Showing blog posts for 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!

Things have been busy over on our sister site Who Can Fix My Car, if you haven't already please check it out - if you provide servicing or car repairs it should be right up your street!

First up this week with the London Olympics drawing ever closer I thought I had to share this brilliant picture of Olympic hopeful JJ Jegede jumping over the 3 new Mini London 2012 special editions.

This is the Bugatti Galiber which was supposed to go into full production by the end of this year, however it has now been delayed until 2013 at the earliest! The French company's reasons for this are simple - they want to make it more stylish and comfortable. I guess if you can afford to spend £1.5 million on a car you want the very best...

The Nissan Juke - a good solid family car. The Nissan GT-R - probably the most under rated car available. Now imagine if you put the GT-R engine in the Juke?! Well it could be about to happen. The Japanese car maker has hinted a supercharged Juke-R could be released if interest in the 480bhp GT-R based concept is high. The Juke-R would have a 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6 engine from the GT-R. Wow. Fingers crossed this will become a reality.

Land Rover have begun plans to replace the iconic 63 year old Defender. They believe that there is still a strong global market for utility SUVs and will now begin customer research for the final format of the new model. The new version was recently unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show and is expected to go on sale in 2015.

Next week we will have pictures of the new Range Rover!!! Have a good weekend.