Daily Archives: August 27, 2012

New Peugeot 208 – Review


Can the classy new Peugeot 208 break the stranglehold on the small car market that is held by the Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Polo?

It is a tough ask when other good small hatches like the Toyota Yaris and Honda Jazz take only a nibble of the cake. Peugeot reckons it is up to the challenge with a new little car that says quality both inside and out. With the launch range, they are targeting the ‘green’ buyer with some startling claims for economy and emissions.

Audi edges Toyota to win FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone


Audi clinched the 6 Hours of Silverstone after an intriguing and tight tactical battle with Toyota to take the manufacturers title in the inaugural FIA World Endurance Championship after just four rounds.

Andre Lotterer guided the #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro over the finish line, 55 seconds in front of the sole Toyota TS030-Hybrid entry with the #2 Audi R18 ultra completing the podium places. Lotterer now leads the WEC drivers championship with team-mates Marcel Fassler and Benoit Treluyer.

2012 Concept 17 Defender By A. Kahn Design Preview


A. Kahn Design is preparing a new styling kit for the Land Rover Defender called 2012 Concept 17 Defender that will be released to the market in the coming months. Here we have the first images and details.

New Aston Martin DB9 Coupe & Volante


New 2013 Aston Martin DB9 Coupe and Volante models have been spied with no disguise near Aston’s Nürburgring test facility. Our first impression was that we are looking at the Virage facelift, that was introduced last year to sit between the DBS and DB9.