Nico Rosberg has won the Monaco Grand Prix after Mercedes mistakenly brought Lewis Hamilton in for a late pit stop under the safety car. Sebastian Vettel was second. Lewis Hamilton was in pole position for the 2015 Monaco Grand Prix, and controlled the race almost from start to finish. But a huge mistake by Mercedes […]
Range-topping Audi Q8 SUV confirmed for 2019
[nggallery id=2097 template=customlinks] Audi has revealed at its Annual General Meeting that an Audi Q8 SUV will launch in 2019, as well as an electric Q6 in 2018 and a Q1 in 2016. Audi has made it clear it sees a big future in SUV sales, and that’s been underlined at their Annual General Meeting […]
Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying: Lewis Hamilton beats Nico Rosberg to pole
Lewis Hamilton has put his Mercedes on pole position for the 2015 Monaco Grand Prix, beating team mate Nico Rosberg in to second spot. Vettel’s Ferrari is third. Despite being a winner in 2008 – and breaking the rule that it’s almost always the pole sitter that wins the Monaco Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton […]
BMW take the wraps off the 3.0 CSL Hommage – but it’s not a looker
[nggallery id=2114 template=customlinks] The BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage is revealed as BMW’s homage to the original 3.0 CSL, but it fails to capture the purity of the original lightweight. BMW likes to do an homage to its historical cars – or ‘Hommage’, as they’re German – with the stunning M1 Hommage paying tribute to the original M1 […]
Bentley Bentayga SUV hits the Nurburgring – clearly not its natural home (video)
The Bentley Bentayga SUV has been caught on video thrashing round the Nurburgring as Bentley continue its development ahead of a debut at Frankfurt this year. One of the big question the Bentley Bentayga – Bentley’s luxury SUV – will have to answer when it finally arrives in production guise later this year is whether […]
Land Rover SVO creates one-off Defender to showcase the Rugby World Cup
[nggallery id=2113 template=customlinks] Land Rover’s Special Vehicles Operations has created a one-off Land Rover Defender to showcase and transport Rugby’s Webb Ellis Trophy round the UK. Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations may be busy creating ultra luxury Range Rovers and very quick Jaguars (and very quick Range Rover Sports too), but they’ve found time […]
Will autonomous cars decimate mainstream car sales?
A Barclays analyst is predicting that the arrival of fully autonomous cars will mean mainstream car sales drop by up to 50 per cent as car ownership is no longer a necessity. It’s clear that autonomous cars are on the way, with every car maker, and Google (and probably Apple too), working to make cars that […]
Zagato Maserati Mostro – a new Zagato heading for Villa d’Este
[nggallery id=2112 template=customlinks] Coachbuilder Zagato have revealed the Maserati Mostro, a limited edition retro racer paying tribute to the Maserati 450 S and debuting at Villa d’Este. Zagato has always made interesting cars, and even their more recent cars have, on the whole, maintained much of the huge premiums attached to their initial purchase price. […]
Audi say the new A3 Ultra does 83mpg. Of course it does.
The latest Audi A3 Ultra has been revealed with Audi proclaiming its 83mpg and 89g/km, and more A3 models get quattro drivetrain options. Audi’s big shout in their press release for the latest A3 ultra is that the new version delivers 83.1mpg and emissions of just 89g/km. Which it does, but only in the official economy […]
Volvo V40 Carbon with Polestar Performance Optimisation – but not for the UK
Volvo has revealed the V40 Carbon, the first new Volvo with Polestar Performance Optimisation, but it’s not coming to the UK. Just 343 being made. Volvo revealed last month that they’re planning a whole range of Polestar performance models for the new Drive-E engined Volvos, with the promise of 140 different Polestar upgrades on the way […]