Monthly Archives: April 2012

Special Ferrari 458 unveiled for Chinese 20th anniversary

April 12, 2012   Sean

Ferrari has launched a special edition of the 458 Italia to mark the company’s 20thanniversary in the Chinese market. The gold-rimmed special has an ornate decorative dragon running down the black bonnet stripe. It’s not at all like the sort of thing a MINI owner would do on the cheap or anything. Ferrari is only making 20, due to go on sale exactly two decades after the first Ferrari was ordered in Beijing, a 348 TS.For those not reading in technicolour, the car is red – but this is no ordinary, run-of-the-mill Ferrari red. This is Marco Polo Red, specially mixed for this version of the 458.
Read More

Peugeot 208 GTi could have 230bhp & Torque Steer!?

April 12, 2012   Sean

Peugeot hot hatch fans worried the 208 GTI won’t live up to its predecessor’s legend can take solace in one fact – the man leading the team behind the engine choice put the 1.9-litre in the 205 GTI!Philippe Merckx is in charge of Peugeot’s 100-strong engine design team and his workforce is currently testing prototypes of the next GTI. So what engine does he prefer?”There’s really only one choice,” said Merckx. “And that’s the 1.6-litre turbo from the RCZ. The decision we’re currently debating is whether it should be in 200bhp or 230bhp guise.
Read More

Ferrari collection could net well over €15m

April 11, 2012   Sean
1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Scaglietti Spider
There’s just over a month left until the forthcoming RM Auctions sale, with 22 of the rarest and most beautiful Ferraris expected to sell for more than €15 million. Headlining the sale at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 11-12 May will be one of only two 1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spiders ever built. A rich racing history is part of this beautiful car’s appeal, having achieved second place at the very first Laguna Seca race in 1957 and other podium finishes at Pebble Beach, Pomona, Hawaii and Santa Barbara.
Read More

Universal DAB radio adapter launched

April 11, 2012   Sean

Alpine has unveiled the EZi-DAB, which despite sounding like something you’d find in a first aid kit, is a clever little device that changes any car stereo into a DAB digital radio.
Read More

Skoda Yeti voted UK’s best car by owners

April 11, 2012   Sean

The Skoda Yeti has taken the top spot overall in the 2012 Auto Express Driver Power survey – the biggest car owner survey in the UK. In fact, Skoda took three of the top four spots, with the Superb in second and Octavia in fourth.
The top five places were rounded out by the Mercedes E-Class in third place and the Jaguar XF in fifth spot. In terms of in-car technology, the cars rated most highly by their owners were Nissans, with the Qashqai in first place and the Juke in fourth. Nissan does major on providing more technology per pound than its main rivals, so it is interesting to see that customers appreciate the fact.

Read More
« Older posts
Newer posts »