MERCEDES SL FACELIFT IMAGE LEAKED

Mercedes has announced the addition of an SL63 and SL65 AMG model to its SL range. This three-quarters rear view teaser image of the V12 bi-turbo SL65 flagship model has been leaked onto the ‘web.

mercedes sl

As you’d expect, there’s an element of aggression within the stying. We like the rear diffuser and quad tailpipes, but (judging by those rims) can’t help thinking that the designers are fans of the Porsche 997 Turbo.

[Source: World Car Fans]

 

CLARKSON TESTS BMW’S 135i COUPE

Jeremy Clarkson has been testing BMW’s 306bhp 135i for The Sunday Times, and he seems to have fallen in love with the compact coupe.

1-series coupe

“The fact of the matter is this. The 135 coupé is the best car BMW makes. I have no hesitation at all, then, in giving this long-awaited return to form the rare accolade of five stars.”

Praise indeed. You can read Clarkson’s full verdict at the Times Online.

 

SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN START FOR THE NEW AUDI A4

The new Audi A4 sedan has been available for test driving at Audi dealerships for just a few days now – in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands.

audi a4

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BMW 1-SERIES COMMERCIALS

Call us cynical, but we don’t reckon BMW put the 1-Series Coupe together like this…

You can’t help but love Kermit.

 

AUDI RS4 IN ACTION

Nice clip of the Audi RS4 doing its stuff. Check out the drift action.

 

MERCEDES GLK TURNS UP ON ‘SEX AND THE CITY’ PREVIEW

We’ve seen plenty of camouflaged Mercedes GLK spy photos floating around, but who’d have thought that the first undisguised shots of it would be on a preview of the Sex And The City movie preview?

 

AUDI RS4 IN ACTION

Nice clip of the Audi RS4 being put through its paces. Nice bit of drift action too.

 

SLK 55 AMG

The SLK 55 AMG is now even more dynamic: a new front apron and dark-tinted headlamps give this unique eight-cylinder roadster an even more athletic look even at a standstill. The handling dynamics of the SLK 55 AMG have also been sharpened.

slk 55 amg

For the first time the car features the new direct steering with variable servo assistance, which makes the 265 kW/360 hp two-seater even more agile and responsive. The SLK 55 AMG is also the only car in its class to feature a V8 engine, while the improved AMG SPEEDSHIFT 7G-TRONIC transmission now offers even faster gearchanges.

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SPEED BUMP STUPIDITY

Definitely a case of ‘more money than sense’.

 

AUDI A4 CABRIOLET GETS ‘SOUND & AIR’ PACKAGE

The “Sound & Air” package now available for the Audi A4 Cabriolet bundles highly popular equipment options at an attractive price.

audi a4 cabriolet

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M3 VS C63 AMG VS VXR8

Here we see the mighty Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG pitted against BMW’s new M3 Coupe and Vauxhaull’s VXR8. C63 for us…

 

VOLKSWAGEN POLO MATCH

The Volkswagen Polo model range is receiving a new version - the Volkswagen Polo Match. The Volkswagen Polo Match replaces the S level in the line-up.

polo match

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VOLKSWAGEN GROUP INCREASES DELIVERIES IN THE FIRST ELEVEN MONTHS

Month of November likewise at an all-time high, with 534,900 vehicle deliveries and a growth of 8.2 per cent From January to November of this year, the Volkswagen Group delivered 5.68 million vehicles to customers around the world, thus setting a new sales record for the period. This denotes an increase of 8.5 per cent against the figure for the first eleven months of the previous year.

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GOLF 6 SPOTTED

Three and five-door Volkswagen Golf 6 prototypes have been spotted hot weather testing in Arizona. Rumours suggest the next-generation car could be with us by late 2009/early 2010.

 

ELECTRIC SMART FORTWO HITS THE ROAD IN COVENTRY

As part in a UK-based market trial, Coventry Council have taken delivery of the first fully electric Smart ForTwo. In total, 100 of the cars will be tested across the UK to assess new technology,

electric smart

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