McLaren Automotive officially launched today together with lots of detail on the McLaren MP4-12C and we have a video review if the new McLaren by Messrs Button and Hamilton. Today Cars UK hosted the McLaren press conference to officially launch McLaren Automotive as a Supercar manufacturer, and give the first proper outing to the first car created […]
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Nissan LEAF – UK made EV +Video
Nissan has announced that Sunderland will be the third Nissan facility to produce the electric Nissan Leaf (EV). Production begins 2013. Carlos Ghosn – head of Nissan – is convinced that electric cars will account for 10% of the market by 2020. Which is a huge leap from where they are now. We’re not convinced […]
BMW: It’s going to be Front Wheel Drive for small cars
BMW has revealed they are developing a new front wheel drive platform for use in the next gen MINI and a range of smaller BMWs. Project i-setta? We’ve had Porsche aficionados bemoaning hybrid cars (the Porsche 918 Spyder really gave them something to moan about) and SUVs; we’ve had the Ferrari Luddites bemoan the hybrid […]
Maybach to die – swansong Maybach Coupe planned
It’s being reported that Mercedes are going to take the axe to the Maybach – but not before a swansong run of 100 Maybach Coupes. It’s taken a long time for Mercedes to admit defeat, but it looks as if they’re about ready to accept that they got it completely wrong with the Maybach. To […]
Aston Martin Cygnet – what’s going on?
Aston Martin now appears to be targeting the Aston Martin Cygnet at young, trendy wannabees instead of as a City Car for existing AM owners. Aston Martin first rolled the Aston Martin Cygnet in to view back in June last year. It seemed as if they were trying to judge just what flack they would […]
Bugatti 16C Galibier – back in Black
Bugatti has released a new set of images of the Bugatti 16C Galibier, the ‘Concept’ Bugatti thought of as a replacement for the Veyron. The Bugatti 16C Galibier came to our attention back in September at the time of the Frankfurt Motor Show, although it wasn’t on the floor at the show. Bugatti claimed it […]
Volkswagen R – Volkswagen R GmbH created
Volkswagen has created a new company – Volkswagen R GmbH – to handle their performance cars – such as the Golf R and Scirocco R – and R-Line cosmetic packages. Mercedes has AMG, BMW has its M Division and Audi has quattro. Volkswagen already has cars badged with the ‘R’ moniker – which originally meant performance models but […]
Nissan Murano Diesel – finally
Nissan’s largest Crossover – the Nissan Murano – is to finally get a diesel engine option from September 2010. The Nissan Murano is the Qashqai’s big brother, just as the soon to arrive Nissan Juke is the baby. But the Murano often tends to get overlooked because it seems like it doesn’t really belong in […]
Lexus LFA- The Special Edition Nurburgring Package
Lexus has revealed a special edition of the Lexus LFA Supercar – the Nurburgring Package – featuring extra power, big rear wing and super sticky tyres. No word on price. It would be entirely reasonable for you to consider the Lexus LFA a special edition in its own right. After all, there are only ever […]
Toyota Recall Update: Half of UK cars now fixed
Toyota are now half way through the 186,000 cars in the UK which require a fix after the sticky accelerator recall in February. It seems like forever ago that we revealed the enormous problems Toyota had with a mass worldwide recall on a chunk of the cars they’ve produced in the last few years, but […]