With the current economic situation and people loosing trust in bankers, it’s no surprise to find people investing in precious metal, not jewellery but classic cars.
Classic cars are showing they are a sound investment as certain makes and models have been fetching astonishing prices, throwing collectors into fierce bidding wars to add desired favourites to add to their collections. Continue reading
The highly esteemed luxury car manufacturer Bentley Motor Company has recently announced it will be offering diesel engines for some of its models in their range for the first time ever.
Bentley is said to be planning to use the both economical and powerful V8 TDi and V12 TDi diesel engines. These diesel engines are already being used within the VW and Audi range and have proved popular in many of the car markets around the world. Continue reading
A new luxury concept car has recently been unveiled by the Jaguar Land Rover Company. The Jaguar C-X16 features new “green” technology, marking a shift into new territory for the company whilst making the leap into the “green-hybrid” market currently enjoyed by many of the big volume car manufacturers. The move towards a greener sports car within their range is in direct response to many offerings and new emerging luxury sports car models from some of the other luxury car manufacturers. Continue reading
The Land Rover Defender has always had a cult following, where you’re a purest off-roader, need your trusty Land Rover to get you from A – B via both a range of off-road terrain and mind numbing motorways, or alternatively its never going go off road in its life apart from when you park it on a grass verge outside the school. This is a vehicle for many uses and many capabilities. Continue reading
The Ferrari 458 Italia seems to be adding to Ferrari’s already bulging awards cabinet, with the recent announcement of the 458 Italia winning the coveted “Performance Car of the Year 2011” award.
It was announced recently by the new CEO, Wolfgang Durheimer, that Bentley is preparing to produce a 4×4 SUV model, which Bentley is aiming to launch sometime in 2014. The confirmation has allayed months of recent speculation in the motoring industry.
Bentley which is owned by The Volkswagen Group, are planning to use some its parent company’s technology architecture, by utilizing the chassis from the new generation Porsche Cayenne / VW Touareg / Audi Q7 4×4 SUV’s, which already share technologies around the range. Continue reading
The luxury German sports car company Porsche has always moved with the times and reacted to market forces, but in this current climate it is now reacting to environmental issues faced by the automotive industry worldwide.
Porsche has now increased its range of petrol-electric “Hybrid” cars which now encompass the Panamera Saloon and Cayenne SUV ranges. Which means it makes both these models the cleanest and greenest cars in the Porsche stable currently. Continue reading
If you drive for a living you will of course know that fuel costs are amongst the largest bills that your business will often encounter throughout the year. Ensuring that you are able to get the most out of each gallon of diesel will help towards lowering your operating costs and increasing your profits.
Bentley motor cars have always been held in high esteem from the company’s proven historic pedigree in motor racing as far back as the 1920’s, when the then Bentley racing team won the famous 24 hour Le Mans race in France, not once but five times during a ten year period.
The Bentley race cars didn’t just win, they dominated the world renowned Le Mans race circuit by winning consecutively from 1927 – 1930. Their main rival in that era was from “Ettore Bugatti” and his team, but back then the Bugatti cars often suffered from reliability issues, where as the Bentley cars were renowned for their bulletproof reliability. Continue reading
Ferrari has always been at the pinnacle of sports car excellence and represented the top end of motor sport world.
The company was founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, and then called “Scuderia Ferrari”. At that time the company manufactured race cars, by the late forties it was decided time to move into the production of street-legal cars, so “Ferrari S.p.A” was formed in 1947. Continue reading