‘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 11:31 am on Friday August 28, 2009
VW claims Porsche
at 2:17 pm on Thursday July 30, 2009
Porsche is, after a titanic batttle, about to become a member of the VW Group. Last year Porsche tried to take over VW. VW struck back. This has been one of the great soap operas of industrial history.
Gangsta’s Paradise
at 3:55 pm on Friday April 24, 2009
I suspect most people couldn’t give a monkey’s whether or not Chrysler survives. But if there is one reason the company still commands a sliver of sympathy, it’s the 300C. So what do you think of the new one?
Mercedes sets off on a Mini adventure
at 11:21 am on Friday March 27, 2009
The cleverest, safest and potentially most efficient small car on earth is the Mercedes A-class. It’s all the car most of us need. But the car we all want is a Mini. Mercedes is addressing that little quandary. It will build a Mini rival for 2011.
Going crazy for the Tata Nano
at 4:50 pm on Tuesday March 24, 2009
Today the world’s cheapest car goes on sale. Avoid all the options (like a brake servo, lighter socket or parcel shelf) and it comes in at $2,840. Small wonder its home country, India, is going berserk for the Tata Nano.
A hybrid you’ll actually want to drive
at 11:07 am on Thursday February 19, 2009
The new NSX is a goner and there won’t be another S2000. But all is not lost for fun Hondas. Foreman has been getting answers about the new CRZ coupe. It’s a hybrid, but it should be fun.
See what Clarkson and Co make of the competition here
GM, Chrysler dodge a bullet, for now
at 12:32 pm on Sunday December 21, 2008
So after all the brinkmanship, the President stumped up the cash. But the bailout of GM and Chrysler comes with strict conditions. GM and Chrysler – and their workforces – will have to take deep cuts during the next three months, or the US Government will want its money back and GM will have [...]
The end for GM and Chysler
at 12:29 pm on Saturday December 13, 2008
So it’s descending to chaos. Senate has rejected the life-support plan for Detroit. Earlier this week the House of Representatives and the White House stitched together a plan.
But when that bill was put to the Senate, a hard-core of Republicans kicked it out. Ford might be able to save its own skin, but GM and [...]
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