2011 Archive

Rare Fisker could be yours!

Christmas presents all a bit mass-market? Well, add a big bunch of rarity to your life with this Fisker Tramonto supercar, up for auction in the UK on January 10

Electric Kangoo, how do you do?

Coming to a town near you - the Renault Kangoo Van Z.E is here - a handy little van where the Z.E stands for "zero emissions"

Exhibition, a James Bond exhibition...

Not now, Funny Fanny! You'll have to wait until January 2012 for the new Bond In Motion exhibition at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu

Merc's newest green machines

How about this new Mercedes-Benz E-Class diesel / electric hybrid? It's big and comfy but only puffs out 109g/km of CO2

Bye bye, GTi!

New Audi A1 quattro hunts for supermini scalps with 252bhp, all-wheel drive and a 5.7secs to-62mph sprint

Hot Shot! Stunning original automotive photography, by Ed Callow

Great shots of gorgeous cars. Just for the love of it...

Citroen C3 White and Black special editions

It's all black and white for Citroen and Nissan

It's time for a couple of monochrome special editions from Citroen and Nissan

Inside story on Lexus concept

Lexus keep us keen with another teaser shot of a new, soon to be revealed, concept car

A very automotive Christmas 2011

There's not a bah humbug in sight from the pleasant automotive industry peeps, this Christmas. Even Santa gets a new top of the range Volvo!

Sports car stocking fillers

Something automotive-saucy for the weekend, sir?

Two Detroit concepts for BMW

BMW's got plenty to shout about at the upcoming Detroit Motor Show. Some familiar names and faces, and some fresh 'n' funky

Mini Roadster's Detroit debut

The new Mini Roadster makes its world debut at the Detroit Motor Show next month. In the heart of winter!

Hot Shot! Stunning original automotive photography, by Ed Callow

Great shots of gorgeous cars. Just for the love of it...

More beans spilt on new Merc SL Roadster

Lighter, more powerful, and more frugal, the all-aluminium-shelled and magnesium-fettled 2012 SL Roadster comes to the UK next July

Design your Porsche online!

The 2012 Porsche 911 goes on sale this weekend and you can design yours in every tiny detail on Porsche's new 3D online configurator. Best design wins Porsche fun!

New eco-focused Audi Q7

Audi’s 7-seat SUV gets a fresh focus on the frugal with a quoted combined economy of 39.2mpg and CO2 at 189g/km. Priced from under £40k, it’s the cheapest Q7 yet

Suzuki Kizashi saloon coming soon

The Kizashi four-wheel drive saloon arrives in dealers in January 2012, priced from £21,995

Video: Pug party in Rio

Peugeot unleash some seriously cool mass-entertainment-tech in Brazil, to celebrate their new supermini, the tasty 208

Snow-skidding drivers pay a hi-icy price

New research reveals that many drivers don't know what to do when their car hits an icy skid. And the results are expensive!

Sharper Suzuki Swift Sport gets 136bhp

January 2012 sees the all-new Suzuki Swift Sport in dealers, priced at £13,500, and packing some wallet-friendly performance

A teeny-tiny preview of Lexus at Detroit

It certainly looks fast! A new Lexus concept car and design direction to be unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show, in January

Volvo V60: it's a hybrid and it's good

Volvo's new V60 plug-in diesel hybrid goes on sale late in 2012, priced from around £45k. It's said to hit just 49g/km of CO2

New, 2012 Bentley Continental twin-turbo V8 is green, yet still mean

New, 4-litre V8 twin-turbo petrol motor delivers 500bhp and 60mph in under 5secs. And 40% better efficiency. Now that’s progress!

BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe unwrapped

Slippery new 6-Series addition brings extra choice in July 2012 to the premium 4-door coupe UK market, alongside the Audi A7 and Mercedes CLS

Sporty Honda concept for Detroit

Plenty of concepts to go on show at next month's Detroit Motor Show, including the new NSX concept

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Inside the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo

The BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo is a new addition to the 3 Series range of cars that’s been in dealers for a few months now, and it’s like no other 3 Series we’ve seen before. Proof that, even after all these years, there is more and more to come from the evergreen 3 Series; all it needs is a flick of the designer’s pen here and there and a whole new stylish model is born. The BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo is the bigger 3 Series, with touring on the mind.

A guide to BMW's diesel fleet

BMW, the famous German car manufacturer, offer a wide and comprehensive range of diesel models to choose from, as well as some of the very latest and most efficient turbo-diesel engine technology of any mainstream manufacturer out there. It’s no mean feat, but through years of design and engineering experience, BMW has managed to make their diesel-powered cars both high performance and fun to drive, and more miserly than most when it comes to pricy diesel fuel. That’s a win, win combination alright.

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