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 […]
Audi R8 V10 – Cheaper than we thought
The magnificent Audi R8 V10 was officially launched at Detroit this week (although we brought you details on the R8 V10 over a month ago!), and it will cause some real problems for car manufacturers at this level – most noticeably Porsche. Which could be a problem, as Porsche owns Audi! The R8 V10 seems […]
Jaguar to build R8 rival
Jaguar has its problems, there is no doubt. Tata is struggling financially with its recently acquired Jaguar / Land Rover set-up, but then virtually every car maker has major problems at the moment. And yes, it has just laid off 450 staff, although this seems to be more about management rationalisation than shedding pure manufacturing […]
Citroen Airdream+ available
We keep saying they’ll keep on coming, and keep on coming they do. Offers, that is. From beleaguered car makers. Citroen is the latest with an offering called the ‘Airdream+’, which is available from about now (surprise, surprise!) and is available on either the C3 or C4 models. The blurb says: The C3 Airdream+, based […]
ECC pulls out of ‘Spy-in-the-sky’ road charging trials
Essex County Council, in a show of uncommon common sense, has pulled out of trials for the new ‘Spy in the Sky’ road charging tax. Secret trials of a new system to charge motorists by the mile were due to roll out in Essex, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Buckinghamshire, London, and Suffolk, trialing the technology that […]
Peugeot 3008 – the first official pictures
Peugeot has been working on the somewhat odd little 3008 for a while, and spy shots have been popping up all over the place. But ahead of its launch at the Geneva Motor Show, the first official images have surfaced. The Peugeot 3008 is, according to Peugeot, a cross between an SUV, MPV and a […]
Tesla to supply Smart City Car Electrics
Tesla didn’t make much of a splash at the Detroit Motor Show – at first. But it announced, as we reported, the launch of its Tesla Roadster S, and that it is to produce a saloon car as well. But it goes much further than that. It seems that Tesla has some very ambitious plans. […]