A quick round-up of car-oriented April Fools stories from BMW, Infiniti, MINI, the Goodwood Festival of Speed and others. There were so many April Fools stories running around yesterday from car makers we really didn’t want to spend the day regurgitating press releases designed to demonstrate car makers’ normally well-hidden sense of humour. But some were well-conceived so we thought we should bring you a few, […]
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Scion iQ (2011) revealed
Toyota are to launch a Scion badged iQ – the 2011 Scion iQ – in to the US market after a showing at the New York Motor Show this week. The Scion name is one of those car ‘Makes’ that is well known over there but unheard of over here. So although the headline will […]
Subaru Impreza WRX STI saloon revealed
Subaru has revealed the 2011 Impreza WRX ST Saloon at the New York Motor Show with a great big wing, four doors, suspension tweaks but no extra power. You may remember a couple of days ago we brought you a tease from Subaru about the Subaru Impreza WRX STI saloon due to be unveiled in New York […]
Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 – a taste of SLS AMG Black Series? UPDATE +video
Mercedes has officially launched the SLS AMG GT3 Race car in New York, which is visually a big clue to the Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series due in 2013 With the New York Motor Show spluttering in to life across the Pond, we’ll have a number of show stories to cover to keep you up […]
McLaren MP4-12C Configurator +video
McLaren has launched an online configurator for the MP4-12C. A wonderful time waster. We also have video of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton using the configurator. What would a new Supercar be without a configurator for the fan boys and wannabes to play with? Not credible in the eyes of many. Usually we get the configurator once the car is […]
Ford Focus RS500 – the Video
We have undisguised video of Ford’s super Focus RS – the Focus RS500 – on the day Ford had originally planned to release the first details. It started with a kiss tease. The Focus RS500. Just like every other new car reveal these days, we got the tease on the Focus RS500 a week ago. This […]
Subaru Impreza Cosworth – Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 – announced
Subaru are producing a Cosworth special – the Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 – with a 3.5 second 0-60mph. Just 75 are being built. You always know that when a production car gets the Cosworth moniker added you should be able to count on a more than useful increase in performance. Just look what the Cosworth […]
Nissan LEAF EV priced
Nissan has revealed that the net cost of the electric Nissan LEAF in Japan will be £21,500 when it launches later this year. Update: US prices for the Nisaan Leaf added at the bottom The Nissan LEAF is the first of Nissan’s much trumpeted range of electric cars, and much hangs on the success of the LEAF. […]
Subaru WRX STI (2011) teased
Subaru are teasing the 2011 Subaru WRX STI ahead of a reveal later this week at the New York Motor Show. So what do we know? It has a big wing. It’s never terribly difficult to work out when we have a Motor Show looming – in this case the 2010 New York Motor Show […]
Infiniti QX56 (2011) leaks
The 2011 Infiniti QX56 – Infiniti’s take on the 2011 Nissan Patrol – will début at the New York Motor Show this week. We have the first picture. Unfortunately. If you’re reading this from the New World side of the Pond you’ll know exactly what the Infiniti QX is. It’s a full sized SUV from Nissan’s luxury arm […]