Car Blog & Car News
I bet you were thinking “it’s about time that another British marque got around to making a mental supercar“. Luckily, Noble were thinking just such the same thing and have shown off some shots of the upcoming M600 to the world. Power to weight is expected to be around 600bhp per tonne (I’d assume that’s […]
It seems us Brits are a sucker for a bargain – over 155,000 orders have been made for cars under the scrappage scheme, giving some lucky buyers a saving of more than £2,000 when purchasing a new car. Here’s the top ten list of the best selling manufacturers and cars under the scheme: Hyundai (i10) […]
Nissan has today unveiled LEAF, which is being sold as the “world’s first” affordable zero emissions car. It’s another lithium-ion (electric) car with a range of 100 miles and the size of a medium hatchback, so it can carry five adults in reasonable comfort. Here’s a quote from Nissan: “Nissan LEAF is a tremendous accomplishment […]
This great looking new car is the Peugeot RCZ, set to go on sale from Spring 2010. A direct rival to the likes of the Audi TT and BMW Z4, the RCZ will be unveiled at the 63rd Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2009. The 308 RCZ began life as a concept car, which was […]
In what is actually a bit of a local success story, I’m pleased to report that it’s not all doom and gloom in the motor industry. In fact, Nissan has reported some outstanding sales results for June, 2009, with figures up 9% over the same period from last year! Nissan is proudly the top Japanese […]
Nissan has produced a spectacular 370Z with a strictly limited volume, to be made available in the UK. This new edition (unimaginatively named the ‘Yellow’) has the bright paintjob you see in the picture, along with 19 inch RAYS forged alloys that look amazing, race design elements and a black leather and suede interior that’s […]
Look at that machine! Yes, the Nissan GT-R has now arrived firmly in my neighbourhood. The four exhaust, 3.6 secs to 60 monster was on a pedestal at a local dealership, alongside a new Nissan 370Z. Both nice cars, but it was a bit silly to put them side by side when the GT-R (Godzilla) […]
Let’s not start going on about how some diesels are better handling, more fun and achieve the same mpg rating or better. The reason being, Toyota are taking their green credentials one stage further with their new factory. Here’s the information from Toyota themselves: The low emissions and fuel efficiency delivered by the new Toyota […]
If you’re a fan of Jaguar, you’ll be very interested to see what Ian Callum has to say regarding the new design. There’s a series of videos you can check out over all the official Jaguar site for the new XJ. Here’s the transcript from the third film: “The car is very modern, and it […]
Take one superbly minimalist, extremely quick car and whack in a 500bhp 3litre V8. What do you get? The new Ariel Atom 500 V8. Terrifyingly, this machine has a more than serious 1,000bhp per tonne thanks to the setup of the car. Looking like a go-kart in steroids, when you strap yourself into a ‘standard’ […]