]
Bugatti Royale or Bugatti Bordeaux?
We reported the other day on a scan of an invitation sent out to Veyron owners for a special Bugatti event in September – the 100th Anniversary of Bugatti. Specualtion was that the invitation showed the shadowy out line of a new Bugatti – The Bugatti Bordeaux. And now Pistonheads has got hold of a […]
Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing Order Guide Leaked
Things at Mercedes are leaking like a sieve at the moment. We had a leak last week about the Mercedes SLS AMG eDrive, which Mercedes ended up revealing officially a few days later, and today we’ve had drop in out inbox (thanks for the tip – whoever you are!) the SLS AMG Order Guide for […]
Aston Martin Shop – at the Nurburgring
Car makers are struggling; we all know that. And most of those at the high end are struggling even more. So what to do? Hold on and pray seems to be the order of the day, but some makers are trying to diversify and tap in to other markets. Bentley, for example, has been using […]
MINI First introduced
MINI is a model we moan constantly about – but only because of the endless Limited Edition models the company generates. In the last few months we’ve had the MINI JCW F1 50, the MINI Mayfair and MINI Camden and the MINI Graphite. But, if it works for them, then I suppose they’re going to […]
Ford tops Scrappage Scheme
Yes, we’ve had lots of misgivings about the Scrappage Scheme in the UK. And most of those remain. But it is proving to be a boost to beleaguered car dealers and manufacturers as people stream in to showrooms to take advantage of the headline £2,000 discount. Ford – who are the biggest car seller in […]
Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing Electric – Official
There’s been a few bits and pieces to report on the Mercedes SLS AMG this last week. We had a release of teaser images of the Mercedes SLS and the first ‘Official’ looking image of the Mercedes SLS from a magazine cover. But one piece we reported on was the Mercedes SLS AMG Electric which, […]