It was Mark Webber’s weekend. Red Bull driver Mark Webber took pole position for the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring this weekend and, despite a hiccup at the start, managed to translate that in to a double – his first pole and first win in F1. Webber was quick off the line at the […]
New Toyota Yaris TR released
Toyota has been having a bit of a tweak of the Yaris range for the summer, and has announced an improved spec for the Yaris TR and the deletion of the Yaris SR. The changes to the new Toyota Yaris TR move it up the range towards the T-Spirit. There are ten Yaris TR models […]
Captain Jack goes rallying with Fifth Gear
I suppose you could look at this as Fifth Gear’s take on Top Gear’s Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. But this time the car – a Prodrive 270bhp Subaru Impreza WRC – was not exactly a reasonably priced car. And this was no airfield track in leafy Surrey, but the Sweet Lamb rally stage […]
Has VW found the next Clarkson yet?
Last week we reported on a competition VW are running to promote the new Tiguan. They’re getting Joe Public to submit ideas for a review of the car and, if successful, to actually let them play at car reviewer. Last week saw the first eclectic bunch of amateur reviewers clocking up some time in the […]
New Jaguar XJ – the Conclusion
Conclusion We have to hold our hands up and declare a bias. We like Jaguars. We’re British and – despite Jaguar now being owned by Tata – we still think of the Jaguar as British. So you would reasonably expect the same sort of predisposition to home-brand marques as you would get from the German […]
New Jaguar XJ – the Marketing
Marketing Sales of the old Jaguar XJ have not been a resounding success, certainly in later years. True, it is an exceptionally good car, and the Jaguar XJ Diesel has remarkable economy and has been voted Greenest Luxury Car three years on the trot. But even that didn’t see the old XJ shifting in the […]
New Jaguar XJ – the Interior
Interior The interiors of Jaguars have always been ‘Gentleman’s Club’ by default. But the new XF took Jaguar away from that style in to a much more contemporary, design-lead interior that actually works remarkably well. And, as we expected, that’s what Jaguar have done with the new XJ – but more so. The interior of […]
New Jaguar XJ – The design
Design The design of the Jaguar XJ is probably the biggest key to its success or failure. Despite the last generation Jaguar XJ being a fine car, the fact that it was perceived as little changed from the iconic Series I Jaguar XJ – which launched in 1968 – has been its downfall. That, coupled […]
New Jaguar XJ – Detail Review
So the hype is over and the teases have ended. What’s left is the reality. And is the reality that is the New Jaguar XJ worthy of the tease and hype that preceded the launch? Good question. The Launch Despite our moans about some of the teases that went on in the run-up to the […]
The Viper Lives!
One of the likely casualties of Chrysler’s woes was the Viper brand. It has been perceived that the manufacture of cars like the Viper lead to the downfall of Chrysler and GM. But that’s so far off the reality it’s laughable. After all, the most successful car makers in the world have high performance ‘Halo’ […]