A new range-topping Caterham – the Caterham 620R – is heading for a debut at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed as a replacement for the R500. [nggallery id=1563 template=customlinks] Caterham may be planning an assault on the mainstream car market with an SUV and a City Car, but it’s not forgetting its roots, with […]
Porsche big up the Panamera S E-Hybrid (video)
Porsche has released a new video extolling the virtues of the new Panamera S E-Hybrid as not just a frugal electric Porsche, but a proper performance car too. [nggallery id=1464 template=customlinks] We’ve long seen hybrids, and plug-in hybrids, as the perfect performance weapon for high-end cars, where the addition of an electric motor offers an […]
Suzuki Swift 4×4 arrives in the UK – costs from £11,516
The Suzuki Swift 4×4 has arrived in the UK, adding 4WD to the little Swift and costing from just £11,516 thanks to Suzuki’s VAT free offers. [nggallery id=1562 template=customlinks] The Suzuki Swift is a fun little car and a great alternative to more mainstream options. And now you can have it with 4WD. The Suzuki […]
Jaguar at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Will we see the Jaguar F-Type R?
Jaguar are promising a new F-Type Design Concept at Goodwood (the Jaguar F-Type R?) as well as the Heritage Fleet, XFR-S, XJR and XKR-S GT. With the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed arriving at the end of the week, car makers are revealing what they’ll be taking to the petrolhead party, and it looks like […]
New Range Rover Sport races a Spitfire on the Goodwood Airfield (video)
Ahead of its dynamic debut at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, the new Range Rover Sport has been racing a Spitfire on the Goodwood Airfield. [nggallery id=1561 template=customlinks] They may have stolen the idea from Top Gear, but Land Rover has taken up a challenge from FortyOneSix.com to turn up at the Goodwood Airfield with a […]
Nissan Renault have sold 100,000 electric cars
Nissan boss, Carlos Ghosn, has revealed that Nissan and Renault have now sold 100,000 electric cars worldwide since the Nissan LEAF arrived in 2011. Nissan Renault are the only mainstream car maker to have embraced the idea that the electric car is the future, so they’ve been busy building and marketing their EV offerings for […]
New Opel Monza revealed – sort of – ahead of Frankfurt debut
A new Opel Monza Concept has been revealed this morning by Vauxhall/Opel showcasing future design and powertrain efficiency, ahead of a Frankfurt debut. Last week we revealed that there will be a new Opel Monza at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show in September, although much of the detail was educated guesswork. And even though Vauxhall […]
Jaguar Land Rover Heritage Parade in London for Queen’s Coronation Festival
Jaguar Land Rover has been parading a selection of ‘Royal’ cars round London to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation. [nggallery id=1560 template=customlinks] Remarkably, considering 2012 was the 60th anniversary of the Queen coming to the throne and the celebratory events we had, we’ve heard very little about the 60th anniversary of the […]
German Grand Prix (2013) RESULT
With Hamilton on pole for Mercedes and Vettel alongside in the Red Bull, can the Germans fail to get a result in the 2013 German Grand Prix? The expectation for the 2013 German Grand Prix is that even if Vettel can’t win his home Grand Prix for the first time, there should at least be […]
Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis is the ‘Most Significant Concept Vehicle of 2013’
The Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis Concept, which debuted at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, has been voted the ‘Most Significant Concept Vehicle of 2013’. [nggallery id=1360 template=customlinks] Hyundai does do good concept cars, and they do have a bit of a track record of taking more of what a concept promises through to production than many other […]