A leading high-end finance company has revealed that buyers of supercars are spending more on their purchases at Christmas than they did for the 64 plate. In the world of supercars the normal rules don’t apply, not even, it seems, the normal pattern that the biggest number of sales come with the new registration plates […]
Mercedes teases autonomous car for CES
Mercedes-Benz has revealed a single tease image on their Facebook page of what appears to be an autonomous car heading for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The car world and its dog (and Google) are busy developing autonomous driving cars to take away from the driving experience the one bit that can’t be properly controlled […]
Mazda2 Black & White Editions – cost from £12,145
The Mazda 2 Black Edition and White Edition arrive as run-out models for the current Mazda2, with added equipment and cosmetic tweaks. Costs from £12,145. The new Mazda2 is due to go on sale before long, but before that Mazda want you to grab a current model Mazda2 so they’ve launched a pair of run-out […]
Ferrari Classic auction bonanza in 2014 – Top 9 made $145 million
Ferrari dominated the world’s classic car auction rooms in 2014, with nine out of the top ten sales being Ferraris and a 250 GTO fetching $38.115 million. The classic car world has seen prices going through the roof in recent years and, unlike the classic car bubble of the 1990s, there seems no sign that […]
New Jaguar XE will be the first Jaguar built in China
The new Jaguar XE – Jaguar’s return to the market dominated by the BMW 3 Series – will be the first Jaguar to be built in China for the local market. [nggallery id=1938 template=customlinks] The Jaguar XE is a big deal for Jaguar Land Rover; the car that could match the success Land Rover has […]
Top Gear Series 22 Trailer – The Stig goes on holiday
Top Gear Series 22 is almost upon us, and the BBC has released the first trailer for the new series showing the Stig on holiday with a Lamborghini Aventador. The Top Gear Christmas Special to Patagonia (and the argy-bargy with the Argies) has just aired over Christmas, and now Top Gear is building up to […]
MG GTS SUV / Crossover revealed
The MG GTS – a new SUV / Crossover from MG – with new platform and engine options, has been revealed ahead of an on sale date of 2016 in the UK. The MG CS SUV Concept arrived at the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show and previewed a new SUV/Crossover from MG to tap in to […]
Hyundai snaffles BMW M boss Albert Biermann
Hyundai has appointed BMW M Performance Vice President Albert Biermann as its new head of Vehicle Test & High Performance Development. No one can deny that Hyundai has gone from bargain-bucket car maker to mainstream player in what seems like a few short years, but to be a real global player they need to make inroads […]
Audi to invest £19 billion to top BMW & Mercedes
In its quest to be the premier premium German car maker, Audi is planning to spend a whopping £19 billion in the next five years, 5% more than previously planned. [nggallery id=1991 template=customlinks] Audi has ambitions to be the biggest premium car maker on the planet – usurping BMW and Mercedes in the process – […]
Tesla Roadster 3.0 upgrade package: OFFICIAL
Tesla has revealed the Roadster 3.0 package for the Tesla Roadster which upgrades the batteries, aerodynamics and rolling resistance of Tesla’s first car. [nggallery id=875 template=customlinks] Just before Christmas we revealed that Elon Musk was promising some significant upgrades for the Tesla Roadster – Tesla’s original foray in to electric cars – and here it […]