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 […]
Citroen Berlingo gets 7 seats
A sensible move for Citroen this, adding a cost-effective 7-seat option for the best-selling Berlingo MPV. The new ‘Family-Pack’ adds a much-needed dose of practicality to the top selling Berlingo. The pack, which costs £800, can be fitted as an option on the VTR models with either the 1.6i or 1.6HDi engines. Offering a total […]
Classic Lamborghini video surfaces
The Lamborghini of today is a far cry from the Lamborghini of old. Starting life as a tractor maker, Lamborghini cars came in to being when Ferruccio Lamborghini complained to Enzo Ferrari about the clutch on his new Ferarri. The dismissive response was that “the fault is with the driver, not the car”, and so […]
Porsche 911 gets new Sports Exhaust
As we commented recently, the 911 is the soul of Porsche; its reason to be, if you like. Which is why the driver experience is at the heart of all that Porsche does with the 911’s development. And Porsche has added a new option to the 911 Carrera and Targa range, available from February. The […]
2008 Fiat’s best year EVER!
Didn’t they do well!? Fiat has just announced that, despite the doom and gloom in the car world in 2008, particularly in the last quarter, they have had their best year ever, with their trading profit up by 4% and turnover by 1.5% to €60 billion. Well done them. A number of factors have led […]
Bernie keeps Williams F1 afloat
These are troubled times for Formula 1. Honda, rich as it is, has bailed out of F1 and is still looking for a buyer. Other teams are struggling to make a budget that adds up, despite the backing of billionaires and car manufacturers. But what of the real lone independent of F1 – Williams? How […]
Now even Audi slows production
We’ve written endlessly about the slow down in car production worldwide. All the top end manufacturers have made savage cuts in jobs and production. But there seemed to be one company bucking the trend – Audi. But even the mighty Audi is now starting to feel the pinch. Audi has announced that it is to […]
Will the California damage Ferrari?
Ferrari has had a wonderful 10 years. Riding the back of a benign world economy, it has doubled the number of cars it sells to over 6,000 a year, and sales have risen to over €1.6 billion. The biggest success by far has been the 360/430, which easily accounts for the lion’s share of the […]
BMW – Mean, GREEN, Driving Machines
BMW may be a lot of things. But stupid isn’t one of them. They haven’t stayed at the top of the Premium Car sector for so long without a pretty good idea of what they’re doing. BMW rolled out their EfficientDynamics a couple of years ago, and won the accolade of the Greenest Premium Manufacturer […]