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New 2011 / 2012 Ferrari 612 is 4×4 Shooting Brake
It now seems clear that the next generation Ferrari 612 will arrive at Geneva 2011 and be a 4×4 Shooting Brake with 650bhp Last month we had an email in from Argentina pointing us towards spy shots published by Autoblog Argentina which seemed to be of an all wheel drive Ferrari 612. Which tied in […]
2012 Mercedes SL Spied
The 2012 Mercedes SL is caught out testing. Arriving at Frankfurt 2011 and featuring Magic Ride Control and Magic Sky Control. When the fifth generation Mercedes SL hit the headlines back in 2002 it was a revelation, offering as it did the best of a coupe and a convertible and a completely bonkers performance version in the […]
BMW i8 – launch name for Vision EfficientDynamics. Possibly.
The rumourmill is declaring that the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics will come to market in 2013 as the BMW i8. Update 29-7-11: BMW has now revealed the BMW i8 Concept. BMW i8 Concept Photo Gallery Update: BMW has now revealed its new eco sub-brand as BMW i, and revealed that the Vision EfficientDynamics will indeed be the […]
Pagani C9: the tease begins despite problems at Pagani
Pagani has released a teaser video for the Zonda’s replacement – the Pagani C9 – featuring a die-cast model of the new Pagani. As teasers for a new car go, the video tease at the bottom for the Zonda’s replacement – internal codename Pagani C9 – is about as obscure as anything we’ve had from […]
2011 Mercedes C63 AMG leaks
We have the first photos of the 2011 / 2012 Mercedes C63 AMG. It gets a reworked exterior and higher quality interior but retains the 6.2 litre AMG lump. We had the official release of images and detail on the 2011 Mercedes C Class facelift just before Christmas, following the inevitable leak of a photo or two […]
2011 Kia pro_cee’d facelift revealed
Eighteen months after the five-door Kia cee’d got a facelift, its three-door sibling – the Kia pro_cee’d – gets treated to a similar update. 2011 Kia pro-cee’d facelift revealed does rather imply that Kia has had a hand in teasing a facelift for the grammatically-challenged pro_cee’d. But they haven’t. This reveal of a facelift for the three-door […]
2012 Porsche 911 – Details
The 2012 Porsche 911 will be bigger than the current 911 and get a smaller entry-level 3.4 litre Boxer lump to help economy and emissions. It’s always the same when a new Porsche 911 comes along; it’s ‘spot-the-change’ time as Porsche reveals another evolution in the long history of its most iconic marque. So with a new 911 […]
Dodge Journey to become Fiat Freemont
Fiat are to replace the Fiat Ulysee in Europe with the Dodge Journey rebadged as Fiat Freemont. The Fiat Freemont will debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. You might as well get used to this. Cross-pollination and re-badging between Chrysler and Fiat is going to move on apace in 2011 and this is just the start, with the […]
Top Gear Three Wise Men cars off to Beaulieu
The three cars used in the Top Gear ‘Three Wise Men’ Christmas Special are already on display at the World of Top Gear exhibition at Beaulieu That didn’t take long. Despite the Top Gear Christmas ‘Three Wise men’ Road trip only airing on the Beeb yesterday – and the whole Top Gear Iraq to Bethlehem […]