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Performance Volvo to take on BMW M3?

Volvo has got together with its tuning partner, Polestar Performance, and aims to produce the first performance Volvo to come out of Sweden in years. We would love to see another car for our performance car insurance as you have to go back to the 850 T5 for the last proper one! Polestar were responsible for the wonderful C30 […]
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BMW Zagato Coupe Concept

Zagato and BMW have both designed a beautiful looking coupe which we believe is based on the BMW Z4 chassis. As it is a concept car none of the usual regulations apply, such as passenger and pedestrian safety, but we think it would be great if they put in the investment and produced something like […]
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New Ford Focus ST Prices

When the new Ford Focus ST arrives with dealers in June, the 250bhp car will be priced at £22,000 and the estate version £23,000. This makes the car some £3,000 cheaper than the equivalent models from both Volkswagen and Renault. As before, 3 different trim levels will be available – ST1, ST2, and ST3. Bluetooth […]
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New Porsche 991 Club Coupe

As the name suggests, Porsche are to build 13 limited edition Club Coupes to be entered into a competition for Porsche Club members only. Should you be lucky enough to win then you will then have to find a mere 143,000 Euros + tax to own one! This is one for the hardcore fan only. […]
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Eric Clapton’s One Off Ferrari

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 […]
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Drink Drive Limit Lowered in Scotland

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 […]
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Next BMW M3 will have Inline 6 engine

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 […]
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BMW are Top Car Brand

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 […]
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Fiat Abarth 695 Ferrari

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 […]
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New Land Rover Defender Concept

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 […]
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Speeding limit increase to 80 mph

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 […]
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220 BHP VW Polo WRC

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 […]
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Porsche 918 Insurance

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 […]
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180 BHP Maserati Abarth

Hot on the heals of the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, a new 180bhp model has been produced, the Abarth 695 Maserati Edition – and it is a convertible too! Whether we use our Maserati insurance of Fiat Abarth insurance will be open to debate, but will depend on the individual risk factors. This car has […]
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320 BHP Toyota GT86

It hasn’t taken long but Gazoo Racing have already supercharged and turbocharged a Toyota GT86 up to 320 bhp! We will look at providing Toyota GT86 insurance for modified cars but even we may struggle to place something like this. Luckily (or maybe not) the car is a one off but maybe it will give […]
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