Posts Tagged ‘Mercedes

Mercedes on X-Factor

Mercedes on X-Factor

OK, that’s not strictly true, but forgive my indulgence, for tonight, Mercedes might become a bit more cool and youthful. The firm will, according to New Media Age, launch an ...

VW shows good Karmann

VW shows good Karmann

Volkswagen has saved the home to one of its most famous cars. Fittingly, it’s with the car that later saved the brand when the Beetle was substituted from the mainstream. ...

Lewis Hamilton and Gilles Villeneuve

Lewis Hamilton and Gilles Villeneuve

LEWIS Hamilton is getting a bit of a hard time at the hands of the Oz Police. OK, he was hooning. It was, as he said, a little silly. But…. ...

Citroen DS3 Racing past

Citroen DS3 Racing past

WHY only 1000 Citroen DS3 Racings,  I asked the Citroen man at the Geneva Motor Show. Surely you could make it a permanent addition to the range, underlining its MINI ...

We like vans because they’re stiff

We like vans because they’re stiff

GIVE a motoring journalist a van and he’ll be your best friend. Particularly if you are Ford’s Bob Wright, who controls the press fleet, and distributes said vans to house-moving ...

What I learnt from Autocar – 18 March 09

What I learnt from Autocar – 18 March 09

… I saw a heavily cloaked test car a few weeks ago on the M42. Looked like a Jaguar, beneath the disguise. It was – the new XJ, which Hilton ...

What I learnt… from Autocar, 11 March 2009

What I learnt… from Autocar, 11 March 2009

… Top VW product man Ulrich Hackenberg says customers are prepared to pay more for Bluemotion ‘green’ cars. That’s because they’re 5-10mpg more economical. Win-win for VW, then. It gets ...