The Dakar rally is a cruel and hostile event, over 5000km of the toughest territory for any car rally. Never before won by a diesel engined vehicle, VW has achieved a first by not only winning the gruelling event in a diesel Touarag, but coming in second as well. This ends a seven year domination […]
Audi planning five Eco models
As we’ve noted before, Audi has a niche for every buyer, from hatchback to supercar, with a good dose of SUV / people carrier on the way. But with the world becoming ‘Eco’ obsessed, there are plans now unfolding to put Audi at the heart of this revolution. Audi doesn’t tend to do things by […]
Nissan GT-R 4 Door Saloon
The Nissan GT-R has been a runaway success for Nissan. Incredible performance, unbelievable handling and a price point that makes every other supercar maker’s prices look ridiculous. But Nissan admits that the GT-R is a loss-maker, which is hardly a surprise. So what can they do to capitalise on the kudos surrounding the GT-R? The […]
Jaguar XFR Photo Image Gallery
The Jaguar XF marks the start of Jaguar’s renaissance, and has been the best received car from Jaguar in a generation. It has all the modern style and 21st century technology required to make it a real force in the car market, but retains enough Jaguar heritage to mark it out as a real Jaguar. […]
Fly to Timbuktu – in a car
We’ve been expecting flying cars to be the norm since the early 1920s sci-fi films that had everyone flying around the place in their very own sky buggy. But, despite countless efforts to make them a reality, they have never really happened. But a London company, Parajet, has just announced the launch of an expedition […]
Jaguar XF prices announced
Jaguar has had quite a time at the Detroit Motor show, and has taken the car wolrd by storm with the launch of the XFR and the XKR. And just a short time before that they also announced the new 3.0 litre diesel for the XF (which we believe will also end up in the […]
Zonda R officially unveiled
Pagani has come a long way in a decade, from a real pretender to mixing it with the big boys. The Zonda has been an complete success (even if money has been a bit tight from time to time!) and is an incredible car to drive, and to be seen driving, whether you’re in an […]
Ron Dennis leaves McLaren F1
Ron Dennis has finally had enough of F1. Who can blame him? From the heartache of losing the 2007 championship and a year or more of real grief with F1’s officials, Ron has had enough. The worst part was undoubtedly the ‘McLarengate’ episode with accusations of theft from Ferrari and the ensuing fines and grief. […]
The case of the disappearing Lambos
Now this should have rung an alarm bell or two at the time, but it seems it didn’t. Back in November the world’s largest Lamborghini dealership – Lamborghini Orange County – turned up its toes and closed the doors, apparently a victim of the downturn in car sales. Not the oddest story in these times […]
Kia Cee’d ISG on the way
Kia is doing pretty well at the moment. Its economical cars are selling well in a depressed market, with sales for 2008 up by 6%. It’s just revealed its ‘Soul’ster Concept’ at Detroit (which is a bit odd, but innovative and more than a little funky) and it has today announced that there are to […]