James's Weekly Chatter - 27th October 2011

I was hoping to show you pictures of next year's new Range Rover but unfortunately the official press photos are still to be released, so instead I thought I'd show you the new BMW 3 Series which will go on sale in the UK from 11th February 2012. It's larger and has more space than the previous the model, BMW claim that is lighter and faster as well. The new model will available with 4 different engines at the launch. These include a new four-cylinder 2.0-litre petrol, a 3.0-litre six-cylinder TwinPower Turbo unit in the 335i, an improved 184bhp 2.0-litre diesel in the 320d and the 163bhp version of the same unit in the 320d EfficientDynamics. I'm sure it will be good car but my immediate reaction when I first saw it was it's not very pretty! I wish BMW would take a leaf out of Jaguar's book and make you go wow that's nice.....prices will start at £24,100.

Are SAAB about to got bankrupt? SAAB boss Victor Muller is to signal out his plan to keep the company afloat to a Swedish courtroom on the 31st October. Two Chinese companies Pang Dang and Youngman are both willing to invest subject to authorization from the China's National Development and Reform Commision (NRDC). The final decision if they together can invest £215 million will be made in mid November. It would be a huge dissapoinment if the Swedish car manufacturer were to go under especially as they unveiled the gorgeous looking PhoeniX Concept earlier this year.

Finally this week, in my last blog I showed you a picture of what the Nissan Juke-R might look like, well now Nissan have released a behind the scenes video of one being built, check it out!

Have a good weekend!