Engine decontamination – a thorough clean of an engine’s internal deposits – is fast becoming a ‘must have’ treatment. But does it do what it claims? Update: We’ve now had the chance to give one of our own cars the EDT treatment. We all remember additives that claim to enhance a car’s performance by cleaning its internals, […]
Bugatti Chiron – the Veyron’s replacement – caught on video
The replacement for the Bugatti Veyron – which will probably be the Bugatti Chiron – has been caught on video out testing on the road in Germany. What are Bugatti going to replace the Veyron with, now production has come to an end? We’ve long thought it would be two cars – a new ‘super’ Veyron […]
Hyundai Rockar-ing car sales at Bluewater
Hyundai’s new car ‘shop’ at the Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent has seen 100,000 visitors in its first six months and real sales from new customers. Last September, Hyundai announced the arrival of Rockar, their new, all-singing, all-dancing digital sales channel that would ‘Rockar’ sales for them, although they weren’t brave enough to make Rockar […]
VW Golf GTE Sport is a 395bhp carbon-bodied plug-in hybrid Golf
[nggallery id=2109 template=customlinks] Volkswagen has revealed a quite bonkers plug-in hybrid at the Worthersee Show – the VW Golf GTE Sport – featuring a 395bhp powertrain and carbon body. Every year, all shades of tuned VWs head for the south bank of Lake Worthersee to strut their stuff, admirably supported by often mad concepts from […]
David Brown Speedback GT heading for the USA – debuts at Pebble Beach 2015
[nggallery id=1811 template=customlinks] The delicious David Brown Speedback GT – a modern recreation of a classic Grand Tourer – goes on sale in the USA with a price tag of $753,000. Debuts at Pebble Beach 2015. It’s a little over a year since David Brown Automotive revealed their Speedback GT, a modern take on a […]
Takata airbags: Toyota, Nissan, Honda & Daihatsu recall ANOTHER 11.5 million cars worldwide
The Takata airbags saga continues to rumble on, with Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Daihatsu confirming a further 11.5 million recalls worldwide. The Takata airbags saga has been rumbling on since 2008, when it was first revealed that faulty airbag inflators had caused a handful of accidents and injuries in Honda cars. Since then, more than 20 million cars using […]
Rolls Royce Dawn is the Wraith Convertible. Apparently, it’s “beguilingly visceral”
Rolls Royce has revealed that the Wraith convertible won’t, as expected, be the Wraith Drophead, but instead will be know as the Rolls Royce Dawn. When Rolls Royce first revealed the Wraith as a coupe take on the Ghost – with more rakish looks and more driver-focused dynamics – we all knew the next step […]
Alfa Romeo 4C Spider goes on sale in the UK – price from £59,500
[nggallery id=1796 template=customlinks] The Alfa Romeo 4C Spider – Alfa’s open-top take on its pocket supercar – finally goes on sale in the UK with more equipment than the coupe and priced from £59,500. It’s more than two years since the production version of the Alfa Romeo 4C was revealed, and that was two years after […]
Citroen C4 Cactus is the Diesel Car of the Year 2015
[nggallery id=1761 template=customlinks] Diesel Car Magazine has declared the Citroen C4 Cactus its car of the year 2015, along with other awards for cars including the Tesla Model S as Eco Car of the year. Annual car awards are interesting things, more for how much you disagree with the verdict of the panel. And the Diesel […]
Bentley Blower tackles the 2015 Mille Miglia – 85 years after an aborted attempt
[nggallery id=1510 template=customlinks] Bentley’s 1930 4½-litre supercharged Blower is running in this year’s Mille Miglia, 85 years after the ‘Bentley Boys’ failed to make the run in its sister car. In 1930, ‘Bentley Boys’ Tim Birkin and Woolf Barnato were the first British drivers to take on the legendary, and very testing, Mille Miglia, behind the wheel of the […]