Car Blog & Car News
Speaking at Auto Shanghai 2009, Jaguar Cars Managing Director, Mike O’Driscoll confirmed that: * The all-new XJ will go on sale at the end of 2009 – but will officially be revealed on July 9th in London * The all-new XJ is the first car to feature the next-generation of Jaguar’s aerospace-inspired aluminium body architecture […]
VXR is the racing brand of Vauxhall and you can buy Corsa, Meriva, Astra and Vectra variants – along with their unique muscle car the VXR8 (very desirable if you ask me). Now, there’s the new Insignia and it of course also receives the VXR treatment. As the Insignia is arguably the most ‘grown up’ […]
The diminutive little Fiat has won yet another award, this time it’s the 2009 Design Car of the Year which was voted for by 59 journalists around the world. The 500 beat off competition from more than 50 other cars from a variety of manufacturers. Finalists for the award included the new Citroen C5, the […]
Yesterday, McLaren were handed a three race ban for misleading stewards at the Australian Grand Prix – significantly however, the ban is suspended. What this means in real terms is that, short of further evidence emerging or further breaches of the rules, McLaren should be fine to appear on the grid for the next three […]
If you’d like to have a go at winning a Peugeot 107 Verve and playing some cool games in the bargain, look no further than the Peugeot Drivesexy Academy. The minisite is extremely funky, with lots of appeal for the younger driver (and females). There’s some great advice on the site too, including the idea […]
A special version of the Volvo C70 has been released, with a great line in colour – if you like white. The Ice White has a lot of extra kit that comes at no extra cost. The £24,495 model has £2,350 of extras over the 2.0D S. As well as the white finish of the […]
Bentley has taken a further step in the direction of ‘Poweeeeeeerrrrrr’ with the Continental Supersports – an extremely powerful car that’ll do over 200mph. Unlike many other cars by the marque, this is a strict two seater. The rear seats have been taken out and replaced by a luggage rack to offer more weight saving. […]
Given that Vauxhall have won seven out of the last eight years of the championships, it seems a bit odd that they’ll leave the BTCC after 2009. Then again, I guess it must be quite expensive putting three cars on the track. Nonetheless, this is a great loss to the sport and the lads who […]
Unfortunately, I didn’t get a picture of this, but on my way home this evening I passed a closed lane that was completely unexplained. Whilst the markers clearly showed that the lane was inaccessable, I did wonder why. When I got to the junction, this remained the case without any kind of obvious reason as […]
How about irreparable damage? The worst news of the week was the 2 pence per litre rise from September on fuel duty, so do expect prices to go back to the beyond £1 per litre that we saw not so long ago. Wasn’t much of a respite that we got now was it? VED doesn’t […]