Lotus has revealed the supercharged Lotus Evora S with 345bhp and 0-60mph in 4.6 seconds, ahead of the Paris Motor Show. Also revealed is the Lotus Evora auto. Update: We’ve had emails and Tweets suggesting that the Evora S may not use a Supercharger to gain its extra horses. TBH, the press release makes no […]
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Lexus IS facelift (2011) revealed
Lexus has facelifted the IS Range and updated the engines to be Euro 5 compliant. The IS220d goes to be replaced by a more economical, but less powerful, IS200d. The Lexus take on the BMW 3 Series – the Lexus IS range – has been with us pretty much unchanged for five years. So it’s […]
2011 Ford Mondeo debuts +video
We have details of the 2011 Ford Mondeo – which has debuted at the Moscow Motor Show – including prices, specifications, photos and video. Ford has revealed the 2011 Ford Mondeo this morning at the Moscow Motor Show, and although we’ve already told you much of what’s on offer it seems worthwhile recapping, plus we have some new photos […]
Chevrolet Orlando MPV Paris debut
Chevrolet are launching their compact, seven seat MPV at the Paris Motor Show – the Chevrolet Orlando – with a choice of petrol and two diesel lumps. Chevrolet first penned the idea of the Chevrolet Orlando with a concept in 2008 (which you can see on the right in the picture above). That has now turned in […]
Range Rover Evoque to get EcoBoost? Maybe
Will Land Rover fit the 200bhp EcoBoost engine in to the new Range Rover Evoque? We think not, at least not in Europe. I suppose the need to keep the story alive – the story of the Range Rover Evoque, that is – makes us speculate on what we don’t yet know. Which no doubt […]
Nissan GT-R 2011/2012 tweaks leak out
Nissan are tweaking the GT-R for 2011 – the 2012 model year – with a few cosmetic updates, LED running lights, new alloys and an extra horse or three. Nissan don’t seem to be able to stop tweaking, nipping and tucking the Nissan GT-R, so it comes as no surprise to see that there are […]
Liberal Petrolhead. Oxymoron? Not any more
Dr Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, visited Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin yesterday. And it looks like he had a fine old time. With the Liberal / Conservative coalition now in charge we seem to have got a Government where a big chunk of the ministers are Liberals (is there a Liberal […]
Honda Jazz Hybrid / Honda Fit Hybrid revealed
Honda are to reveal a hybrid version of the Jazz / Fit at the Paris Motor Show in October – The Honda Jazz Hybrid Despite not really believing that Hybrid cars are anything other than a stop-gap (if they’re any use at all in small cars) Honda is pushing forward with its hybrid range by […]
Drink Drive Limit Cut: Binned for now
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has ordered reports on the effect a proposed reduction in the drink drive limit would have on the rural economy. Having already criminalised a huge swathe of the motoring population of the UK by sticking endless ‘Safety’ Cameras anywhere they will catch drivers unaware and rake in huge fines, it seemed […]
Gemballa rises from the ashes – Uwe still on Safari
After Uwe Gemballa’s disappearance and the subsequent liquidation of the business, Gemballa are back in business under the leadership of Andreas Schwarz. Regular readers were enchanted by the Uwe Gemballa stories we regaled them with earlier this year. Poor, downtrodden Uwe; kidnapped by vicious mercenaries in South Africa; begging for money from his wife to pay ransom; police on two continents working […]