The Geneva Motor Show is cancelled for 2021 too, as organisers reveal exhibitors are reluctant to participate. And the show goes up for sale too. The death of the traditional Motor Show has long been predicted as petrolheads now get so much information online there’s little to encourage them to attend, and the rise of […]
Volvo, Nissan, Peugeot and more are giving the Frankfurt Motor Show a miss
Major car makers including Volvo, Nissan, Peugeot and more are not attending the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Is the end of the big Motor Show nigh? The success of major car shows has waxed and waned over the years, with the UK long having given up on staging a show like those we see in […]
Jaguar XE SV Project 8 WINS the Goodwood Supercar Paddock Showstopper Trophy
The new Jaguar XE SV Project 8 – Jaguar’s most potent road car ever – has won the Michelin Supercar Paddock Showstopper Trophy at Goodwood FoS. The Michelin Supercar Paddock at the Goodwood Festival of Speed allows you to get up close and personal with the world’s greatest supercars, from Bugattis to Ferraris and Porsches to McLarens. But […]
Jaguar XJR 575 turns up at Goodwood – a more powerful XJR, or an SVO Special?
A camouflaged Jaguar XJ with ‘575’ emblazoned on it has made a run at Goodwood in the ‘First Glance’ category. Is this a more powerful XJR? The current Jaguar XJ, in many ways still as divisive as it was when it arrived in 2009, is almost the forgotten child at Jaguar, now eight years old […]
Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta and 125S hit the Goodwood hillcimb together (video)
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is celebrating Ferrari’s 70th birthday, part of which is the LaFerrari and Ferrari 125S tackling the Goodwood hillclimb – together. The Goodwood Festival of Speed is celebrating Ferrari’s 70th this weekend, and what better way to do that than run a pair of iconic Ferraris up the hillclimb? But rather […]
New Porsche 911 GT2 RS OFFICIALLY revealed – 690bhp and a £207,506 price tag
The 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS has officially debuted at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, boasting a 690bhp 3.8 litre Turbo and costing from £207,506. We had a sort of unofficial reveal of the new Porsche 911 GT2 RS with its appearance at the Forza Motorsport 7 launch a couple of weeks ago, but now […]
BMW Concept 8 Series OFFICIALLY revealed – previews BMW’s 2018 8 Series launch (video)
The BMW Concept 8 Series has been officially revealed at the 2017 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy, previewing a 2018 range-topping BMW 8 Series Coupe. Yesterday we brought you the first photo of the new BMW Concept 8 Series – BMW’s bid to take on cars like the Mercedes S Class Coupe and Bentley […]
BMW 8 Series Concept LEAKED ahead of a debut at Villa d’Este for the new BMW tomorrow
The BMW 8 Series Concept – a luxury BMW range-topping Coupe – is heading for a debut at Villa d’Este tomorrow, but it’s leaked online a bit early. It’s only a couple of weeks since the return of the BMW 8 Series Coupe was officially acknowledged, as BMW seek to deliver a real rival to […]
BMW M4 CS is 32kg down, 49 horses up and sits between the M4 and GTS
The BMW M4 CS has been revealed at the Shanghai Motor SHow, a lighter, more powerful, motorsport inspired M4 sitting below the M4 GTS. If you’d ever thought about it, it could be argued that BMW is missing a trick by not having a motorsport-inspired performance model sitting between the regular M4 and the M4 […]
Mercedes S-Class gets a facelift, more technology and new engines
The 2018 Mercedes S-Class has been revealed at the Shanghai Motor Show with a mild cosmetic makeover, new technology and new range of engine options. On the face of it, the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class – revealed at the Shanghai Motor Show – gets a relatively modest cosmetic makeover to keep it fresh and current, but […]