The MINI Rocketman arrived as a compact MINI Concept back in 2011, and reports are it’s now going to go in to production in China. It’s not exactly hard to work out that the current generation of the MINI is absolutely huge compared to the Alec Issigonis original Mini. And don’t get us started on […]
Government wants ALL Electric Car Charging points to offer Pay as You Go
The UK Government today calls for all UK electric car charging points to offer pay as you go payment facilities by credit or debit card. Range anxiety for drivers of electric cars is still a factor in the uptake of EVs, but it’s diminishing as new electric arrivals come with greater range than ever. But […]
Lewis Hamilton WINS the British Grand Prix – for a record 6th time
Lewis Hamilton wins the 2-019 British Grand Prix at Silverstone for a record sixth time in a Mercedes one-two finish. Leclerc finishes third. Lewis Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix from second on the grid, delivering his sixth British Grand Prix and, just for a bit of icing on the cake, secured the fastest […]
Top Gear Tonight: Toyota Supra, Lotus 79, Iceland Off-Road & Will Young
Top Gear tonight – Series 27, episode 5 – is the final of the current series and features the Toyota Supra, Iceland off-road, Lotus 79 and guest star Will Young. The current series of Top Gear, Series 27, draws to a close tonight, and the new trio of presenters can give themselves a pat on […]
Bottas BEATS Lewis Hamilton to Pole at British Grand
Valtteri Bottas has beaten Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the 2019 British Grand Prix at Silverstone for a Mercedes front row. Leclerc starts third for Ferrari. Mercedes has locked out the front row for the 2019 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, but it’s not Lewis Hamilton in pole position, but Valtteri Bottas by the […]
Aston Martin Valkyrie Dynamic DEBUT at Silverstone
The Aston Martin Valkyrie – AML’s 1160bhp Hypercar – makes it dynamic debut at the 2019 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. There’s been much anticipation around the Aston Martin Valkyrie as Aston’s first mid-engined hypercar, and now, finally, the Valkyrie has broken cover as a physical car that actually moves. Ahead of the 2019 British […]
Fully AUTONOMOUS Lexus LS hits Europe’s roads
Lexus are spending the next year taking an autonomous Lexus LS round the streets of Brussels, following similar outings in the US and Japan. How far off are autonomous cars? Well, that’s a bit of a ‘piece of string’ question, but we are likely to see autonomous cars arrive first in cities which are fully […]
New Nissan JUKE TEASED – debuts 3 September
The second generation Nissan Juke is on the way, with Nissan delivering the first tease for the new Juke and announcing it will debut on 3 September 2019. It’s probably fair to blame Nissan for the proliferation of compact crossovers littering the roads in recent years, after they delivered the Nissan Juke almost a decade […]
VW ELECTRIC car platform to underpin new FORD EV
Ford will take advantage of VW’s new MEB Platform for electric cars by building at least one new electric car for Europe in 2023. As car makers realise the cost of moving in to electric cars to have a chance of meeting ever stricter average emissions regulations, commercial tie-ups are going to proliferate. That explains […]
Aston Martin DBX: Porsche Cayenne Turbo PLUS performance, Range Rover plus refinement
The new Aston Martin DBX will perform better than the Porsche Cayenne Turbo and be more refined than the Range Rover says AML Chief Engineer. The Aston Martin DBX has had a very long gestation period, tracing its Genesis back to the much-criticised Lagonda SUV Concept and ending up like a high-riding Vantage. With so […]