BMW are using this year's Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este to unveil the new BMW Concept 8 Series. BMW are looking to launch the new 8 series car in 2018 with their new plan under way to increase sales and revenues in the hard fought luxury class segment. “The forthcoming BMW 8 Series Coupe will demonstrate that [...]
Take a long look at this Rolls-Royce. This could be one of the most expensive bespoke Rolls-Royces to date. In 2013 Rolls-Royce was approached by a very valued customer who wanted his vision to be a one off luxury car. This customer is a collector of one off items including super yachts and aircrafts. So [...]
VW have just confirmed that they will be making an Up! GTI. But for now they have given us a sneak preview of this......... The Up! GTI concept car which will make its World Premiere at the (now legendary) GTI Meet, Lake Wörthersee on the 24th to 27th May 2017. This new up! GTI is promising to follow [...]
Save the date....... Saturday 24th of June 2017 is Castle Combe's new Supercar Solstice track day event. This event will celebrate all rare and very fast cars .... both on and off the track. The event is being held in association with Bristol's Queens Square Breakfast Club. This Club is a monthly car meet with some seriously prestigious cars in [...]
This is really exciting news!!! Renault have shown the media a new dynamic wireless electric charging (DEVC). This new charging system allows the vehicle to charge whilst driving. For this project Renault has teamed up with Qualcomm Technologies and Vedecom to showcase the DEVC system. The Renault Kangoo Z.E can charge up to 20 kilowatts at speeds up [...]
This is the picture that I took of the Hyundai i30 N concept car from this years Geneva Motor Show. Hyundai are now testing the i30 N prototype on our UK roads. “We are getting closer and closer to the final development stage of the i30 N.” “The road testing serves to check if the [...]
This is a "must see" car in the metal (or to be precise in the 'aluminium'). I first saw it at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year in March. It is a real head turner......with many car folks packing the Alpine stand to get close to it. It's UK debut was earlier this month at the London Motor Show and [...]
Here is something just in time for summer. Mercedes Benz have launched a new entry model SLC, prices starting at £32,039 OTR. The SLC 180 AMG Line has a 1.6 turbo charged engine which produces 156 hp, with a 6 speed manual gearbox. 0 to 62 mph will take 7.9 seconds with a top speed of 140 [...]
With all the talk of "dirty diesels" in the media, and the publication of the UK Government’s consultation on improving air quality last week, Jaguar Land Rover have responded with this statement. "Our latest Eu6 diesel engines are among the cleanest in the world. Highly efficient diesel particulate filters now capture 99.9% of all particles, [...]
Following on from my blog "The New Mercedes E 63 4matic saloon price and specifications"...... Mercedes Benz have released pricing for their most powerful AMG E63 estate. Prices will start from £81,130 for the 571 hp E63 4MATIC. The new estate has a boot capacity of 1820 litres with the rear seats folded down and 640 [...]
