Jaguar has proclaimed the Bertone B99 – Bertone’s take on a new small Jaguar – as ‘Not for them’. Perhaps it could become a Lamborghini? We thought we were in a minority of one when we proclaimed the Bertone B99 – Bertone’s take on a new Small Jaguar – to be the wrong direction for Jaguar. We […]
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Jaguar E-Type ‘Growler’ to be built
Swedish company Visualtech are planning on building the ‘Growler’, a Jaguar E-Type look-alike based on a 600bhp Jaguar XKR. Price from £420k. As you can’t have failed to notice, 2011 is the Jaguar E-Type’s 50th anniversary and Jaguar are busy making sure everyone knows it. From the original Geneva E-Type show car at this year’s […]
Ferrari FF: 4WD explained +video
Ferrari has created a video to explain how clever, how light and how efficient the new 4WD system is on the Ferrari FF. We’re still trying to agree on which car was the star of the show at Geneva 2011. But whatever we eventually settle on – if we ever do – the Ferrari FF […]
Why is Jaguar stalking the world’s supercars?
Jaguar are busy quietly measuring up a wide range of mid-engined supercars. Are they pushing ahead with the Jaguar C-X75, or something else? It’s all too common for car makers to buy product from their competitors. Either to benchmark an existing or future car. To find out just how it’s been put together. To see […]
Mitsubishi lose the ‘O’
Mitsubishi are dropping the Mitsubishi Evo to redefine themselves as makers of electric cars and hybrids. What ‘O’? Yes, it’s Sunday morning and none of our brains are exactly on fire. But we still seem to be thinking more clearly than Mitsubishi, who have revealed they are to drop the Evo and concentrate on electric […]
2011 World Car of the Year: Three finalists – one’s not a car
The Nissan LEAF has been voted as one of the World Car of the Year finalists in 2011. We’re not even sure it qualifies as a car. It looks like the WCOTY (World Car of the Year) is infected with the same set of vested interest as the European Car of the Year – they’ve […]
Range Rover Evoque Geneva 2011 Press Release
Land Rover has revealed that the Evoque will have a huge number of options when it hits showrooms in the Summer. This is the press release. The smallest, lightest, most fuel-efficient Range Rover ever produced Class-leading sustainability with sub 130g/km* CO2 emissions and outstanding fuel efficiency Four-wheel-drive and front-wheel-drive versions available Versatile luggage stowage systems including […]
Range Rover Evoque: A different Evoque for every customer
Land Rover has revealed at Geneva that the Range Rover Evoque will be the most customisable Land Rover ever built. We’ve had the roll out of the Range Rover Evoque piecemeal over the last nine months, from the first showing of an Evoque with a name at Kensingon Palace last July, through to the reveal […]
Chevy Volt to take on Vauxhall Ampera in Europe
It’s been revealed that GM intends to sell the Chevy Volt alongside the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera in Europe – and at a lower price. They’ve been hyped for a very long time – the Chevy Volt and Vauxhall Ampera – and 2011 is the year that both hit the roads. You don’t have to be an out […]
Mercedes C-Class Coupe: Geneva 2011 catch-up
The new Mercedes C-Class Coupe looks impressive on the floor at Geneva, but we do wonder how Mercedes are going to differentiate it from the E-Class Coupe. The 2011 Mercedes C-Class Coupe does look very impressive on the floor at Geneva. But we do worry about how Mercedes are going to market it. It just doesn’t […]