Ferrari has taken an ECO Ferrari to the Paris Motor Show – the Ferrari California HELE – which offers lower emissions and lower fuel consumption. Not surprisingly, most of the Ferrari focus at the Paris Motor Show has been on the Ferrari SA APERTA, the 599 Roadster making its first appearance. But the SA APERTA isn’t the […]
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VW Golf Twist: Just £13k
Volkswagen has revealed a new entry-level Golf – the VW Golf Twist – which starts at £12,995 for the 3-door. When times are tough car buyers look to save wherever they can. And many new car buyers will forsake the more premium marques in order to save a few bob, and instead look at capable but less […]
New Lotus: The £770 million future
It seems that Lotus has a £770 million war chest to make the concepts at the Paris Motor Show a reality. The star of the Paris Motor Show for us was Jaguar with the C-X75 Concept. But if we were a little less cynical it would have been the New Lotus Concepts. But why the […]
Cadillac CTS-V Estate (Wagon) Priced
Cadillac has revealed that the Cadillac CTS-V Wagon will cost $62,990 in the US, and probably around £65k when it gets to the UK. We don’t rave over too much metal from the States. Especially not big saloons and station wagons. But we’ve made an exception for the M5 challenging Cadillac CTS-V. And for its […]
Maybach 57S Coupe arrives
The production version of the Maybach 57S Coupe – penned by Exelero designer Fredrik Burchhardt and made by Xenatec – has been revealed Regular readers will know that we gave due warning back in March that Maybach was going to be allowed to wither on the vine rather than get new models, apart from a run-out Maybach […]
Ford Focus Sport: the run-out Ford Focus
Ford has launched the Ford Focus Sport, a run-out for the current model with a good spec and a choice of 1.6 litre petrol or diesel. You can’t have failed to notice that the Ford Focus is about to be replaced. We’ve been running stories on the 2011 Ford Focus since before it was revealed […]
VW Passat: New distance world record
A Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion has set a new world record distance on a single tank of fuel – 1,527 miles. When you as old as I am (or at least as old as I feel) you can’t help but be astonished at the feats of economy car makers seem able to wring from even quite serious, upmarket cars. Yesterday […]
Mercedes S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY: Paris Motor Show 2010
Mercedes has launched the Mercedes S250 CDI BlueEfficiency at Paris, offering almost 50mpg and 0-60 mph in 8 seconds. It’s taken a while (or we’re just too good) for Mercedes to make reality our story that the world was going to get a four-pot S-Class – the Mercedes S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY. For buyers – […]
Uwe Gemballa Murdered
Uwe Gemballa’s body has been found in Pretoria, South Africa. It would appear he was executed in a gangland-style murder. Back in February Uwe Gemballa – owner of the eponymous Porsche Tuning Company – disappeared on a business trip to South Africa. At first it was suspected that he may have been kidnapped, especially after his […]
2011 Mercedes CLS: Paris Motor Show 2010
The 2011 / 2012 Mercedes CLS gets an unveiling at the Paris Motor Show. And it’s even more CLS in the flesh than the current CLS. It’s compulsory for car hacks to start every piece about the Mercedes CLS with the phrase ‘The car that started the 4-door coupe craze’. So, not wanting to disappoint, […]