‘Jay, you look at the dials,’ I said to my passenger, ‘I’ve got other things to concentrate on.’ We were doing about 270km/h and rising fast.
Driven: Porsche Panamera
at 9:46 am on Monday June 29, 2009
Koenigsaab is born
at 3:08 pm on Tuesday June 16, 2009
Until this morning I couldn’t reliably spell Koenigsegg. It was a little company of fewer than 50 employees making fewer than 20 cars a year. Now it has effectively taken over Saab.
Vauxhall-Opel gets its new owner
at 1:59 pm on Monday June 1, 2009
Well, Foreman called it wrong. I thought Fiat would get control of Vauxhall and Opel, but the giant Canadian car-components-maker Magna won. I was looking at it from an automotive point of view, and the result was skewed by politics.
LF-A is go for Tokyo
at 9:23 am on Thursday May 28, 2009
Good grief. The endless wait for the world’s teasingest supercar is finally… nearly… over. The 500bhp Lexus LF-A will arrive at this October’s Tokyo show. That’s almost four years since they showed the concept.
Vauxhall/Opel/Saab: the die is nearly cast
at 9:09 am on Friday May 15, 2009
The band is about to stop in the big game of Manufacturer Musical Chairs, and Fiat – having already snapped up Chrysler – looks set to get its hands on GM Europe too.
Lexus tackles the 1-series
at 12:01 am on Tuesday May 5, 2009
Next year Lexus will have a crack at the Audi A3 and BMW 1-series. You’ll see a concept version of the car at this autumn’s Frankfurt show. The big news is that, like the new RX SUV, it’ll be hybrid-only. Hybrid is to Lexus what high-boost diesel is to the Germans. Big performance, low thirst.
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Bankrupt Chrysler signs Fiat deal
at 5:01 pm on Thursday April 30, 2009
Chrysler is bankrupt. To a British ear that sounds pretty stark, but in the US it means something rather different – ‘chapter 11 bankruptcy‘. It will keep operating, but it will be able to fend off its creditors and try to renegotiate its debts.
Ferrari’s new F430
at 5:02 pm on Tuesday April 28, 2009
This autumn Ferrari will unveil the replacement for the 430 series. The new car is radically different too. New engine and transmission, new gearbox, all-new structure, new driver aids.
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