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What car should Schuey drive?

Picture the scenario – you’re a Mercedes-Benz PR person. Your company has just built a menacing 571bhp Gullwing-door supercar. Then, a few months down the line, you re-enter Formula One and sign one of the world’s most famous – and … Continue reading

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Latest Veyron slayer: 1,032bhp VW Polo

1,032bhp. That’s an awful lot of power. Its a Smart ForTwo CDI bolted onto a Bugatti Veyron. Its the kind of power that ignites supernovas. And now its available in a Volkswagen Polo.

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Brown cars: would you drive one?

A new test car arrived at the Auto Trader offices this morning: we’re running a Mercedes-Benz B 180 CDI Sport. It’s got a six-speed manual gearbox, 17 inch alloy wheels and all the airbags and cupholders you cou could wish … Continue reading

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Bugatti Veyron: still not cooler than a McLaren F1

Another new Bugatti Veyron edition has been spotted – a very shiny model modified by Mansory that’s on sale in the United Arab Emirates. The Veyron’s awesome capabilities are well-known: its W16 engine pumps out more than 1,000bhp, propelling the … Continue reading

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Would you spend £1 million on a Bugatti Veyron?

With a book price of £830,000 the Bugatti Veyron is one of the world’s most expensive cars. But due to the huge levels of research and development involved in creating the 1,001bhp Bugatti Veyron, each model actually costs closer to … Continue reading

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Is the Alfa Brera the best looking new car in the UK?

Alfa Romeo has just announced a hotter version of its stunning Brera coupe – the Alfa Romeo Brera S. Alfa handed the keys to the gorgeous Brera over to British tuning gods Prodrive – who own Aston Martin – to … Continue reading

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We ride Alton Towers’ Rita – Queen of Speed

Last week we took a trip to the Alton Towers theme park and were catapulted to high speed by the roller coaster Rita – Queen of Speed. We wanted to know what Bugatti Veyron-bettering acceleration felt like – fun, shocking … Continue reading

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The Geneva Motor Show begins

The Geneva Motor Show is underway – and Auto Trader are reporting live from the event. The stars of the show so far include the mouth-watering Hermes-designed Bugatti Veyron, the eye-popping Brabus Mercedes McLaren SLR Roadster (above) and the gorgeous … Continue reading

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What are the top cars of Geneva 2008?

It’s almost show time in Geneva as the car world descends in time for Europe’s most important motor show. The show opens its doors March 6, and Auto Trader will be there to report on all the news from the … Continue reading

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Bonkers Bugatti in the pipeline?

  Word of a monster Bugatti reached our ears over at Auto Trader towers – rumour has it the Italian carmaker owned by Volkswagen is planning a 1,200bhp hypercar dubbed ‘Project Lydia’.

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