June 18, 2012
Although reportedly made for a single special client, this Volvo S60 would happily take on the performance saloon mantle currently dominated by the likes of the BMW M3 and Mercedes C63 AMG, especially when it comes to the engine department. Rumour had it that Volvo were planning to use the 4.4 litre V8 engine from their XC90 to power a […]
Fiat have apparently tasked their engine development department to develop a new engine for their top end models – read Maserati and Ferrari obviously. This is a big investment of over 50 million euros. A video has appeared that appears to show the definite whoosh of a turbocharged engine (here) although the test mule appears to be a Ferrari California. […]
June 15, 2012
Vauxhall has introduced the most powerful non-VXR car to their range and the surprise is that it is a diesel – the GTC 2.0 CDTi BiTurbo. The new Twin Turbo Diesel puts out a very impressive 195bhp and the torque is a healthy 295lb ft. These really do make the car stand out with a […]
The Government is proposing to increase the cost of fixed penalties for motoring convictions to £90. The move is part of a plan to introduce a penalty and conviction below that of careless driving. There is also a plan to introduce more awareness courses much in the mould of current speeding ones. Middle Lane Hogging, […]
June 6, 2012
Alongside the recent announcement of a performance version of their M5, BMW are also to introduce a performance M3 model – the M3 M Performance Edition. This car will also be restricted to just 30 cars made, will only be available to purchasers in the UK, and will have the same matt paint colours on […]
BMW are to build a limited performance edition of their M5 model which will be limited to the UK only, and the choice if colours will be red, white or blue! Although one may think that the car really doesn’t need an upgrade, those that do will need to get their order in quickly as only […]
The Mercedes SLS AMG is a superb vehicle and the one thing that it probably doesn’t need is an upgrade in the horsepower department. So that is precisely what they have done by upping power to 591bhp – an extra 20 horsepower over the original. Other upgrades also include a tweaked suspension, and changes to the […]
McLaren are to give all their customers a free upgrade on their engines to 625bhp on the MP4-12C. This 25bhp increase has been achieved through a re-mapping and won’t effect the emissions or fuel economy. There are a couple of other extras that are to be thrown in for free most probably as an apology […]
June 1, 2012
The performance department of Mercedes, AMG, have bought out yet another model to add to their range. This one means they have a 7 seat car that can accelerate to 60 in under 5 seconds! For all the petrolheads out there this does sound like manna from heaven with its 5.5 litre V8 engine able to […]
