Lexus has revealed a pair of special edition IS models – the Lexus IS 200d Advance & 250 Advance – which undercut rival models from BMW and Audi. We should cherish the Lexus IS. No, not because it’s a Lexus – although the Lexus fixtures, fittings and build quality do make it score highly on […]
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Aston Martin Cygnet Launch Editions Press Release
Aston Martin confirms launch details for new Cygnet city car Two special launch editions to commence production of city car at company’s Gaydon headquarters in the UK An Aston Martin Tailor-Fit solution for the city offering luxury and individuality Gaydon, 20 January 2011: Aston Martin announces the arrival of the ultimate city car, a Tailor-Fit […]
Aston Martin Cygnet Launch Editions revealed
Aston Martin reveals the first Cygnets – the Aston Martin Cygnet Launch Edition. Available in Black or White with bespoke luggage. We’ve know that Aston Martin were intent on transforming the Toyota iQ in to the Aston Martin City Car. Initially that meant a small Aston for existing Aston owners, but it soon became clear […]
Infiniti EX30d Black Premium launches
Infiniti has revealed a limited edition, top-end EX – the Infiniti EX30d Black Premium – with added goodies and membership of Relais & Châteaux’s Club 5C. There are plenty of options if you want an upmarket SUV/Crossover, some more desirable than others. And although none of these high-end SUV/Crossovers are exactly ubiquitous, some are more […]
Jaguar XJ 3.0 TDV6 Long Term Test (2011): January update
January update on our long term Jaguar XJ. A month of snow and ice and rotten roads – but the XJ hasn’t missed a beat. Snow. Lots of it. That will be the abiding memory of last month with our long term Jaguar XJ. Just like every other RWD saloon car, the Jaguar XJ isn’t […]
Koenigsegg Agera R: Geneva bound
Koenigsegg are taking a more powerful Agera to Geneva. The Koenigsegg Agera R offers 1150bhp and will cost €980,000. This time last year – give or take a week or two – we heard a whisper that Koenigsegg had something new planned for Geneva. A day or two of furtling around and we were able […]
2011 / 2012 Saab 9-5 SportCombi to debut at Geneva
Saab will reveal the 9-5 Estate – the Saab 9-5 SportCombi – at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Due in showrooms Summer 2011. All has been fairly quiet on the Saab front of late. Spyker are getting on doing what they’re doing to push production and sales in the right direction. There’s been some […]
Saab: GM decides Vladimir Antonov is a good guy after all
GM has decided that Spyker backer Vladimir Antonov is not a ‘Red under the Bed’ or the Russian Mafia’s banker after all. So now they’re happy to bank his money. Some detected the odour of McCarthyism when GM told Spyker there could be no deal on Saab unless it showed major backer Vladimir Antonov the door. Which seemed […]
New car prices rise under cover of VAT rise
CAP has revealed that almost 70% of car makers managed to sneak in a price increase in January, along with the rise in VAT. Well, I’ll go to the foot of our stairs, as my Dad might once have said. It turns out that instead of absorbing this month’s VAT rise to keep car sales […]
Tesla Model S Alpha – the Video
Tesla has revealed the Tesla Model S is at the Alpha stage of development – about 80% production-ready – with launch in 2012. It would seem that Tesla is still very much a Silicon Valley Company at heart, rather than a car maker. Can you imagine any other car company revealing an ‘Alpha’ car? That’s […]