Volvo has released UK model and price detail for the Volvo V60 Estate / Sport wagon. Prices start at £23,145 for the T3, rising to £37,895 for the T6. The Volvo V60 was revealed back in July and is the Estate version of Volvo’s S60, although Volvo would be much happier if we called it […]
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Chevy Volt / Vauxhall Ampera: It’s just an ordinary hybrid
GM has admitted that the Volt is not a pure range extender electric vehicle after all. It is in fact just a plain old hybrid. Yes, the headline is a bit dramatic and a bit disingenuous. But no more so than the barking mad claims made by GM for the Volt. How many hundreds of miles […]
Toyota Prius MPV teased
Toyota are teasing the Toyota Prisu MPV – and other Prius – on Facebook with the tagline “The Prius family is getting a whole lot bigger” We reported back in May that Toyota were finally going to produce a Toyota Prius MPV – probably with an extra row of seats – in 2011. Which looks […]
Aston Martin Cygnet: Confirmed for 2011
Aston Martin has confirmed that the Toyota iQ based Aston Martin Cygnet will enter production in 2011. Expect prices in excess of £30k So, Aston Martin has confirmed this morning that the Aston Martin Cygnet will go in to production in 2011. Which doesn’t exactly come as news. There have been plenty of clues that […]
SSC Ultimate Aero II: More stuff
The SSC Ultimate Aero II will have a power to weight ratio twice as good as the Veyron SuperSport and cost half as much when it arrives in 2011. It’s a completely different ethos to the Bugatti Veyron, but the Shelby Supercars Ultimate Aero has been a thorn in the side of Volkswagen’s ultimate statement […]
Japanese Grand Prix (2010) RESULT
Sunday qualifying at Suzuka saw the Red Bulls dominate and fill the front row with Kubica and Hamilton behind. Can Alonso and Button make it up in the race? Saturday qualifying at Suzuka was a wash-out; it felt like the monsoon season had arrived. But Sunday arrived bright and clear, qualifying was despatched post haste […]
Bentley & Audi to share new V8 – the end of the W12?
Bentley and Audi are jointly developing a new V8 engine for the Continental GT and high performance Audis. But will it signal the end of the Bentley W12? When we reported on the reveal of the new 2011 Bentley Continental GT, we noted that Bentley had plans to launch a V8 version of the Conti sometime next […]
Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 NOT going to China
It looks as if the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid – and future Peugeot Hybrid4 cars – will not be sold in China because of intellectual property rights. On the whole, we’re not huge fans of hybrids. At least not the sort of boring hybrid Toyota has infected the car world with. But Peugeot do seem to […]
Nissan LEAF to come with stand-by ‘Real’ car
It’s being reported that Nissan are planning on offering free petrol or diesel cars to all buyers of the electric Nissan LEAF to assuage ‘Range Anxiety’. Oh, dear. We did laugh. And not just at the irony, but more at the fact that we don’t think Nissan realise what they’re saying. It’s being reported that […]
Jaguar C-X75: YouTube Sensation
The video we posted on YouTube of the Jaguar C-X75 Concept has become a big hit. It’s a week since Jaguar revealed what instantly became the sensation of the Paris Motor Show – the Jaguar C-X75 Concept. Which, considering the C-X75 is not just a stunning-looking hypercar concept but that it also had a great […]