The legendary Japanese roadster will soon see British showroom floors in a couple of special edition variants. Borrowing its name from a Japanese holiday island this particular special edition will be called the Mazda MX-5 Miyako.
Remember Bob Lutz and his on going long line of retirements? It may be that the last one wasn’t his last after all. According to a report from Autonews, Lotus Cars is interested in hiring the former GM Vice Chairman together with ex-CEO of Rolls Royce, Tom Purves, as advisors.
There is a rumor concerning the European version of the Chevrolet Volt running around, and I say this with a bit of a clench because i know that the newspaper behind hasn’t always proved to be the best of reliable sources. The newspaper quoted for this rumor is the British print from “The Telegraph” and
Since Jaguar is in the mist of celebrating 75 years of existence as a brand (the actual company was founded about 13 years earlier) and as a treat for Australians they are launching a special edition of the XF. The special edition Aussie XF wil be, rather obvious, powered by a V8 engine.
The people over at luxury British manufacturer, Bentley, have announced that they will be slowly moving away from its 18 month product cycle. Why is that? Well mostly because according to a recent study they’ve conducted among their customers revealed that owners of Bentley products tend to drive their sports cars for an average of
The Elton John AIDS Foundation’s White Tie and Tiara charity ball planned for this year will be getting a hand at the fund raiser part thanks to Audi and British contemporary artist, Damien Hirst, who came through and are donating a special version of Audi’s A1 premium supermini. The Audi A1 art car will be
The biggest HIV/AIDS charity event in Europe isn’t very far away as it is scheduled to take place in Vienna on 17th July 2010 and within the program there will be a raffle with profits being sent of to funds for the cause at hand. The winners of this raffle will be getting a pretty
The Aston Martin DB9 was never the sort of car aimed at people with poor credit rating but then the DBS appeared and had such a hefty bump in price tag that it scared away lots of wealthy people. Even so, the car sold as quickly as the British could make it but from reading
The McLaren F1 is now 18 years old and yet still holds its own with various records but sometimes even a car as special and exclusive as this needs something to help it stand out. In the case of the car wearing chassis #5 things are taking the McLaren F1 to a whole new level.
Well, at least that’s what McLaren is telling us about their expectations from their latest supecar, the MP4-12C’s clientele. The statement according to which 50% of the demand for the McLaren MP4-12C is going to come from Europe belongs to Antony Sheriff McLaren Automotive Managing Director.
It would seem that the more interesting versions of the Mini BMW has been promising since it took over the British brand are starting to trickle in. The first of the approved models to hit production will be a Mini Coupe which is scheduled for August 2011 and it will be followed shortly after by
German magazine AutoBild recently stated that the infamous British automotive performance company, McLaren, is considering a 2+2 setup for it’s upcoming supercar. In keeping with their philosophy such a decision would have to go through some consideration, engineering and reengineering before a final decision would be made on such a possibility.
Ever since the most popular luxury company in the world launched its “entry level” Ghost limousine at the end of last year the business really took off. Rolls Royce sales surged to 678 cars in the first five months of this year which equates to an impressive 146 per cent increase on what the company
Here’s a pretty interesting set of renderings, mostly because these aren’t just some photo editor being bored but a teaser for the future product of a British coachbuilder. The UK-based tuning house responsible for the future two door Cayenne is called Merdad and is owned by someone who previously worked with Uwe Gemballa.
According to a hand of spy-photographers Lotus is working on upgraded versions of the Elise and Exige sports cars and judging by the exhaust note, these upgraded versions may have V6 engines. The spies say that the sound of the engine in these under works Lotus cars bares a close resemblance to the sound made
The Lotus Europa has been marketed as a bigger softer Elise but it never really picked up sales. Maybe perhaps because people who want a Lotus aren’t big fans of practicality. And then the Norfolk based company launched the Evora which is a truly practical car the Europa pretty much bombed when it came to
Back at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera unveiled a Bentley Continental-based station wagon which is mostly known to luxury automakers as “shooting brake.” And to justify the stunned crowds the Italian coachbuilder announced that they will be making 20 units of this car to be sold for a princely sum
This weekend at the 10th biennial Dubai International Motor Show, there has been a very special presentation of a new Range Rover concept car. The very special luxury concept is the work of Design Q, a British design company that specializes in all things for people who aren’t all men.
An truly rare 1964 MGB which is said to be the last known genuine MG works rally car is going to enter the auction list offering, and this is 35 years after its last rendezvous with the world of motorsports. The car in question is one of only two ever made of MGB rally cars
