The coalition Government are going to honour the subsidy commitment on electric cars. But only for the first 8,600. We expected more sanity from the coalition Government on all things motoring – especially after Transport Secretary Philip Hammond decreed the war on motorists to be over. And we also hoped for common sense all round on all […]
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2011 Ford Explorer Press Release
Ford Explorer – the vehicle that defined a segment – has been completely reinvented, raising customers’ expectations of sport utility vehicle (SUV) fuel efficiency, safety, technology, capability and quality. “The all-new Explorer will deliver today’s SUV buyers the attributes they really want and value, and a few they might not even have dreamed of,” said […]
Ford Explorer (2011) launches +video
Ford has finally launched the 2011 Ford Explorer, which seems to have turned in to a soft roading crossover. Because it’s unlikely we will get the 2011 Ford Explorer on this side of the Pond, we haven’t covered its interminable tease in any real detail. Yes, we reported on the 2011 Explorer getting Ford’s new […]
MINI Countryman goes WRC
MINI, together with David Richard’s Prodrive, are taking the MINI Countryman back in to Rallying with a WRC title inside three years the target. Back when Adam was a lad (as was I, coincidentally) Mini were big in rallying. In fact they wiped the floor with just about everyone else in the ’60s, winning the […]
Audi A7 Sportback Launched: Price & Models
Audi has finally revealed the Audi A7 Sportback in Munich. On sale in the UK in January 2011 from £42,295 Finally, after much teasing and a little tormenting, Audi did the decent thing and put us out of our misery with the launch of yet another niche filler – the Audi A7 Sportback – at the Museum […]
BMW Gran Coupe to be BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe
BMW has revealed that the Gran Coupe Concept will be produced as the 6 Series Gran Coupe. It looks like we got it wrong. We couldn’t see the logic in taking BMW’s four door, swoopy coupe concept – the BMW Gran Coupe Concept – and tagging it with a 6 Series moniker. Why would BMW […]
Electric Porsche Boxster being developed
Porsche is developing an electric Boxster and will be running threee prototypes to get real world feedback in a programme named Modellregion Elektromobilität It’s not exactly a surprise that Porsche has announced its intention to develop an electric roadster based on the Porsche Boxster, after all – as part of VW – they have access […]
German Grand Prix (2010) RESULT
Ferrari look to be ready to challenge Red Bull at the German Grand Prix, with the McLarens just behind. Did the Ferrari’s perform, or was it another Red Bull day? It held so much promise, the 2010 German Grand Prix. The Ferrari recovery seems to be underway and capable of fighting with the Red Bulls. […]
Mercedes CL63 AMG 2011: Official
A week after the leak of the 2011 Mercedes CL63 AMG & CL65 AMG, we get official details and photos. We had the first leak of the 2011 Mercedes CL AMG last month when we first saw the nips and tucks Mercedes had inflicted on what we thought was about to be renamed the S Class Coupe (which apparently won’t […]
Top Gear: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Lewis Hamilton & Veyron Super Sports
Big Top Gear episode tonight with Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Lewis Hamilton in an Ayrton Senna Film, Hammond with Snowmobiles in Sweden & May in the Veyron Super Sports. Update: We’ve added the Star in a reasonably priced car VT with Cruise and Diaz at the bottom. It’s live at the moment, but Top Gear […]