Monthly Archives: October 2007
Guess which sportsman owned this BMW M5
Auto Trader has a gorgeous BMW M5 previously owned by a legendary sportsman for sale on the site. The 2000 BMW has a whopping 400bhp V8 engine giving the German motor a 0-62mph time of just 5.3 seconds. And it … Continue reading
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Film and TV cars wait in the wings on Auto Trader
Film and TV cars wait in the wings on Auto Trader Our round-up of brilliant cars from the early 1970s got us wondering which other film and telly cars we could find on Auto Trader. Remember the Mustang Nicholas Cage … Continue reading
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Lewis Hamilton swaps Stevenage for Switzerland
Lewis Hamilton is swapping Stevenage for Switzerland in search of a quieter life. And just like David Coulthard and Jenson Button, who live in Monaco, Hamilton will also see his tax bill slashed. Are you sorry to see Hamilton go? … Continue reading
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No speed limits for German motorways
Germany’s speed limit–free Autobahns have been granted a stay of execution by Chancellor, Angela Merkel. After a coalition of her own party won a vote to introduce 80mph limits, she publicly announced that the Autobahn would not be shackled on … Continue reading
Filed under Driving
Would you buy a Ferrari FXX Evoluzione?
Imagine for a moment that you had a sufficiently fat wad of cash to afford a Ferrari FXX Evoluzione, and that Ferrari liked you enough to sell you one. Would you do it? On the face of it you’d be … Continue reading
Filed under Enzo, Ferrari, FXX, FXX Evoluzione
One of a kind: The Koenigsegg and more
I’ve been playing around with our new used car search tool and it’s fascinating to discover all the different car makes that have just a single car for sale on the site. Top Gear fans will know all about the … Continue reading
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Lewis, a law-enforcing Lotus and a little Audi: the week in brief
Lewis Hamilton’s defeat at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday brought the nation to tears. We looked back at his first season in Formula One, while F1 supremo Jackie Stewart spoke to our man Keith Collantine. The Tokyo Motor Show … Continue reading
Filed under BMW
The ‘Oopma Loompa’ Bentley – Modifying gone mad?
German tuners Mansory have taken the normally subtle Bentley Continental and turned it into an animal capable of 205mph. But it’s not the 200mph+ top speed which gets the petrolhead’s pulses running at first, it’s the Bentley’s bodywork. The normally … Continue reading
Filed under 911, Bentley, Continental, Golf, Land Rover, Porsche, Range Rover, Volkswagon
Stand strong…tread lightly…
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. It was a sure bet against Russia last Wednesday – but that went horribly wrong. Even in the face of the mighty Springboks on Saturday – we looked heroic. But that ended in … Continue reading
Filed under Lotus
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