A newly established British tuning outfit Merdad’s first creation is working on the eccentric three-door Porsche Cayenne. Worked closely with the German tuning firm, Merdad has been importing Gemballa-tuned Porsche motors into the UK in the last few years. Since Gemballa went out of business after the disappearance of its owner in February, Merdad started […]

Dr Kay Segler, the boss of BMW’s M division, has recently announced their news to a German car magazine that an M version of the 1-series will definitely arrive in 2011. Although it will be based on the 1-series coupe, the new car won’t be called the M1 as its name is reserved for the […]

Spyker, who sold just 36 cars last year, are hoping to at least double that after buying Saab from General Motors last February. The Dutch company’s purchase of Saab could help triple its dealer network by 2012. Hopefully, its supercar arm could be made profitable for the first time since it went public in 2004. […]

The only surviving Aston Martin DB5 car from James Bond movies is up for grabs, and is expected to sell in the region of £3 million. This original ‘007’ Aston Martin DB5 car has featured on screen with Sean Connery behind the wheel in the Thunderball and Goldfinger movies. It is factory-fitted with the full […]

Approved used warranty cover for Porsche has been extended to two years. As of 1st June, all used Porsches bought under the revised Porsche Approved will now get a two-year warranty that covers all labour and material costs of all components in the engine, body, air conditioning/heating, electrics, transmission/drive assembly, steering/suspension, brake system and fuel […]

2010 marks the 75th anniversary of Jaguar, who have been designing and building cars that represent the design leadership, outstanding technical innovation and successful sporting achievements. In the past few years, Jaguar have re-made the brand and revitalized the model range, starting with the introduction of the all-new award-winning XF in 2008. They also re-engineered […]

Tata Motors CEO, Carl-Peter Forster, has announced that Tata wants to start Jaguar Land Rover production in China within two years. Forster said at a press conference in London that up to 40,000 Jaguar Land Rover cars a year could be Chinese-built. Starting with Land Rover models first then followed by Jaguar cars. The aim […]

Last month, McLaren invited past and present F1 owners to a celebration dinner at their technology centre in Woking, Surrey. The following day, the owners saw a display of 21 McLaren F1 road and race cars – the largest amount of F1 cars ever assembled in one place. Also, took an insight into McLaren Automotive’s […]

Volkswagen’s new baby hot hatch, the Polo GTI, has been given a turbocharged and supercharged 177bhp 1.4-litre engine with the latest seven-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission as standard. Also, it has the same XDS electronic differential trickery as the Golf GTI. This hot hatch car does 0-62mph in 6.9secs and a top speed of 142mph. After […]