Damn that disguise. AMG doesn’t want us to see its new 573bhp supercar in all its glory just yet, so its still wearing spy photographer-foiling black tape and cladding. Long nose, short rump, gullwing doors: the SLS clearly draws on its famous mid-’50s forebear the 300SL for inspiration.
As the dust settles on Alistair Darling’s scrappage scheme, some realities are beginning to emerge. Firstly, a recent survey by an online car guide suggests that the expected punter stampede hasn’t quite materialised.
So said Business Secretary Lord Mandelson this week as he outlined a package of government support for the struggling domestic car industry. The £2.3bn package was labelled ‘small beer’ by shadow business secretary and former Chancellor Ken Clarke, and queried by manufacturing union general secretary Derek Simpson. Perhaps, but it’s a start.
My esteemed colleague Paul Horrell, a man who has a Cray super-computer where his brain should be, has already blogged about the fact that VW briefly became the world’s most valuable company this week.
Here’s something I never thought I’d be writing: right now, Citroen might be the coolest car company in the world.
Years ago I stumbled upon an article about Volkswagen which, amongst other things, referred to a letter written by a disgruntled senior VW exec to the company’s supervisory board. This chap was annoyed.
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