Daily Archives: November 29, 2012

New Porsche Cayman Debuts at LA Auto Show

The new Porsche Cayman made its first public appearance at the 2012 LA Auto Show ahead of arriving in Porsche Centres in March 2013. The Cayman is priced from £39,694 (€68,460 in Ireland), and the Cayman S priced from £48,783 (€84,136 in Ireland).

Customers are also able to explore the potential of their new car by participating in a complimentary course at the Porsche Experience Centre, Silverstone.

Audi SQ5 confirmed for spring release in the UK

The heart of the SQ5’s monster pace is its 3.0-litre bi-turbo TDI engine, which delivers 313PS (309bhp) at 3900-4500rpm and 650Nm (497lb ft) at 1450-2800rpm. Performance figures are interesting – 0-62mph in 5.1 seconds and a governed 155mph maximum speed. Timing and lift of the intake camshafts, the pistons, their oil-jet cooling and the piston pins have also been specially designed to cope with the additional power.

Cape Town to London. In 10 days. In a Panda!


Philip Young and Paul Brace will be attempting to beat the 30-year old standing record for the drive from Cape Town to London in a lightly modified Fiat Panda. Their plan is to motor the 9134 miles from the southern-most tip of Africa to London in 10 days.

Fiat 500L Trekking Debuts at Los Angeles Auto Show


Fiat has revealed the North American spec 500L along with an all-new 500L Trekking at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show.

Jaguar XFR-S Debuts at the LA Auto Show


Jaguar has revealed the XFR-S saloon which debuts  at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

The XFR-S packs the same 542bhp 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine found in the XKR-S with 502 lb-ft (680 Nm) of torque connected to a ZF eight-speed transmission with Quickshift.