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Toyota GT86 or Subaru BRZ?

The question is which is which and which one would you chose to purchase? The Toyota is the one we are hearing about most with the Subaru being largely under the radar but we predict a real battle taking place in the near future. Originally the concept was for a full joint venture but now […]
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Porsche 911 Cabriolet (991)

Why are we supposed not to like a Porsche 911 Cabriolet. Open-top sports cars have a long tradition. Open top roof down driving makes every trip a real memory. Perhaps this is because some argue that a true 911 has to be a coupe only. There is no doubt that the 911 coupe is one of the pinnacles […]
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Base Spec 911 Carrera 2

I can vividly remember my first 911 experience. It was a 1989 Grand Prix White 964 Carrera 2 with a blue leather interior and my drive of it took place in the summer of 1994. I was trying to sell it at the time, and was on my way to show a potential buyer. He […]
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State Cash Keeps Holden In Australia

Federal money helps GM commit to its Australian arm. General Motors’ Holden has announced that it will build two new models in Australia by 2020, securing the Australian brand’s future for a good few years.For a company like GM to persevere with a brand like Holden Cars in such a small market as Australia is […]
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Revised HSV Holden Could Spawn Tweaks For VXR8

A new nose for the VXR8? Who knows… HSV Clubsport R8 GTS: Great car, silly name The V8 Vauxhall VXR8 super-saloon could be in line for a facelift, after the car’s Aussie sister revealed a major nip/tuck. Holden’s HSV performance arm has made a host of revisions to its Commodore HSV Clubsport R8 range – […]
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Lotus announces partnership with Mansory

German ‘styling’ house to become Official Customisation Studio for Lotus. Lotus has announced today that it is to enter into an official partnership with Mansory, as the German company becomes the Official Customisation Studio for Lotus Cars. To celebrate the deal, Lotus will use the Paris motor show in September this year to unveil a […]
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Ferrari 599XX Evolution

What happens when an extreme track day toy becomes, er, even more extreme? This video is taken from the first official shakedown of the new Ferrari 599XX Evo at a recent Ferrari Racing Days event at Suzuka. If you’re unsure exactly what the 599XX Evo is, Ferrari describes it as an evolution of an ‘extreme, non-homologated […]
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Motorists Continue To Flout Mobile Phone Rules

The number of motorists caught using handheld devices while driving increased by 42% last year, according to research. The number of motorists caught using handheld devices while driving increased by 42% last year, according to research from car insurance comparison websites. Once caught you will be awarded a CU80 conviction on your licence. Be Aware! […]
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Motorists Call for ban on Drinking?

Forty per cent of the UK’s motorists think there should be a total ban on drinking before driving. A recent survey by an Insurance Company who only cover non-convicted drivers (and will remain nameless!), has revealed that 34 per cent of motorists don’t know how many units of alcohol are in an average strength pint […]
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Next Defender To Be Confirmed By 2013

61 years of mud-plugging draws to an end for hardiest Landy. Land Rover remains committed to replacing the Defender in its line-up, and will have to define its replacement in the next three years. It told Australian website GoAuto Newsthat modern safety and emissions laws are making the rugged Defender untenable, and the car’s current […]
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Range Rover – Car of the Decade

Online magazine poll puts Rangie ahead of Veyron, GT-R and Tata Nano… A top ten list of anything is usually good for a punch-up, and the result of Autocar magazine’s top 10 cars of the decade survey looks as if it might deliver the goods. According to their online reader poll that ran for two weeks […]
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Range Rover Evoque

JLR has announced a £30k ‘indicative’ starting price for the new Range Rover Evoque, along with a jolly set of pictures showing the car in its final production form. Available in 4×4 or with front-wheel drive only, the Evoque will also come in a trio of optional trim levels, ranging from a relatively restrained approach […]
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VW Golf GTi Edition 35

To us, hot hatches still have to be a little bit sensible – they are often a daily driver, after all – and the Golf just doesn’t quite match up to expectations. Even tickling the throttle on longer journeys we’re lucky to muster anything better than an mpg figure in the high 20s, and even […]
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Kit Car Event Brands Hatch

As any petrolhead knows, seeing high performance cars sat idly on static display just doesn’t compare with being able to see, hear and feel them being driven in the manner for which they were intended. Combine that with the current boom in both track days and kit cars designed for track day use and you have the […]
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Ferrari F355

The Ferrari F355 was first shown to the world at the 1994 Geneva Motor Show and it immediately became the most desirable supercar this side of the McLaren F1. It went on sale shortly afterwards in Berlinetta coupe and GTS targa guises, with a full convertible Spider arriving a year later. Prices started at £83,031 […]
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