Hybrid cars are starting to make their presence felt in the market place, and even at the top end of luxury saloons the market is moving in that direction. Whether you buy in to the planet-saving ethos or not, it’s hard to argue against something that costs less to run and helps you be perceived […]
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Jaguar Land Rover open in India
Well, I suppose it was always going to happen. After all, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), although still considered by most to be a traditional British car maker, is in fact owned by Indian Conglomerate Tata. And Tata has announced this morning that Jaguar Cars and Land Rovers are to go on sale in India. Not […]
GTA Spano Supercar revealed in Valencia
Spanish racing outfit GTA have revealed their new road-going supercar – the GTA Spano – in Valencia. 0-62 in 2.9 seconds and £500,000.
Chrysler Bankrupt – Fiat the great hope
So the inevitable has happened. The first of the big three to go bust is Chrysler, now officially in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. But it’s not all doom and gloom. President Barack Obama announced the Chrysler bankruptcy late yesterday, but said that huge strides had been made recently to keep Chrysler viable in the long term […]
Clio RenaultSport 200 – UK prices and detail
Renault has delivered us pricing and information on the two new Clio RenaultSport models this afternoon – the Clio RenaultSport 200 Cup and the Clio RenaultSport 200. The first news is not startling. The new models do sport more power than the old – a whole 3bhp. But Renault say that the performance is improved […]
Citroen C1 ev’ie Electric Car launched
> With what is claimed to be the first proper all-electric four seater car for the UK, The Electric Car Company has announced the immediate launch of the all electric Citroen C1 ev’ie today. Based (obviously) on Citroen’s baby C1, the C1 ev’ie aims to be as car-like as possible, but offering all the economies […]
Top Gear has to have women – official!
In more mad tinkering by the disingenuous Harriet Harman, it has been revealed that her new legislation on equality in the workplace will be extended to the broadcast media. Which could mean that Top Gear will have to include women in its presenter line-up. You really couldn’t make this up, but New Labour are intent […]
Honda Insight tops UK Hybrid sales
It’s no secret that Honda want to beat Toyota in the Hybrid car sales stakes. The Honda Insight was launched at a particularly keen price point with one aim in mind – to beat the Toyota Prius. And it appears to have worked. In the UK the Honda Insight has outsold the Toyota Prius by […]
MINI John Cooper F1 50th Anniversary Edition
We have moaned a fair bit about the endless iterations of the MINI marque. From basic MINI Ones to MINI Cabriolets, to MINI Crossovers to the MINI Speedster et al. And now there is another to add to the list – The MINI John Cooper F1 50th Anniversary Edition. But perhaps this one is a […]
Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid revealed
As was expected, Porsche has developed a Hybrid version of the Cayenne – The Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid – which will be launched in the UK in 2010.