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Ferrari's 599 roadster (2010): first details

Rated 3 out of 53

Phil McNamara, 09 June 2010 09:00

Ferrari’s next new model will be a 599 roadster, Ferrari chairman Luca de Montezemolo told journalists in London last night.  ‘A lot of our clients are saying they want an open, 12-cylinder car with very sporty performance. At Pebble Beach, we will present this car,’ said de Montezemolo. Ferrari is working on a drop-top 599? Yes. Ferrari is currently presenting ...

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Ferrari's 599 roadster (2010): first details

Ferrari's 599 roadster (2010): first details

Rated 3 out of 53

Phil McNamara, 09 June 2010 09:00

Ferrari’s next new model will be a 599 roadster, Ferrari chairman Luca de Montezemolo told journalists in London last night.  ‘A lot of our clients are saying they want an open, 12-cylinder car with very sporty performance. At Pebble Beach, we will present this car,’ said de Montezemolo. Ferrari is working on a drop-top 599? Yes. Ferrari is currently presenting ...

Ferrari 458 Italias ‘selling for £200k in UK’

Ferrari 458 Italias ‘selling for £200k in UK’

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard, 10 February 2010 12:35

The first examples of the new Ferrari 458 Italia supercar are trading for close to £200,000, price guide Glass’s Guide reports today. It claims wealthy enthusiasts are paying a £25,000 premium to jump the queue and get into one of the first 458s in Britain. The Italia lists at £169,545 in the UK, with first deliveries due for summer 2010. ...

CAR interviews McLaren Automotive boss Ron Dennis (2009)

CAR interviews McLaren Automotive boss Ron Dennis (2009)

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Whitworth, 18 May 2009 12:10

It’s been an interesting start to the year for Ron Dennis. In the past five months he’s pulled out of F1, his race team has been hauled up in front of the FIA like a naughty schoolboy for telling porkies, on-track performance from the 2009 McLaren car has been abysmal at best and now he’s about to launch a range ...

Baby Rolls-Royce named as Ghost

Baby Rolls-Royce named as Ghost

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Pulman, 20 April 2009 09:00

Rolls-Royce has revealed that its new sub-Phantom saloon will be called Ghost. The announcement was made by Rolls CEO Tom Purves at a press conference held at the Shanghai motor show this morning, and he also teased at other future models that will bear the Ghost name. Rolls-Royce Ghost? What happended to RR4 and 200EX? RR4 was just the codename ...

Porsche Panamera prices announced

Porsche Panamera prices announced

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Ben Pulman, 12 March 2009 12:50

Porsche has announced UK prices for its Panamera, and that all PDK-equipped cars will come with stop-start technology - the ‘entry-level’ S starts at £72,266, rising to £95,298 for the range-topping Panamera Turbo. By comparison, a Cayenne GTS is £54,085 and a Cayenne Turbo is £75,137 So what do I get on my £95k Porsche Panamera Turbo? For a start ...

Corvette ZR1 price bombshell

Corvette ZR1 price bombshell

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Greg Fountain, 25 September 2008 14:37

General Motors has pitched the Corvette into the price stratosphere by announcing that the 206mph ZR1 will retail at an eye-watering £109,000 in the UK. It may be the fastest car ever built by GM, but the new 'Vette now enters big-time supercar territory, where it will need to have the quality to match its ballistic performance. The outrageous price ...

Lamborghini opens first fashion boutique

Lamborghini opens first fashion boutique

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Pulman, 13 August 2008 15:45

At the launch of the revised Lamborghini Gallardo, the LP560-4, journalists were treated to a fashion show of scantily clad girls parading up and down on the dinner table. The reason why has now become clear. Lamborghini has just opened its newest showroom in Las Vegas, and its first ever fashion boutique. Lamborghini has launched a fashion line? Oh yes. ...

Video: Corvette ZR1's record Nurburgring lap

Video: Corvette ZR1's record Nurburgring lap

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Pulman, 16 July 2008 09:00

With a supercharged 6.2-litre V8 pumping out 620bhp and 607lb ft and only needing to push 1519kg, the Corvette ZR1 was never being to be slow. But few people outside of General Motors could have expected the ZR1 to lap the Nurburgring faster than a Nissan GT-R. Well, the ZR1 has just blitzed the GT-R’s time by nearly four seconds, clocking a ...

Jaguar-Land Rover officially sold (2008)

Jaguar-Land Rover officially sold (2008)

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Pulman, 02 June 2008 15:37

Jaguar and Land Rover are now officially Indian-owned. The sale of the two iconic British brands was completed today, and ownership has now passed from Ford to Tata in exchange for $2.3bn in cash (£1.17bn). The sale means Jag/LR is debt-free, with none of the money used to fund the purchase being offset against the pair’s worth. The sale gives ...

Porsche to take majority stake in VW for £7bn

Porsche to take majority stake in VW for £7bn

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Whitworth, 07 March 2008 11:26

Porsche is about to become the majority shareholder in Volkswagen. The sportscar maker has been given the green light to purchase further stock in VW, taking its share past the 50 percent mark to give it a controlling interest. As soon as various legal checks have been cleared, Porsche plans to purchase a further 20 percent of VW stock – it already owns ...

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