Dutch car maker Spyker is relocating its manufacturing facilities to the UK in a cost saving move. The relocation should be completed by year end. The best known Dutch car maker Spyker is throwing off its laid back ‘Schmokin’ persona by moving its car production to the UK, where constant cups of tea will be […]
Lamborghini URUS – the FX70 killer
Lamborghini are planning a new halo car – the Lamborghini Urus – to be based on the Murcielago’s replacement, the Jota. Designed to take on the new Enzo – the FX70. Lamborghini has been long on new models – for a high-end supercar maker – but short on new cars for quite some time. Sure, […]
Lee Noble returns with Fenix Automotive
Lee Noble is to return to car making with an all new car – built in South Africa – costing £75,000 and produced by his new company Fenix Automotive Ltd. We’ll resist telling you that Lee Noble is returning ‘Fenix’ like to the realm of specialist car makers. But he is, with a new company […]
Ferrari 599 GTO Limited Edition
Ferrari are preparing to launch a limited edition Ferrari 599 GTO. Just 500 will be made at a 25% premium over the standard 599 There have been rumours flying around for quite some time that Ferrari are working on a special, limited edition 599. We’ve had the 599 HGTE recently and also the development special […]
Maserati GranCabrio UK price
Maserati has priced the GranCabrio (Gran Turismo Convertible outside Europe) at £95,630. Orders are being taken now and first cars will be delivered in April 2010. We had the official launch of Maserati’s GranCabrio at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in September, and an elegant looking convertible it is. Maserati brought the GranCabrio to London […]
Aston Martin Rapide price revealed
It’s reported that Aston Martin has revealed the US list price for the new Rapide as $200,000 at a launch event in Hollywood. Update 4/12/2009: Aston Martin has now confirmed that the Rapide will start at £139,950 As we’ve discussed on countless occasions, Aston Martin has taken forever to get the Rapide ready to roll. […]
McLaren MP4-12C – Development Video
McLaren Automotive have released video of the development process on the new McLaren MP4-12C, including track time at the Nurburgring and the Top Gear test track. Two months ago McLaren revealed their new supercar – the McLaren MP4-12C. Beyond some disappointment that the styling was a little generic, the praise for the potential of the […]
The 73 year old Supercar killer
A 73 year old Florida businessman has been responsible for writing-off at least 10 supercars in the last few years, including five Ferraris. Here at Cars UK we tend not to report on exotic cars involved in crashes. True to say it’s a bit of an interweb phenomenon and generates a lot of traffic. But […]
New Lotus Esprit gets green light
Lotus has given the green light to a new Lotus Esprit featuring the V10 from the Lexus LF-A. Scheduled to hit the road in 2012. Back in September – when we reported that Lotus had delivered the first Evora to a customer – we noted that the success of the Evora would underpin the future […]
Arash AF-10 – almost ready
Arash Farboud has released details of his British Supercar – the Arash AF10 – featuring carbon fibre bodywork and chassis and 550bhp. Arash Farboud likes the idea of making supercars. He was responsible for the Farboud GTS which eventually became the Farbio, and he’s been busy working on his new creation – the Arash AF-10 […]