As rumoured for some time, Bentley has finally confirmed a brand new twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 engine for its Continental GT and GTC models. Set to debut at next month’s Detroit motor show, the new V8 delivers 500bhp and 487 torques said to be accessible “across virtually the entire rev range” from 1,700rpm to 5,000rpm. Bentley [...]
Calling a concept car Regina is, we assume, meant to make us Brits summon up positive images. Solid, durable, inoffensively feminine. The other end of the automotive spectrum to early Range Rover Sport in black, say. Or to put it another way, the other end of the social spectrum to an early Vitara. In pink. [...]
Tuner Late Model Racecraft is a bit handy with a set of spanners. And they’re not afraid of making the Chevrolet Corvette indecently fast. So here’s a video to start your week featuring sheer, raw speed. Earlier this year, they took a 1,500bhp ‘Vette and maxed out the Texas mile at 231mph. Now it’s released this [...]
The world’s biggest tuner show begins tomorrow in the form of SEMA, and the first pictures to land haven’t disappointed. Among the garishly modified stars and garishly modified models at the Las Vegas Convention Centre will be a triumvirate of Toyota iQs penned by different tuners. Jon Sibal – the gentleman who imagined that 1M [...]
Toyota Estima Lucida G Luxury Joyful Canopy. Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard. Ford Probe. And now the grand pantheon of Cars With Very Silly Names has a new member. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Dacia Lodgy Glace. Dacia Lodgy Glace. That’s ‘Lodgy’ to rhyme with ‘stodgy’. Or ‘dodgy’. That’s ‘Glace’ to rhyme [...]
Starting November 24, car2go will be launched in Amsterdam. It will start with 300 smart fortwo cars and these vehicles will help people travel anywhere without the hassle of booking a car in a rental office. Amsterdam will be the 5th city to have the service. Press release from Daimler AG: 300 smart fortwo electric [...]
