Last week at the British International Motor Show, Aston Martin announced that the V8 Vantage which recently competed at the 24-hour endurance race at the Nurburgring will be made available to customers in limited numbers.
The racing V8 Vantage is nearly identical to the production version with only a full mandatory safety cage, special fuel tank […]

Three design students from Coventry University have created a design for a two-seater sports car. The designers have been working on the Concept Climax project for the last 18 months with the goal of reinventing the classic British sports car. The students wanted to create a environmentally friendly vehicle that isn’t a dull design or […]

PML, a British engineering firm, has built a high-performance hybrid version of BMW’s Mini Cooper. The company put together the vehicle as a demonstration of in-wheel electric drive systems. The PML MINI QED uses four in-wheel electric motors, producing 160 bhp each for a total of 640 all-electric bhp. It has a top speed of […]

Following the debut of the Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe (Mazda MX-5 Power Retractable Hard Top for the U.S.), Mazda has released a promotional video of the top in action. The video is a fairly typical marketing piece, but shows how the top raises and lowers and how it fits behind the seats without affecting the […]

Mazda officially unveiled the MX-5 Roadster Coupe — called the Mazda MX-5 (Miata) Power Retractable Hard Top in the U.S. — at the British International Motor Show. The MX-5 Roadster Coupe gives Mazda a unique selling point in the game with the collection of new coupe-cabriolets that are coming on the market. The folding hardtop […]

Audi is using its R10 TDI racers as its poster car for diesel technology. The automaker is starting by commemorating the R10 TDI’s historical win at Le Mans with a special A6 Le Mans Edition package with more than £2,300 in options but for a premium of just £115.
Based on the A6 3.0 TDI quattro […]

Jaguar debuted the XJR Portfolio, a special edition 400-hp supercharged performance saloon, at the British Motor Show today. The XJR Portfolio is inspired by the Concept Eight show car which debuted at the New York International Auto Show in 2004.
The XKR Portfolio features similar design cues to the the long-wheelbase XJ Super V8 Portfolio and […]

Lexus unveiled a new version of its GS 300, the GS 300 LE (Limited Edition), at the British Motor Show. Starting with the current GS 300 SE, the GS 300 LE has distinctive exterior and interior style enhancements. On the outside, the new LE sports unique styling elements, including 18-inch five-spoke alloy wheels, an lip […]

SEAT revealed the Leon Cupra, its most powerful production model, at the British International Motor Show. The unveiling marks the first time the Spanish brand has used a UK show for a world premiere.
The 2.0L T FSI engine is an even more powerful version of the 197-hp petrol engine used in the just-launched Leon FR. […]

Ford has announced pricing for its 2007 Focus Coupe-Cabriolet, which the automaker unveiled at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. Ford’s announced pricing is specific to the U.K. Ford’s new Coupe-Cabriolet will start at £16,795 for the CC-1 model powered by a 1.6L gas engine. The CC-2 with the 2.0L gas engine will cost £17,795, while […]