Monthly Archives: October 2009
Coolest film cars – your vote
We’ve just run video of a 101-year old driver who decided that his life had a large V8-powered Chevrolet-shaped hole in it… So said centenarian popped into his local Chevy dealer and laid down the readies to drive out in … Continue reading
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VW Scirocco R or Ford Focus RS?
Volkswagen has just announced prices for its range-topping Scirocco R model with the hot hatch costing from £26,945. This makes it £50 cheaper than the Ford Focus RS.
Filed under Focus RS, Ford, Hot hatch, Scirocco, Volkswagon
Help me Honda
You don’t have to be a fan of Strictly Come Dancing to know it takes two to tango and when it comes to Green motoring the driver is at least as important as the car.
Filed under Auto Trader, Honda
Auto Trader galleries…what do you want to see?
Girls on cars, animals in cars, matt black cars – they’re all galleries that we’ve featured on Auto Trader over the past few weeks. We love putting them together, and you love looking at ‘em.
Filed under Auto Trader, Celebrities
Would you spend £616,000 on a rare Mercedes?
We’ve just been to the annual Automobiles of London auction in Battersea’s cool Evolution Centre. And quite frankly, came back astonished. Sure, this year’s auction was a more sombre affair, which didn’t feature a £2.5 million McLaren or an F1 … Continue reading
Volvo XC60: the vampire’s car of choice
To all the teenage girls out there – it’s time you persuaded your parents to buy a Volvo XC60. Because the Swedish SUV is the car of choice for Robert ‘bloody’ Pattinson’s Twilight character Edward.
Filed under Volvo
What do you want to see on Top Gear?
Last week we reported on the Ultima GTR which unofficially broke the Top Gear lap record when it managed a time of 1 minute 9.9 seconds. What’s more amazing about the car’s blistering time is that it costs just £70,000 … Continue reading
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Where’s the strangest place you’ve seen an animal?
This week, we brought you the bird which nested in the most dangerous place…in the safest place, if that makes sense. Rather than defecating all over your pristinely maintained motor, or flying headfirst into a tree, these birds decided to … Continue reading
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V8 Renault Twingo: stupid but I want one
French tuner Lazareth has shoehorned a 3.5-litre V8 engine into a previous generation Renault Twingo. And then giving it the one of the most outrageous bodykits known to man – it’s unashamedly fantastic and pointless in equal proportions.
Seb Loeb: the world’s greatest rally driver?
Citroen WRC charger, Sébastien Loeb has notched up his sixth straight WRC title in style at the Rally of Great Britain. He went into the rally behind Ford pilot Mikko Hirvonen in the drivers’ standings, but another Loeb masterclass put … Continue reading
Filed under Citroen, Motor sport
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