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 […]
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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 […]
SEAT Ibiza Bocanegra – Official
SEAT likes to consider itself the purveyor of sporty VW cars with a twist. And this car – the SEAT Ibiza Bocanegra – will do plenty to justify that tag. First shown as a concept at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008, it is back to be unveiled as a proper production model at the […]
Renault Kangoo be bop Z.E. electric car revealed
Renault (and partner Nissan) have designs on being the world’s top electric car maker as soon as possible As part of this strategy Renault showed the Z.E. Concept at the Paris Motor Show last year, which has now turned in to the Renault Kangoo be bop Z.E., which has been revealed at a Renault shareholders […]
VW Scirroco GT TDI 170PS – UK orders & prices
I do like the Volkswagen Scirocco. I liked it when they produced the ‘Storm’ back in the ’70s, and I think the latest version is a great car, even if I would like to see a Scirocco with the same sort of cache as the Storm had back then. But today frugality is the key […]
Saab 9-3X – UK Prices announced
We still don’t know what’s going to happen to Saab. According to recent reports, Fiat will take over Saab, but today there has been a denial of this by Saab’s boss, saying there are 10 suitors for Saab, none of whom are Fiat. We’ll have to wait and see. But Saab are still pushing forward, […]
Volvo von Koenigsegg – the Vox Volvo P1800
Mattias Vöcks day job is building Koenigseggs. So he knows a thing or two about top end, powerful and individual cars. And he has the honour of having built what has been declared ‘Sweden’s Hottest Volvo’, a creation of Vöcks, based on a ’67 Volvo Amazon. But now he’s at it again. Vöcks latest creation […]
Nissan 370Z Hybrid in 2011?
It’s no secret that every car maker on the planet is looking at what will and won’t work with eco-cars. From initially starting out as little runarounds, Hybrid and electric cars are now finding their way in to every level of car. We’ve recently told you about the Mercedes S400 Hybrid, and only the other […]
MINI Graphite – yet another MINI limited edition
> They’re all at it. Limited editions offering extra kit for less money seems like a good way to tempt buyers back in to car showrooms. But MINI has been doing this for ever, and if you add up all the variations on the MINI theme, and the models, and the limited editions you end […]