Winning type: the MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50. * 10.06.2009 Limited MINI special edition evokes the birth of the brand and John Cooper’s Formula One title victory 50 years ago. Both were revolutionary and triumphant: in the summer of 1959 Alec Issigonis presented his concept for a small car which, with its transverse-mounted […]
Bugatti Veyron Hire – only £16k a day!
So you fancy driving a Bugatti Veyron, but don’t quite have the £1,000,000 required to go out and get one, or the £40k+ it will cost you to insure? So what do you do? Well, I suppose you could pretend to be Mr Clarkson and persuade Bugatti to drop one off at your one bed […]
Infiniti FX37 & FX50 – UK details
Hot on the heels of the release of the UK pricing and details for the Infiniti G37 Convertible comes the same sort of information on Infiniti’s big SUV – the Infiniti FX. As with the G37, the Infiniti FX range offers plenty of kit for your money and a decent build quality. But it’s throwing […]
Infiniti FX37 & FX50 – UK Press Release
SPECIAL FX Infiniti, the luxury automotive brand from Japan, confirms UK pricing and delivery for the first model in its range of performance cars: the V6 or V8 powered, all-wheel drive FX. Three-model FX range priced from £42,600 for the 320PS FX37 GT Equipped as standard with features luxury car buyers expect … and some […]
Grand Bentley – the New Bentley Arnage
There’s been much speculation on what Bentley are going to do to replace the ancient Bentley Arnage. We were convinced (still are) that it will be a much different car to the outgoing Bentley Arnage . We expect it to be pushed in to the firing line of at least the new Rolls Royce Ghost, […]
Mercedes ESF 2009 Concept
The Mercedes S Class has long been the first place that new technology finds its way in to mainstream cars. Mercedes were the first to fit things like airbags and traction control to a road car, and they have no intention of passing the innovation mantle on to anyone else after 50 years of S […]
Scrappage: US to get Cash for Clunkers
Although the figures for the UK Scrappage Scheme didn’t shine in May, it’s reckoned that they will have a big impact on June sales. Some budget car makers like Hyundai are claiming the Scrappage Scheme to be a big success for them. Of course, the Scrappage allowance is proportionately bigger the cheaper the car, although […]
2009 Ford KA Photo Image Gallery
Ford KA – Photo Gallery The Ford KA is a stylish, practical and economical city car, embodying all the charm of the original but in a completely updated package. We think it is a great looking super mini; fun to drive with good handling (if a little sluggish out of town). And apart from that […]
2009 Ford KA – Verdict
Cars UK [rating:4.0] Ford KA – The Verdict This is a cracking little car. Yes, it’s low headline price does show in the quality of some of it parts, but it’s stylish, economical and well thought out. We live and work in the heart of ‘Ford Exec’ land here, and we’ve seen a fair few […]
2009 Ford KA Review – Running Costs
Cars UK [rating:4.0] Ford KA – Running Costs As you would expect, both the diesel and the petrol engine are economical. The petrol car has a 55mpg average, whilst the diesel comes in at 67mpg. But in the real world that probably translates to mid and high 40s respectively. But the diesel car comes at […]