Despite our reservations about the Scrappage scheme in the UK, it would seem that it is proving to be a good handle to hang sales publicity on for car makers. Hyundai have told us about their successes and the interesting trade-ins they’ve had on cars sold under the Scrappage scheme, and we reported recently on […]
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Ford Focus RS not going to the U.S. – yet
Ford are working hard to make the Ford Motor Company a ‘World Car’ producer. Finally, after years of eschewing high quality, stylish and relatively economic cars from overseas, the States is finally waking up to just how good the products on offer from the likes of Ford and GM in Europe are. We’ve seen the […]
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400 released
Hot on the heels of the announcement last week of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-330 SST comes the release by Mitsubishi in the UK of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400, the fastest, and most expensive, iteration yet. And now it’s getting really serious. The 2.0 litre, turbocharged MIVEC engine in the FQ-400 will […]
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400 Press Release
FQ-400 – THE FASTEST AND MOST EXTREME LANCER EVOLUTION EVER RELEASED BY MITSUBISHI MOTORS in the UK * List price from £49,999 * On sale – June 2009 * The most powerful, accelerative Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X to date * Peak power of 403bhp @ 6,500rpm; peak torque of 525Nm @ 3,500rpm * 0-62mph in […]
New Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet and Estate delayed
Most of the Mercedes news recently has centred on the new E-Class Mercedes, both as a saloon and a coupe. Sure, we’ve had various bits and pieces about the Mercedes AMG SLS, and some upgrades to the Mercedes S Class (including the S400 Hybrid), but most of the information flowing has centred around the new […]
MINI United Festival Roundup
The MINI United Event has been with us for a couple of years now, but with this year being the 50th Anniversary of the Mini, the event exploded in to something pretty huge. Held at Silverstone over this weekend there were cars, and people, from the four corners of the earth. Over 10,000 Minis, and […]
Volkswagen and BYD get cosy
Volkswagen has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese car maker and EV specialist BYD to work together “in the area of electric mobility”. Seems sensible. BYD have been in the news lately with their next generation electric car technology, and VW is keen to be pro-active in the development of […]
New Toyota Prius could be delayed
There has been a lot of hype surrounding the next generation Toyota Prius, which has recently launched in Japan, and which we can expect soon in the UK. It has a new, bigger engine, increased performance and reduced emissions. And of course it’s by default the darling of the ‘Planet Savers’. So there is much […]
Mazda RX-8 gets an update – in Japan
Well, it does make sense to update your cars in your home market first, so the updates to the Mazda RX-8 for the Japanese market announced today are almost certain to come to UK cars before long. Just like the updates Mazda made to the MX-5 in Japan were followed by updates to the Mazda […]
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport – Production starts
We all know that the Bugatti Veyron has been a huge success. The fastest, the most expensive, the most desired and just about any other superlative you can throw at it fits. But it has been around a little while now and, although Bugatti celebrated the 200th Veyron built back in March, demand has, not […]