Author Archives: mrs digital

May 28, 2012

Eric Clapton’s One Off Ferrari


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This is for the serious Ferrari collector only! Anyone who can have a car designed around his own template (in this case based on the 512BB) gets a big vote in our book. The car is very special and has been called the SP12 EC. The car has been based on the Ferrari 458 and […]

May 27, 2012

Drink Drive Limit Lowered in Scotland


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The Scottish Government have announced that they will be reducing the alcohol level from 80mg per 100ml of blood to 50mgs later this year. The level in England and Wales will remain as before with no plans to change. This will no doubt have a bug impact on people being prosecuted for drink driving. Scotland has also […]

May 24, 2012

Next BMW M3 will have Inline 6 engine


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Although we don’t have too much information at present, news is that the next generation of the fabulous BMW M3 range will have an Inline 6 cylinder engine and turbo-charging. The engine will also be used in the all new BMW M4 coupe. 2 or 3 turbos will be used, of which one will be boost electrically. This […]

BMW are Top Car Brand


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In the annual survey of the top 100 vehicle brands, BMW have regained their crown at the top of the tree. Toyota had held that position in 2011 but various factors have caused their slide such as the manufacturing problems following last year’s tsunami. 1. BMW $24.6 2. Toyota $21.8 3. Mercedes $16.1 4. Honda $12.7 […]

May 23, 2012

Fiat Abarth 695 Ferrari


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Performance cars come in all shapes and sizes and the Fiat Abarth is no exception. We are enthusiasts and it is great to see what they can come up with. So the idea of a £30,000 500 Abarth may seem extravagant but we love it all the same. The Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari as it […]

New Land Rover Defender Concept


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The Land Rover Defender has been with us since the 1950s and remains the most rugged vehicle in the world. So coming up with a redesign is going to be a heck of a job. You need to keep its distinctive looks in order to mark it out as something different and it needs to […]

May 21, 2012

Speeding limit increase to 80 mph


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Plans to raise the motorway speed limit to 80 mph will cost up the £1 billion claim safety campaigners. This is merely a monetary value as the real cost of death and injury can never be measured in such terms. For many years now there has been a concerted effort to increase the limit from […]

May 18, 2012

220 BHP VW Polo WRC


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VW are to introduce the all new performance Polo R-WRC to this year’s World Rally Championship, with its competition debut in early 2013. But interestingly VW have also bought out the road going concept car. This car is no marketing exercise and you will be able to buy one for the road towards the end […]

Porsche 918 Insurance


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Porsche 918 Insurance In a heavily disguised camouflage scheme, Porsche are finally showing the road test version of their 918 hypercar. The car has been seen testing with all sorts of bits hanging off it but now it is starting to look real. Production is set to start in September 2013 and we will be raedy with […]