Save the Arctic, Or Else Polar Bears Will Wander the Streets of London!
9 Jul 2012, 13:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we’ve seen heart-touching campaigns which give our heartstrings a good tug, this short video, with the musical background provided by Radiohead and narrated by Jude Law is definitely int...
National Anthem - MINI Horn Remix for London 2012 Olympics
9 Jul 2012, 13:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We know that late Sir Alec Issigonis thought out every little detail of the original MINI after he decided that it deserved to become more than just a scheme on a napkin, but we think that not even ...
BMW Investing £250 / €315 Million in UK MINI Manufacturing
9 Jul 2012, 13:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW officials have announced the investment of a further £250 / €315 million by the end of 2015, in its Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall UK plants. Aside from the Oxford plant where the cars...
Johnny Smith’s Flux Capacitor - Enfield 8000-Based Performance EV
9 Jul 2012, 12:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is projects like this that make us proud to be motoring journalists. One man with an excellent idea is given the financial backing he needs to make his dream a reality. The project is undertaken ...
Lola-Drayson EV Le Mans Prototype Breaks Record at Goodwood
6 Jul 2012, 09:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Do you want to hear the roaring racing engine of this Le Mans prototype, built around a Lola chassis? Well, sadly, all you will be able to hear is the sound of pebbles, hitting the inside cover of t...
Mercedes-Benz Reports Record-Breaking Number of UK Registrations
6 Jul 2012, 08:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While all manufacturers seem to be on a roll, if we were to take a look at recent sales, production and revenue figures, so Mercedes-Benz would naturally exhibit the same trend. In the UK, this is r...
Facelifted Suzuki Splash Launched in UK
5 Jul 2012, 12:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After having commenced an interesting ad campaign, to boost their popularity, and launched the cheapest car in Britain, Suzuki strike yet again, with the UK launch of the freshly facelifted Splash, ...
MINI Clubvan Allegedly Designed by 12 Year-Old
5 Jul 2012, 12:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This recent article, posted by autoexpress.co.uk, claims that the designer of the recently unveiled MINI Clubvan is in fact a 12 year-old from East Sussex, called Alexander Goldsmith (now 15). The y...
BMW Art Car Collection in the UK at London 2012 Festival
5 Jul 2012, 12:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The BMW Art Car collection is set to pay its first ever visit to the UK, with the event scheduled to take place in a landmark car park in Shoreditch, London, from July 21 to August 4. This will be a...
Mitsubishi L200 Trojan Back in the UK
5 Jul 2012, 10:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mitsubishi’s British arm today announced the reintroduction of the L200 Trojan Double Cab model, which joins the current L200 range. The 2012 Model Year Trojan, which enters the market today b...
Renault Using Dance-Power to Charge Twizy at Covent Garden Event
5 Jul 2012, 10:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite the fact that people have really taken a liking to Renault’s smallest electric offering, the Twizy, which is selling well in Europe and even getting a tuning pack, the French automaker...
Salon Prive 2012 Preparations: Summer Champagne Party
5 Jul 2012, 08:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Getting people who own supercars together, with the full wife/girlfriend assistance included, is definetly not an easy task, but if anyone manages to do this, the resulting event is sure to give bir...
Range Rover Evoque Celebrates 1 Year of Production
4 Jul 2012, 15:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Land Rover is celebrating one year of Range Rover Evoque production, with employees at JLR’s Halewood manufacturing site, where the crossover is brought to life, being proud of their work. ...
MG: New Engineering and Design Jobs
4 Jul 2012, 09:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / MG recently announced that it is looking for engineers and designs who will help create the next generation of its cars. SAIC (this is the Chinese owner of MG) runs a Technical Centre based at MG Bi...
Infiniti Emerg-e Breaks Down During Goodwood Run
3 Jul 2012, 07:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As we had previously reported, the Infiniti Emerg-e range-extended hybrid supercar made its appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and we must admit that we think it looks very good, a trait w...
Honda Jazz Si UK Pricing Announced
2 Jul 2012, 15:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Honda has introduced the Jazz Si limited edition to the British market, with this being a version the car that uses sporty details. The Si uses the 1.4 ES manual as a starting point, adding the foll...
Nissan Leaf Reversing World Record Successfully Achieved at Goodwood
2 Jul 2012, 14:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After having previously reported that Terry Grant was going to take the Nissan Leaf backwards over the the distance of 1.6 km (1 mile), driven around the Goodwood hillclimb course. Well, earlier thi...
Kia Launch 181 hp Sportage KX-4 in the UK
2 Jul 2012, 11:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Kia Sportage, a name which reminds us of a dull compact SUV from the 1990s, and one which in our opinion should have been changed, now sits on the back of Kia’s latest and most advanced co...
Citroen C5 Receives Minor Upgrades for 2012 and UK Pricing
2 Jul 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Citroen C5, in both Saloon and Tourer variants, has been selling steadily since its 2008 launch, reaching a respectable figure of 400,000 units sold to date. To keep the car fresh for 2012, Citr...
Tim Birkin's 4,5-Liter Supercharged 'Blower' Bentley Sells for €5.6 / £4.5 Million
2 Jul 2012, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The ‘Blower’ Bentleys of the 1930 are some of the most famous and iconic British sports cars in history. They set the name ‘Bentley’ apart from everybody else in the business...