Kubica still months from F1 recovery
Filed under: Formula One A friend of injured driver Robert Kubica admitted the Pole is still months from knowing when he can return to the wheel of a F1 car. The former BMW and Renault driver suffered...
View ArticleEcclestone offers to end Melbourne contract
Filed under: Formula One Bernie Ecclestone has expressed frustration with the attitude of Australia's formula one race organisers. The F1 chief executive is pushing for the Melbourne race, with a...
View ArticleVauxhall VXR8 Maloo: First Drive review
Filed under: First Drive Fancy less seats in your VXR8? Or being part of an Australian Ute revolution in the UK? Well now you can, as Vauxhall is offering the rebadged Holden Maloo pick-up to British...
View ArticleVideo: Kia Optima tries to slam dunk
Filed under: Humour Kia's pushing its new Optima saloon both over here and Stateside. Sadly, while we prim and proper Brits get a deliberately plain, albeit quite droll, advert, the Americans get......
View ArticleNew Hyundai Veloster Turbo adds trousers to the mouth
Filed under: Latest News, Consumer Hyundai went through all the trouble of making its new coupé-hatchback, the Veloster, a lovely combination of quirky and good-looking...then nearly ruined it by...
View ArticleNew Hyundai i20 is a stylish, dirt-cheap Fiesta rival
Filed under: Latest News Hyundai has shown the second-generation Hyundai i20, a pretty Ford Fiesta rival that will, when it hits the showrooms, boast the most eco-friendly conventional engine on sale...
View ArticleStunning Alfa Disco Volante dances into Geneva
Filed under: Latest News The Disco Volante 2012 is set to become one of the rarest, most extraordinary and most expensive coupés in existence. Yet, all it takes to own one is an old Alfa Romeo, a bit...
View ArticleGeneva Motor Show: Vauxhall Mokka
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show Get any sort of coffee jokes out of your mind before continuing with this one because we simply shan't indulge you. Vauxhall has launched its new compact crossover, the...
View ArticleGeneva Motor Show: Vauxhall Astra VXR
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show The Ford Focus ST's nemesis has arrived a little early to the party bearing more power than anyone else, a big set of rims and some trick suspension. The Astra VXR is...
View ArticleGeneva Motor Show: BMW M135i and 116d
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show Two extremes of the new 1 Series hatchback are on display at the Geneva Motor Show: the very fast M135i and very frugal 116d. First the fast. The 1 Series is fettled by...
View ArticleGeneva Motor Show: BMW M6 and M Performance diesels
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show BMW has made the stunning new M6 official at the Geneva Motor Show. That's the supercar-chasing coupé with the supercar-chasing price: it's going to cost £100,000....
View ArticleGeneva Motor Show: Rolls-Royce Phantom II
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show The Rolls-Royce Phantom is clearly no ordinary car, and is therefore not bound by ordinary car model cycles. An ordinary car model cycle sees it updated 3-4 years into...
View ArticleGeneva Motor Show: Chevrolet Cruze Station Wagon
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show One of the less sensational launches at the Geneva show, the Chevy Cruze Station Wagon is nonetheless important because it's the sort of car that plenty people will want...
View ArticleGeneva Motor Show: Volvo V40
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show Despite using the 'V' denomination reserved for estates, the new Volvo V40 isn't quite a load lugger - it's a conventional five-door hatchback. But it's a five-door...
View ArticleGeneva Motor Show: Chevrolet TRU 140S and CODE 130R
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show Chevrolet gives European debuts to two stunning concept cars at the Geneva Motor Show: the TRU 140S and CODE 130R. They're both based on the Cruze and are styled by a...
View ArticleMontezemolo alarmed as Ferrari expects to 'suffer'
Filed under: Formula One Luca di Montezemolo has reacted with alarm as Ferrari concedes it will not be a podium contender at the start of the 2012 season. Despite a media ban, Fernando Alonso warned...
View ArticleJordan says Hamilton should stay at McLaren
Filed under: Formula One Eddie Jordan has advised Lewis Hamilton to stick with McLaren. With the 2008 world champion's current contract coming to an end this year, he said recently he would address the...
View ArticleVideo at Geneva: Range Rover Evoque Convertible
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show The idea of a convertible SUV would be about as sensible as a chocolate fireguard, were it not a Range Rover Evoque. It seems this car can do no wrong for Land Rover at...
View ArticleGeneva Motor Show: Porsche Boxster
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show You did not need to be told what this car is - it could not be anything else. Visually, it is a gentle evolution of the familiar Boxster shape, although it is a little...
View ArticleGeneva Motor Show: Lotus Exige S Roadster
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show Following the surprise reveal of an all-new Exige S at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show, Lotus has thrown us another curve ball and released a drop top version. The Exige...
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