I won’t be petty, I won’t be petty, I really won’t… you know what, I don’t like them. They’re the folks who’ve bought the 2013 Mercedes SL65 AMG. They are rich folk who want a car that’s basically a top of the line Mercedes. These people are now getting their cars delivered. This is a
Lovely, lovely news from Ford: the EcoBoost engine is about to become more popular than it currently is. The next car it will be delivered with is the Ford Mondeo. Unfortunately, it’s not going to be 3.5 liter V6 powerplant from the F-150 pickup but a more restrained version of the engine. Rather disappointingly it’s
Subaru’s Impreza has always been a landmark car but throughout its life there have been plenty of criticism over the styling suite. With the current one though, I feel they got it spot on. They’ve finally caught up to a sharp suited presence like the one used by the main rival from Mitsubishi. Rather more
As they’re moving away from the tendency to update a car every couple of decades, the British seem to be able to keep up with the rest of the automotive industry. In readying themselves for 2013 Land Rover have given the Freelander 2 a bit of a facelift. It’s only 6 years after the car
There’s just no getting away from the sort of success the EcoBoost powerplants. It seems that the Blue Oval love is being spread around. Don’t concern yourself with how much it costs to get one of these engines in your cars or which companies are dishing out the cash. This is because the new company
It sounds lucky for the British to be doing it but it’s actually not that big a deal as the engine isn’t as great it can sound. The new engine is actually a freshly updated diesel engine that was designed with torque aficionados and the guys who are big fans of the green effect. The
Interested in buying a Ford Focus? We recommend you wait for the ST model and really get a thrilling car that doesn’t seem to have any practical downsides. There’s a selection of smaller petrol and diesel engines but you won’t guess what the next recommendation would be in terms of powerplant choice. It’s the 1.0
The Japanese at Toyota are keeping themselves busy making the GT86 but their partners in crime from Scion and Subaru are far more generous with the details. Each of these companies have told us what they plan to do with their future lineup and the news are good and bad at the same time. Scion
With so many very interesting new cars and concepts being unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show, it’s very easy to overlook some of the rumors and quotes that turn up during the proceedings. This could be the case on what Ford product chief Derrick Kuzak said on Monday about the predicted future of the their
The Blue Oval has finally killed off their small pickup, the Ford Ranger, by shutting down its production lifeline. Given the ever dropping sales and considering how most pickup truck buyers weren’t really interested in it, the Ford Ranger won’t be missed too much. We’re told that the final nail in the coffin of the
Having had a bit of a miss with the American version of the new Honda Civic, the Japanese have learned their lesson and plan to make the European one great. Americans shouldn’t worry, their turn will come, but until then, the 2013 euro-Honda Civic promises something intriguing for the Old Continent. It is to be
Volkswagen is doing great pretty much all over the world, but the U.S. market is rather trickier than predicted and their Achilles’ heel for a number of reasons. One of these seems to be an issue with fuel economy. Despite plenty of efforts with clean diesel, gasoline powered models are still most popular in North
With the final moments before the 2011 Los Angeles Motor Show drawing to an end, the Americans are feisty for attention. Chevrolet may have grabbed a few headlines with their very powerful, very striking, 184 mile per hour Camaro ZL1 but then Ford came along and moved the goal posts. The 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby
The Blue Oval may have had a few momentous moments in car design over the years but for the most part, its products have been rather sensibly styled with practicality in mind. When they tried to break that pattern it generally went well, the notable exception being the Ford Flex, a car which never really
Though the 2013 Viper early reveal rumor turned out to be fake, there is some news about the new Dodge supercar that’s bound to raise the spirits of enthusiasts sky high. In a time when just about every manufacturer shies away from any sort of large capacity engine and instead opts for force fed smaller
The Audi R8 may not look it but it has been with us for quite some time now, even the V10 version is getting a little old, and, as a result the Germans are announcing work on a new one. Due to turn up in 2014, the next generation of the Audi R8 will be,
It’s been a while since any important recall so those of you getting a good laugh out of seeing car makers in trouble may be interested in what’s going on with Mini. The NHTSA is looking into Mini’s portfolio, particularly the Cooper S models over a few issues and complaints recently. Apparently, the NHTSA investigation
Bentley confirmed their plans for an SUV a short while back so this was inevitable, here come the first ideas/details of what the British want to do with it. The upcoming Bentley model will be a simple car, as it will probably be the best luxury SUV on the market with some ferocious power and
Ah Bavaria, the land of various boring stuff in Germany and BMW. This is where we get the really good stuff from and the latest in a long line of such things is the hope of a new M1. It seems like some rumors have started circulating around about how BMW may be working on
We’re still trying to understand why Toyota have been telling us about the FT-86 for so long and we don’t really have any hard facts on it. We just might have some now though, as the Japanese have finally pushed through for us and confirmed some of the speculated components going into it.
