John McEnroe – Wimbledon Legend – has been roped in by Jaguar to play ‘Secret Chauffeur’ to two tennis fans as Jaguar raises its XE profile at Wimbledon. In many ways the greatest grass court tennis player ever, John McEnroe has swapped the grass of Wimbledon for the commentators microphone, where he brings insightful bluntness […]
MINI Countryman Cooper D ALL4 Business is another Countryman run-out model
[nggallery id=2139 template=customlinks] MINI has revealed the Countryman Cooper D ALL4 Business with extra equipment as another Countryman run-out model, this one aimed at the fleet market. The new MINI Countryman is due to arrive in 2016 – to bring MINI’s whole range up to date – so until then we can expect a number […]
2016 BAC Mono gets 305bhp – and beats the Goodwood hillclimb record
The 2016 BAC Mono gets 305bhp from a new 2.5 litre Mountune four-cylinder engine and has unofficially beaten the Goodwood hillclimb record. It’s more than four years since the road-legal track day BAC Mono arrived, and now it’s been updated for 2016 with even more power. Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has forsaken the 2.3 litre […]
Honda HR-V on sale in September – costs from £17,995
[nggallery id=2047 template=customlinks] The 2015 Honda HR-V – Honda’s new compact SUV/Crossover – goes on sale in the UK in September from 17,995 in four spec levels – S, SE and EX. The Honda HR-V – Honda’s hope for the compact SUV/Crossover market – debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in March, and now it’s set […]
Nissan LEAF UK sales hit 10,000 – but it’s a long way from being the nation’s favourite ULEV
Nissan has announced that the electric LEAF has sold more than 10,000 units in the UK since it went on sale in 2011, a massive 63.3 per cent EV market share. We can no loner say that electric cars don’t sell in the UK, as the Nissan LEAF hits 10,000 UK sales since its launch […]
Renault Talisman revealed – but it won’t come to the UK because it won’t sell
[nggallery id=2138 template=customlinks] The Renault Talisman has been revealed as a new D-Segment saloon offering from Renault – effectively an upmarket replacement for the Laguna – but it won’t be offered in the UK. A new saloon car from Renault aims to take on the D-Segment market with a bit of French flair, but although it […]
Volvo XC90 Lounge Console turns in to the Excellence Child Seat for posh kiddies
Volvo has revealed the Excellence Child Seat Concept, a take on the Lounge Console for the XC90 offering luxury travel accommodation for babies. The Volvo XC90 is already proving a big hit, and Volvo are not just pitching it as a great family SUV, but also as a luxury chauffeur car with the XC90 Excellence […]
Coals to Newcastle – British-built Honda Civic Type R heading for Japan
[nggallery id=2068 template=customlinks] Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo has announced that the British-built Honda Civic Type R will be exported from the UK to go on sale in Japan by autumn 2015. Just a year ago, Honda’s UK Plant in Swindon was cutting jobs, but since then Honda revealed it is getting a £200 million investment to […]
Lewis Hamilton wins a TERRIFIC British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix, after a poor start that let Williams take the initiative, thanks to an inspired tyre change as the rain came in. We thought the 2015 British Grand Prix would be a walk in the park for Mercedes, and it was – eventually. But from the start it all went […]
Lewis Hamilton on pole for Mercedes at British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, beating team-mate Nico Rosberg who starts second. Lewis Hamilton has taken his eighth pole position in nine outings this year in final qualifying for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, beating his team-mate Nico Rosberg by 0.113 seconds, the third time Hamilton has […]