Motoring News
08 April 2011Maserati enters Indian market
Maserati has announced it will begin selling its cars in India.
read moreVauxhall VXR8 review
"Its 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing shades? Hit it."
read moreMr Money: the Government backs electric cars
The Government says that an electric car works out to be cheaper than its petrol equivalent after only four years. The only problem is, it's used the wrong figures in its calculations.
read moreF1 designer wins prestigious 'adventurer' award
His cars are revered by followers of F1. Now Adrian Newey has been thrust into the limelight, too.
read moreSpecial Volvo C30 for Italy
Swedish manufacturer Volvo has announced the Volvo C30 Black Design, which will be available for the Italian market only.
read moreJapan's carmakers to resume production
Toyota, Honda and Nissan set out timetables for domestic assembly more than a month after the earthquake and tsunami damaged facilities and disrupted supplies
read moreMercedes unveils new A-Class concept
Nifty new Mini rival will debut at Shanghai motor show
read moreLight fantastic
THE BMW M3 pick-up may be a joke, but another new version of the M3 is going to happen – a CSL or lightweight version of the car.
read moreBook a day with motoring stuntman Paul Swift
NOW here’s a cracking day out. Paul Swift, son of the world famous Russ Swift, is running courses for stunt driving for only £204.
read moreNew chip powers Range Rover
THERE’S a new chip available for the Range Rover 3.0-litre TDV6 engine that lifts power from 259bhp to 281bhp and torque up from 502lb ft to 525lb ft.
read moreThe 52mpg Jaguar
JAGUAR is introducing a new 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel engine that it will soon fit to the XF saloon (it’s currently trialling the engine in an XF).
read moreSaab's new service deal
SAAB is launching something called the Saab Service Club. It’s free to enter and is aimed at owners of Saabs that are more than three years old.
read moreKia aims for hot hatch
KIA is keen to build a GTI-type hot hatch. And why not?
read morePerodua Myvil now on Motability scheme
THE bargain basement Perodua Myvi is now available on the Motability scheme.
read moreFord's irresistabubble idea
ARE you, like me, a fan of Aeros?
read moreBMW's April Fool joke revealed
BMW has a long history of excellent April Fool’s spoofs. This year details of a new version of the iconic M3 dropped on my desk announcing that a pick-up version of the car was going to be made. Complete with 420bhp and a top speed of over 180mph.
read moreFuelish things from the Government
IT’S a well known fact that the government official fuel consumption figures bear no relation to real life numbers.
read moreSecret charms of Chevy's new 7-seater
UNFORTUNATELY the secret has been let out.
read moreYour guide to buying and riding a bike
I’VE bought a new bike. Actually, it’s rather an old bike – a 1980s BMW R100RT like the ones the police used to ride with a big fairing and tall screen. It’s brilliant and I’ve already fallen in love with it.
read more£45,000 Audi engine upgrade
THIS is one of the most expensive performance upgrades I’ve ever seen. It’s American Audi tuners STaSIS Engineering’s R8 V10 Challenge Extreme Edition. For £45,000 UK agents APS of Brackley will take your R8 V10, fit it with a supercharger that’ll increase the power up to 710bhp, fit a special exhaust system, huge Alco brake discs, lower the suspension and bolt on special 20in alloy wheels. Sounds impressive but I’d be happy with the standard V10’s 500bhp.
read moreDaytona for your diary
I MUST make sure that I’m out of the country on May 18. There’s a classic car auction taking place at Brooklands in Surrey that will include one of my favourite cars. It’s the Ferrari Daytona I drove along the Riviera on Top Gear a few years ago. What I didn’t know is that this car was once a demonstrator at Maranello Concessionaires and was lent to Prince Charles for a week in 1973. Sadly, the blue Ferrari is expected to go for £180,000. It would make a good wedding present for William, I would have thought.
read moreNew Range Rover Evoque is a cracker
THIS is going to be the car launch of the year. It’s the new Range Rover Evoque and we’ve just been given the prices.
read moreQuattro worth weighting for...
THE rumour is that Audi is going to put into production the radical Quattro coupe concept that it showed at the Paris motor show last year.
read moreGood news for fast Ford fans
GOOD news for fast Ford fans: at last there’s going to be a hot Fiesta. The car, which will wear an ST badge, will be powered by the 1.6-litre, 180bhp Ecoboost engine from the Fiesta rally car. The Fiesta ST will rival the RenaultSport Clio 200 and is likely to cost around the same. Expect to see it late next year.
read moreMy E-Type of music
THE Silverstone Classic historic racing festival on July 22-24 is promising to be a serious weekend of action.
read moreNaimo - Kia's new square-shaped concept
THIS square-shaped device is the the Kia Naimo concept that was shown at last week’s Seoul motor show.
read moreNew hot Audi V8
WE’RE about to road test the new Audi A6, but here’s news of the hot version that’s on its way early next year. The old S6 was powered by a V10 engine but the new one will have a 4.0-litre V8 engine with a single turbocharger and 440bhp. If that sounds a bit weedy there’s going to be a RS6 model as well with 550bhp.
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