A 1973 Volvo 1800ES Sports Wagon has sold for a record $92,400 at Bonhams Concours d’Elegance auction in Greenwich, Connecticut – a record auction price. With Volvo now on a sensible track of producing good-looking, premium Swedish cars, we have wondered if historic Volvos will start to climb in value as modern Volvos become more appealing and […]
New BMW X6 – the glitzy lifestyle video
With the new BMW X6 now revealed, BMW are ramming home the new X6 as a lifestyle statement in a new launch film for the X5’s coupe sibling. [nggallery id=1871 template=customlinks] Not even BMW expected the X6 to be a runaway success, but marketed as a lifestyle version of the more practical X5, the X6 […]
Don’t text and drive says Volkswagen – very effectively (video)
Volkswagen are running an advertising campaign in Hong Kong cinemas to convince drivers that texting and driving us stupid, and it’s very effective. We’re not the biggest fans of putting drivers in a bubble of concentration behind the wheel, which is what law makers seem to be trying to do. Don’t take a sip from […]
McLaren P1 GTR is McLaren’s P1 for the track
The new P1 for the track is to be the McLaren P1 GTR as McLaren revive a moniker last seen on the icon F1 GTR and will be part of a McLaren GTR Programme. Last week, when McLaren announced it is already in profit after just three years of operation, they also announced a P1 for […]
David Brown Automotive Speedback UK debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed (video)
[nggallery id=1811 template=customlinks] The David Brown Automotive Speedback – a 1960s Aston Martin-like creation based on the Jaguar XKR – will get its UK debut at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The reveal of the David Brown Automotive Speedback was a pleasant surprise. We’d expected the Speedback to be yet another take on the E-Type […]
Tesla opens up its electric car patents to encourage EV growth
In a move that has been widely expected, Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will allow car makers free access to its electric car patents to promote EV sales. When we reported earlier this week that the Tesla Model S has launched in the UK, we also reported that it seemed Tesla were planning to free […]
Mercedes AMG GT gets new 503 bhp Twin-Turbo 4.0 litre V8 (video)
Mercedes has revealed the AMG M178 4.9 litre twin-turbo V8 engine with 503bhp and 479lb/ft of torque. Will arrive first in the new AMG GT. We’ve speculated that the new Mercedes AMG GT – and, for that matter, futures ’63’ AMGs – will get a new twin-turbo V8 to provide the power as Mercedes look […]
Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations division launches
The Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations division has launched to create high performance, limited edition and classic Jaguars and Land Rovers. [nggallery id=1565 template=customlinks] If the creation of the Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations division to create bespoke, heritage, ultra luxury and high performance Jaguar, Land Rover and Range Rover cars doesn’t shout how positive […]
England football squad planning big car buys after the World Cup
The England football squad – in Brazil for the World Cup – are planning to treat themselves to a whole range of supercars when the tournament ends – win or lose. We’re all aware that our very well-paid Premier league footballers love to spend their loose change on a never-ending stream of exotic and expensive […]
Kia Soul EV goes in to production for UK and Europe
Production of the electric Kia Soul for the export market has begun in South Korea ahead of its arrival in the UK and Europe later in 2014. The electric Kia Soul was revealed at the Chicago Motor Show back in February, with Kia promising it would go on sale in the UK and Europe late […]