This is the best look yet at how the next-generation Bentley Continental GT will look, apart from the car retaining a disguise here and there. The high rear wheel arches on this prototype are false, and details around the grille, lower air intakes, headlights and tail-lights are also disguised. But the overall design of the GT is clear, along with styling cues front and … [Read more...] about 2018 Continental GT – clearest look yet at Bentley’s new flyer
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Jaguar trademarks XJS name, 21 years after it was dropped
Is Jaguar going to launch a new XJS model? The badge last used on coupes and convertibles more than 20 years ago is among 29 trademark filings the company has just made in Britain. Many of the registrations were to renew existing model names, but the others are either new or revived. New to Jaguar are P-Type, T-Type, C-XE, CXF, CXJ, diXE, iXE, XEdi and XEi. It also filed … [Read more...] about Jaguar trademarks XJS name, 21 years after it was dropped
New-look Toyota Highlander gets engine, gearbox from Lexus
Behind the alphabet soup that denotes new technology in the updated Toyota Highlander SUV is the 3.5-litre V6 engine and eight-speed automatic gearbox from the company’s premium brand, Lexus. The Highlander is the first Toyota to use the pairing, specifically put together to improve performance, economy, and exhaust emissions in both the two- and four-wheel-drive models. All … [Read more...] about New-look Toyota Highlander gets engine, gearbox from Lexus
BMW, Mercedes-Benz to cut back on range of body styles
Carmakers often privately admit that they have too many models – and now luxury Germans BMW and Mercedes-Benz have said as much, adding that they will cut back on variants. Likely to get the chop first are offerings in the two-door coupe and convertible range. It’s a segment where sales traditionally flare on launch and then quickly slow down. BMW sales and marketing … [Read more...] about BMW, Mercedes-Benz to cut back on range of body styles
Tracking the first Land-Rover to NZ ends in 1948 in Wellington …
The first Land-Rover shipped to New Zealand left the factory in the English Midlands on September 16, 1948. Chassis number R860020 was consigned to Wellington Motors. That’s all the early export order book shows. I thumbed through it at the company’s head office in Solihull a few years ago. What happened to the first Series 1 model after it landed here, who knows? Records of … [Read more...] about Tracking the first Land-Rover to NZ ends in 1948 in Wellington …