Show two of the new series sees Clarkson, Hammond and May saving the planet. Again. In this week’s big film they build their own electric car, and then put their latest ‘green’ creation through the rigours of the new car testing process. Out on track, Jeremy pits the Corvette ZR1’s muscle  Read More →

We love this thing. It’s a Bentley Conti GT with a new ‘shooting brake’ hatchback body by Touring Superleggera. It’s a car in the proper Italian coachbuilding tradition, a one-off commission for a client who’s obviously got as much money as he has taste. If you’re in that position, they’l  Read More →

Peugeot doesn’t do big swanky roadsters. And even if it did, they wouldn’t look like this. At least up to now. The official line is that Peugeot won’t make a car based on this concept, but after about five minutes of repeated badgering, the design boss of Peugeot and Citroen, Jean-Pierre Plou&ea  Read More →

Here’s some news to warm the cockles of James May’s heart. Dacia, Renault-owned bargain-bucket manufacturer of the, er, legendary Sandero hatchback, is officially launching in the UK in 2010 with a promised release in Oz to follow. But at first it won’t be selling the Sandero. Pants. The first  Read More →

We have a saying in the TG office that goes something like, ‘If a motorshow features the unveiling of a new Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, it is probably going to be a good motorshow’. Looks like Geneva will be a good ‘un, then. This is the new Gallardo Superleggera, the lightweight  Read More →

What happens when the Citroen Revolte concept and the Citroen GT concept crack open a bottle of Merlot, crank up the Daft Punk and get down to a spot of Gallic grinding? The Citroen Survolt happens, that’s what. A wingy concept that melds Many Good Bits of recent Citroen concepts wit  Read More →

One horsepower per kilo is the Ferrari hybrid rule. This 599 HY-KERS hybrid has the rule applied.  In other words, whatever any hybrid system costs in weight is offset by a corresponding power upgrade. Whew, so it won’t be slow, then. Good. It’s mildly surprising that this car exists, but  Read More →

As surprises go, this is right up there with Rachel Riley bursting out of a giant cake on your birthday. Porsche has unveiled the 918 Spyder – a hybrid electric concept that previews a future Carrera GT successor – in Geneva, and it’s already looking like the star of the show. For starters, ju  Read More →

Koenigseggs: too slow, too underpowered, too boring to look at. Until now, and this. This is the Agera, the latest hypercar from everyone’s favourite mad Swedes. Though Koenigsegg would love you to believe so, it isn’t quite all-new, but instead a heavily modified, powered-up and angrified ve  Read More →

Porsche are very good at the following things: building cars that are very fast and, erm, building cars that are very fast. But there’s nothing wrong with being a one-trick pony when the little horse your selling is one of the most sought-after supercars on the planet. Now Porsche has done somethin  Read More →

In the current economic climate, we’re not sure we’d christen a car ‘The Tycoon’. It’s a bit, well… conspicuous, isn’t it? Then again, we are not Hamann, the German tuner responsible for some of the most conspicuous automotive creations of recent years. This is Hamann’s take on the BMW X6 M, dubb  Read More →

We weren’t supposed to find out about this until next week, but call it an early GenevaPresent. Ready? OK. Audi has revealed the RS5 – a 331kW rival for the BMW M3 Coupe – ahead of its Geneva debut after brochure details were leaked onto the internet by some naughty rapscallions of loose morals. S  Read More →

This is the F800 Style, a design concept set to be unveiled by Mercedes at the Geneva show next week. See more Merc F800 pics It is packed with Good Green Stuff and, perhaps more interestingly, hints strongly at Mercedes’ future styling direction. The F800 Style is a four-door coupe that, we’re t  Read More →

Oh yes. A chronic case of Mondayitis has just been cured by news of this.Get a proper look at the DS3 Racing This is the DS3 racing – a hot hatch version of Citroen’s posh two-door supermini to rival the Clio R27 and Mini JCW – and it looks freakin’ amazing.It will be officially unveiled at the Gen  Read More →

It’s always an embarrassing moment. You’re cruising along in your new Jag XKR, doing a steady, safe 250km/h. Another XKR driver pulls up alongside you. Your eyes meet. You nod. You floor your respective accelerators. The other XKR launches off into the distance, but… damn! Your li  Read More →