Newswheel staff :: 31 January 2006 :: Filed under Cabriolet, Estate/Wagon, Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo 159, Alfa Romeo Spider, Europe & UK
The first official pics and deets of Alfa’s new 159 Sportwagon and Spider models have hit the deck. Both cars will make their real-deal debut in Geneva at the end of the month.
Newswheel staff :: 31 January 2006 :: Filed under Mid / rear engine sportscar, Audi, Audi R8, Europe & UK, US
Grainy, blurry and somewhat inconclusive. Normally, we wouldn’t bother with ropey long-range spy shots like these. But Audi’s mid-engined R8 supercar promises to be a bit special. And this is the first time it’s been bagged on film.
Newswheel staff :: 31 January 2006 :: Filed under Saloon, Volvo, Volvo S80, Europe & UK, US,
Evolution. Not revolution. That’s the new S80. Revealed yesterday in these first official images, Volvo’s latest range-topper is no Bangle-esque exercise in outside-of-the-box automotive design. But it’s sleek, attractive and just an extremely polished looking all round effort. Add in a respectable helping of new technology as well as some interesting engines and surely Volvo finally has the goods to take on the Teutonic trio of Audi, BMW and Mercedes?
Newswheel staff :: 27 January 2006 :: Filed under Crossover, Front engine sportscar, Saloon, Audi, Audi S8, BMW, BMW Z4, Mercedes Benz
Great news for well-heeled fanciers of premium-priced German automobiles. UK prices for a fleet of high end models from Germany’s big three have been announced.
Newswheel staff :: 27 January 2006 :: Filed under Mid / rear engine sportscar, SUV, Lamborghini, Lamborghini Miura, Europe & UK, US
Were reports of the demise of the Miura concept’s production prospects greatly exaggerated? So it seems, according to a recent article in AutoExpress mag. Lamborghini’s head honcho Stephan Winklemann verily did spake upon the subject of Lambo’s future product plans. They’re gonna build an SUV. And the Miura concept will be made after all.
Newswheel staff :: 26 January 2006 :: Filed under BMW, BMW 5 Series, Europe & UK, Safety, US
Do you have trouble seeing in the dark. Those high-power Xenons not doing it for you? Then you need BMW’s Night Vision technology. Probably. And it’s going into production BMW’s from March.
Newswheel staff :: 26 January 2006 :: Filed under Hatchback, Peugeot, Peugeot 308, Europe & UK
File this under plausible but uncertain. Those crazy German cats over at Auto Motor und Sport have apparently bagged official images of the Peugeot 308.
Newswheel staff :: 25 January 2006 :: Filed under Cabriolet, Coupe, Four wheel drive, Audi, Audi TT, Europe & UK, US
Audi’s second-gen TT has been caught by the intrepid, some might say ubiquitous, Mr Hans G Lehmann. Everyone’s favourite tree-dwelling scoop photographer bagged both the hard-top and soft-top models wearing almost no body camo during cold weather testing.
Newswheel staff :: 25 January 2006 :: Filed under Crossover, MPV / People carrier, Skoda, Skoda Roomster, Europe & UK
Skoda’s quirky Roomster concept has made it into production. The show car was first shown at the Frankfurt show in 2003, so that’s an impressive two and half year concept-to-reality turn around.
Newswheel staff :: 24 January 2006 :: Filed under Mid / rear engine sportscar, Roadster, Porsche, Porsche Boxster, Europe & UK, US
Could Porsche be planning a cheap-as-chips, stripped-out roadster based on the Boxster platform? The internet is abuzz with reports that US rag Road & Track has outted just such a story. But don’t get too excited, it’s just R&T shooting the breeze…
Newswheel staff :: 24 January 2006 :: Filed under Mid / rear engine sportscar, Lamborghini, Lamborghini Miura, Europe & UK, US
Given the mixed reception it received, it’s not a huge shock to learn that Lamborghini has decided the shamelessly retro Miura concept shown off a few weeks ago will not be going into series production.
Newswheel staff :: 24 January 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Front engine sportscar, BMW, BMW Z4M, Europe & UK, US
Pictures and a few more details on the Z4 M Coupe have been made available by BMW. As expected, the new coupe is near enough identical to the Coupe Concept shown at Frankfurt last September.
Newswheel staff :: 23 January 2006 :: Filed under Safety
Speed cameras suck. And the UK penalty points system isn’t working. So say all of us, according to research carried out by insurance company A&A Group. Pretty much what you’d expect motorists to say. But in the battle against the scameras, every little helps…
Newswheel staff :: 23 January 2006 :: Filed under Ford, Jaguar, Renault
As we reported previously, rumours in the French press suggest Renault has been poking around the hospital bed of Ford’s ailing English patient. But it’s the UK’s Sunday Times that has apparently put paid to the story. Renault’s efforts to relieve Ford of Jaguar have failed. Meanwhile, Ford prepares an announcement regarding its “Way Forward” rescue plan…
Newswheel staff :: 23 January 2006 :: Filed under Porsche, Volkswagen
Could the career of the biggest beast in the German automaking jungle be finished? That’s the way it looks following an announcement by VW Group that Ferdinand Piech will stand down from VW’s advisory board at the end of this year.
Newswheel staff :: 23 January 2006 :: Filed under Estate/Wagon, Saloon, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes Benz AMG, Europe & UK, US
Although AMG’s 5.5-litre supercharged V8 has never been short of power, it’s not exactly the most sophisticated lump around. Especially compared with BMW’s high-revving M Power units and Audi’s new Lambo-derived V10 mill. Factor in AMG’s slavish use of torque converter slushboxes - when all the world is currently moving to robotised manual boxes - and it’s no surprise to hear that Mercedes’ in-house tuner has plans to buff up its sporting credentials.
Newswheel staff :: 20 January 2006 :: Filed under Four wheel drive, SUV, Audi, Audi Q7, Europe & UK, US,
Spare a thought for those pondering the purchase of an Audi Q7. The poor darlings currently have only a 3.0-litre V6 oil burner and a 4.2-litre petrol eight to choose from. And according to Audi, they have so little imagination, 85 per cent of them will plump for the diesel. But fret ye not. More engines are on the way.
Newswheel staff :: 20 January 2006 :: Filed under Roadster, BMW, Europe & UK, Safety, US
We’re “incredibly angry.” So say a group of BMW Z8 owners in the US. It seems the shock absorber towers on BMW’s low volume alloy sportscar are prone to distortion, which in turn causes upper body panels to lose alignment. Smithers, prepare the legal team…
Newswheel staff :: 20 January 2006 :: Filed under US
Rubbishing Americans. Just a hobby for some. But for uber-hack Jeremy Clarkson, it’s a minor artform. So, it’s no surprise to hear that the lanky cigarette smoking machine was recently forced to shoot new insult-free segways and links for a number of repackaged episodes of Top Gear made for the US market. And now Clarkson is being cut out all together. The Americans are making their own all new version of Top Gear.
Newswheel staff :: 19 January 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Four wheel drive, Prodrive, Europe & UK, Trade shows,
Prodrive’s P2 design study, shown recently at the Autosport International Show, is based on real-world Subaru hardware and certainly looks like a plausible production vehicle. According to a recent report from the US, it might yet be built. But back here in Blighty, home to Prodrive, it’s not looking likely.
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