2011- November in a nutshell

November-, there were two motor shows - the LA Motor show and the Toyko motor show- and showed you exciting new metal in the shape of the Subaru BRZ STI (LA), as well as a plethora of wacky Tokyo concepts, the Daihatsu D-X being no exception. Towards the end of the month, yet another blow was dealt to Saab, this time Saab GB, which took a decision to go into administartion.

2011- October in a nutshell

October- The icon that was the Honda NSX made the headlines this month with plans to re-make the Japanese supercar legend. Peugeot also had an icon, the 208GTI, which was revealed this month. Bentely also confirimed that it would be putting it's 12 cylinder engine in to a new luxury SUV. The big talk of the month was the new sixth-generation BMW 3 series.



Peugeot 208 GTI



The new 3-Series

2011- September in a nutshell

September- When one of the most important motor shows comes to Frankfurt something's going to happen. This year it was the turn of the amazing Jauguar C-X16 (named so because it is Ian Callum's 16th Jaguar design). The motor show also included the public unveling of the Porsche 911, the VW up! and the ST ariants of the Ford Focus and Fiesta. You could hardly miss the Maserati Kubang SUV. And the least pratical british car (probably!) was revealed, the BAC Mono.

The new Porsche 911

Maserati Kubang

BAC Mono

Jaguar C-X16



2011- August in a nutshell

August- A quiet month for carmakers this August. The BMW i3 and i8 electric cars were revealed. Audi's two seat city car was revealed followed by the Ferrari 458 Spider and the Land Rover DC100 concept.


Ferrari 458 Spider



Land Rover DC100

2011- July in a nutshell

July- The month started with the Goodwood festival of speed. It was one of the highlights of the motorsport season. And it was followed, seven days later, by another: a British F1 grand prix to savour, with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso reminding us of the talents that made him a world champion. The new 991 generation 911 was revealed and the VW Beetle was revealed as well.


VW Beetle

Porsche 911 (991)



2011- June in a nutshell

June- The last gasp of the 997 generation of the Porsche 911 was the GT3RS 4.0. It was a track focused car to make the 997 generation 911 go off with a bang. Volkswagen unvelied a Golf R Cabriolet at the Wortheese tuning festival in Austria. BMW revealed that it would invest £500million in it's facility in Oxford.


Golf R Cabriolet

Porsche 911 GT3RS 4.0



2011- May in a nutshell



Lamborghini Aventador

May- May started with the biggest supercar of the year, the Lamborghini Aventador. Then the good news for supercar fans kept on coming with the announcement that the Jaguar CX-75 will make production. To top it all off, Zagato announced that it would make a limited run of the Aston Martin V12 Vantage Zagato.


Jaguar CX-75

V12 Zagato

2011- April in a nutshell

April- If you want conformation of how quick the car industry goes, here it is. Just weeks after the first drives in the Evoque, it's rival the golf-based Q3 arrives. You may remember we wrote about it long ago. This wasn't as big as when BMW launched it's 320d Efficient Dynamics to beat the Lexus CT200h. Also BMW's M division shows us it can make one of the best drivers cars with the 1M.



BMW 1M



Audi Q3

2011- March in a nutshell

March- the month of the Geneva Motor show. Alfa Romeo showed it's 4C Concept and also there was the production version of the Ferrari FF Shooting Brake, the 1100bhp mad Koeinisegg Agera R, the Morgan Three Wheeler and down to earth with the 88mpg Kia Rio and the Skoda VisionD Concept car.



Alfa 4C

Morgan Three Wheeler

Koeinisegg Agera R

2011- February in a nutshell



Smart Forspeed Roadster

February- The shortest month of the year was all about Electric vehicles, either half or fully electric. The Tesela Model S saloon, Smart Forspeed Roadster, tests of the Fisker Karma. And biggest of all the Range Rover Evoque. The british brand Aston Martin also restarted it's Virage, set between the DB9 and the DBS.


The Evoque

2011- January in a nutshell



Pagani Huayra

January- The Detroit Motor show started off the year with the Porsche 918 RSR. By the end of January Ferrari had unveiled its FF, the four seat, four wheel drive shooting brake. Down to earth now and Ford unveiled its long-awaited Focus. Pagani  also unveiled it's V12, 700hp successor to the Zonda, the Huayra.

Ferrari FF

918 RSR