The first BMW i8 – BMW’s hybrid supercar – for the US market is to be auctioned off at Gooding and Co’s sale at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The other end of the scale from BMW’s i3 City Car is the BMW i8 Supercar and, despite its modest 1.5 litre range-extender engine for […]
Hungarian GP qualifying: Rosberg on pole for Mercedes – Hamilton out of qualifying after car fire
Nico Rosberg has taken pole position for tomorrow’s 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix in the Mercedes, but Hamilton failed to set a time after a car fire. Lewis Hamilton seems to have had most of the unreliability problems that have hit Mercedes this year, but a fire in his car before he even set a time […]
Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations buys world’s biggest British car collection
Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Operation has bought James Hull’s collection of British cars – 543, thought to be the world’s biggest – for an undisclosed amount. News watchers and petrolheads may be aware that the world’s biggest collection of British cars has been up for grabs recently as its owner – cosmetic dental guru James […]
McLaren P1 GTR OFFICIALLY previewed – debuts at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The track only take on the McLaren P1 – the McLaren P1 GTR – is previewed in a design sketch ahead of its official debut at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. We learnt last month that McLaren had decided to produce a P1 for the track – a la the Ferrari FXX programme – […]
Aston Martin revives Lagonda with a ‘Super Saloon’
Aston Martin has revived the Lagonda badge and attached it to a new ‘Super Saloon’ which is being built in limited numbers for the Middle East market. Aston Martin has been threatening to revive the Lagonda badge for a new range of cars for a long time – the most public of which was the […]
Bentley planning big model expansion
Bentley are planning to extend their model range – in addition to the new Bentley SUV – with more Mulsanne models and an all new model. [nggallery id=338 template=customlinks] We already know that the Bentley SUV is on the way shortly to take on the might of the new Range Rover, and it seems certain […]
2015 Porsche Cayenne facelift revealed – new 410bhp plug-in S E-Hybrid & new V6 Turbo
The Porsche Cayenne has been given a facelift for the 2015 model year, with subtle cosmetic tweaks, a new V6 Turbo and plug-in hybrid option. [nggallery id=1908 template=customlinks] The Porsche Cayenne is the best on-road SUV by far, and it gets even better with the launch of the 2015 model year Cayenne which gets a […]
New BMW X4 price and specs for the UK – costs from £36,590
The new BMW X4 – the coupe version of the X3 – is now on sale in the UK from £36,590 for the BMW X4 xDrive20d SE. Choice of 3 diesel engines. [nggallery id=1803 template=customlinks] The new BMW X4 – BMW’s baby X6 and a ‘coupe’ version of the very able X3 – arrived at […]
Ford Fiesta is the UK’s best-selling car of all time
The Ford Fiesta has become the best selling car in the UK ever as total sales in the Fiesta’s 37 years now eclipses total sales of the Ford Escort at 4,115,000. [nggallery id=1574 template=customlinks] It’s fourteen years since the Ford Escort ended its 32 year run in Ford’s UK showrooms and, in the process, became the […]
Jaguar D-Type 60th Anniversary race at Goodwood Revival
Up to 30 Jaguar D-Types will take to the track at the Goodwood Revival in September in the Lavant Cup to celebrate the D-Type’s 60th anniversary. The Jaguar E-Type os perhaps the most loved classic Jaguar, but the D-Type is the most iconic. This year is the 60th anniversary of the D-Type, so the Goodwood […]