Mercedes has revealed the 2011 Mercedes S63 AMG with the new 5.5 Litre Biturbo V8 replacing the old, naturally aspirated 6.2 Litre. Mercedes intend phasing out the much loved – and wonderfully linear – 6.2 litre, naturally aspirated V8 which graces AMG Mercedes models across the range, from C Class to S Class and E class to […]
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Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Confirmed
Porsche has confirmed that the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid will hit the roads in 2011, making it the fifth version of the Panamera on sale. A day or two ago we reported that Porsche were going to go playing with a trio of electric Porsche Boxsters with the aim of finding out how practical or […]
Nissan Murano Convertible coming
It’s being reported, not for the first time, that Nissan are about to produce a drop top SUV – the Nissan Murano Convertible. No, it’s not April Fools Day. And yes, you did read that right. According to Inside Line – who have been shouting that the Nissan Murano is going to get its top chopped for […]
Nissan LEAF EV: Euro sales start – UK in September
The Nissan LEAF EV is going on sale in Portugal and Ireland with the UK following in September. We recently reported that the Nissan Leaf has exceeded all expectations after going on sale in Japan and the US, managing to acquire 19,000 orders in the briefest of time – twice the planned annual rate of […]
Porsche Cayman Club Sport planned
Porsche look set to debut a stripped out and more powerful Cayman at the LA Motor Show – the Porsche Cayman CS (ClubSport) Now that Porsche is part of VW – owners of niche -masters Audi – we’re starting to take more seriously every rumour of a new limited edition / faster / lighter / […]
Porsche Panamera – 25,000 built already
Porsche has revealed that they have already built 25,000 Porsche Panameras in the first year of production at the Porsche plant in Leipzig. Big, exotic cars tend not to sell in big numbers. Annual production in the low thousands is usually as much as you’re likely to see from a supercar and once you get […]
Audi A7 Sportback – the video
We got the official reveal of Audi’s competitor for the BMW 5 Series GT – the Audi A7 Sportback – a few days ago, and now we get the video. Somehow the Audi A7 just didn’t look as dynamic as expected. I know, production cars are usually a letdown compared to the concept, but the A7 […]
Pagani Zonda R: Nurburgring Record Video
Pagani broke the Nurburgring record earlier this month with the Zonda R which set a time of 6m 47s. We have the whole lap on video Back in April we reported that Ferrari were claiming a Nurburgring record for the 599xx. This made-up-by-Ferrari record was for the fastest time round the Nurburgring by a road […]
Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Hypercar Green Light
Porsche has confirmed that the hybrid hypercar – the Porsche 918 Spyder – shown at Geneva this year will go in to production. As the man from Porsche said when asked about the Porsche 918 Spyder Concept at the Geneva Motor Show this year, ‘Porsche has never shown a car they didn’t go on to […]
SEAT Ibiza ST (Sport Tourer) Prices & Models +video
The SEAT Ibiza ST has now gone on sale in the UK with prices starting from £12,070 Back in February in the run up to the Geneva Motor Show SEAT sent us details of their diminutive estate, the SEAT Ibiza Sport Tourer (ST) which bowed in at Geneva shortly after. It’s taken six months to […]