Despite not being ready to bring diesel engine to the US the British at Jaguar have recently tested the water with an oil-burning XF. The Jaguar XF diesel went from coast to cost and we now got hold of the results of its trip. Testing took place on the cross-country run that took it from
Whereas diesel has seen an enormous fan base in Europe over the last 10 or 15 years, plenty of the major markets around the world haven’t been so interested. In fact, it’s only been a couple or so years since diesel power seems to have caught the attention of the American market. In sharing the
BMW’s X range generally gets good press despite its grass and gravel SUV nature and we’ve seen more of the same with the company’s update of the X5 and X6. I started by saying “generally” because lately there’s been a few slips on behalf of the Bavarians. First the X1’s U.S. market debut got seriously
Boneville is “open for business” for a relatively short time every year, it is an event just for fanatics and the auxiliary facilities are almost rubbish, literally. Despite this, almost everytime people go out there, news comes back of something incredible having occured and 2011 is no exception, particularly if you’re a pickup fan. This
Mercedes has just made an announcement regarding a new powerplant they want to fit on their SLK roadster that will simply annoy enthusiast drivers. It is the launch of the Mercedes SLK 250 CDI, a roadster that has a diesel powered, oil-burning engine under the bonnet. I don’t have a downer on diesels, I don’t
The Japanese at Honda are still taking their time in what is the process of unveiling the 2012 Civic’s European version. On the brighter side however, there’s something in seeing it about for us as well because every time we catch a set of spyshots, the company tells us what’s going on with the development.
Chevrolet’s Cruze is by all means, a people’s car. GM is stressing out that point by bringing Americans something most manufacturers have been rather reluctant up until this year. With BMW testing the waters of diesel in the U.S, we saw Mercedes quick to follow up on the 2012 M Class, but apart from these
After the Bavarians at BMW gave their 3 Series some tender loving care with the latest special editions, they turned their attention to the bigger brother, the 6 Series. The added attention of the big GT Coupe and the higher standards set by its market placement means that BMW couldn’t just throw in a set
We’ve seen news and advertising stuff from about the 2012 Ford Focus for a reasonable amount of time now yet the number of them that’s actually on the street is still pretty limited. To be fair, the Mark III Ford Focus has only been launched on the market at the beginning of last month, so
It seems like Audi’s brand new R18 racers aren’t just eye-candy enough to star in their own photo shoot but also properly fast. At qualifying part of the infamous Spa 1000 km endurance race Audi’s new team of racers snapped the first three positions on the grid.
As petrolheads, we are well aware of the importance that cars have in the making of any great action movie. The Mission Impossible 4 Series is just this sort of movie, if not a bit wet for some people’s tastes. With info coming in from movie fanatics as well as spy-shot photographers, the ongoing set
It seems like the Fiat connection at Chrysler is starting to show more and more, especially in what Jeep has just announced. The iconic American off-road company just let us know that within the company there’s a genuine interest in offering diesel engines in the U.S.
We already know Italians make their cars with a bit more of a visual flair than other nations, but can they be persuaded to buy something from those nations? Volvo certainly thinks their C30 can cut the mustard, but even so, they decided to help along sales in Italy with this special edition.
Provided your feeling some family size pressure and you’re now considering a minivan, you may be pleased to know how Seat’s Alhambra just got a really tasty option added to the mix. The latest model of the Seat multi-purpose people carrier fill it up with stuff Alhambra gets the latest four wheel drive system available
After having a stab at the Fiat 500, the British at Mini have quite a few promises made for the U.S. market. In an ever expanding lineup the diminutive brand plans to bring quite the promise to the Americans in terms of engine power but especially in the torque department.
While most of us, and most manufacturers for that matter, were vacationing and drinking, the Japanese at Mazda were hard at work. This is the only explanation why Mazda has come with this amazing announcement and special offer for the fleet buying customers.
It was bound to happen wasn’t it? Dodge may be selling the Journey in Europe already but sales are so weak it’s not really worth noting. This is where their new alliance with the Italians at Fiat comes in. Fiat plans to re-badge the 2011 Dodge Journey as one of their own products and rethink
General Motors has had enough of taking a beating in the high performance pickup truck segment from both sides of the opposition. With Ford Churning out off road monsters like the F-150 SVT Raptor and with Dodge selling the Ram Power Wagon hot on their tails… GM had to find something that fits in the
The French over at Peugeot are definitely aiming to win at Le Mans whatever it means. After frankly trailing at the back of Audi’s endurance racing diesels’ at Le Mans they are seriously hungry for wins. I can’t blame them, they’ve taken quite a bit of beating from the Audi R8 TDI, the Audi R10
The next model year for the Range Rover has just been revealed and along with a few new styling cues there’s quite a lot of new specs to look through. Sticking with a short list, the king of luxury SUVs will be getting a new V8 diesel engine, a new 8-speed transmission and two significant
