Hyundai’s range of cars has certainly come a long way in the last few years, due to big improvements in the design and quality of their cars, and of course some good marketing. And in times as tough as these people really are sitting up and taking notice of ‘Budget’ cars in a way not […]
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Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV – New Photos
As we’ve said countless times before, the latest and fastest Lamborghini – the Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 Super Veloce – looked like it would be the ‘Poster Car’ for this generation, just like every teenage boy had a poster on their bedroom wall of the Lamborghini Countach (together with the blonde ‘Tennis Girl’ scratching her bum!) […]
Button wins in Barcelona – another Brawn 1-2
Brawn’s fairytale season continues, with Jenson Button taking the win in Barcelona, with team mate Rubens Barrichello in second place. Button lost first place to team mate Barrichello off the line but, after a safety car on the first lap, strategy genius Ross Brawn moved Button on to a two-stop strategy, which proved a master […]
Lexus IS 250C launches
Lexus has launched the much awaited IS250C – the convertible version of the Lexus IS – this week. But only in Japan. However, the UK doesn’t have long to wait, as the IS Convertible is expected to arrive here by July. The IS Convertible comes in two flavours – the Lexus IS250 C and the […]
New Lotus Esprit still on schedule
> All the attention at Lotus at the moment is focused on the new Evora. The Lotus Evora launches in the UK in June, and the Lotus Evora Convertible is on schedule for a reveal in 2011. But Lotus are working on the next wave of changes at Hethel, which includes new versions of the […]
Mercedes 300SL Gullwing – the return
The Mercedes SL 300 Gullwing is being brought back to life by Gullwing GmbH who are to recreate 30 examples a year featuring a 5.5 litre V8. The 1950s Mercedes 300SL Gullwing is an iconic car. Remembered affectionately by those old enough to remember it first time round (which I actually don’t!) and associated in […]
Lotus Evora Convertible – Just a 2 seater
We are finally getting to the point where the first Lotus Evora customer cars are about to be delivered (well, next month) and we brought you new pictures of the Lotus Evora last week after Lotus decided they ought to keep the interest up. But now we see the Evora as a done deal, it […]
The Mini is 50 years old today
Today, May 8th 2009, is the 50th anniversary of the first Mini coming off the production line at Cowley. What a long time! To celebrate, and for a bit of free publicity (see, we’re playing the game) BMW has shipped the first Mini to roll of the production line back to Cowley to celebrate […]
Dacia Sandero Stepway launched in Europe
When we saw the press release for the Dacia Sandero Stepway come in, we at first thought that this was the launch of the production version of the Dacia Duster we saw at Geneva a couple of months ago. It had been a long day, and we were busy arguing about what a let-down it […]
Audi R8 V12 Diesel canned – but it’s old news
The interweb is full of stories today revealing that Audi has dropped plans to produce a diesel version of the fabulous R8. The Audi R8 V12 diesel was first shown to a pretty astonished motoring press (and it takes a lot to astonish us) at the Detroit Motor show early last year. So keen were […]