The Volkswagen XL1 – VW’s SEV that promises more then 300mpg – will be at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed and will do the hillclimb. [nggallery id=1443 template=customlinks] Visitors to the Goodwood Festival of Speed can spend endless hours watching a seemingly endless precession of supercars take on the hillclimb. But one supercar this […]
Are Peugeot Citroen set to be bought out by GM?
Peugeot Citroen look like they’re going to run out of money to operate by the end of 2013, and it looks like their only salvation may be a takeover by GM. Last year we reported that Peugeot Citroen (PSA) and GM were forming a joint alliance to cut costs and develop new cars. But we […]
Jaguar C-X75 Hybrid Supercar development showcased on video
More on the Jaguar C-X75 Hybrid Supercar from JLR as they chronicle the development of their still-born hypercar on video, despite it being canned. [nggallery id=1549 template=customlinks] After little news on the Jaguar C-X75 – Jaguar’s hybrid supercar – after production plans were cancelled at the end of 2012, this last week has seen a […]
New Citroen Grand C4 Picasso – launches January 2014
The new Citroen Grand C4 Picasso – a C4 Picasso with an extra row of seats – has been revealed by Citroen ahead of an on sale date of January 2014. [nggallery id=1552 template=customlinks] If a Citroen C4 Picasso just isn’t big enough to plant your brood in, Citroen has always had an answer in […]
New (2014) Mazda 3 revealed – no prices yet
The all new Mazda3 has been revealed with a longer wheelbase, high efficiency engines and Mazda’s Kodo design. Goes on sale in the UK Autumn 2013. [nggallery id=1551 template=customlinks] The Mazda3 is already a better car than its sales would suggest, and the all new Mazda3 looks to be even more competition for the Ford […]
Ford promote accessible & affordable technology in new campaign
Ford are promoting their affordable and accessible new technologies as a big selling point in a new Primary Brand Campaign. We do sometimes moan that cars are becoming so clever that it won’t be long before the driver’s just the blobby thing behind the wheel to keep an eye open as clever technology does its […]
New 2014 Mercedes S-Class order book opens – price from £62,650
Ordering for the new Mercedes S-Class has opened in the UK, with prices for the new Mercedes range-topper starting at £62,650 for the S 350 BlueTEC. [nggallery id=1448 template=customlinks] The all new Mercedes S-Class was officially revealed last month, and went in to production last week, and now the order book opens for Mercedes new technological tour […]
Porsche 918 Spyder gets its own website
The hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder hypercar – Porsche’s answer to the LaFerrari and McLaren P1 – has a new website dedicated to all things 918. [nggallery id=888 template=customlinks] It’s more than two years since the Porsche 918 Spider went on sale, but it’s now getting close to arriving in Porsche showrooms so Porsche has created […]
New Infiniti Q50 starts at £27,950 for the Q50 2.2d
The new Infiniti Q50 – the car that was the Infiniti G – will cost from £27,950 for the 2.2 litre diesel, rising to £40,000 for the Q50 hybrid. [nggallery id=1359 template=customlinks] Infiniti are hanging their future sales on a name change that sounds like a James Bond reference – with all Infiniti models now […]
Drayson Racing set new electric car speed record
Drayson Racing has set a new electric car speed record with a two-way run in Elvington recording an average speed of 204.185mph. Last month we reported that Lord Paul Drayson’s Drayson Racing were plotting an attack on the world land speed record for an electric car. And they’ve cracked it. In a two-way run at […]