The Corsa – both the Opel Corsa and Vauxhall Corsa – get a 2011 facelift with a new nose, new colours and refreshed cabin. Vauxhall – and Opel too – obviously don’t want to do too much to the Corsa at once. This time last year we had engine upgrades for the 2010 Corsa – […]
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Top Gear: Three Wise Men Christmas Special
The BBC has confirmed that Top Gear’s Middle East Excursion last month was for the Top Gear Christmas Special tracing the route of the Three Wise men – in open-topped cars. Last month we caught up with Top Gear’s Messrs Clarkson, Hammond and May as they played games in the Middle East for what we had assumed […]
Mercedes E350 CDI Estate Review & Road Test (2010) Part 2
Let’s start with the engine. It’s not a 3.5 litre as you might expect, but a 3.0 litre. But it’s a 3.0 litre diesel that has 261bhp and manages to scoot to 62mph in 6.7 seconds. Which for something akin in size to a medium-sized removal lorry is none too shoddy. We’ve got the […]
2012 Ford Focus Coupe coming – the new Ford Capri
Autocar are reporting that the Ford Capri is on its way back as the Ford Focus Coupe, to debut at the Detraoit Motor Show as the 2012 Focus Coupe. Back in May 2009 we ran a story on the return of the Ford Capri which we believed would be based on the 2011 Ford Focus […]
Mercedes E350 CDI Estate Review & Road Test (2010)
We review and road test the Mercedes-Benz E350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Avantgarde Estate. Is it still the pick of the load-lugging premium Estates? To be absolutely precise, what we have for a week of playing – to review and road test – is the Mercedes-Benz E350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Avantgarde Estate. Which thankfully isn’t plastered out in chrome […]
VW Scirocco & VW Passat CC get BlueMotion Technology
Volkswagen has added BlueMotion Technology to the 2.0 litre TDI Scirocco and Passat CC to improve economy and lower emissions. Volkswagen is busy rolling out its BlueMotion Technology models (as opposed to the ultimate eco version in the range, which is simply ‘BlueMotion’) across its range, yielding some pretty impressive CO2 and fuel savings in […]
Subaru Impreza Concept: The Video
We have video of the Subaru Impreza Concept from the Los Angles Motor Show, which heralds a new ‘Confidence in Motion’ design language from Subaru. The Subaru Impreza Concept wasn’t something we expected at the Los Angeles Motor Show last week, but it was welcome news nevertheless. The Impreza’s design has become tired and dated and needed an […]
MINI Countryman Cooper S Diesel spied
We spy a MINI Countryman Cooper S Diesel out and about, heralding the arrival of a more powerful – around 140bhp – oil-burning MINI Countryman The prospect of a more powerful diesel for MINI has been around for a while. In fact it’s almost exactly a year since we brought you a spy photo of […]
Jeep Grand Cherokee to spawn Maserati SUV – confirmed
Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne has confirmed that there will be a Maserati SUV based on the Grand Cherokee chassis The idea of an SUV from every luxury maker seemed a dead cert a few years ago. And then the world went in to financial meltdown and the eco-mentalists convinced a chunk of the car buying […]
Mercedes AMG Black Series – more to come
AMG boss Ola Kallenius has said that there are two new Black Series Models in the planning. The SLS AMG Black Series and the C63 AMG Black Series, perhaps? We all know that AMG is the performance arm of Mercedes and that the Black Series cars from AMG are the most hardcore of them all. […]