The 2014 MINI is due to make an appearance soon and spy shots have started to appear online. But MINI don’t like them so they’ve revealed their own. The rise and rise of the internet in recent years has seen the once niche market for spy photos of unreleased cars go mainstream, and whether car […]
Vuhl 05 is a Mexican Ariel Atom – costs from £66,000
The Vuhl 05 has been revealed in London as a lightweight road-going track car with a 2.0 litre Turbo EcoBoost and priced from £66,000. [nggallery id=1555 template=customlinks] The Vuhl 05 – which has been teased recently – was unveiled this afternoon in London as Mexico’s answer to the Ariel Atom. The Vuhl 05 uses a […]
Opel/Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer arrives to take on the Allroad
Vauxhall/Opel have revealed a rugged version of the Insignia Sports Tourer – the Insignia Country Tourer – which will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. [nggallery id=1554 template=customlinks] It always seem likely that Vauxhall and Opel would add some butch bits to the Insignia Sports Tourer at some point to create an ‘Allroad’ version. And here […]
Jaguar F-Type Coupe caught on video at Nurburgring
We have new video of the Jaguar F-Type Coupe out testing round the Nurburgring ahead of a likely reveal at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The new Jaguar F-Type is a fine looking car, but the F-Type Coupe looks set to be the real looker, and we shouldn’t have to wait too long before the […]
Honda replaces Jazz ES with ES Plus – puts price up
The Honda Jazz ES – which gets Honda’s 1.4 litre i-VTEC engine – is being replaced in the UK by the ES Plus with more equipment as standard. Mid-summer (if, indeed, this is summer) is not the best of times for car sales, so we get used to car makers offering enhanced specs to get […]
Honda & GM to work together on next generation Hydrogen Fuel Cells
GM and Honda have announced they are to work together to develop the next generation of Hydrogen Fuel Cells for vehicles and promote a refuelling infrastructure. Hydrogen Fuel Cells are, in many ways, the answer to our dependency on oil. But any future that uses hydrogen fuel cells to power an electric motor in a […]
Sebastian Vettel takes delivery of his eponymous Infiniti FX Vettel Edition
F1 driver – and Infinit’s Director of Performance – has taken delivery of his very own, Limited Edition, Infiniti FX Vettel Edition. [nggallery id=1000 template=customlinks] The Infiniti FX50 is Infiniti’s take on the Porsche Cayenne, so we suppose the FX Vettel Edition, with extra power and titivations, should be compared to the Cayenne GTS. But […]
Production BMW i3 EV teased ahead of reveal
The production version of the BMW i3 electric car (or with range extender) is being teased by BMW ahead of a debut on 29th July 2013. We’re sure there will be a few surprises in store when BMW finally reveals the production version of the electric i3 at the end of July, but does it […]
Audi RS6 Avant makes £120,000 for Elton John Charity
The Audi RS6 Avant donated by Audi for auction at Elton John’s White Tie & Tiara Ball has made £120,000 for the Elton John Aids Foundation. Audi has a history of donating cars for auction at Elton John’s annual White Tie & Tiara Ball, and this year it was an RS6 Avant. But it wasn’t […]
New Datsun makes its first appearance
The first new Datsun for a generation – aimed at emerging markets – has made its first appearance in an official sketch ahead of a reveal. As we reported in 2012 Nissan, having spent countless hundreds of millions replacing the Datsun name with Nissan on its cars a generation ago, decided to revive the Datsun […]