BMW has officially released details of the next BMW Z4, due to be shown at Detroit and in UK showrooms in the spring. The new Z4 looks like a big improvement on the outgoing model. The old Z4 had Marmite looks – you loved it or hated it – but the new BMW Z4 has […]
All the thrills & spills of F1 2008
The 2008 F1 Season was probably one of the best for many a year. Thrills, spills, arguments, back-stabbing, overtaking – you name it, F1 had it. But with the world’s economic woes currently biting at the heels of F1 (Honda leaving F1 being the first casualty) this could well be the last F1 season for […]
U.S. Car Makers bailout fails
This is a really difficult one. Do you save the U.S. car makers from oblivion, or do you use taxpayers money to rescue them? The Democrats were clear – give them the money. But the Republicans, either for sound economic reasons or political spite, have blocked the bill to fund the car maker’s recovery. So […]
Aston Martin V8 Vantage 4.3 power options
When the Aston Martin V8 Vantage was first launched a couple of years ago, we were all blown away by its looks. It was exactly what a small Aston Martin should be – the best looking car in its sector bar none. And we expected so much from it. After all, Aston Martin had spoken […]
Fred Watson Overend 1927-2008
Last night my Dad died. I know this isn’t the appropriate place to write, and I know it’s an abuse of my ability to do so, but I need to tell the world what it has lost. Fred was my Dad. He was a constant in my life. I thought he’d live forever. We had […]
Aston Martin showrooms go Hi-Tec
I’m not too sure it will help much with sales at the moment, but it has been announced that Aston Martin are to become the first company to use Microsoft’s Surface Device in UK Car showrooms. The Surface device is in essence a glitzy coffee table, with a built in PC running the new software […]
2010 Mercedes E-Class leaks out
The interweb is a mine of information, much of it less than convincing, but you can be sure that there is little under the sun that won’t find its way there. And so it is with what certainly appear to be real images of the 2010 Mercedes E-Class. There have been spy shots of the […]
Mazda MX-5 gets a spruce up
The Mazda MX-5 is one of our favourite fun cars. It evokes all the joy of the cracking little British Roadsters of the past, like Austin Healeys, Triumph TRs, Lotus Elans and even older Morgans and XK Jags. It does it by being simple, efficient and fun to drive. It has just the right balance […]
Ferrari sales drop off a cliff
And there’s us thinking Ferrari was immune to the chaos that’s beset car makers all over the world. It’s been revealed that Ferrari’s sales in November dropped by a colossal 85% to just 92 cars, from a normal monthly production of around 600. How can this be? Surely, Ferrari has a 2-year waiting list on […]
Nissan GT-R Road Test Video
The Nissan GT-R is the latest version of the Nissan Skyline, which until now has just been a model in the Nissan range, and not available in the UK unless you were willing to do a personal import from Japan. But the launch of the GT-R has changed all the. GT-R becomes almost separate brand, […]