When McLaren revealed the formation of the McLaren Automotive Company last month, they said that they intended building 1,000 cars a year by 2011, rising to 4,000 a year by 2015. But where? McLaren said they needed to build a new facility – after all, the current Woking set-up certainly couldn’t handle that sort of […]
Volkswagen Scirocco R revealed
Well, we were close with our story on the Volkswagen Scirocco R20T. But it looks like VW are dropping the ’20T’ bit and sticking with VW Scirocco R. Fine by us. Car names are getting so long and convoluted it’s nice to see a car maker actually using something straightforward for a change. And unlike […]
Vauxhall Insignia VXR Sports Tourer revealed
Still on a Vauxhall tag this morning – Vauxhall are busy bunnies at the moment. We had the reveal of the new Vauxhall Astra last week, and the news that the Police are taking off-the shelf Insignia Sports Tourers. And maybe plod new something we didn’t- – that Vauxhall were to reveal the Vauxhall […]
UK Scrappage Scheme – get a cheap Nissan GT-R!
We’re not exactly fans of the Scrappage Scheme here, but we can see a degree of logic in it. But the system is too poorly conceived (and puts too big an onus on the car makers to match the taxpayers contribution) to be really effective. Yes, the Government put some conditions in place to stop […]
Mercedes buys a stake in Tesla
Daimler (parent company of Mercedes-Benz) announced today at a press conference at the Mercedes Museum that they have taken a 10% stake in Electric Car maker Tesla. Although no actual figure was revealed, it was said the the cost was in the ‘Double-Digit Millions’. Despite the fact that Daimler, just like everyone else, knows that […]
UK Electric Car Capital of Europe
I’m not really sure that we can currently claim to be the Electric Car Capital of Europe, but if London Mayor Boris Johnson has anything to do with it, we will be. Boris, who had a test drive recently in the Tesla Roadster, is planning a £60 million re-charging infrastructure in London Speaking at the […]
Audi Q5 Custom Concept
The Audi Q5 is a great, sensible sized 4×4. It excels in the same areas as Audi’s recently facelifted Audi Q7, but in a much more manageable-sized package. And its market-place is undoubtedly ‘Yummie-Mummies’ and those seeking a sensible, and well-equipped, 4×4. So why, you may ask, has Audi gone all ‘Pimp My Ride’ on […]
Porsche RS Spyder – Road going version planned?
Porsche’s last ‘Halo’ car was the Porsche Carrera GT, probably best considered a successor to the Porsche GT1. But it was a very different car. It was not a road-legal track car, rather a Supercar in the mould of the Ferrari Enzo. Featuring a V10, 5.7 litre engine, it was capable of 0-60mph in around […]
Mercedes E-Class Coupe – not an E-Class at all
There has been a fair bit of press on the new Mercedes E Class of late, and deservedly so. It seems to be a fine car, although we are yet to get hold of one to cement those opinions. But perhaps even more press coverage has been given to the new Mercedes E Class Coupe. […]
Honda Insight – the worst car in the world!
Not actually our words, we admit. But they are the words of Jeremy Clarkson, who has just done a review of the Honda Insight in his Times Online column. Do we agree? No. But only because Jeremy has done what Jeremy always does – exaggerate hugely for effect. But his points are valid, and concur […]