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Harrods owners’ supercars clamped outside store
Schadenfreude – which roughly translates as taking pleasure in other people’s pain – is a wonderful pastime. In this case, we’re enjoying the moment two ultra-expensive supercars were clamped. A unique £1.5 million 1,018bhp Koenigsegg CCXR and a £350,000 213mph … Continue reading
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Vince Cable: No more bailouts for the car industry
Business Secretary Vince Cable has warned the new Government will rein in financial support for the British motor industry. Speaking at a conference in London arranged by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), he said, “Our starting point … Continue reading
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Volkswagen takes 90% stake in Italdesign
Volkswagen has bought a 90 per cent stake in Italdesign, the Italian design house responsible for some of the its most successful and iconic models, including the original Golf and Scirocco. Italdesign was founded in Turin during 1968 by Giorgetto … Continue reading
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Renault urged to drop Zoe name
French carmaker Renault is again facing criticism over plans to christen its new electric car Zoe. Parisian Zoe Renault, 23, has hired lawyers to persuade Renault to drop the name of its all-electric Renault Zoe ZE (zero emission). “I could … Continue reading
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Peugeot launches new advert for the RCZ
Peugeot has launched an advertising campaign for its new Audi TT-rivalling RCZ coupe. Rather than the usual recipe of dashing male lead, pretty backdrop and lashings of driving shots, Peugeot’s one-minute ad portrays the RCZ as a stalker following its … Continue reading
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London buses to go hybrid
Boris Johnson has unveiled designs for the first hybrid London bus. No specific details have been released yet, but Transport for London claims the new bus will be 15 per cent more efficient than existing hybrid buses, and 40 per … Continue reading
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Land Rover to build two-wheel drive model by 2011
Land Rover has announced it will introduce its first two-wheel drive model next year. The company’s new compact Range Rover – which debuted as the LRX concept – will emit less than 130g/km of CO2 and will be first to … Continue reading
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Chris Evans buys £12m Ferrari 250 GTO
Chris Evans has again made motoring history by buying Britain’s most expensive car. The Radio 2 DJ has shelled out £12 million on an ultra-rare 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO. The Ferrari 250 GTO is widely considered to be one of … Continue reading
Filed under Chris Evans, Ferrari
The UK has voted: Clarkson for Transport Minister
The people have spoken. Britain may not have voted as one for the UK’s new prime minster, but we do know that we need Sir Richard Branson and Jeremy Clarkson at the head of transportation. According to a pole by … Continue reading
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Billboard wars: BMW vs Audi
It seems the advertising battle between arch-rivals Audi and BMW is well and truly back on. BMW has placed a huge advert for its new 5 Series on a billboard directly above the largest Audi dealership in Hong Kong.
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