Ferrari are slashing production and laying off workers as orders drop for Maranello’s products by up to 50%. It seems the global recession is still not over, with the news that Ferrari is starting to feel the pinch. Bloomberg is reporting that much of Ferrari’s woes are caused by a lack of orders from Maserati. […]
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Philip Hammond is Secretary of State for Transport
Philip Hammond has been appointed the new Secretary of State for Transport. Will the Tories be more of a friend to the motorist than Labour? We hope so. The Tories claimed in their election campaigning that motorists have had a raw deal under Labour. Do you know, we’d not noticed. We’d not noticed the inexorable […]
New Jaguar XJ joins the new Government – eventually
Jaguar have missed out on some stunning PR for the new Jaguar XJ by failing to get the XJ in Government hands in time for the election. Yes, I know we’re supposed to be on the pulse of everything that’s going on in the world of cars. And honestly, we usually are. But these last […]
Beijing Motor Show: The biggest Motor Show…In the World!
It’s been revealed that the Beijing Motor Show this year has eclipsed Geneva to become the World’s biggest. Well, a Clarkson-esque headline seemed appropriate. The world is changing. The car landscape even more so with the rapid introduction of new technology and the seemingly endless ability of car makers in the last few years to offer more […]
Citroen DS3: Design a DS3 Roof competition.
Citroen has launched a competition to design a new dash and roof graphic for the Citroen DS3. The winning design will go in to production in 2011. We’ve said from the start that Citroen were going to take a leaf out of the MINI book of marketing. Keep it in your face and churn out at least one special […]
Porsche 911 GT2 RS (2010 / 2011) Press Release
620 HIGHLY-EFFICIENT TURBO HORSEPOWER: THE MOST POWERFUL STREET-LEGAL PORSCHE OF ALL TIME The time: 7 minutes 18 seconds on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. The power: 620 hp. The weight: 1,370 kilograms in road trim with all fluids on board. The car: the new Porsche 911 GT2 RS. World debut at the Moscow Auto Show on August 25th […]
Porsche 911 GT2 RS – Official +video
Porsche has revealed details of the 620hp Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Just 500 to be made at £164k. We have details, photos and video. It’s just a week since we brought you leaked photos of the new Porsche GT2 RS. But a week is a long time in the modern world of car leaks, and we’d expected Porsche […]
Porsche Panamera – Best selling Porsche in the U.S.
The Porsche Panamera has become the best selling Porsche in the US just months after it launched. The Porsche Panamera elicited pretty much the same response from the Porsche aficionados when it was revealed as the Cayenne did seven years ago – raise arms in horror; shriek about wrecking the brand and proclaim the end of Porsche […]
Land Rover Discovery 4 – Still the best 4×4
Land Rover has won the Diesel Car Magazine award for best 4×4, beating off competition from the Range Rover and Freelander 2. Win-Win for LR. Awards in any aspect of life are nice to have. They’re a validation of what we do; a pat on the back; a feather in the cap. They make you feel good. Which means […]
Ford C-MAX Hybrid and Electric C-MAX in 2013
Ford are planning on introducing a hybrid (C-MAX HEV) and a plug-in (C-MAX PHEV) version of the new C-MAX by 2013. Ford have been concentrating on bringing their current business back from the edge of the abyss for the last year or two, so their plans to join the headlong rush by car makers in […]