Bosch Bsh 6724 - Spark Plug - Platinum Finewire on 2040-parts.com

Mercedes GT AMG interior (2014) first official pictures

By Ollie Kew First Official Pictures 16 April 2014 04:01 Welcome inside the new Mercedes GT AMG. The exterior styling of Mercedes’ new Jaguar F-type Coupe and Porsche 911 rival is still (just about) under wraps, but Mercedes has now shown off what owners of the new £85,000 coupe can expect to find inside their new car when it goes on sale in 2015. Let’s kick off with the centre tunnel.

London Taxi maker Manganese Bronze bought by China’s Geely

China automotive giant Geely has bought Manganese Bronze – makers of the iconic London Black Cab – in an £11.04 million deal. The iconic London Black Cab has been an accident waiting to happen for years, as under investment in making the Black Cab fit for the 21st century saw competition – like the Mercedes Vito Taxi and the Nissan NV200 Cab – start to offer serious competition to the taxi that identifies London. Despite an investment by China’s Geely – when Geely bought 20 per cent of Manganese Bronze, makers of the Black Cab – and the bulk of the Black Cab being produced in China and bolted together in the Midlands, the final nail in the coffin for Manganese Bronze was the recall of 400 TX4 cabs over a steering fault.

Salon Privé 2011: Wet & Wonderful

Salon Prive 2011 - wet, but wonderful We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Salon Privé is one of our favourite ways to meet cars. Up there with Villa d’Este and Pebble Beach, it’s as civilised a way as you can imagine to soak up the greatest cars in the world. The greatest cars there are laid out in the sumptuous grounds of Syon Park (new venue; worked well), with food and drink in abundance.