Electric car lease deals are better than ever

This may be the beginning of a golden age of affordable electric cars: There are now or will soon be three electric cars available in California leasing at $199 a month, one for $249 and one for $259 a month. They are all perfectly wonderful subcompact four and five-seaters, any one of which could fit nicely into your urban or suburban lifestyle. Where else are you going to find a car for $199 a month?

Show Review: 100% Design 2005

London has recently hosted 100% Design, the city's response to the Milan Furniture Show that currently dominates the product design calendar. Just as the Italians have spread their show over the city, Londoners have begun to do the same, introducing 100% East in the arty East End, and using more floorspace at Earls Court, the exhibition centre that formerly hosted the British Motor Show. 100% Design is complemented at Earls Court by 100% Detail and 100% Material.

Bugatti Veyron Centenaire – first car comes to the UK

The first Bugatti Veyron L'Edition Centenaire has been delivered to the UK Veyron Limited Editions are becoming so prolific that before long it will in truth be the standard car that is the limited edition. But this is a good one. Designed to commemorate historic Bugatti racing drivers from the annuls of Motors Sport history, there are four versions.