This week comes the...
This week comes the official confirmation of our reports, with BMW unveiling the new MINI Traveller. The covers were lifted at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week. And as our spy shots (page 6 of this week"s issue) confirm, development has already started on a production version of the show car, which could go on sale within the next two years.
Thomas Weber, a member...
Thomas Weber, a member of the DaimlerChrysler board, confirmed: "We will use a diesel in the Maybach." The amazing news came during a talk on the future of Merc"s oil-burning models. A colleague let slip earlier that a V12 diesel was under development specifically for use in the limo.
Meanwhile, Mercedes has just announced three new diesels of its own. Top of the bill is a 221bhp CLS 320 CDI, which will go on sale in the autumn. The company has also launched a new V6 CLK 320 and a left-hand-drive-only E420 CDI V8.