Last year, at the Paris Motor Show, Mercedes unveiled the Mercedes ConceptFASCINATION which they called a Shooting Brake, and is in essence a 3 door E-Class Coupe Estate. And if rumours are to be believed, the car will make it in to production. Car makers are searching for every niche they can fill with their […]
New Renault Scenic – UK prices and models
The Renault Scenic has been a good seller for Renault and, hot on the heels of its big brother the Renault Grand Scenic, comes the detail for the new Renault Scenic that will arrive in UK showrooms in July. Renault are making big play of how cheap the new Scenic is, saying it costs over […]
Vauxhall / Opel can’t sell to the U.S.
Now that GM has gone bankrupt and its European operation Vauxhall / Opel has been taken over by Magna, we are starting to see how things will work dropping in to place. Probably the most significant thing so far is that Opel and Vauxhall will not be allowed to sell cars in the US, or […]
Tesla delivers its 500th Tesla Roadster
It may not sound many, certainly in terms of volume car manufacturers, but it is quite a milestone for Tesla to have just delivered its 500th Tesla Roadster to a customer in New York. It must be making Elon Musk smile. In truth, much as we’ve criticised the Tesla and its drawbacks, it is a […]
Hummer bought by Sichuan Tengzhong
Who’s bought Hummer? Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company, apparently. Never heard of them! We’ve got used to quite a number of Chinese car companies lately. BYD have been in the news with their MOU with VW, and BYD has also hit the headlines with its new car battery technology for EVs and of course […]
New Jaguar XJ (2010) – Ian Callum speaks
In the drawn-out saga that is the New Jaguar XJ (we’ve had the new Jaguar XJ teaser video and the Jaguar XJ testing at the Nurburgring), Jaguar has released a video of the designer, Ian Callum, reflecting on the XJ. Which is a new twist on the ‘tease’ that is the order of the day […]
Hummer sale agreed
After the official bankruptcy of GM was declared yesterday, GM has announced that it has also reached agreement to shed its troublesome (certainly in these eco-friendly times) Hummer operation. GM are reporting that they have reached a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ with an unnamed buyer to take Hummer of their hands later in the year. MOUs […]
Peugeot 5008 revealed
Apparently, this new Peugeot 5008 – a 7 seat MPV – is reminiscent of the TGV. I suppose. Peugeot has released details of their new MPV – the Peugeout 5008 – ahead of the official unveil at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. And yes, it does have a look of the TVG on the […]
McLaren F1 – the California Burn-Up!
The McLaren F1 is certainly a car designed to burn up the road. But for one poor owner that became a literal nightmare as his £1.75 million McLaren F1 burnt out on a drive to the airport in Rincon Valley, California. McLaren owner Irv Kessler hadn’t used the F1 for 6 months, but he probably […]
Fiat 500 going to America
After the deal with Fiat to take on Chrysler was officially signed-off today, a few details are now starting to emerge about what exactly Chrysler is going to be building, and selling, now it’s effectively being controlled by Fiat. Many thought there would be an influx of less than reliable, less than worthy Fiats simply […]