BMW are taking a special edition 7-Series ‘Horse Edition’ to the Beijing Motor Show with M Package goodies and special paint as standard. [nggallery id=1818 template=customlinks] China is a huge car market for premium brand, so with the Beijing Motor Show on the way we’ll no doubt be seeing a raft of China Specials revealed […]
Infiniti push on with Q50 Eau Rouge project with Sebastian Vettel (video)
The Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge – a performance version of Infiniti’s Q50 with 552 bhp – is moving forward with testing by Sebastian Vettel. The Infini Q50 Eau Rouge Concept made an appearance at the Detroit Auto Show in January as a possible Performance halo from Infiniti and featuring an appealing 552 bhp. And it […]
New Mercedes SL 400 replaces SL 350
Mercedes-Benz has revealed the Mercedes SL 400 as a replacement for the SL 350, sporting a little more power courtesy of the E400’s engine. It’s a little over two years since the latest Mercedes SL arrived, and Mercedes has now decided to add a little zest to sales by dropping the old SL 350 and […]
Williams F1 sells Williams Hybrid Power to GKN for £8 million
Williams F1 has sold their Williams Hybrid Power business, which makes a flywheel that recoups brake energy, to GKN for £8 million. Back in 2010 we reported on a flywheel developed by Williams F1 that recoups energy from braking, and was fitted to a Porsche 911 GT3 to give an extra boost of power. Williams F1 […]
Bahrain Grand Prix (2014): RESULT
With Nico Rosberg on pole and Nico Rosberg in second place for Mercedes, will the Mercedes dominance see a Mercedes one-two in the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix? The expectation – barring incidents, accidents or mechanical failure – is that the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg would be in a race of their […]
Electric cars must get noisier, ICE cars must get quieter
The European Parliament has decided that electric cars have to make a noise to protect the hard of hearing, and that cars with an engine must make less noise. It’s four years since the Lotus solution for making electric cars noisy raised its head, since when the US has had a go at the Pedestrian Safety […]
Jaguar F-Type Coupe ‘Art of Villainy’ with Tom Hiddleston continues #GoodToBeBad campaign (video)
The Jaguar F-Type Coupe continues to get promoted with Jaguar’s #GoodToBeBad campaign with a new ‘Art of Villainy’ video featuring Tom Hiddleston. The UK has only just got the British Villains video advert for the new Jaguar F-Type Coupe (it was broadcast earlier this week on ITV), but that’s just the start of Jaguar’s campaign to […]
Bahrain Grand Prix 2014: Rosberg takes pole for Mercedes ahead of Hamilton
Nico Rosberg has taken pole position in the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull’s Ricciardo starts third. It’s already staring to look like Mercedes is going to dominate F1 in 2014, and the performance of the two Mercedes in qualifying for the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix did nothing to change […]
New car sales hit ten year high – Toyota Yaris breaks in to top 10
New car sales in March 2014 hit 464,824 – a ten year high – as the UK’s new car market continues to grow, and the new Toyota Yaris hits the top ten list. We’ve got used to new car sales (well, new car registrations) hitting new highs month after month, but March 2014 managed to […]
McLaren 12C production ends – killed off by the new 650S
McLaren has confirmed that production of the 12C has ended as the new McLaren 650S takes its place in an evolution of the McLaren lineup. [nggallery id=247 template=customlinks] When the new McLaren 650S was revealed in February, we commented that we expected the McLaren 12C to quietly disappear. And it has. To start with McLaren […]