The BMW i3 – BMW’s first ‘i’ EV – is exceeding sales expectations with more than 8,000 reserved even before it goes on sale. [nggallery id=1588 template=customlinks] BMW has invested heavily in their new ‘i’ range of electric cars – as much as £2 billion it’s estimated – with the ‘i’ cars being developed from […]
Range Rover Hybrid completes Silk Trail Expedition to India (video)
A trio of Range Rover Hybrids has completed the 10,000 mile Silk Trail Expedition to India ahead of its public launch. [nggallery id=1620 template=customlinks] Land Rover has been busy for the last 53 days taking a trio of Range Rover Hybrids down the Silk Trail from Land Rover’s home in the Midlands to Tata’s home […]
Spyker B6 Venator to get 345bhp Lotus V6
It looks like the new Spyker B6 – Spyker’s new, more affordable, sports car – will get the 345bhp V6 from the Lotus Exige S/Evora. [nggallery id=1435 template=customlinks] The Spyker B6 Venator arrived officially – at least as a concept – at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, and it’s a fine looking car […]
New Hyundai i10 will cost from £8,345 – the same as the old i10
The new Hyundai i10 was revealed officially at the Frankfurt Motor Show as a bigger, better version of Hyundai’s Supermini. Will cost from £8345. [nggallery id=1591 template=customlinks] The 2014 Hyundai i10 – the new generation of Hyundai’s supermini – arrived officially at the Frankfurt Motor Show last month, and manages to offer a lot more […]
Aston Martin still aiming for a Lagonda SUV
Aston Martin boss, Dr Ulrich Bez, has stated the revival of the Lagonda brand is still very much on the cards and an SUV the preferred route. [nggallery id=322 template=customlinks] Aston Martin has never had the easiest of financial journeys, and that’s no different today than it ever was in the David Brown days. Only last […]
2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed & Revival dates announced
Lord March has revealed that the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014 will run from 26-29 July and the Revival from 12-14 September. It’s only seems a few weeks since the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival were drawing petrolheads to Sussex for their annual fix of high octane thrills, but now they’re done and […]
OFFICIAL: 2014 BMW 4 Series Convertible
The 2014 BMW 4 Series has been revealed ahead of a debut at the Los Angles Auto Show. On sale in the UK early 2014 from £36,675. [nggallery id=1660 template=customlinks] A few days ago we had the first leaked photos of the new BMW 4 Series Convertible, so it was clear BMW were close to […]
Japanese Grand Prix (2013) RESULT
With Sebastian Vettel on the front row and Alonso in eighth, can the German do enough in the Japanese Grand Prix to take the drivers championship? With four more races left on the F1 calendar after the Japanese Grand Prix, can Sebastian Vettel take the drivers title in Suzuka? That was the question on everyone’s […]
Audi TTS Limited Edition coming to the UK. Price from £38,860
Audi is celebrating the milestone of 500,000 TT sales with the Audi TTS Limited Edition, limited to 500 cars as Coupe or Roadster. [nggallery id=1659 template=customlinks] In some ways the Audi TT seems to have been around for ever, although it was actually launched in 1998 and garnered fame as a bit of a softy aimed […]
Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying: Webber takes pole for Red Bull
Mark Webber has beaten his Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel to pole position in the 2013 Japanese Grand Prix. It’s been a long time since Mark Webber took pole position in a Grand Prix, but luck was on the side of the seemingly perpetually unlucky Webber as a KERS problem took the edge of […]