The Dutch motoring press are reporting the new small Jaguar will be the Jaguar XS, with details at a Dutch Motor Show in April. Seems highly unlikely. We have to confess that this is the first time we’ve heard that the New Small Jaguar is to be called the Jaguar XS. And we’re not really […]
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Volvo S40 Review & Road Test: Volvo S40 SE DRIVe Start/Stop (2011) Part 2
Part 2 of our review and road test of the Volvo S40 DRIVe. Does the frugality detract from the drive? Is the S40 DRIVe competitively priced? As already noted, the Volvo S40 DRIVe is pretty much a Ford Focus under the skin, which is a more than decent starting point. The Focus has a very good […]
Volvo S40 Review & Road Test: Volvo S40 SE DRIVe Start/Stop (2011)
We have the Volvo S40 SE DRIVe Start/Stop in for review and road test this week. Is Volvo’s frugal S40 a quality car? There was a time – when Adam was a lad and so was I – Volvo just made a certain kind of solid, respectable saloon car for solid, respectable middle class families to […]
Lamborghini Gallardo Tricolore: Official
Lamborghini has created a special Gallardo to celebrate 150 years of Italian Unification. The Lamborghini Gallardo Tricolore is an LP550-2 with stripes. Yes, it’s another Limited Edition Lamborghini Gallardo (although officially it’s just a one-off at the moment), this one bolted together to celebrate Italy’s 150th Anniversary of Unification and originally named the Lamborghini Gallardo Tricolore. If that rings […]
Honda CR-Z Mugen Concept at Goodwood FoS
Mugen in Europe are developing a Honda CR-Z Mugen which promises more power an ‘Type-R’ performance. Debuts at Goodwood Festival of Speed. We all know that Honda doesn’t really have its heart in the hybrid game, believing that hybrids are, at best, a stop-gap solution. But in the real world Honda can’t afford to ignore […]
Mitsubishi Evo X: Not being killed off. Sort of
Mitsubishi is reassuring us that the Evo is not being killed off, but we expect the Evo X to be replaced by a Mitsubishi Evo XI plug-in hybrid. FaceSpace has been convinced that the Mitsubishi Evo X is about to go to the great rally track in the sky, no longer to be the Playstation […]
Salon Privé 2011: Night Shift
Salon Prive 2011 – which has moved to Syon Park – will include an evening ‘Pommery Picnic’ on the Friday evening for the first time It may be a bit of an exagerration to say that Salon Privé – one of our favourite ‘Car’ outings – is going to include a night shift in 2011 […]
2012 MINI Coupe: Almost there
Judging from the almost production-ready look of this spy shot of the MINI Coupe, it looks like it’s almost ready for showrooms. It’s heading towards two years since MINI revealed the MINI Coupe at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009. Along with its twin the MINI Roadster. Respectively they were MINI Concepts #984 and 985. […]
Skoda Octavia for under £11k
Skoda are offering 2,000 Skoda Octavia 1.6 MPI (102 PS) SE models at 25% off – that’s just £10,995 for a Golf in Czech clothes. If we told you a place where you could grab a brand new VW Golf for £10,995 it’d grab your attention, right? And if we told you that not only was […]
Hyundai ix35 waiting list – Hyundai has a solution
Hyundai are to supply 1.7 litre ix35s – free of charge – to those on the waiting list for the Hyundai ix35 2.0 litre diesel to cut waiting lists. It shouldn’t come as a big surprise that the Hyundai ix35 has something of a waiting list. In fact, considering the decent specification, Euro-centric design and […]