If ever I took my Dad out to an event and he enjoyed himself, he always said the same thing – “That was a good do. Thanks”. And so it is with Salon Prive – a ‘Good Do’, thanks. And it really is. Yes, the price of entry is a somewhat eye-watering £125-200 (depending on […]
Aston Martin One-77 – Is JK buying?
Today was the first day of Salon Prive at the Hurlingham club in London, and whilst the rest of us slaved over a hot monitor, our esteemed leader has been off supping Champagne and scoffing lobster surrounded by some of the world’s greatest cars. Yes John and Carla have been out playing! One of the […]
Bugatti Royale or Bugatti Bordeaux?
We reported the other day on a scan of an invitation sent out to Veyron owners for a special Bugatti event in September – the 100th Anniversary of Bugatti. Specualtion was that the invitation showed the shadowy out line of a new Bugatti – The Bugatti Bordeaux. And now Pistonheads has got hold of a […]
Aston Martin Shop – at the Nurburgring
Car makers are struggling; we all know that. And most of those at the high end are struggling even more. So what to do? Hold on and pray seems to be the order of the day, but some makers are trying to diversify and tap in to other markets. Bentley, for example, has been using […]
Ferrari 599 GTB Handling GTE Package – w/video
Ferrari announced the HGTE handling package for the Ferrari 599 back at the Geneva Motor Show in February, and they have finally got round to giving us all the details. The 599 HGTE Package is going to be a dealer fit option – which means you can toddle along with the 599 you already own, […]
Bentley Continental Supersports – Driven at Goodwood
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is more than a week ago, and we did a round up after it finished. And there were lots of goodies to savour, such as the new Jaguar XK Goodwood Special in Lime Green and the Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M taking on the Goodwood Hillclimb. So this bit of news […]
Bugatti Bordeaux – a 4-door Veyron?
Update 13/9/09: Bugatti has now revealed that the four-door Bugatti will be the Bugatti Bugatti Galabier 16C. There’s been speculation ever since Bugatti first launched the Veyron that it would just be the start of a series of incredible performance and luxury cars to come from the marque. We reported quite recently on the speculation […]
Ferrari F450 – Spy Shots
The last time we ran a story on the new Ferrari F450 was back in March, when we had some decent renderings to show you. In the meantime we have received umpteen spy shots of the new F450, but as they were all mules running the F430 body, they weren’t of that much interest. But […]
Lamborghini Reventon Roadster – the update
Back in March we exclusively revealed that Lamborghini are launching the Lamborghini Reventon Roadster. Just nine of the roadster versions are to be produced, and the price is an eye-watering €1.2 million. In March our sources at Lamborghini told us that the announcement was imminent, and that deposits had been taken on all nine cars. […]
Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M – Goodwood Hillclimb Video
This weekend saw the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK – a petrol-head’s delight – with some of the finest cars – new and old- attending the event. One of the major attractions is the Goodwood Hillclimb, where cars tackle a 1.16 mile uphill course through the Parklands of Goodwood House. Cars race along […]