The next in line for the mid-life facelift (Gen 2) of the Porsche 911 is the GT3, following on from last year’s revisions to the Carrera and Targa. The GT3 has had only minor modifications to its looks, instead the detail, as you would hope, has gone on under the skin. The engine has gone […]
Fiat and BMW ready to announce deal
Don’t mention the war, Basil! The Germans and Italians look like they’re getting in bed together again, but this time the axis could provide some goodies for us all, and some cost saving benefits for both BMW and Fiat. Fiat, in a strong position after posting their best ever figures for 2008, is on a […]
Bentley Biofuel Supercar to debut at Geneva
We knew Bentley was playing with biofuel for its cars (and the Queen’s Bentley to boot!) and the first ‘Teaser’ news comes that the first car to use this technology for Bentley will be making an appearance at the Geneva Motor Show in March. As this is all tease and no detail, Bentley are not […]
Mandelson to announce help for car makers
Lord Mandelson is the man charged with finding ways to fund UK Car purchases (yes, he of the dodgy mortgage debacle – at least he should know a few tricks!) as the credit crunch has dried up funding, leading to an unprecedented drop in new car sales in the UK. Mandelson is due to make […]
Opel Ampera to debut at Geneva
Opel (GM’s Euro division, and the Euro version of Vauxhall) has today revealed teaser images of the Opel Ampera, which is to debut at the motor show in Geneva in March. The Ampera is GM’s salvation – they believe. Based on the Chevvy Volt concept, it is a pure electric car. True, it has a […]
Aston Martin wants the Le Mans title
Aston Martin has a long, and pretty successful, motor racing heritage. And the modern company has capitalised on that with success at Le Mans with the DBR9, winning the GT1 title for the last two years. But Aston are looking to go one better, and are challenging for the overall Le Mans title with two […]
McLaren F1 – The perfect safe haven in troubled times
The world is in financial turmoil. Property prices have plunged, losing investors fortunes on the way. Banks are in trouble and depositors savings are in jeapordy. The stock market has been in free-fall, turning Princes in to paupers. Even whole sovereign states are close to bankruptcy. So what’s a man to do with his hard […]
Rolls Royce RR4 spotted
This is a busy time for testers of upcoming cars in chilly climes. We’ve recently seen the next generation Porsche 911 (998) and Boxster out in the snow, and this time it’s the turn of the new ‘Baby’ Rolls Royce, the RR4. The new Rolls Royce (which is codenamed RR4 internally, but could well be […]
Audi hike prices for UK Cars
It was always going to happen. The current weakness of Sterling against the Euro was always going to end up with Euro car makers putting up prices, and Audi has now decided to bite the bullet and push up prices by an average of 2% from 23rd February. Audi will, however, honour all existing orders […]
New Mercedes E-Class Coupe spotted
There have been a variety of E-Class Coupe shots cropping up lately, but they’ve all been disguised, or pictures you’d find hard to fathom! But this picture, published by Motorpasion, shows a virtually undisguised E-Class Coupe, except for what looks like a bit of black tape on the headlights. Quite a handsome looking beast. But […]