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Georg Kacher: driving VW's icons, the Beetle and Bulli

Georg Kacher: driving VW's icons, the Beetle and Bulli

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Georg Kacher, 17 August 2011 09:00

In the new September issue of CAR Magazine our European editor Georg Kacher has been behind the wheel of both the gorgeous VW Bulli concept and the New Beetle Mk2 - back-to-back with their original, iconic predecessors. We couldn't squeeze in everything Georg wanted to say about the original Beetle and Bulli in the latest issue, so here's the extra content... ...

Nissan Qashqai: the latest million seller versus the first

Nissan Qashqai: the latest million seller versus the first

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James Foxall, 09 August 2011 11:29

Rather like female Formula One drivers, the club of million-selling motors designed and built in Britain is neither fast nor pretty – but definitely exclusive. And with production of the Nissan Qashqai slipping into seven figures the fellowship has just initiated a new member. Remarkably, (and conveniently for us) Nissan has managed this feat exactly half a century after this ...

The common bonds of a Porsche GT3 and Citroen EV

The common bonds of a Porsche GT3 and Citroen EV

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Tim Pollard, 01 August 2011 10:25

One of the huge privileges of this job is the sheer range of cars we get to drive. It provides some marvellous juxtapositions. I was reminded of this last week when I hopped out of a Porsche 911 GT3 one night and into a Citroen C-Zero electric car the next. You can see a cameraphone pic of the disparate pair ...

Gavin Green's unusual recipe for McLaren’s next supercar

Gavin Green's unusual recipe for McLaren’s next supercar

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Gavin Green, 20 July 2011 11:00

Just returned from a ride in which I took winding French mountain roads at just over 40mph. I can tell you it was way more thrilling than driving a McLaren MP4-12C or a Ferrari 458 at double that speed.  The 2011 Etape du Tour, in which I competed alongside other keen amateurs and some professionals, is an annual bicycle race ...

Up the Goodwood hill in a Lambo Performante

Up the Goodwood hill in a Lambo Performante

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Ben Pulman, 07 July 2011 13:30

I was lucky enough to pilot the Lamborghini Performante up the hill at Goodwood this past weekend (yup, that was me taking it gingerly during both supercar runs on Sunday). It’s flamboyant and OTT and its four fat tailpipes play the most wondrous, deep-chested mix of bellows and howls – and this Spyder version only brings you closer to that ...

Supercar options: how to blow £70,000 on extras

Supercar options: how to blow £70,000 on extras

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Mark Hamilton (photography by Greg Pajo), 05 July 2011 09:00

We all know supercars tend to be bought by people who aren't short of money, and that the prices are high as the cars are built in such small volumes. But... £17k paint? A £5k hi-fi? £2k on door mirror casings? Supercar options and personalisation are a serioucly big business for manufacturers - you could buy a Range Rover Vogue TDV8 ...

Gavin Green's video diary on the McLaren MP4-12C

Gavin Green's video diary on the McLaren MP4-12C

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Gavin Green, 04 July 2011 10:51

Never feel sorry for a car company. When they fail, it’s almost always deserved. Take GM and Chrysler. A few years ago they went bankrupt. Yes, the recession floored them and you’ve got to feel sorry for the people who lost their jobs. But why did they fail, when BMW, Volkswagen, Hyundai etc survived (and actually prospered)? Answer: GM and ...

Georg Kacher: supercar summit counterpoint

Georg Kacher: supercar summit counterpoint

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Georg Kacher, 27 June 2011 10:30

Here is my ranking: Ferrari 1st, in its slipstream the McLaren. Then a break. Next, the Audi, followed by the Porsche. Then an even longer break. Eventually, the SLS appears, with the Lamborghini trailing not far behind. Let me explain... The Performante is everything you expect from the brand. Street cred, noise and, true to the badge, performance. But I ...

Gavin Green on McLaren’s brilliant MP4-12C

Gavin Green on McLaren’s brilliant MP4-12C

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Gavin Green, 15 June 2011 11:45

The new McLaren MP4-12C is brilliant. Quite brilliant. No supercar more skilfully combines speed, agility, thrilling power – the usual supercar staple – and the automotive flip side (comfort, refinement, all-round usability, ease-of-driving). It is a technical tour de force, the most compelling mix of speed and composure I can remember. Rather as I expected. With McLaren, expectations run Everest-high. ...

Remembering the underdogs: the 1978 Porsche 928

Remembering the underdogs: the 1978 Porsche 928

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Gavin Green, 20 May 2011 07:04

It’s always good to encounter an old friend unexpectedly. Last week, on some good driving roads in the North Downs, I saw an immaculate late ’70s Porsche 928. The 928 was new when I arrived in England (in 1980). At the time, it was one of the world’s fastest cars and, of far greater importance, one of the world’s most ...

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