Yesterday (14th December 2008) saw the 2008 Race of Champions take place at a sodden Wembley Stadium in London. Competing in a range of vehicles, including KTM X-Bows, Focus WRC Cars and RoC Buggies, the best of the best from the Motor Racing World competed, including Jenson Button, David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher, Carl Edwards and […]
2009 BMW Z4 announced
BMW has officially released details of the next BMW Z4, due to be shown at Detroit and in UK showrooms in the spring. The new Z4 looks like a big improvement on the outgoing model. The old Z4 had Marmite looks – you loved it or hated it – but the new BMW Z4 has […]
All the thrills & spills of F1 2008
The 2008 F1 Season was probably one of the best for many a year. Thrills, spills, arguments, back-stabbing, overtaking – you name it, F1 had it. But with the world’s economic woes currently biting at the heels of F1 (Honda leaving F1 being the first casualty) this could well be the last F1 season for […]
Nissan GT-R Road Test Video
The Nissan GT-R is the latest version of the Nissan Skyline, which until now has just been a model in the Nissan range, and not available in the UK unless you were willing to do a personal import from Japan. But the launch of the GT-R has changed all the. GT-R becomes almost separate brand, […]
Audi R8 Road Test Video
The Audi R8, launched in the UK in 2007, is Audi’s first foray in to the ‘Supercar’ market. And didn’t they do well? The R8 is probably the only real competitor for the Porsche 911. It offers great build quality and a true supercar driving experience, but couple that with the great build quality and […]
Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe Road Test Video
Rolls Royce, since it became part of BMW, has gone from strength to strength. The Rolls Royce Phantom (the saloon of version of this coupe) is possibly the best saloon car in the world, and certainly shows Mercedes Benz with its glitzy Maybach a thing or two about how a super-luxury car should be conceived […]
2009 Audi Q5 Road Test Video
The Audi Q5 is Audi’s answer to the BMW X3 and Land Rover Freelander, and to the criticisms made of its own full-size SUV, the Q7, that it is just too large for the road. Available with a choice of engines (and more to come as the Q5 becomes established) this is a Road Test […]
2009 Ferrari California Road Test Video
The Ferrari California is the latest offering from Maranello. Offering for the first time in a Ferrari a trick folding metal roof, the California offers perhaps the most usable Ferrari to date. Aimed at a slightly different market than most Ferraris, the California is aimed fair and square at the high-end offerings from Porsche, Mercedes […]
2009 Ford KA Road Test Video
Ford’s new super-mini, the KA, is about to launch, and based as it is on the underpinnings of the Fiat 500, it promises to be a great little car. Available in a choice of trims and engines, the little Ford brings the venerable KA bang up to date. You can read our Review of the […]
Audi R8 V10 to debut at Detroit – Spyder coming soon
The much anticipated Audi R8 V10 (Audi R10?) is to make its first official appearance at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2009. The R8 has been a massive hit worldwide. It did seem when Audi launched the R8 that it might just be a step too far. How can a mainstream car maker pull-off […]