On treacherous UK roads the much maligned 4x4s and SUVs suddenly became the car to have as our roads struggled to cope with 6″ of overnight snow. If you drive a 4×4 / SUV you get used to the negative comments. Some 4x4s engender more hate than others, but the real ire of the Eco-Mentalists is reserved […]
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Channel 4’s 4Car to close
Channel 4 has announced that their online car site 4Car is to close on 31st December Despite the British love of cars, there really aren’t a huge number of car web sites that make an impact. And certainly not car websites that aren’t linked to either classified ads or existing car magazines. Top of the […]
Saab is Dead – Spyker pulls out
Spyker has pulled out of negotiations to buy Saab from GM, who have announced that Saab will now cease to trade and be wound down. Saab has been in intensive care for what seems like forever. Last profitable around the time the dinosaurs died out it has been kept alive in recent years with funds from US […]
Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black & V12 Vantage Carbon Black Revealed
Aston Martin has released a pair of Limited Edition models – the DBS Carbon Black and the V12 Vantage Carbon Black. Prices will be about 5% more than the standard model. It’s been a little while since we had a limited edition from Aston Martin, and just like Land Rover where we got the Freelander […]
Ford Mustang GT (2011) gets 5.0 litre V8
It’s been revealed that the 2011 Ford Mustang GT will get a 5.0 litre lump delivering 412hp It looks like Ford are taking the latest version of the iconic Ford Mustang GT seriously. The social web (Twitterers a Facebook fiends alike) have spilled the beans on what powers Ford’s latest V8 Mustang ahead of the […]
Volvo C30 Electric (BEV) for Detroit
Volvo are taking the electric Volvo C30 (BEV) to the Detroit Motor Show next month and are planning a trial of 50 cars in 2011. Volvo had a little tease about the electric version of the C30 EV (or Battery Electric Vehicle) back in September. They rolled out a bit of a ‘Wish-List’ of what […]
BMW 1 Series ActiveE Press Release
The BMW Concept ActiveE Another milestone to achieving CO2 free mobility. The BMW Group presents yet another milestone along the way to achieving CO2 free mobility. The BMW Concept ActiveE provides a taste of a purely electrically-powered BMW. Focused on the requirements of practical use, the study is based on the BMW 1 Series Coupe […]
Electric BMW 1 Series Concept ActiveE Revealed
BMW has released details of the BMW 1-Series ActiveE Concept, an electric 1 Series which will be shown at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2010. BMW are ramping up their foray in to electric cars with the reveal of the BMW 1 Series Concept ActiveE which will show at the Detroit Motor Show in […]
Land Rover Freelander 2 White & Black 2010 launched
Land Rover have launched the Freelander 2 White & Black, a new entry-level model starting at £19,495. Another day, another new Freelander 2 model. Just like a bus; you wait ages for one and then two come along together. You might think that releasing two new models of the Freelander 2 in succession reeks a little of […]
Citroen DS3 – UK Prices revealed
Citroen has revealed prices for the DS3 range which launches in Spring 2010. Starting at £11,700 for the 1.4 16V VTi 95hp in DSign trim, rising to £18,775 for the DSport 1.6 THP 150hp. The MINI-challenging Citroen DS3 – the first of Citroen’s ‘Premium’ DS models – was revealed in September and is due to go […]