We’ve been sent a colour chart for the new Lamborghini range-topper which confirms it will be the Lamborghini LP700-4 This week – and today in particular – has been all about the Detroit Motor Show. But one absentee from Detroit is Lamborghini, which we guess lets them off their promise to bring a new car […]
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Ford Vertrek – 2012 Ford Kuga – at Detroit
Ford reveals the Ford Vertrek Concept at Detroit which will become Ford’s global replacement for the Ford Kuga and the Ford Escape. The picture you see above – minus a few concept fripperies like the huge glass roof – will be the next generation Ford Kuga in Europe. It will also be the next generation […]
Ford C-Max Hybrids at Detroit
Ford has revealed a pair of C-Max Hybrids ate the Detroit Motor Show which are scheduled to go in to production in 2012. Ford are starting to roll out their ‘Eco’ future at the Detroit Motor Show, and first to get the wraps off are a pair of C-Max Hybrids – the Ford C-Max Energi […]
Porsche 918 RSR Debut +video
Porsche reveals the Porsche 918 RSR at the Detroit Motor Show, a cross between the 911 GT3 R Hybrid and the 918 Spyder We thought that Porsche’s something special was likely to be a Porsche 918 Spyder Coupe for the track, especially after this morning’s tease. And it is. The Porsche 918 RSR takes the […]
New Porsche Supercar at Detroit Motor Show – Video Tease
Porsche has sent us a teaser video showing what seems to be a new Porsche Supercar being wheeled in to the Detroit Motor Show under cover. A Porsche 918 Coupe? A new Carrera GT? The Detroit Motor Show kicks off today for press – well, today Detroit time, which is a few hours yet – […]
Volkswagen Passat: The US Passat aka VW NMS
Volkswagen reveals the VW NMS – New Mid-Size Sedan – as a dumbed down and bloated VW Passat designed for the US market. Volkswagen has been trailing something called the VW NMS in the US. What is it? It’s the VW New Mid-Size Sedan. Which sounds about as exciting as the name. Its purpose is to replace the old, slow […]
2011 Detroit Motor Show (NAIAS) Preview
We take a look at what we can expect at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show / 2011 Detroit Motor Show / 2011 NAIAS The Detroit Motor Show 2011 is upon us, with the press days starting tomorrow – 10th January – and the show opening up to Joe Public on Saturday 15th January. Recent Detroit Motor Shows have […]
Peugeot 3008 SR & 3008 ENVY Special Edition launched
Peugeot has released a couple of limited edition 3008s – the Peugeot 3008 SR and Peugeot 3008 ENVY Special Editions Car makers have become obsessed with crossovers. So obsessed that even makers of perfectly good SUVs have started to call their offerings crossovers (case in point – Mitsubishi Outlander). Crossover is the socialy acceptable face […]
Ford Focus Electric debut
Ford has shown the Ford Focus Electric at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Due to launch late 2011 in US and 2012 in Europe We expected Ford to debut the electric version of the new Focus at the Detroit Motor Show next week until they did the whole ‘Electric Focus Tease‘ thing […]
Lexus RX 450h SE-I Lifestyle launches
Lexus reveals the Lexus RX 450h SE-I Lifestyle, a set of tweaks to the RX 450h SE-I which make ‘outdoor’ lifestyles a bit more practical Now don’t get too excited if you’re a Lexus fan. The Lexus RX 450h SE-I Lifestyle is not a major new model, just a few bits from the parts bin […]