BMW will reveal a production version of the electric 1-series – the BMW ActiveE – at Geneva before producing 1,000 to run as a trial. It’s been a while since we first saw the BMW ActiveE, the BMW 1-Series with the gubbins from the MINI E bolted under the bonnet (and various other places) and intended […]
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BMW Roadster Concept: BMW Vision ConnectedDrive Geneva debut
BMW are taking a Roadster Concept to Geneva – the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive – featuring future technology and a layered design construct. We reported the other day that BMW were taking a roadster concept to the Geneva Motor Show, a car we expected to point the way to a new, smaller roadster – the BMW […]
Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package Geneva debut
Lexus are to finally debut the Nurburgring Package for the Lexus LFA at the Geneva Motor Show in March Regular readers may be more than a little surprised to learn that Lexus plans on giving the limited edition Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package a first outing at the Geneva Motor Show next month. For it is almost exactly a year since we […]
Ford sues Ferrari over Ferrari F150 moniker
Ford are suing Ferrari for using the F-150 moniker on their latest F1 car – the Ferrari F150. If you live on the wrong side of the Pond, you’ll know that an F-150 is the single most successful automotive phenomenon on the planet. Part of the Ford F-Series of pickup trucks, the Ford F-150 sells more than […]
BMW X6 gets 5 seat option
BMW is to widen the appeal of its X6 SUV by offering the option of a full rear bench, giving the BNW X6 a five seat capacity It looks like VW’s decision to give the option of five seats on the Passat CC has started a trend. Well, hardly a trend, but BMW are going the same route […]
De Tomaso SLC: De Tomaso back with SUV Concept
The first new De Tomaso in a generation – an SUV codenamed De Tomaso SLC – will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. We’ve covered some of the trials and tribulations of De Tomaso in the last couple of years, with the assets of the once-successful maker of Italian-style cars with a New World heart […]
Suzuki Swift S-CONCEPT Hot-Hatch at Geneva
Suzuki are teasing a concept for Geneva – the Suzuki Swift S-CONCEPT – which we expect to be a hot Swift with the 178bhp lump from the Polo GTI and a 7-speed DSG ‘box. Suzuki ended up giving us a bit of detail on the 2011 Swift back in June last year. But their hand […]
Peugeot 508 Estate (SW) ‘AllRoad’ Spied
We have spy photos of what appears to be an Allroad version of the new Peugeot 508 SW (Estate). Perhaps even running Peugeot’s Hybrid4 setup. We’re only just starting to see the Peugeot 508 – the replacement for both the 407 and 607 – hitting roads in Europe, but already we’re starting to see evidence that Peugeot […]
Nissan ESFLOW: Electric Sports Car
Nissan has produced an electric sports car – the Nissan ESFLOW – which will do 0-650mph in under 5 seconds and will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. As Tesla has already proved, if you throw enough money at it, employ enough publicists (including self-publicists) and string enough laptop batteries together, you can make an […]
Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate Edition revealed
Range Rover reveals the Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate Edition, a £125k Range Rover with individual rear seats, built-in iPads – and the best of everything. Yes, it’s another ‘Limited Edition’ to help move some metal. But this one is in a slightly different league to most of the ‘More for Less’ variants we’ve had crop up […]